Psychophilia by Michelle Muckley is marketed as a disturbing psychological thriller.
THE BLURB:
Plagued with strange memory gaps, Charlotte wants her life back, even if someone has to die for her to get it. She has tried so hard to be what Gregory wanted her to be, and yet still he doesn't love her. Pregnant, miserable, and knowing she is being betrayed by the one person she had left to rely on, she promises herself that she will do whatever it takes.
She must learn the truth about what happened before that day on the lake, but lies can be seductive and easier to believe, especially when they are her own.
MY THOUGHTS:
I don't know how to feel about this one!
I thought I would be giving this book 4 booksies, right up until the end.
I enjoyed most of the story. Perhaps "enjoy" is the wrong word, because it's actually a pretty depressing (ha, ha) story. Another reviewer used the word bleak to describe it, and I think that fits perfectly.
Rather, I appreciated much of the story. I admire the style of the book, how the MC's mental illness made you realize right up front that she was likely an unreliable narrator, leaving you on tenterhooks the entire time, not knowing what was really true. I also admired how well the author was able to portray the manifestations of mental illness, how Charlotte rationalizes her actions, and her insight into them and the fact that they were not "normal". This is one of those times the writing is so effective that you begin to examine the question of your own sanity :)
I thought I saw what was coming in the story, not the details but rather the fact that we were going to be blindsided when the revelations finally came. But then, did they ever come? I mean, they did, but not in any way that I could understand. I feel like we were told what was really going on, but I'm not really sure what exactly we were told, it was confusing, and now I have more questions than I ever did while reading.
Unfortunately, it was this confusion and unsatisfactory ending that reduced my rating from 4 to 3. Bummer.
MY RATING:
3 booksies
Author's website: http://www.michellemuckley.com/
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