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The cover said “Spellbinding“. Reader, it was not. DNF @ 63 pages.

This an especially good twisty thriller by Lisa Lutz. I enjoy most all of her books.

“Forty-eight hours after leaving her husband‘s body at the base of the stairs, Tanya Dubois cashes in her credit cards, dyes her hair brown, demands a new name from a shadowy voice over the phone, and flees town. It‘s not the first time.”

152 of 2021. book3 for #spookoweenreadathon . Really enjoyed this story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Pages read: 1,013

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Excellent…the ending 50/50 expected but still great

Between a Pick and a So-So.
In the beginning, this felt aimless like it lacked direction...rushed even. I couldn‘t get a feel for this character at all. Eventually, when she slows down for a minute it did get better. Overall there are aspects that were interesting and others that were kind of meh.

Got my #lmpbc book back today, it was so nice to read with you @EadieB @Victoriahoperose @Hazel2019
Thanks for hosting @suvata
Thanks for the extra book @EadieB !!

@EH2018 Here‘s your package with The Passenger and another surprise book from your Wishlist! Enjoy!

This is the story of a woman who creates and sheds new identities as she crisscrosses the country to escape her past. From heart-stopping escapes and devious deceptions, we are left to wonder…can she possibly outrun her past? One thing for sure; the ride will leave you breathless. This is a psychological suspense that will keep you turning the pages. This is my first Lisa Lutz book but won't be my last. Highly enjoyable book. Recommended.

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@Hazel2019 Received these books from you today. Looking forward to reading both of these. Disclaimer looks really interesting and I love psychological thrillers. Thanks so much! Love the fall bookmark too!

This one is hard to rate, because a part of me wants to like it, but the other part is like... why tho? There was a pretty big plot hole toward the end, it felt very rushed like the author was sick of writing it.

I realize that for fiction, one must suspend belief, but in certain types of fiction that becomes hard to do. This is one of those books. Too many plot holes and odd ball things happening with little to no explanation.

I enjoyed this one. I don‘t want to say too much and spoil it for my #lmpbc group. I thought it was a unique story with a good ending. Parts of it I didn‘t love, but overall, I liked this book. Thank you for sharing. Will be sending out tomorrow with a bookish goodie. Sorry I didn‘t get to send something extra last time. Things got crazy with me not being well!

I really, really, really love this book. Never thought Ms.Lutz can write a thriller like this. I know her from The Spellman Files.

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Detailed at first, but by about page 100 there was no putting the book down. I became engaged in the flawed protagonist.

Although there are one too many name changes creating confusion; and a few belief defying police stops, Lutz manages to tie everything together in the end. The gotcha moment at the end was predictable but the story ends with a relatively satisfying conclusion. The author succeeded in keeping me engaged. I do recommend it.

Even though I lost track of how many identities this main character assumed and despite her bad decisions, I was rooting for her every step of the way. Great twists. I really enjoyed this book. 4⭐️ book 30

3.75/5 ⭐️

I‘m not really sure how I feel about this book. I wanted to stop reading several times, but wanted to know what happened to the MC in the end.

The MC has been on the run for 10 years, and we only find out why in the end. She‘s adopted multiple identities, just trying to survive. She meets the mysterious Blue, who upends her life even more.

If you‘re OK with dark stories about people trying to survive, you might like it.

“When I found my husband at the bottom of the stairs, I tried to resuscitate him before I ever considered disposing of the body.”

I generally like Lisa Lutz‘s books because they‘re funny and a little twisted. This one feels different, darker. Darker than “The Swallows,” which had absurdity to lighten it a little. Maybe it gets lighter after page 58. I need something that‘s not dark and heavy right now.

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I read this in August 2019 and was bowled over by it. It starts like the narrative of a homicidal femme fatale but turns out to be surprisingly not what it seems. It slows down a lot in the middle but that fits the theme, which is partly about the tedium of being on the run. My attention was caught by a review of The Swallows, but The Passenger was cheaper

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Exceedingly implausible but a very fun ride! Lots of twists and turns-she‘s running from the law but you don‘t know why. You do have to suspend disbelief quite a bit which is normally a deal breaker for me but I enjoyed it and was able to go with the flow. This has been on my TBR for a LONG time. So glad I finally got around to it. 🚗🚓🧩😀

Despite my rants about the audiobook reader in my previous post, I really enjoyed this book. It kept me wondering what was going to happen next and the characters were borderline shady enough for me to not know whether they were good guys or bad guys (main character included).

