I was not a huge fan of JUST FALL by Nina Sadowsky. It is being touted as the next book for those who are fans of Gillian Flynn (GONE GIRL) or Paula Hawkins (GIRL ON THE TRAIN), but I did not see the complexity or level of writing which was rather stilted.
The story begins with a woman having just murdered a man per the instructions her husband left her in a letter. The murder includes the gruesome addition of slicing off the man's bottom lip and mailing it somewhere. Bizarre. Um, has she killed before? She didn't seem to have a lot of pause over this act. The story then jolts between Then and Now to develop the story of why the woman, Ellie, did this for her husband, Rob. I found it pretty contrived and the characters unlikable and unbelievable. There are also a number of storylines that are not resolved at the end of the story. This did not really bother me that much, though. It was more the lack of strong character development and motivation.
Many thanks to the author, the publisher (ARC) and NetGalley for a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
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