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Under My Skin by Lisa Unger

sommer_lally's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lynnsbooknook's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

booknut7159's review against another edition

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4.0

It is approaching the one year anniversary of Poppy’s husband’s murder. She continues to struggle with her grief and has been keeping a dream journal to try and understand them. There are several days after his death that she disappeared and she still can't remember anything about that time. The case is nowhere nearer to being solved and Poppy still struggles to understand that period in her life. She is now experiencing what she believes are hallucinations. Are Poppy’s nightmares really memories? Will she ever discover what happened to her husband?

Under My Skin is a psychological thriller that will keep readers turning the pages whenever they can. Unger has developed a protagonist that is pushing through her hardships while also attempting to understand the unexplainable. The book is of a moderate length; so many readers will find themselves finishing it over a long weekend. I felt the storyline was completely believable and wondered what I would do in a similar situation. Under My Skin should be added to every thriller fan’s TBR list.

afryans's review against another edition

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5.0

Awesome story and there were no clues of what was happening. I reply loved the book and the overall story

mctumenas's review against another edition

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4.0

One of her best yet.

berit08's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was one WILD and CRAZY RIDE!!!

This is the kind of book you need to finish in order two truly see the brilliance... The beginning of the book was like sifting through fog... nothing was clear, I was confused as to what exactly was going on... were these Poppy’s dreams? memories? delusions?? I was as confused if not more than Poppy and her drug and grief addled brain... but once the fog cleared I realized this was done by the author by design... fully immersing you in poppy’s tragic situation.... Poppy was one spectacular unreliable narrator....

Poppy’s husband Jack was murdered while jogging at the park one day... Poppy is devastated, she also feels guilty.... soon after Jack’s funeral Poppy goes missing for a few days, and comes back with no recollection of where she was or what she did.... with Jack’s murder never being solved and certain she is being followed, Poppy is completely on edge... will she ever recover her memory? Who killed her beloved husband and why? And who in the world is following her now?

Lisa Unger takes you on one twisted ride in this book.... The uncertainty and unraveling was quite dizzying... for a large portion of this book I wasn’t quite certain if I was coming or going... Papi definitely drags you through her complicated Mays of crazy.... A brilliant thriller that ends with a twist and a bang!

Absolutely recommend to fans of of a darker twistier psychological thriller...

*** many thanks to harlequin for my copy of this book ***

angiedaz's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

cidkid's review against another edition

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2.0

It has become extremely obvious to me that I am just not a big fan of this author. I’m not sure what it is, maybe the writing or characters, but her books BORE me. I just can’t get into them. I guess this author is just not for me. I won’t be trying any of her other novels.

jmkizer's review against another edition

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2.0

2.5 stars. Not my favorite Unger book by a long shot.

The first three quarts of the book was underwhelming.

There was a lot of confusing "remembering" which may or may not have been dreams or hallucinations. Many of these were never explained. I realize that the author did this intentionally but it was not less annoying. To me, this made the whole book unnecessarily convoluted.

rikimuk's review against another edition

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4.0

I really enjoyed this book about half way through I thought I had figured it all out and was totally blown away by the ending as I was so wrong. This writer has a great way of writing true to life characters and I felt like I was there with them on this journey for the truth.