I finished…. wow as I’m writing this I’m struggling to recall the name. Okay so today I finished Behind Closed Doors. I’m incredibly upset how it ended without further details or clues into the characters lives moving forward. But also the last lines were really good. I reread them several times.
I always check the back to see where the book ends, acknowledgements and all that so when it started rounding up I was so excited I had 40 pages left. I had wanted to finish the book and buy another so I went to BN but there was some school trip so being so excited, I decided to head to my favorite Cafe to finish. Then study after before going back to BN to buy another book.
So it was to my suprise I actually only had a page or so left and what followed was a sneak peak of the next novel. I was so mad I wanted to cry.
Anyways. Suprisingly, the book didn’t scare me. But I found myself often fighting back tears at the cruelty and helplessness of her situation. Poor Millie, I felt so touched every scene with her. The writing also seemed pretty good to me. Closing lines of some chapters were just great… like when she realizes Jack must have highlighted the words in the book Ester dropped off.
I’m happy she got away and the end suited him, quite clever. But with how he was described, unrealistic. From the whiskey to his end. But it was a good book.
I imagined Ester being his sister or Adam and Diane being in on everything.
In my top 5 this year. I’m reading Confessions now.
by dancingintherainyes