Review: The Near Daphne Experience - Alison Reynolds

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Review: The Near Daphne Experience - Alison Reynolds - June 2022

Have you ever read a book that you just can't properly explain what you have read? One of those books that if someone asked you what genre it fell into, you can't pinpoint it. For me, The Near Daphne Experience falls into this category. I do have to admit I did finish the book, but it was a weird ride to be on. This book is written completely in letter format and the odd text messages/ psych notes and emails. We have Daphne our main character who works as a psychiatrist and one of her patients is Jonathan who killed his sister Georgia and blames his mother. During the books, we see her notes about each of her sessions with him and she ends up using him in a plan that backfires near the end of the book aka The Red Picnic. I thought of Game of Thrones with this title but it was nowhere as exciting or bloody despite Daphne's hopes. During the book, we read as Daphne corresponds with her Mum Marion, best friend Celeste, and then also Jonathan's correspondence with Serial Killer Myra Hindley. I have to admit I hated the character of Daphne as she plays Ms. Innocent but she is psychotic herself and has a strong jealousy streak as she plays the victim yet she is having an affair with her best friend's husband and also wants to date a guy who really likes everyone but her and she's convinced he's her dream guy and then when things don't go her way, she gets pouty and decides to off them all via a killer but of course, that backfires too and she still doesn't admit that she did anything wrong, like really she is the one who should be in a psych ward - Ms. Narcisstic.
Overall, it was a good read but I shall let you decide for yourself how you feel and whether or not you give it a go as I am sitting on the fence with this one.


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