Reviewed by Leigha on
Attempting to capitalize on the darling of domestic mystery thrillers, An Anonymous Girl explores a toxic marriage and the woman caught in the middle. It’s told from two different perspectives – Dr. Shields, a professor conducting research on ethics, and Jessica, a participant of the research study. The dueling narratives provide a fun back and forth between the two women as the plot cleverly unveils their various intentions.
I may have enjoyed the overall plot, but I found the characters to be unlikable. Dr. Shields is probably the most enjoyable despite her obvious problematic behavior. Her cold, analytical point-of-view brought something unique to the genre. Jessica, however, was a boring drip of a character. I didn’t find her to be complex, interesting, or all that sympathetic. Not to say she is awful, I just felt pretty “meh” about her. The rest of the characters are not as richly drawn as Dr. Shields and Jessica, making it hard to really connect to any of them.
tl;dr While I enjoyed the mystery, I didn’t particularly like the characters.
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