“Reading is a way of life for some customers, the kind of customers who buy more than they read, who behave as though ‘bookworm’ is as inherent as their blood type or their astrological sign.”
Roach je opsjednuta istinitim zločinima i svoje slobodno vrijeme provodi čitajući knjige i slušajući razne podcaste o stvarnim zločinima. Roach ujedno i radi u knjižari gdje između ostalog i prezire sve nove obožavatelje ovoga žanra. U knjižaru stiže Laura čiji je zadatak poboljšati prodaju. Vrlo brzo Roach postaje opsjednuta novom kolegicom.
“no longer a bookseller, no longer a virgin, no longer just a true crime fan. I was an active participant. I was a murderer, a criminal. I was diabolical.
Opis radnje mi se jako svidio, ali stvarno nisam očekivala da će me sama priča toliko oduševiti. Autorica je stvorila izrazito stvarne likove, a stil pisanja je toliko živopisan da mi je razina anksioznosti skočila preko svih granica. Likovi i njihovi odnosi su u nekim trenucima prilično uznemirujući, a osjećaji koje imate zbog njih nisu nešto što će vam skoro napustiti tijelo i dušu.
Neću ulaziti u detalje jer bih vam na taj način potpuno uništila doživljaj, ali samo ću vam reći da bi mene Roach bez problema zavarala i uvukla mi se u život. Psihološka napetost koja traje cijelu knjigu i drži vas na samom rubu stolice te šokantan kraj kao stvoreni su za ljubitelje trilera.
“It’s the words that have power. Somewhere between the ink that’s printed on each page and my understanding of the content is a plain across which my mother’s mind has also wandered, and that landscape exists in every single edition, whether or not it has been touched by my mother’s hand. That’s the power of reading.”
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“Reading is a way of life for some customers, the kind of customers who buy more than they read, who behave as though ‘bookworm’ is as inherent as their blood type or their astrological sign.”
Roach is a true crime-obsessed bookseller who spends her free time reading books and listening to various true crime podcasts. Roach also works in a bookstore where, among other things, she despises all new fans of this genre. Laura arrives at the bookstore with a task to improve sales. Very soon Roach becomes obsessed with her new colleague.
“no longer a bookseller, no longer a virgin, no longer just a true crime fan. I was an active participant. I was a murderer, a criminal. I was diabolical.
I really liked the plot description, but I didn’t expect the story itself to amaze me so much. The author has created extremely real characters, and the writing style is so vivid that my anxiety level hit the roof. The characters and their relationships are quite disturbing at some moments and the feels you get out of them are not something that will leave your body and soul soon.
I won’t go into details because that way I would completely ruin your experience, but I will just tell you that Roach would have no problem fooling me and creeping into my life. The psychological tension that lasts the whole book and keeps you on the edge of your seat and the shocking ending are made for thriller lovers.
“It’s the words that have power. Somewhere between the ink that’s printed on each page and my understanding of the content is a plain across which my mother’s mind has also wandered, and that landscape exists in every single edition, whether or not it has been touched by my mother’s hand. That’s the power of reading.”
