Today I am reviewing the book 'Disclaimer' by Renee Knight. After browsing through endless books on Amazon one night a few months ago, I decided to go for this book based on all the critical acclaim it had received. Looking back, I wish I'd read some of the customer reviews too (something I tend to avoid in case of spoilers).
The book wasn't totally awful, I mean I read the whole thing. But it was an effort to read, and although the writing was good, the story was very predictable and I had most of it, including the 'huge twist' worked out before I was halfway through. I should stress that I am not normally someone capable of guessing the ends of books or movies either!
I found the first half of the book pretty boring as well, the way in which the twist was set up wasn't gripping or fast-paced enough for me. I found myself trudging through a woman panicking about a stranger knowing her secret for too many pages, with only small glimpses of excitement.
The ending however was good, here was where some more action kicked in and things got a bit more exciting, making it worth the long read. The pace picked up a lot, revealing the whole story and tying up all the loose ends of the book beautifully. The last section of the book almost made the rest of the book worthwhile, even though I thought a few times about just giving up with it. I could also be being a bit overly harsh, as I've read so many incredible books recently and this one just didn't quite live up to that, so I'm giving it a hard time.
Personally, I wouldn't recommend Disclaimer but it's definitely not the worst thriller novel out there. If you have the patience to read through it all in order to get to the juicy ending then you will probably enjoy it more than I did! If you've read this, let me know what you thought! Thanks for reading and as always, you can find me at the places below! x
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