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His & Hers
by Alice Feeney
Thank you NetGalley, LibroFm, and MacMillan Audio for ALC audiobook version of this book. All thoughts are my own.
See my review on my blog here: https://mainlymallory.com/book-review-his-hers-by-alice-feeney/
Rating: 4 Stars
TW located below review in case you need them.
Overall Rating: 4.5 stars
Audio performance: 3.5 stars
Resulting in the 4 star rating
This is the first novel that I've read by Alice Feeney and I will definitely be open to reading her other thrillers.
His & Hers is a twisty, psychological thriller that is perfect to listen to on audio and get lost in the plot twists while going about your day.
What kept it from being 5 stars for me:
I am getting tired of the main character being an alcoholic. It seems that many thrillers these days are using this trope - can't you use some other kind of trope?? The narrator for Anna was a bit boring and I found that all characters that she narrated were a bit one dimensional.
Also: Why do authors villainize the only Queer characters in their thrillers?? It's becoming apparent that it is still a big trope of thriller authors.
What I liked:
I liked that the Alice wrote from three perspectives: Anna (the reporter), Jack (a DI in Blackdown), and a mystery third person that you learn more from throughout the plot. Alice seamlessly blended in flashbacks into the plot of the story and it helped develop the plot. I would say that His & Hers is a mix of plot driven and character driven as flashbacks helped drive the plot and the development of the characters through connections with the flashbacks helped drive the characters forward in how they could be connected with the crime.
This may be one of the only UK set thrillers that has kept me interested in the plot right until the very end. I usually find UK thrillers hard to get through or I'm not surprised by the ending.
I truly believed that someone else was the murderer up until the very end, and that is what I love about thrillers. I highly recommend that you pick this one up
TW: rape, animal abuse, drugging, dementia, and child death
See my review on my blog here: https://mainlymallory.com/book-review-his-hers-by-alice-feeney/
Rating: 4 Stars
TW located below review in case you need them.
Overall Rating: 4.5 stars
Audio performance: 3.5 stars
Resulting in the 4 star rating
This is the first novel that I've read by Alice Feeney and I will definitely be open to reading her other thrillers.
His & Hers is a twisty, psychological thriller that is perfect to listen to on audio and get lost in the plot twists while going about your day.
What kept it from being 5 stars for me:
I am getting tired of the main character being an alcoholic. It seems that many thrillers these days are using this trope - can't you use some other kind of trope?? The narrator for Anna was a bit boring and I found that all characters that she narrated were a bit one dimensional.
Also: Why do authors villainize the only Queer characters in their thrillers?? It's becoming apparent that it is still a big trope of thriller authors.
What I liked:
I liked that the Alice wrote from three perspectives: Anna (the reporter), Jack (a DI in Blackdown), and a mystery third person that you learn more from throughout the plot. Alice seamlessly blended in flashbacks into the plot of the story and it helped develop the plot. I would say that His & Hers is a mix of plot driven and character driven as flashbacks helped drive the plot and the development of the characters through connections with the flashbacks helped drive the characters forward in how they could be connected with the crime.
This may be one of the only UK set thrillers that has kept me interested in the plot right until the very end. I usually find UK thrillers hard to get through or I'm not surprised by the ending.
I truly believed that someone else was the murderer up until the very end, and that is what I love about thrillers. I highly recommend that you pick this one up
TW: rape, animal abuse, drugging, dementia, and child death