The Photographer: A Novel
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- Author：Mary Dixie Carter
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Michele
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I fought a few battles with this book。 First of all， it was a slow start for me。 In addition， I found most of the characters in this book completely unlikable。 All of this combined to make it difficult for me to invest in the book the way I would have liked to。 However， it was an original idea with a strong creep factor。 The main character， Delta was flat out crazy。 I would have liked more of her back story。 It would have helped to understand why she was that way。 I feel like we were given snipp I fought a few battles with this book。 First of all， it was a slow start for me。 In addition， I found most of the characters in this book completely unlikable。 All of this combined to make it difficult for me to invest in the book the way I would have liked to。 However， it was an original idea with a strong creep factor。 The main character， Delta was flat out crazy。 I would have liked more of her back story。 It would have helped to understand why she was that way。 I feel like we were given snippets of her past but never knew what was real and what was her twisted perception of reality。 Overall， this was a good debut with a creative storyline。Regarding the audiobook， I think the narration fits the storyline quite well。 It's done by the author and she captures Delta's inner voice perfectly。 I believe that is an advantage to having the author narrate the story -- they know exactly how the character's emotions should be expressed。Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC。 I voluntarily chose to review this book and the opinions contained within are my own。 。。。more
Cassie
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For a debut novel， this book was okay。 It's a mystery/thriller with a story that has been done before， and unfortunately， it doesn't bring anything new or exciting to the genre to make it really stand out。 It's a fast-paced read that I finished in a day， and I did feel unsettled by Delta's obsession with the Straub's family。 I would have liked some more unexpected twists in the story。 This is a great book though if you're looking for something quick to read that's entertaining， but nothing speci For a debut novel， this book was okay。 It's a mystery/thriller with a story that has been done before， and unfortunately， it doesn't bring anything new or exciting to the genre to make it really stand out。 It's a fast-paced read that I finished in a day， and I did feel unsettled by Delta's obsession with the Straub's family。 I would have liked some more unexpected twists in the story。 This is a great book though if you're looking for something quick to read that's entertaining， but nothing special。 #NetGalley #thephotographer #AudioARC2。5 Stars 。。。more
Jennifer Smith
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The PhotographerMary Dixie CarterMary Dixie Carter narrates her debut novel in a steady， consistently edgy story of obsession， drama， and suspense。 In the audiobook version of The Photographer， Carter becomes the voice of the very disturbed character she created， Delta Dawn。 A photographer in New York City， Delta captures memories of children's birthday parties in photos of their festive events。 There is nothing to celebrate though， when Delta immediately becomes obsessed with her clients Fritz The PhotographerMary Dixie CarterMary Dixie Carter narrates her debut novel in a steady， consistently edgy story of obsession， drama， and suspense。 In the audiobook version of The Photographer， Carter becomes the voice of the very disturbed character she created， Delta Dawn。 A photographer in New York City， Delta captures memories of children's birthday parties in photos of their festive events。 There is nothing to celebrate though， when Delta immediately becomes obsessed with her clients Fritz， Amelia and their daughter。 Delta visualizes images of her clients in her mind， leading her to edit her photos to match these troubling scenes。 The imagery became real when Delta strategically immerses herself totally in the lives of this family。 This audiobook is a chilling listen for a stormy Saturday night， but it will also add a dark intensity to a sunny Summer day。 Carter delivers a novel that lovers of twisted， family suspense will devour， and then wait anxiously for her next book。 Thank you to Macmillan Audio and Minotaur Books for an Advanced Reader's Copy of The Photographer in audiobook format， and I share my review。#NetGalley #ThePhotographerThe Photographer: A Novel 。。。more
Nicole Shaw
