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A review by abookwormwithwine
Safe by S.K. Barnett
4.0
There has been a lot of hype surrounding [b:Safe|51591889|Safe|S.K. Barnett|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571128344l/51591889._SY75_.jpg|73394592] by [a:S.K. Barnett|19639430|S.K. Barnett|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1585322091p2/19639430.jpg] and now I can tell you I see why! It has a relatively slow pace which at first I wasn't excited about, but it definitely makes up for that at the end. I love the fact that this book has such a short synopsis, and this is truly a wonderful read to go into knowing very little, if anything at all. I got way more than I had bargained for which is one of the many things I loved about it. There are a few different viewpoints, but the majority of the story is told from Jenny's POV which is something I really appreciated. It also has lots of really short chapters which made it seem like it was going by really quickly despite the slower pace.
I also have to mention that there is some pretty disturbing content in Safe. A lot of it is alluded to for the most part, but at the end it gets a little more specific and could be a bit triggering for some people. None of it is graphic (at least I didn't think so) though so for the most part it would be considered to be pretty tame, at least to longtime thriller lovers and any Slaughter fans out there. This book is seriously unputdownable and I read it in the span of 2 days, I even found myself making time to read it because I had to know where the story was going. So if you start it at night, be prepared to want to stay up to the early hours to finish!
S.K. Barnett is a pseudonym for the author who also wrote the book [b:Derailed|314362|Derailed|James Siegel|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1173684161l/314362._SY75_.jpg|995] which was turned into a movie. I actually remember watching the movie and being completely shocked by it, and I didn't even realize it was by the same author until I started Safe. I was again completely shook, and the end of this book is CRAY. I never saw it coming and I am such a huge fan of Barnett now. I love when a new-to-me(ish in this case) author blows me away and makes me an instant fan and that is exactly what happened from reading this book. I don't want to give anything away, so I will just say that if you are a fan of slower paced thrillers with shocking endings Safe is going to be a must read! I can't wait for whatever this author writes next.
I also have to mention that there is some pretty disturbing content in Safe. A lot of it is alluded to for the most part, but at the end it gets a little more specific and could be a bit triggering for some people. None of it is graphic (at least I didn't think so) though so for the most part it would be considered to be pretty tame, at least to longtime thriller lovers and any Slaughter fans out there. This book is seriously unputdownable and I read it in the span of 2 days, I even found myself making time to read it because I had to know where the story was going. So if you start it at night, be prepared to want to stay up to the early hours to finish!
S.K. Barnett is a pseudonym for the author who also wrote the book [b:Derailed|314362|Derailed|James Siegel|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1173684161l/314362._SY75_.jpg|995] which was turned into a movie. I actually remember watching the movie and being completely shocked by it, and I didn't even realize it was by the same author until I started Safe. I was again completely shook, and the end of this book is CRAY. I never saw it coming and I am such a huge fan of Barnett now. I love when a new-to-me(ish in this case) author blows me away and makes me an instant fan and that is exactly what happened from reading this book. I don't want to give anything away, so I will just say that if you are a fan of slower paced thrillers with shocking endings Safe is going to be a must read! I can't wait for whatever this author writes next.