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A review by dryan0
Under My Skin by Lisa Unger
4.0
I was really intrigued by the premise of this book as I've read several thrillers with an aspect of dreaming/memory loss over the last few years - some good and some not-so-much. I'd heard good things about this author, so I was excited to see what direction she took the book in!
If I'm being honest, I did find parts of the book a little hard to follow. There were several times I had to flip back to see if a specific part of the book was set in the current timeline, in the past, or if it was a dream/memory, which did make the book a little tricky in certain points. Personally, I feel that these sections of the book could have been made more clear, and probably would have resulted in a higher rating from me. What did work well was the confusion around the dreams/lost memories - the reader was totally in the dark about what was real and what wasn't, as was the main character. This resulted in the reader really feeling the same sense of confusion and instability that Poppy was experiencing, which lent well to the "unreliable narrator" aspect of the book, as well as the overall creep factor.
I liked the ending of the book for the most part - I had an idea pretty early on around what happened, and wasn't far off track. There were a few loose ends that weren't tied up, and I would have liked some answers for those things. Overall, I did enjoy the book, despite the hangups I had that I mentioned above. I found myself engrossed in the story and had a hard time putting it down, so I got through it pretty quickly. If you like books that have unreliable narrators, plots involving lost memories or dream sequences that blend with reality, this will be a good choice for you. I'd like to thank Park Row Press for my copy of the book. It was my pleasure to share an honest review.
If I'm being honest, I did find parts of the book a little hard to follow. There were several times I had to flip back to see if a specific part of the book was set in the current timeline, in the past, or if it was a dream/memory, which did make the book a little tricky in certain points. Personally, I feel that these sections of the book could have been made more clear, and probably would have resulted in a higher rating from me. What did work well was the confusion around the dreams/lost memories - the reader was totally in the dark about what was real and what wasn't, as was the main character. This resulted in the reader really feeling the same sense of confusion and instability that Poppy was experiencing, which lent well to the "unreliable narrator" aspect of the book, as well as the overall creep factor.
I liked the ending of the book for the most part - I had an idea pretty early on around what happened, and wasn't far off track. There were a few loose ends that weren't tied up, and I would have liked some answers for those things. Overall, I did enjoy the book, despite the hangups I had that I mentioned above. I found myself engrossed in the story and had a hard time putting it down, so I got through it pretty quickly. If you like books that have unreliable narrators, plots involving lost memories or dream sequences that blend with reality, this will be a good choice for you. I'd like to thank Park Row Press for my copy of the book. It was my pleasure to share an honest review.