Excellent read. Kept me on my toes the whole time. After finishing this i immediately went to download more of Rovens work.

Thank you for sending me this ebook. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this fast past dark thriller book. The character development was extremely well thought out. The overall plot / story was very intriguing.

3.5⭐⭐⭐



- the book honestly got me hooked from the first pages, until i wasnt .
it gotten to the point that it has to be combine with two scenes that i couldnt understand and nearly dnf.
Apparently , i tried to finish it and it was worth it the end .




+ thankyou netgalley for the opportunity .

❤️shaye.reads

The characters were well-developed, and I found myself invested in their lives. The plot was well thought out and had enough twists and turns to keep me on the edge of my seat. I appreciated the attention to detail, and the author did a great job of creating a vivid world that was easy to picture in my mind.
The themes explored in the book were thought-provoking and gave me a lot to consider. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good story with well-developed characters.
Overall, I was thoroughly impressed with this book and would definitely read it again. It was a great addition to my reading collection, and I can't wait to see what else this author has in store.

This one was not for me.
Thank you NetGalley for providing a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This is a fast-paced dark thriller book that either people really enjoy or really didn't enjoy based on other reviews that I have seen. There is great character development even though some of the choices made throughout the book are definitely questionable. Definitely need to check trigger warnings before diving into this, overall the story was intriguing even if some bits were uncomfortable to read.

I was intrigued by the concept of this story, with the complicated relationship between Weston Cross and his therapist, Lindsay Yager, and making rage practically a character just by itself. While I'm a huge fan of flawed characters, these were just a little too flawed for me. I didn't really like any of them, which made me not really care about the rest of the book. It was a tough finish for me, though I could see the potential.

I thought this book was going to be a lot better than It actually was very disappointed. Couldn't get into it didn't connect with any of the characters felt like it could've used alot more

Mystery and thriller has been one of my top genres for a long time and Rage did not disappoint. I would highly recommend.

This book was not what I was expecting. The description of the book sounded promising and I love a good horror novel but this was just very........ dull and just ended up DNFing it.

*Copy provided by netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

TW: fat phobia

A bullied man who attempted suicide. His new way of living. And the therapist treating him. Rage had everything to be the perfect serial killer read. Instead, it was a read based on all unlikable characters, dubious motivations and a not so great plot at all, which was a shame.

Weston Cross is a bullied and abused man who wants nothing more than to escape from his agonizing mental anguish and excruciating misery. After a harrowing brush with death, he discovers a better way to twist his depression and self-despair into something different...something sinister.

Lindsay Yager, the therapist assigned to help Weston with his internal battles, is fighting her own demons. On the verge of a nasty divorce, she finds solace at the bottom of a bottle. Her anger and vitriol take no prisoners, even when lives are at stake - including her own.

Depression sets the stage, but RAGE will have the final say.

I LOVED this!! Amazing horror novel! I love her writing mechanisms and everything! The characters have thorough explanation or description. Amazing!

Judging from the other NetGalley reviews and Goodreads reviews I've seen I am in the minority of people who really disliked this book...

From the start I found it difficult to really "get" the plot, and by the time I got to the end of the story it felt as though there was no real substance. I, hand on heart, couldn't tell you what this book was actually about, I really would struggle to give you a run down of the story itself.

I don't think the way Rage was laid out lent itself to my disappointment in it either. I thought that it would have been better to focus the story on Weston, and to have Lindsey just as the therapist, without flitting between them for chapters. It felt disconnected and as if we were reading two different books with a very weak link between them.

The chapters including Lindsey where she just vented about her marriage and got drunk were irrelevant for me, and added no value to the story.

For me, Rage was also let down by the writing and quality of the dialogue. At points, the writing was good, it did draw me in and build intrigue (I'll admit, I did need to finish this book as I was so caught up in what was going to happen and the intrigue that the author built up was on redeeming quality of this book).

Another redeeming quality was the characters, against my better judgement I loved all of our characters (except Lindsey) and I found myself growing attached to them throughout the story. Jay was the shining star of this book, everyone needs a friend like him! Jeremy and Weston also lent themselves well to the story as a whole.

A little note - Around 75-80% of this book I was really in two minds about whether or not I was enjoying it, granted it wasn't amazing, but it certainly was intriguing me and drawing me into the story! But as I got closer to the end... Well, you'll see!

From around 80% onwards I just felt incredibly underwhelmed by Rage. I completely guessed the ending before we even reached it and it felt like the most horrendous cop out by the author to finish it the way they did... It was blindingly obvious what was going to happen.

And as for Lindsey's ending... Well it's as if the author knew her POV chapters were completely pointless because her character ARC never reached a proper conclusion. It felt like I'd wasted my time reading the Lindsey chapters.

I finished Rage feeling really underwhelmed. While it was never what I would say an excellent book, it was keeping my interest and was OK, but then the ending just spoiled everything and I found myself full of rage (pardon the pun!) that I'd stuck my way through the whole story.

Again, thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the free copy to read and review.

Thank you @netfalley and @suerovens? for the opportunity for me to read this book for an honest review!
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This novel follows two points of views, Weston and Lindsay. Weston is a suicidal male who attempts to end his life. After his attempt and in the hospital, he agrees to work with Lindsay a therapist, who is dealing with her own life stressors and demons and has begun drinking to try to solve her problems.
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This was definitely a fast past dark thriller book. I think that she did a great job at character development; however, I struggled with the characters choices throughout the book. As a therapist, I really struggled with Lindsay and her choices throughout the book. There were also some scenes in this book that made me uncomfortable, but overall the story was intriguing. This was the first book that I’ve read by But Rovens and I will definitely try another book by her in the future.

We are following Weston who is not happy with how his life is. He fails a suicide attempt and now has trouble reaching an orgasm when masturbating. Claims something clicks in his head and so he starts killing other men.

We also follow follow Lindsay who is a therapist and an alcoholic. She is on the verge of divorce and seems to place blame on everyone else except herself.

Unfortunately, I found this dull. I thought about not finishing it, but powered through. This is supposed to be a horror. I believe it fell short.

I didn't enjoy this book, lost interest rather quickly and dnf pretty early on.

TW:
Suicide
Fat Phobia

This was quite an engaging thriller. I enjoyed the character development and the dynamic between therapist and client. The subject matter interested me, the only criticism I have is I felt the ending left a few threads hanging that I would've liked to see wrapped up a bit better particularly the aftermath of the last event in the book. Overall though I enjoyed it!

First of all, I really appreciate the fact that the story takes place about 30 minutes from where I grew up! I actually went to college at ISU, so it was really cool to go back to campus and some of the areas in Normal for memories!

I found that this book felt more like a character study than a plot-driven novel. My interpretation of events is that there are many different breaking points that can be reached in a person, and this story explores what can lead people to rage, mechanisms they may deploy to deal with rage, and ultimately how this emotion, bottled up or let out, can affect those around us. I really enjoyed this aspect of the book.

I couldn't connect with any of the characters, however. Each of our main characters seemed to need a bit of fleshing out. They all had personality, but less so than what could have made this story as a whole much more powerful.

I'm setting the star rating at 4, but for me the book as a whole is closer to 3.5 just because I didn't really feel much towards the characters or what was happening.

If you like fast-paced disturbing books with great characters and a storyline that you'll read in one sitting, then this is your book.