Her Every Fear

really liked itA girl haunted by her fears decides to move to a different country with her past giggling in her ears. She knows it will be tough, but people in her apartment helps her in her recovery. Well, you can't hope for complete relaxation with a girl being murdered next door!But, she is surprisingly calm under such circumstances. Is that because she has glimpsed through the lying eyes of the people who surrounds her or is it her absent - minded self that don't even remember of changing the features of a portrait she has just finished!I wanted my first book by Peter Swanson to be "The Kind Worth Killing" but its seller delayed in delivery and I ended picking up this book instead. And, I am glad that it was actually a really good read. However, I can't compare it with his other works. Maybe once I receive the first book, I can do a comparison.About the book, I can say that you don't have to grab to the "WHODUNNIT" question till the very end as more or less it gets clear halfway through the book. But, still, the intensity do not recede till the last pages. I liked the main character with all her imperfections. It was really funny when, with a knife sticking out of her back, she asked the cop if something was there in her back! And, I also loved the concluding period.Overall, a fascinating thriller to read in the cold, wintry evenings.

This was the first Swanson book that I’ve read and had high expectations from it. But it did not impress me and I felt that overall, the book (and author) was overhyped and overrated.What I did not like:gruesome and senseless killingstoo much casual sex – most of the characters are hopping into bed with just about anyonepsycho, pervert sort of characterslame sort of endingUnconvincing:It is hard to believe that a high end apartment like Corbin’s does not have any CCTVs at the rear door and the basement storage area, nor any security guards.Corbin unable to find Henry in today's digital worldCharacters emailing each other instead of making phone callsCorbin travelling on another guy's passport without applying for a visa!Kate and Alan's unlikely & unconvincing pairing

I am an avid reader of this genre and I had absolutely loved Season's previous work, which I had started after a lot of misgivings. However, I cannot day that I enjoyed this book as much as The Kind Worth Killing. The plot did not seem as tight and engrossing to me as the others in this genre. True, the plot has potential and throughout the first part, which actually makes up for almost 70 percent of the book, I was hooked. But, somehow, the denouement felt rather contrived and, um, not as convincing.

A thriller that would Keep you hooked , although some of the incidents did not seem realistic . After all we can’t question the story .

interesting twists n turns.. equally interesting characters.. gripping story told from different characters views.. well paced and gripping.. good read

Great book. Suspenseful. Twist in the tale

Really enjoyed reading it.Peter has a unique style in his writing.. so natural and contemporary.Looking forward to more of his novels

I finished this in one sitting, took all morning.Peter Swanson never disappoints. Although if you're looking for a whodunit, this one probably isn't for you.I loved the rainy Spring atmosphere that was set up.Basically, none of the characters were annoying and the story didn't drag on. If you picked this one up for a cozy, rainy afternoon you wouldn't regret it. I'll eventually get around to writing an *actual* review.

I think if I hadn't read The Kind Worth Killing I would have enjoyed this more. Peter Swanson's previous novel was a twisty, murderous tale that kept surprising me and I was expecting more of the same but Her every Fear is a much more straightforward affair.Recovering from a traumatic experience Kate does a house swap with her cousin (who she's never met) and finds herself in a beautiful Boston apartment for six months. All is idyllic until she wakes up on the first morning to discover her next door neighbour has been murdered. Did her absent cousin Corbin have anything to do with it?This is a multi viewpoint novel which I usually love but I agree with other reviewers that it got a bit tedious reliving the same scenes from everyone's perspective. There are times the reader doesn't need to know absolutely everything that's happened. I particular found it irritating that as a reader we had to endure the characters finding out exactly what the murderer had done at the end when we'd already had it related to us first hand.I feel I'm being a bit harsh, it had a decent plot and some good ideas but the delivery was wrong for me and I finished it because I hate giving up on a book rather than enjoyment.

Peter Swanson is definitely my favourite living author of psychological/ crime novels, his effortless uncluttered writing style and the horrible inevitability of his plots keep me enthralled.I’d liken his style to that of Patricia Highsmith, true quality.I couldn’t quite believe that those less enthralled reviewers had read the same book . I’m working my way through all of Swanson’s books, and to compare them is pointless.Like any great book across genres , to enter any of his books is to enter an exquisitely drawn world .I didn’t want to say goodbye to Lily Kintner from the last one I read , but once Kate Priddy had stepped into that apartment and once we were slowly made aware of the reason for her panic attacks I knew I was in for a fantastic read.

I read "The Kind Worth Killing" a while ago and remember really enjoying it so always meant to read another by Peter Swanson. Her Every Fear did not disappoint and I consumed it.I think one thing that is a nice change is that unlike loads of other thrillers I've read there was no big twist or surprise per say, as all the main characters motivations are out in the open through the different narratives , so it's pretty clear who done what and who didn't. That means that you don't spent all of the book trying to second guess where the plot is going and you can just enjoy the lead up and excitement..My only small complaint is that it gets a little bit too cheesy towards the end.. But suppose it is nice to see someone who has gone through so much trauma get a happy ending.Good book - would recommend!

This book was impossible to put down - I stayed up well into the hours of the night to read it. But it was tedious towards the end because you basically find out the answer to the mystery waaaaay before the book ends but the last chapters just go over it from different perspectives. It’s tedious story-telling because it adds nothing new. Just the same events, the same occurrences, from different people’s angles. It was boring because when you knew what happened from one character’s perspective, you knew enough. Yet there you went again: the same set of events, from another person’s viewpoint. It was predictable, boring, and that, to me, killed this book. It’s like the author was finished with this book but was told “no, add 100/200 more pages.” And he then simply repeated the ending from people’s different points of view...

Partly due to the multiple character viewpoints that others have referred to, suspense was sucked out of this book. It was very disappointing - I never felt I got to know the true characters and the writing was clunky and pedestrian. The attempt at adding colour or detail to make the plot and characters come to life did not work. Overall, the plot was implausible. I agree with another reviewer's irritation at the use of the word "gotten" but could accept that. What I couldn't accept was that an Englich girl went to "grade school"- a term unknown in the UK. That's careless editing. I'm very surprised at the book jacket reviews - respected reviewers and writers are much more complimentary than the other Amazon reviewers. Swanson is not going on my "must read his other work" list.