Cover Image: An Impossible Dilemma

An Impossible Dilemma

Pub Date:   |   Archive Date:

Member Reviews

A family going through do much.. a mother's love and the lengths she will go. Love how this book plays out the story line as well as it does. A book you don't want to miss out on this year! It will keep you glued just to find out what all happens!

Was this review helpful?

This book freaked me out, it is quite gruesome and in my opinion quite unbelievable in places, so much so that in my mind I was thinking about comic horror that I have seen in films. Having said all this I really did enjoy it and I didn't guess the ending.

Was this review helpful?

I can’t remember the last time that I screamed at a book. Impossible Dilemma by Netta Newbound had me screaming. Some of the twists were so good that I couldn’t believe what I had read. This book got me excited due to the captivating plot although in the end, it also gave me nightmares. I think it’s a book that I won’t forget anytime soon.

The story begins with a regular couple, Vic and Jon, who seems to have everything going for them until their little girl, Emily, is diagnosed with a terminal illness. I have edited the blurb a little bit since it gives away one of the first major occurrences in the story. After the first twist which happens early in the story, things got crazy. I remember when the first reveal occurred, I thought to myself…no way, I mean why did that happen? Turns out that there was more to come and it just got crazier with each new chapter. The twists are many and the author did a great job at making each one of them a surprise.

As you can tell, I truly liked this book. Unfortunately, it is not a book that I can talk much about without spoiling. I can’t even tell you about the characters without ruining the experience for you. What I will say though is that the book is full of surprises. The characters changed so much as the story progressed. It was like reading a book about a nun who turns into a pimp or a Chemistry high school teacher who starts cooking meth (What’s up Walt?). However, the changes are gradual so in a way, they sort of make sense. The author takes you through the characters thought processes and makes you see the justification behind their actions.

As I was reading this book, I kept thinking about suspension of disbelief. I remember messaging my friend, Annie and asking her about the phrase( I have never used it before then so had to be sure its correct). I think it applies to this book. There are things that occurred that seemed a bit unrealistic. However, once you accept the ‘bizarreness’ and just go with the flow then this won’t be an issue.

When the book started out, I thought it was more of a psychological thriller. However, at some point, it appeared like a cross-genre of thriller and horror. There were some really disturbing, gory scenes. Like way more disturbing than the serial killer next door in most thrillers. The squirmy kind of disturbing. This book took twisted to a whole new level. I am still thinking about some of the scenes and I don’t think I will be eating any pork products anytime soon. OMG! There is something wrong with pigs, maybe just the ones in this book but you never know. You have to read the book and find out more about this though. Disturbing but such a thrilling read.

Was this review helpful?

Having read the Adam Stanley series of books from the same author i gave this book a read.Glad i did ! It came with a warning of graphic content which was just as well as it was a bit gory in parts.Victoria is married to Jonathon whose little girl Emily is diagnosed with a terminal illness,they find out there was a cure of sorts but they were stopped after trials and so all hope is seemingly gone,but after the untimely death of her husband Victoria is handed a chance to help Emily after a unexpected and unwanted visitor comes calling in the night.With the help of her father in law Frank a grisly and gruesome chain of events are set in motion and Victoria is faced with an impossible dilemma !!.As the book says how far would a mother go to help her child ? With a great ending i never saw coming this is another 5 star thriller from Netta Newbound.

Was this review helpful?