What are some books that actually had your jaw drop because of the twist?
What are some books that actually had your jaw drop because of the twist?
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What are some books that actually had your jaw drop because of the twist?
A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson. Best twist ever! It also had me crying? I need to get another copy so I can re read it even though I never read a book more than once.
@Jenny sound tempting. What is it about?
@Sangye it’s a companion book to life after life. It tells the life story of Teddy who’s sister Ursula was the main character in life after life. I have to admit I did struggle part way through but I was so glad I continued reading it.
@Jenny phenomenal I agree so stunning
I also loved these two books ?
First thing that came to mind was midway through Pillars of the Earth ?♀️
@Cat ? pretty sure I read this book but don’t remember it…:
Its one of my favs 🙂
Hmmm. Just read up on it on Good Reads. Doesn’t sound familiar. But the cover sure is. I think I had it on my old Kindle. Got it for free somehow. Maybe I never did read it ?
Verity by Colleen Hoover !!
@Dana I just started this today and can’t get into it! I’ll push through bc now I’m curious of the twist lol
We Were Liars
@Jan this was good! I second this!!
Oh yes ??
Shutter Island
@Amy yes loved this book!
Tony & Susan
Ghoul Michael Slade.The end threw me for a loop.
Follow
??
Girl on a train
@Michelle yeah that one had me going “whoa” and then re-reading!
@Lara , I know . I went back and read it again . Then when it was a book discussion book and my daughter read it she said the same thing
@Michelle ?
All of Gillian Flynn’s books
Behind Her Eyes.
@Kim yes!!
The other woman
The husbands secret
Presumed Innocent and My Sister’s Keeper. I usually figure them out long before the end. I think I read too much, if there is such a thing.
@Kimberly and then they RUINED the twist in the movie! (By eliminating it!!)
@Jackie For which book? I rarely watch movies based on books because I get too aggravated when they change things. I also don’t like when they cast actors that are totally different from my mental image of the characters! lol
@Kimberly My Sisters Keeper. They took it the whole twist!!
@Jackie That’s sad. Very few books end in a way that completely surprises me. That one definitely had me going “oh wow!”
@Kimberly right?! That’s what made the book so good!
The movie is just a sad movie about a kid with cancer (that dies).
Most of Harlan Coben’s stand alones. He brings you a satisfying conclusion to a breath taking ride, and then, two pages later, turns it upside down leaving you stunned. Great reads!
Lying in wait
Panchinko.
All of George R R Martin books currently rereading the first for like the third time ?
The dream wife!! Loved the book but completely unexpected ending!
Almost every Jodi Picoult book!
@Olive truth!!!
19 Minutes was the best so far
If We Were Villains by ML Rio oh my goodness!!!
My sister’s keeper, never saw that one coming.
@Lisa I ugly cried for 30 minutes with that one. Gut wrenching.
I did too , that book left a big impression on me and I read it years ago.
Me too.
@Lisa I was going to post My Sisters Keeper too! It had me like WTFUUUUU.
Shame the movie ruined the ending.
@Brittany – me too! My husband thought I was crazy. ?
@Lesley so did mine ? I woke him up with my blubbering and he couldn’t believe I was crying so hard over a book ?
@Donna I agree. The movie was way less ‘heartbreaking’ the way they did it. If that makes sense without sounding cold.
they totally RUINED the twist in the movie! (By eliminating it!!)
@Jackie I agree, the movie was the absolute worst adaptation EVER!!
Atonement
Final girls!
The Horse Whisperer
cross her heart
Erica Costa I just finished behind her eyes & this was suggested. Would u recommend? Also looking for books with a great twist, so was considering ‘I let you go’ or ‘the kind worth killing’ as have also been recommended!
Life of pi
I let you go By Claire McIntosh
Yep
The woman in the window
@Anne there was one part in the book when I just went agh creepy. Took my breath away ahhaha
The Last Mrs. Parrish
Obsession
Fantastic book
The ending was so good, unexpected!
Dean Koontz’s Ashley Bell
Following.
My Sister’s Keeper
The Kind Worth Killing…amazing!
Same. I’m reading Her Every Fear right now. I’m clenching for the twist!
Great question Sam! Like several others have already said- My Sisters Keeper. One of my all-time favorite books.
Mine too!
The Partner, John Grisham
@Clarrissa I love John Grisham & also looking for a book with a twist! Would you recommend?
@Vicky yes!
Every Last One!!!! Anna Quindlen
Another vote for I let you go by Claire Macintosh
We Were Liars
I believe the book is called the beach house or Beach Road, by James Patterson. The outcome had me shocked like who he really was
Sharp Objects
@Jenny yeah that was messed up
Super twisted! I loved it ❤️
The Nate Temple series for sure!
