When a blurb on a book says "The most shocking ending you will read all year" and "Read it before someone tells you the ending" I am hooked. I saw "Behind her eyes" browsing in a store, bought it and, being curious, finished it today. The hefty promise it makes can only be kept if you don't know anything at all about the book and that includes the genre.

As soon as it is clear where the journey goes, the possibility of shocking endings are very limited,, especially if you read your share of horror and supernatural novels. The second twist comes a bit more surprising but gets also strong hints a few pages before the end (and of course from the title of the book itself).

As such, "Behind her Eyes" is not a bad book. It's a fast paced, entertaining read with engaging characters and a strong "villain". The wrong advertising doesn't do it good, though. It is marketed and sold as a psychological thriller (and I should have been suspicious why such a book would have reviews by Neil Gaiman and Joe Hill quoted) and as that alone it is too weak. There are similiar books that manage to be dark, twisty and surprising without the help of supernatural elements, "Gone Girl" and "The Girl on the Train" come to mind.

As a horror story it's without any doubt very cleverly crafted and I for sure will at least browse it a second time with the ending in mind before throwing it in the "to be sold" box. But I was promised an innovative and shocking story and that falls flat if you are familiar with the plot device. Maybe readers who never read any horror or supernatural stories will genuinely be horrified. I felt rather cheated