Brooke's Reviews > A Flaw in the Design

⭐️1 star ⭐️

«That had been the boy’s one slip: showing Gil the truth. He was evil. »

Right on the cover page, the Observer describes this ‘terrifying’ psychological thriller as “Horribly claustrophobic, in the best possible way” . Horribly claustrophobic? Yes, I’ll give you that. The endless paranoia and resentment that constantly loops in Gil’s whiny thoughts were suffocating. He constantly switches from feeling somewhat fulfilled of his life to subconsciously perceiving it as pathetic and poor. Gil was the real nightmare here.

Sure, maybe he’s right and his nephew is a secret sociopath and only he can see it, but the search for the truth becomes absolute obscured by Gil, being so self-absorbed, weird and annoying, that it completely took all enjoyment away from the story.

«Maybe you think you know. Maybe you think you can see it, far off: the revelation»

My two year old could see the revelation. Awfully predictable and boring — you know from the beginning where the story is going, you hope for a mega twist to make you gasp and fall for the story, you end up launching the book across the room in disappointment.

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Pre-review update: How can I like a book if I completely detest the main character? Answer, I can’t.