Hopeless by colleen hoover and invisible by james patterson
The way Hopeless began had me like “Really…I am already rooting for couple who seems to not make it!” But then i was like ?. I have read a lot of her books and they always give me the feels!
“Flophouse” by Jesse Joe Jones.
Gone Girl
Lies by T M Logan x
Blood Law – Steve Hague.
Recent read
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
Great recommendations. Thanks!
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I let you go had the biggest twist iv read!
Stone’s Fall
Enders game
Salem falls
Lord of shadows
Atonement… so subtle but casts a whole new light.
A God in Ruins – definitely pulls the rug completely from under your feet.
Defending Jacob
We need to talk about Kevin
All the above have amazing denouements, but part of the pleasure was not knowing in advance they were coming… so just wondering if you may not get the same experience… as you are forewarned!
Yes, defending Jacob blew my mind!
We were liars
The nightingale
I gotta read The Nightingale!
I let you go by Claire Mackintosh. Huge twist!!!!!
I want to print this list!
Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
Following
Behind Her Eyes!
Definitely behind her eyes!!
The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian
http://myreadbooks.over-blog.com/2017/04/une-putain-d-histoire-by-bernard-minier.html
Gone girl
The Other Woman
The alchemist
Ghost Country, JK Franks
The Breakdown
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
agree!!!!!
@Elyse they changed to ending in the movie and all 3 of us watching were mad ?
I totally TOTALLY understand what you’re saying!!!!
I thought about it a long time. First I was crushed when I read the book and I couldn’t move- right? I was crying.! I also read it when it first came out before it was hyped and everyone in the world read it. But then I thought about the ending the book and I realized how perfect it was because it really had you think about the whole purpose.
So I was upset with the ending of the movie too but then I thought about it for a long time. And I agree it ruin things a lot but I think for a wide audience on a screen… Hollywood I kind of can understand why they made that choice….
Ha ha ha but only proving that 95% of the time books are always better than the movie!!!!
Holiday hugs!!!!- from Mexico on our 40th anniversary vacation
I had to read the ending 4 times for it to sink in. Happy Anniversary, always tell each other how much you love them ❤️
awwww…
Thank you so much!! You’re sweet Melodie ???
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Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson
Still Missing Chevy Stevens
Third Degree by Greg Iles
Identical by Ellen Hopkins .
Following
Toxic Justice by @Mel
Thanks, Simon. Your Death Dolls was fabulously jaw dropping too.
Thank you Mel ?
Behind her Eyes
Mudbound
Shutter Island
@Beth just talked about that last night!! Big jaw drop with different interperetions !
The ending to The Couple Next Door made me LAUGH SOOOOOO HARD!!!!!
BUT….
To the End of the World ( years ago)… had me more shocked and sad than any book I have ever read…
BUT NOTE.
I went into that book 100% BLIND at the time.
I knew NOTHING!!!!
I know lots NOW…
But no other book has hurt me more.
who is ‘to the end of the world’ by please? I can’t find it on google & I am 100% blind to it atm!
David Grossman – An Israeli author.
It’s not a thriller – ( we were asked about a shocking ending… and I know most of you associate this with psychological thriller type books & I do too –
Yet… this book was the exception.
At the ‘start’ of the story
3 characters are in a hospital. At first – you don’t know why – or even their ages – but they start talking to each other in the middle of the night.
The book will soon skip ahead 30 years –
These 3 people are friends.
It’s one of my favorite books.
Not everyone likes it – but many do. It did win awards.
If you need a book to be thrilling fast -then skip it – but if you like interesting characters – dialogue- complex relationships – you might like this.
Oops —and you couldn’t find it because of my mistake
“To The End Of The Land”
I didn’t realize I made a boo boo
Forgive me. I’m sorry to have made it difficult for you
@Elyse thanks!
a pleasure Vicky! If you do read that book I sure would love to know what you think.
A fine balance – rohinton mistry
The Daughter
I loved the ending of Behind Closed Doors. I don’t know that I would classify it as jaw-dropping per se but damn it made me say out loud “oh yes she did!!”
Behind closed doors !
All is Not Forgotten
Defending Jacob
Karen Simmons I have this on my TBR list.
The luckiest girl Alive by Jessica Knoll.
Behind Her Eyes and Between You and Me.
Verity by Colleen Hoover
behind closed doors by b.a Paris
@Sam so good!
Skallagrigg
Karma browns “come away with me”!
Shutter Island.
Reas the book before movie came out.
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@Cara
following
Every Last One by Quindlen!