FIVE STARSSean Suh. His name doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but that doesn’t matter. It works. Sean Suh is the main character, otherwise known as the UNRELIABLE NARRATOR, in debut author Wendy Heard’s novel, Hunting Annabelle. Is he a serial killer? Is he insane? Or just a one-time killer? You won’t know until the very end…(tease tease)!You will know that he is an odd duck. I guarantee he will command your full attention from page one. Delectably untrustworthy, yet incredibly sympathetic…w...

3.5 Unexpected Stars for Hunting Annabelle It's no secret I enjoy reading about psychotic killers and aggressive, unremorseful sociopaths. Thrillers are my jam! Hunting Annabelle had all of that, along with a damaged MC that you can't help but feel some sympathy for. Yikes, did I just admit I found a sociopath endearing? Yes, I did! I was intrigued by the premise of the book. Sean Suh is a killer. He is fighting demons daily, trying not to kill again. Then he meets Annabelle. He falls hard -...

Unfortunately, Hunting Annabelle wasn't the right fit for me. I just didn't enjoy it. It had a promising start, as the author's writing is strong, but the story itself did nothing for me.Around the 50% mark it took a turn and was never able to recapture my interest. Our protagonist, Sean Suh, is a Korean-American in his early 20s, who you discover has strong urges to hurt and kill young women. In fact, you learn that he acted on these urges at least once in a severe enough manner to have him sen...

I feel like Sean is such a well developed character in Hunting Annabelle. Despite knowing he killed his teenage girlfriend when he was in high school, due to being mentally ill, I couldn't help hoping he could be truly rehabilitated and that he could have a better future. Those thoughts are difficult for me because I know that the girl had her life snuffed out and has no hope of a better life herself and her friends and family will always effected by her murder and death, a reality that Sean rea...

Hunting Annabelle features Sean, a twenty-something young man battling the personal demons surrounding his profound mental illness, when a girl he just met is kidnapped before his eyes...or was she? What follows is his pursuit to find out what happened to Annabelle while simultaneously being investigated by the police as the prime suspect in her disappearance. I enjoyed the first third of this book, however, the novelty of the plot was quickly ruined for me. I became bored with Sean's endeavor t...

Wendy Heard’s Hunting Annabelle is the best kind of psychological thriller - dark and twisted with a generous side of creepy. I had no idea where this story was going, only that i was rooting for Sean, the tortured hero whose search for Annabelle means releasing his own inner demons. Gritty, intense, and 100% surprising, Hunting Annabelle is one hell of a wild ride.

Wow I wanted to read something darker that would keep me guessing and this book certainly ticked all the boxes.Sean Suh is the main character, we know he has violent tendencies and was at a psychiatric corrections unit for 3 years for killing someone. He is heavily medicated by his controlling mother which keeps him in a state of stupor. Is he schizophrenic or is it the medication?Sean meets Annabelle at 4 Corners, a leisure park which he goes to daily to draw the tourists. Sean is instantly att...

This book will make your mind spin and your palms sweat, an edge of your seat ride into crazy town!Oh how I love to spend time in the mind of a psychopath! Although in the case of Sean you were never quite sure if he was a psychopath or a victim? This really was what set this book a bit apart, the not knowing if you were sympathetic towards the bad guy or the good guy... but good or bad Sean was definitely an odd duck...Sean has recently been released from a psychiatric hospital, for reasons you...

3.5 terrifying starsSean is quite a troubled young man, recently released from a mental institution after being convicted of a grisly murder. Sean is mentally ill, raised by what seems to be an uncaring brilliant neurosurgeon mother, he tries to escape the hallucinations, the psychotropic drugs the delusions, and the overwhelming urge to kill. He sees auras indicative of his schizophrenia, and then one day in a park he frequents he meets Annabelle and there is an instant connection. Could this b...

Amazing!! This was a four star book for me from the very beginning....Then the ending just blew me away! Such a fresh take on the psychological thriller I love. Truly original.

I highly recommend this book to all mystery/thriller lovers. You will not be disappointed!!

Special thanks to NetGalley for the free copy in exchange for my honest review.