Review: Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy
Goodnight Beautiful
by Aimee Molloy
Thank you to the author and Harper Books for this free copy!
Publish Date: October 13, 2020
Hardcover
293 Pages
Standalone
Genres: Thriller, Suspense
Newlyweds Sam Statler and Annie Potter are head over heels, and excited to say good-bye to New York and start a life together in Sam's sleepy hometown in upstate New York. Or, it turns out, a life where Annie spends most of her time alone while Sam, her therapist husband, works long hours in his downstairs office, tending to the egos of his (mostly female) clientele.
Little does Sam know that through a vent in his ceiling, every word of his sessions can be heard from the room upstairs. The pharmacist's wife, contemplating a divorce. The well-known painter whose boyfriend doesn’t satisfy her in bed. Who could resist listening? Everything is fine until the French girl in the green mini Cooper shows up, and Sam decides to go to work and not come home, throwing a wrench into Sam and Annie's happily ever after.
My Review:
I'm shaking my head but also smiling after I just closed this highly entertaining read. This damn book.... I'm actually super excited to go read all the reviews of this once I finish writing this one. I have a feeling that one big portion is going to be a love/hate for some readers. I personally found it super entertaining - though at one point I was wondering just HOW much of this was actually going to continue. Then it did a 180 of sideways (which translates to it still being sideways) and took you into a different direction. You'll know what I'm talking about when you read this and if you haven't read it yet, mark it and come back to me when you do!
This synopsis does little to tell you what this story is about. I actually went back to read it after I was done because that did not feel like the book I thought I just read ... and I mean that in the BEST way. This is a super fun one to go into blind, which you basically are even if you have read the synopsis... ANYWAYS..... I loved all the little nods to a different piece of literature. And it was really a pleasure to see it progress from one type of thriller rolling right into a different type with the insanity escalating at a very fun pace. You'll probably have to suspend a little bit of reality, which I really don't mind doing.
I will say that I could've done without the epilogue. ⧓ A little too tidied up for my taste, but I also couldn't help getting a little smirk on my face at that last line. Brilliant yet maddening for me! 🤣 Listen y'all, I appreciate the uniqueness of this thriller so much. I was absolutely entertained throughout the entirety of this read and there are some definite fun reveals that happen. Happy reading, friends!
★★★★
Oooh! I'm going to have to look into the one!
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