Title: Mister Tender's Girl
Author: Carter Wilson
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Rating: * * * *
Publishers: Sourcebooks Landmark
(Feb 13, 2018)
Paperback: 400 pages
ISBN: 978-1492656500
FTC Disclosure: ARC provided by Jellybooks
Copy provided by the publisher for the purpose of providing an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of this book.
How far are you willing to go for Mister Tender?
At fourteen, Alice Hill was viciously attacked by two of her classmates and left to die. The teens claim she was a sacrifice for a man called Mister Tender, but that could never be true: Mister Tender doesn’t exist. His sinister character is pop-culture fiction, nothing more.
Over a decade later, Alice has changed her name and is trying to heal. But someone is watching her. They know more about Alice than any stranger: her scars, her fears, and the secrets she keeps locked away. She can try to escape her past, but he is never far behind.
Addictive and chillingly surprising, this ripped-from-the-headlines thriller will have you transfixed until the very last page.
If you like a good twisty tale then this book will be right up your alley. I was really surprised to see that this book was 400 pages long. It definitely did not seem that long while reading. It pretty much grabs your attention and keeps you reading till you can't keep your eyes open. The first night I only got to read about an hour as my Ipad wasn't fully charged when I started but tonight I stayed up till 3 AM. I was determined to read till the very end. While this book wasn't the type that will keep me thinking on it long after it was finished, it did keep my attention while reading it. Some of it I figured out before the big reveal but not enough to ruin it. It was a bit chilling but also a bit unbelievable (my reason for 4* instead of 5*). I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good psychological thriller.
USA Today bestselling author Carter Wilson explores the depths of psychological tension and paranoia in his dark, domestic thrillers. Carter is a two-time winner of both the Colorado Book Award and the International Book Award, and his novels have received critical acclaim―including multiple starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal. Carter lives in Erie, Colorado in a spooky Victorian house. Visit him at www.carterwilson.com.
