Book: The Quiet Tenant
Author: Clemence Mchallon
Pages: 320
This is my 84th read for the year
This is the story of Rachel, Cecilia, and Emily. Rachel has been kidnapped and has been held captive by a man for 5 years. Cecilia - the kidnappers daughter - has no idea that the woman living in her house is not just a friend of her father. And Emily - who has started to fall for the kidnapper (who we learned is named Aidan) does not know she is in danger. Aidan - a kidnapper and serial killer of 8 women so far - is the picture perfect father and member of his town. His wife has recently died of cancer, and no one has any idea that he has such dark secrets. And if Rachel cannot figure out how to escape and get to the police, Aidan will kill again.
This was not a good book. I listened to it, and I should have quit. I don't get the good reviews. There are a few plot holes (like when Rachel finds take out menus in the kidnappers house but never uses those to give her a clue where she is). It is a drawn out story with way too much discriptive language where you just want to push the fast forward button to get to the point. Emily is a terrible character - hated her the entire book. Rachel also - she is given quite a few chances to leave and never takes them. In the end things really just.....ended. There wasn't a good epilogue to wrap up the story. It could have used a future chapter where we find out what happened to Rachel and Cecilia. Instead - the author chose to really end it with Emily.
Skip this one.
Stars: 2
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