I‘m enjoying the tagged book, but the audiobook reader is driving me nuts. Her inflections for male voices are awful and they all sound like they‘re talking in slow motion.
Has anyone ever given up on an audiobook because the reader was so bad? 🙄

⭐⭐⭐⭐The Passenger is about a young woman who found her husband at the bottom of the stairs dead. She claims she did not do it, but she flees anyways so the blame is not put on her. I gave this book four stars because it had many twists and turns, but it did not fully give me a five star feel. I enjoyed this book and I actually really liked the character because she was morally grey which is my favorite aspect for a character.

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Thank you @Avanders ! This was a great pick me up after coming home from my grandpas funeral. I love these M&Ms too, I also really love the jalapeño ones too. #CBBC

This is a slow burn without a ton of action, but I really enjoyed it. It kept me guessing and had a twist that I didn't anticipate, which doesn't happen often. Overall a solid read.

I was excited to read this book, however, it was hard to get through. I think I finished it simply b/c I had gotten too far into the book; I kept waiting for SOMETHING to actually happen. 🌟/5

Decided to study at the campus library... and these are all taunting me

Newest hobby! Cross stitch has really gotten me into audiobooks. 75% of this project was completed while listening to Lisa Lutz's The Passenger. #audiobooks #listeningisreading #bookishcrafts

This book was...different. It made me feel weird emotions and I was uncomfortable quite a bit while reading it. Typically, I love that type of novel but I just can‘t describe why this book didn‘t sit right with me. I did really like the structure of the book and how it was broken up into many parts. The ending brought me some clarity and helped me appreciate the main character a little more. Overall ⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5

Saw this book at Target and couldn‘t resist! Also the mug. And the chocolate.

This book was just ok for me. I felt like the ending was underwhelming and really didn‘t tie everything together as well as I hoped. A few things i thought were not addressed and just forgotten about also. The book jacket suggests the pace is comparable to Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train...mmmm no it‘s not.

Very gone girl theme, just what the doctor ordered

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This was between so-so and a pan for me. From the very beginning I wasn‘t a fan of the main character, and I didn‘t always think her rationale/the things she did made sense. The plot was weird how it worked backwards, but the way it was setup made feel like I was seriously missing something. It wasn‘t what I thought it would be and the final “reveal” at the end left a bad taste in my mouth.

I was torn between pick and so-so for this one. I didn‘t love it but I also didn‘t hate it. It was entertaining enough for me to finish it, but it‘s not my favorite thriller. I gave it ⭐️⭐️⭐️.

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“THE PASSENGER was clever and will make you wonder what Tanya's real story is and how she does escape every situation.​ Her escapades will have you on the edge of your seat.

Every time you turned the page a new twist and surprise was there. As every review has said: "It was a "wild" ride" and a ride that I really enjoyed.”

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This one was average at best. If my book club hadn‘t picked it I probably wouldn‘t have finished it. It‘s basically the exact same premise as the backstory of Kate on LOST. Woman on the run with a dark secret. Unfortunately it felt repetitive and the big reveal wasn‘t great.

I loved this one! 📚 “#ThePassenger‘s white-knuckled plot and unforeseeable twists make one thing for certain: the ride will leave you breathless...When the answers finally come, they are juicy, complex, and unexpected. The satisfying conclusion will leave readers rethinking everything and immediately turning back to the first page to start again. Psychological suspense lovers will tear through this thriller..” #Suspense 👀😱 #ReadingResolutions

My next audio book.

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Blue always managed to look cool as an iceberg.

...my nerves finally settled down to a slow vibration.

...one place I could visit that would restore my belief that the world wasn't composed of filth and sin.

...this plan had as many holes as a wiffle ball.

...quiet as a cave.

The panic inside me was like an overflowing river.