Bookreview: Woman Down by Colleen Hoover
Pages: 330s
3.5/5⭐
In this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a frustrated author looks for her muse in a remote hideaway, but what she finds defies all expectations…and reality.
Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest film adaptation forced Petra Rose to take a hiatus, resulting in missed deadlines and an overdue mortgage. Branded a fraud and fame-hungry opportunist, she learned the hard way what happens when the internet turns on you. And she’s been uninspired to write ever since.
Now, with her next suspense novel outlined and savings nearly gone, she retreats to a secluded lakeside cabin, hoping to find inspiration. It’s Petra’s last-ditch attempt to save her career—and herself.
Then he shows up.
Detective Nathaniel Saint arrives with disturbing news, his presence igniting a creativity in her she thought long since burned out. Petra’s words return in a rush, and her fictional cop character begins to mirror the very real cop who’s becoming her muse.
Their “research” sessions blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Each glance, every touch pulls Petra deeper into a world she thought she’d never lose herself in again. She’s never felt more alive. But inspiration this powerful comes at a cost.
When Saint starts taking his role in her career a little too seriously, Petra’s forced to confront the chaos she created. But doing so could cost her more than the reputation she’s been trying to salvage. The reputation the world wrote for her—the reputation only she can reclaim.
My Review:
This was a different story by Colleen compared to the others I've read by her. I wasn't prepared for the thriller aspect of the story (I didn't read the plot before going into the book). I've read pretty much all of her romantic once and I really feel like her books are fast paced and really easy and binchably to read!
But in this one, I really enjoyed the plot and where it was going. I liked the main character and the way she was written. But I felt like the book was just meh, until, the plottwist and where I really understood the thriller aspect of the book. I liked the mystery around the male character and what he was trying to do and accomplish. I really liked the romance aspect of this book and the plot developing surrounding that. And all the reasons why the main character did what she did and how it effected her, really interesting!
There wasn't much of any worldbuilding, the book took place pretty much at the same place throughout the whole book, with a different place just at the end of the book.
The story itself felt really real, regarding that I actually think that what happened in this book may actually happen in real life. I definitely think that authors may live this type of life sometimes, especially if you're a popular big selling one. So this was a nice setting and a very believable one.
I've read many books from Colleen and I will continue to do so. I find them really easy tho read and the stories are for the most part really engaging.
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