Chatroom With A View by Glenn Maynard – Review by Rebeca Elliott Figueiras

Chatroom with a View by Glenn Maynard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

It was the killer gene aspect of this book that drew me to it as I love seeing the way psychology is used in thrillers, and I was not disappointed. The aspects of nature vs nurture were intriguing, but it was ultimately the way the characters were written which made the book for me.
The ways the characters viewed the world and how the events in their lives shaped them was extreme at times but the fact the author chose to delve into the darker decisions and aspects fascinated me and I was hooked from the first chapter. The descriptions and the emotions created an intense need to know what they’d do next.
I enjoyed how Troy was written, as although I was at times wanting to shout to him that he was making the wrong decisions, his ‘descent into madness’ was expressed very well and shown through his irrational responses.
Veronica is also an interesting character. She’s determined and hopeful to make things work. Some of her decisions irked me given her pregnancy however I can see why she was written as she was, and she does bring the nature vs nurture element I enjoyed.
I enjoyed this dark psychological thriller and would certainly read it again.

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