Overall, this was good and had some great twists in it. For some reason, it did take me a while to read, but I did enjoy it. It was a little confusing for me, probably because the main character was also confused. I think David/Olly never existed? But it was kind of just casually thrown into the end that I'm not sure if that's accurate. I do like the "like mother, like daughter" twist in this one. I've only ever read "The One" by John Marr's, but something tells me his other books are probably better than this one. ( )

This book started out a bit slow, to me at least. But then, it suddenly shifted into a higher gear, and started getting interesting. It seemed like things were going to turn around, and the crazy woman was going to be stopped.

But wait! There's more gears, and it shifted into yet another and another. It was a real roller-coaster of a story, and near the end, it seemed as if the crazy woman was going to beat them all. She seemed invincible, but she ran out of gears. Or perhaps it was total engine failure. Or maybe we'll never know for sure, and that's a shame because after this rollercoaster ride, you don't want it to just end without seeing the crash. But it seems pretty certain what's happening, so I suppose it will have to do.

As an audiobook, it was done very well, with multiple narrators for the main characters' voices. ( )

I finished The Good Samaritan by John Marrs last night, and decided to have a sleep while I processed everything. Frankly, the fact that I loved this book and desperately want to find someone to discuss it with makes me wonder what that says about me as a person. But I’m choosing not to pull at that thread. This book is probably one of the darkest and most twisty books I’ve ever read, which is part of why I enjoyed it so much. I do love the dark and twisty things. The basic premise centers on a woman, Laura, who works for a crisis help line and convinces suicidal callers to kill themselves and let her listen to them die over the phone, and what happens when she picks the wrong victim. As someone who has experience speaking to suicidal callers, albeit in a different capacity, a lot of the story rang true, and it’s easy to see how people in that state could be manipulated the way they are in this book. The depths of depravity that Laura sinks to are appalling and fascinating all at the same time. I highly recommend this book to anyone who’s dark and twisty like me. ( )

Omg what did I just read! Wow! That was intense and crazy to say the least. So, so good. Will definitely have to check out more from this author. ( )

Another corker from John Marrs.
Brilliant characters, plot, I just loved it ( )