I don't know what happened, but Finding Tessa bored me to tears and was utterly putdownable. I barely dragged myself to the finishing line, and almost gave up many times if not for the promise of that amazing twist.
Tessa, only months into marriage with her wonderful husband Jace, has gone missing. Of course, in the spirit of all domestic thrillers, Tessa and Jace both have so many secrets, the husband is the only suspect, and the police do nothing but badger and accuse him of guilt. Sigh.
In this 300 page book, nothing happens for the first 275 pages. Instead, we get domestic banality galore, with Jace being upset, making coffee, sleeping, eating, and crying. He feeds the dog (half dry food, half wet food). It was so boring and devoid of plot advancement that my mind kept wandering.
We also see Tessa's perspective. Often, the same event will be described from both of their points of view. That makes sense when the two perspectives are different. But in this case, they are the same. And it's irrelevant things like how they met, how much they like each other, their dates, etc. And we have to read it twice.
The characters are all pretty bland, including Jace and Tessa. And true to the genre, overblown reactions is de rigueur. Maximum suspicion must be attributed to every comment, and it's best to overreact rather than underreact. It was all very exhausting.
But the twist, you say! Honestly, it was just ok. I wasn't blown away or even surprised. It seems like standard domestic thriller stuff, nothing I haven't seen before.
You guys know this isn't my favorite genre, so please check out other reviews for more diverse opinions. There are so many glowing reviews out there. The only plausible explanation is that I somehow read a different book than everyone else.
Readaroo Rating: 2 stars
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