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Finished this book in basically one sitting. I read here on Litsy that the publisher used the hashtag #WTFthatending to publicize this book and...YES. So fitting! Overall I really enjoyed this one. Unreliable narrators are my jam and this did not disappoint on that front. Good pacing as well. And #WTFthatending! The last 5 pages are mind blowing with a super interesting twist. Two thumbs up.

Thousand-Lives I still think about this ending over a year after reading it. 6y

Betty Since you like unreliable narrators, try

Believe Me: The glorious new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Girl Before

aschermetz @Betty oooh thanks for the Rec! 6y

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ReadingSusan

Behind Her Eyes | Sarah Pinborough

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The ending on this one did not disappoint!

RealBooks4ever I agree! 👏🏼 7y

MallenNC So crazy! 7y

MidnightBookGirl I really had fun with this book! When it first came outn the publishers used the #WTFthatending hashtag on Twitter, and I used it on my Staff Picks shelf at the bookstore. 7y

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Bambolina_81

Behind Her Eyes: The new Sunday Times best selling psychological thriller everyone is talking about | Sarah Pinborough

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This was not an enjoyable read for me. I felt too overtly manipulated by the author and was frustrated with the mediocre writing and the hooks left at the end of each chapter. I'm coming to realise that these psychological suspense novels are not for me. I know lots of people who would enjoy this but I didn't care for it and the #wtfthatending was an anticlimax.

Simona I was really pissed off with the end ... it should be written in the blurb about supernatural elements. 7y

Bambolina_81 @Simona I agree... The reason you don't see it coming is because it's such a stretch from the rest of the story 😤 7y

Cinfhen Agree 💯waayyy too much suspension of belief ~ pissed me off too 7y

Mdargusch I agree with all of you! @Bambolina_81 @Simona and @Cinfhen . It was so far fetched. 7y

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rachelm

Behind Her Eyes | Sarah Pinborough

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Blerg. Just didn't do it for me. Won't give anything away here, but spoiler bar in the comments if you're interested. #unpopularopinion

rachelm First off, the blurbs about "oh the twist!!!!" were the only thing that kept me reading, so my expectations were artificially raised. Second, I think I've read too many sleep-related thrillers lately because they're losing their appeal. The whole lucid dreaming thing, okay. The bodiless floating thing? A little too convenient a trope to hang the whole plot on. 8y

MyNamesParadise THATS MY OPINION TOO!!!!!! 8y

rachelm @MyNamesParadise omg thank you. 🤜🤛 fist bump 8y

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MyNamesParadise @rachelm honestly it makes me look at ppl differently if they rated this book a "Pick" ? 8y

MyNamesParadise @rachelm the lucid dreaming didn't bother me either- it was outside the box but not a complete turn off and then the switching bodies like its freaky Friday?!? No just NO 8y

Mimi28 I bought the book just because of the hype and only got a few pages in and set it aside. The relationship was so grim from the first page. 8y

Hooked_on_books I enjoyed it but had no expectations going in and very much suspended reality. I totally get your reaction. 8y

MicheleinPhilly @rachelm @MyNamesParadise Yes! My review, "You know why everyone can't stop talking about the 'twist'?Cause it's DUMB." I hated this book. 8y

MyNamesParadise @rachelm @MicheleinPhilly instead of the #wtfthatending hashtag mine was #FuckThatEnding. So dumb! 8y

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Christyco125

Behind Her Eyes | Sarah Pinborough

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OMG, wow. I can say #WTFthatending is truly fitting. Gillian Flynn eat your heart out. This has the mother of all twists. How do you describe this book without giving too much away? #nowords #2017christyread #ilikeit #ebook

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BornReadChicago

Behind Her Eyes | Sarah Pinborough

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Gonna give it an overall thumbs up, but I was bothered by the unbelievable stupidity of the main character and the (more than one case of) INSTA-LOVE. The hype and marketing around this book serves it well. Trying to figure out #wtfthatending was fun. Had I gone into it not expecting something nuts, I might have gone crazy with the characters' repetitive destructive behavior and outlandish ending. Alas, it WAS fun...

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Lidia

Behind Her Eyes | Sarah Pinborough

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Great thriller! I finished it yesterday in a frenzy since I had almost all day to read. And of course that ending 😱. I did saw the first twist coming when I was halfway through, there were so many clues since the beginning. But not the one in the last chapter! #wtfthatending

Reviewsbylola The more I think about it, the more I like the ending. I definitely guessed the first twist but the second twist was more of a surprise. 8y

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