The last few I’ve read have been absolute duds for me, either too boring and predictable or too unbelievable. And I’m just kind of tired of getting into a book just for the author to suddenly add a supernatural element out of left field, or require me to suspend disbelief. Recent books I’ve read that I disliked were:
-Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
-The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
-The Girl Before by JP Delaney
-Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
-Behind her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
The thrillers I’ve liked the most have been involving disappearances or murders. I don’t mind character tropes as long as the twists are surprising. I miss the high of not expecting a plot twist. I think the last two thrillers I read that I enjoyed was The Kind Worth Killing and Sharp Objects.
I just need something that’s engaging enough that I don’t want to stop reading, but also something that doesn’t make me lose brain cells reading it. No Lisa Jewel or Megan Miranda, please. I tried several of their books and they just aren’t for me.
by dissolvedxgirl
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Basic, but have you tried shutter island? Also, not sure how one would classify we need to talk about kevin, but I absolutely adored the ride and the twist. If we’re calling it that
Try the Hap and Leonard series by Joe Lansdale. Good mysteries, funny writing, some dark moments, plus it’s a show on AMC.