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AIBU to have had a gut full of "psychological thrillers"

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Notradespeopleareavailable · 07/09/2021 14:07

Having just read yet another one with a totally ridiculous and implausible ending, I don't think I can take any more. One of my favourite authors has a kindle book at £0.00 on offer at Amazon and I don't think I can even be bothered to download it.

I think "psychological thrillers" is just another name for chick-lit, and it does amuse me to read all the redacted reviews (back-slapping and puff pieces) from other authors of the same genre eg:

"The most gripping read of 2021"
" I could not put this book down!" fast enough
" Twisty and keeps you guessing through to the end".

I can't believe these other authors really have the time and inclination to read all this similar stuff being churned out in droves. About 15 years ago, this type of book was a novelty and tightly plotted and well-written. But since then, what has happened, why is the world suddenly being taken over with this genre of books?

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RagzReturnsRebooted · 07/09/2021 14:32

Mara not Mars.

RagzReturnsRebooted · 07/09/2021 14:32

Oh, also just finished a few by Andrea Mars, set in NI, which were actually pretty good for kindle unlimited freebies. One Click was good. Slightly different storyline to the usual thriller.

RagzReturnsRebooted · 07/09/2021 14:28

I read so many thrillers or murder mystery type books, again either free or 99p. But I don't watch TV, I just treat it as easy, disposable entertainment.
I have definitely read some crap and like OP have given up on a few of the authors I read loads of, because the quality seemed to get worse.
I can recommend Last House On Needless Street. That was brilliant.
Also anything by Belinda Bayer, but not sure they count as thrillers. I read Exit on holiday, paper copy Tesco for £5 then realised it was 99p on offer on Kindle. Paid £3.99 for each of her other books on Kindle as I enjoyed it so much, it was easy to read but good and also funny in places.

Wavypurple · 07/09/2021 14:24

I completely agree with you!

I’ve just finished ‘the maidens’ and thought it was so predictable.

Read some others recently that were recommended to me and didn’t really get on with them either.

Bobmonkfish · 07/09/2021 14:24

I have only read a few, found them underwhelming and not brilliantly written.

What shall we all read instead?!

WheelieBinPrincess · 07/09/2021 14:21

Hand on heart I’ve not been thrilled or psychologically affected by any book of that genre! Despite all the accolades on the back.

FizzyPink · 07/09/2021 14:18

Ahhh I thought it was just me that was sick of this type of book. I have a bad habit of only buying 99p Kindle books and this seems to be all Amazon recommends to me.
Must try harder to expand my reading repertoire Blush

lazylinguist · 07/09/2021 14:15

Yep. But I'm not sure I've ever read a thriller I actually found that thrilling tbh Grin