This Might Hurt
Books | Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
3.4
Stephanie Wrobel
Welcome to the Wisewood retreat. It's hard to get into - and impossible to leave . . .THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF RICHARD & JUDY PICK THE RECOVERY OF ROSE GOLD'Deliciously dark and so very clever' CLAIRE DOUGLAS'Expertly paced, hugely unsettling and perfectly dark' ASHLEY AUDRAIN'Slick, smart and terrifying' 5***** READER REVIEW'Totally gripping' 5***** READER REVIEW'Keeps the reader guessing' SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB________Six months ago, Natalie's sister Kit went to Wisewood, a retreat on a secluded Maine island.Today, Natalie receives a message:Would you like to come tell your sister what you did - or should we?Natalie has no choice: head to Wisewood. Rescue her younger sister. Confess the secret she's beenkeeping. Stop everything unravelling.But there's one thing she hasn't considered.While getting on the island is difficult, getting off might be impossible . . .________'Original, sinister and compelling' PRIMAA tonic for readers of thrillers' MAIL ONLINE'Gripping and compulsive' LIZ NUGENT'Dark, hypnotic, and mesmerizing, This Might Hurt is a masterwork in family dynamics and the ties that bind--along with the ones that tear us apart. Prepare to be unsettled in the best possible way' LAURIE ELIZABETH FLYNN, bestselling author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here'A gut wrenching, propulsive story about vulnerability and power. It was impossible to put down' TARRYN FISHER'This Might Hurt has all the ingredients of a great mystery. Fun, creepy and incredibly fast-paced. A ridiculously wry and absorbing thriller' AMY STUART'Sharp and intriguing, unexpected and chilling, right up to the jaw-dropping finale. Dark and twisted in all the right places, I did not want to stop reading this book' MARGARITA MONTIMOREWelcome to WisewoodHere are the rules:1) Only approved guests may stay2) This is your home for the next six months3) No phone, no email - no contact with family or friends4) Always follow the rules5) We expect total honesty at all times6) Conquer your fear7) No one leaves the islandHave a maximised day now.
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Author
Stephanie Wrobel
Pages
400
Publisher
Penguin Books Limited
Published Date
2022-03-03
ISBN
1405943564 9781405943567
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"Not for me. Horrible ending. Zero twists and turns. Based on the plot itself, this had the potential to be great but just fell flat. 1 out of 5 if I'm being generous. "
The Lazy Reader
"I loved Darling Rose Gold and had this one on my radar when I initially heard about it’s release. <br/>This Might Hurt opens with a dark disturbing scene that held me captive throughout. Told from a place called Wisewood, where it brings all the “troubled/problem” people to hide outside of the grid. <br/>Told from unreliable povs, sickening abuse, a cult and a family with hidden secrets…this is a book for the unscathed thriller junkie reader. <br/><br/>It’s not for everyone and if you require trigger warnings…well here is your warning lol."
Jodie L
"I absolutely loved the POVs. They were done so well and gave you just enough information that you could be guessing who was who without making it easy on you! <br/><br/>SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS<br/>I have one bone to pick with this book, and that is character motivation. Kit betrays Jeremiah, but she confronts Teacher/Rebecca in the boat about keeping information from her. Kit twists Rebecca's teachings around to prove that she should've been told about her mother's death in order to become her Maximized Self. What I think the book needed was more of an indication that this altercation left Kit feeling superior to Rebecca when it came to following Wisewood's teachings <u>instead</u> of leaving her doubting them. We realize as Kit is about to off her sister (great ending which pushed this review to four stars!) that she is serious about taking over Wisewood, but up until that point, we're unsure what she's doing. I thought she left Teacher to die because Teacher betrayed her own teachings when dealing with Kit's ordeal with her mother. But while she got rid of Teacher, she didn't reconcile with Jeremiah, which makes the idea fall to pieces that she got rid of Teacher because she knew Jeremiah was right and that Rebecca was not who she said she was. However, the end leads us to believe instead that she abandoned Teacher so that she could replace her as a better embodiment of one who has reached their Maximized Self. <br/><br/>Overall, this book kept me turning the pages and needing to know what happened next! The uncertainty of Kit's motives at the end was the only thing that took away from the punch of the ending."
K R
Kayla Randolph
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