Summing Up "The Night Bird"

Hello, everyone!  I have officially finished my first book in 2017 :)

*waits for applause to die down*

Thank you for the acknowledgement ;)

So for each summary of the books I've read on my book list, I'm going to be filling out a survey of sorts.  Just a fun and easy way to disseminate each book.

Without further ado:

• Why I Chose This Book:  As an Amazon Prime member, I get a free book each month, and there are usually 6 books to choose from.  For January, this book seemed the most interesting to me, so that's why I chose to read it.
• Book Rating (1-5 Stars):  I'm going to give this book 4 stars.  It was a good book - well-written and extremely riveting, but due to the fact that it's a Thriller (which is not usually up my alley), I probably would never read it again.  Plus some scenes freaked me out a little.
• Setting of the Book: The book took place in modern-day San Francisco.  No world-building here.
• About the Author: Brian Freeman is a best-selling author of psychological thrillers, and The Night Bird is his most recent book.  It's on the Amazon #1 Bestseller's list right now.  He specializes in books with haunting characters and lightning-fast paces.
• Plot of the book in one sentence:  People keep dying by having mental breakdowns out of nowhere, and a cop is trying to figure out why.
• If I Could Rename the Book:  Don't Read This Book Unless You Want to Have Nightmares About a Guy Wearing a Creepy Mask
• Genre: Psychological Thriller
• Point of View: Third Person Limited.  The POV alternates between the three main characters.
• Favorite Character: The cop, Frost Easton (cool name, right?)
• Least Favorite Character: Obviously, the killer.  And the decoy killer.  lol
• Other (Main Characters): A therapist name Frankie Stein (haha, Frankenstein) and a 25-year-old woman named Lucy Hagen (who has the hots for Frost - will they end up together?  You'll have to find out! Muahahahaha)
• If the Book was made into a movie, who would play the main characters?
  - The cop, Frost Easton, would be played by Reagan Osborne.  He's a pretty great actor. lol
  - The therapist, Frankie Stein, would be played by Victoria Justice.  But like, Victoria in about 5 years, because she's only 23 now.
  - The 25-year-old, Lucy Hagen, would be played by Dreama Walker.  Don't know who that is?  Look her up ;)
• Favorite Scene of the Book: Honestly, I didn't really have one.  Like I said, I'm not a huge fan of Thrillers.  One thing I DID appreciate about the book was it's psychological-ness.  You see, all of the victims are former patients of Frankie Stein.  They came to see her to get help facing their worst fears (triggered by a past event in their lives).  What Dr. Stein would then do would be to administer memory reconsolidation where she has them relive the memory of the past event, but she reframes it or changes details of it so the emotion tied to the memory is no longer debilitating for the client.  It's pretty fascinating, really.
• Least Favorite Scene of the Book: Probably the climax of the book when the cop, therapist, and 25-year-old are all in the same room as the killer and stuff gets real.  Like, REAL real.  It's freaky.
• Favorite Quote of the Book: "Everything in life came down to memories. The good. The bad. The real. The imagined. Put them all together, and that was the person you were."
• Did I like the Ending? Meh. Not particularly. But I didn't hate it either.
• Which of my friends could I see loving this book? Probably Reagan.  He's the only person I know who likes scary movies, so he may like this book.
• Which of my friends could I see hating this book? There's not one specific person that comes to mind, but pretty much any friend who usually likes romance novels, because this is not that.  At all.
• This book left me feeling: Creeped out.
• How Long Did It Take Me to Read It: About 3-4 hours :)

So there it is.  My book summary for "The Night Bird."  What do you think?  Would you read it based on my review?  What other questions should I add to my book survey?  Do you like Psychological Thrillers?  Let me know!