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Reading Between the Wines book review #58/115 for 2021:Rating: 4 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷Book 🎧: The PhotographerAuthor: Mary Dixie CarterGenre: General Fiction （Adult）RELEASES on May 25， 2021！！！ GRAB YOUR COPY TODAY！！Recommended to readers who would like the marriage of Single White Female meets You。 Sipping thoughts: Delta Dawn （cool name， I know right） is definitely the female version of Joe Goldberg from the book You but a little less intense and crazy。 Carter writes this book in a way that you feel sorry fo Reading Between the Wines book review #58/115 for 2021:Rating: 4 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷Book 🎧: The PhotographerAuthor: Mary Dixie CarterGenre: General Fiction （Adult）RELEASES on May 25， 2021！！！ GRAB YOUR COPY TODAY！！Recommended to readers who would like the marriage of Single White Female meets You。 Sipping thoughts: Delta Dawn （cool name， I know right） is definitely the female version of Joe Goldberg from the book You but a little less intense and crazy。 Carter writes this book in a way that you feel sorry for Delta rather than enraged or upset。 This book takes you on a journey of obsession， love， heartache， and loss with the psychological thrills added。 Cheers and thank you to @NetGalley， @marydixiecarter and @MacmillanAudio for an advanced copy of @ThePhotographer#MaryDixieCarter #ThePhotographer #MacmillanAudio #NetGalley #advancedreadercopy #ARC #Kindle #Booksofinstagram #readersofinstagram #bookstagram #nicoles_bookcellar #bookworm #bookdragon #booknerd #booklover #bookstagrammer #bookaholic #bookreview #bookreviewer #IHaveNoShelfControl #ReadingBetweenTheWines #fiction #generaladultfiction 。。。more
Kara Mishmash
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was insane！！！ I loved that from the beginning you could tell that something was wrong with Delta。 She was obviously crazy and obsessed with the families she photographed but then wholely focused on the Straubs。 The scenes where she was compelled to get naked in their home were as uncomfortable as they were intended to make you。 I appropriately cringed at many moments。 The photoshopping was creepy AF。 I was actually surprised at the Jasper twist and I guessed that there’d be some violen This book was insane！！！ I loved that from the beginning you could tell that something was wrong with Delta。 She was obviously crazy and obsessed with the families she photographed but then wholely focused on the Straubs。 The scenes where she was compelled to get naked in their home were as uncomfortable as they were intended to make you。 I appropriately cringed at many moments。 The photoshopping was creepy AF。 I was actually surprised at the Jasper twist and I guessed that there’d be some violence related to people figuring out her secrets。 I was pleasantly surprised at the outcome， as it was a huge departure from what I’d thought would happen。 Definitely a must read。 。。。more
Jess
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8/10 *review coming*
Suzy Lew
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When Perfect Images/ Are Made of Beautiful Lies/ The Truth Will Be ExposedThis is the tantalizing tag line of Mary Dixie Carter’s debut novel， The Photographer。 Delta Dawn is a talented children’s photographer， in demand for her services at the moneyed elite set’s children’s birthday parties。 After being asked to do photos at Natalie Straub’s birthday party， Delta falls in love with this ideal family of cool， cultural， and sophisticated architects， Fritz and Amelia， along with their precocious d When Perfect Images/ Are Made of Beautiful Lies/ The Truth Will Be ExposedThis is the tantalizing tag line of Mary Dixie Carter’s debut novel， The Photographer。 Delta Dawn is a talented children’s photographer， in demand for her services at the moneyed elite set’s children’s birthday parties。 After being asked to do photos at Natalie Straub’s birthday party， Delta falls in love with this ideal family of cool， cultural， and sophisticated architects， Fritz and Amelia， along with their precocious daughter。 When a babysitter bails last minute， Delta is there to save the day and this begins her campaign to ingratiate herself into the Straub household-and the center of their lives。 Delta is skilled at photography-but also skilled at editing and manipulating pictures to fit her chosen narrative。 And it’s not only photos she’s editing。 Delta is manipulating people and their basest emotions and will stop at nothing to get what she wants and what she feels is rightfully hers。 This is a somewhat generic thriller that doesn’t really contain any heart-stopping moments or genuine thrills。 The characters are a bit wooden and it’s hard to find a hero。 Delta is so “cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs” crazy that it’s almost cartoonish instead of bone-chilling。 It does a slow build that is satisfactory but not altogether satisfying。 It’s “ok” but needs a bit more character development to get our emotions involved。 。。。more
Richelle Robinson
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The Photographer Thank you Macmillan Audio & NetGalley for my advanced listening copy。 Delta’s narration was good。 Amelia’s narration made me want to laugh at times。 I found her voice to be very shrill and off putting。 As far as the plot goes I found it to be lackluster。 The ending was abrupt。 I wanted more for the final showdown so to speak。 I wouldn’t call this book a thriller。 More like a slow burn domestic suspense with an anti climatic letdown。 I can’t recommend this book at all。 Trigger: F The Photographer Thank you Macmillan Audio & NetGalley for my advanced listening copy。 Delta’s narration was good。 Amelia’s narration made me want to laugh at times。 I found her voice to be very shrill and off putting。 As far as the plot goes I found it to be lackluster。 The ending was abrupt。 I wanted more for the final showdown so to speak。 I wouldn’t call this book a thriller。 More like a slow burn domestic suspense with an anti climatic letdown。 I can’t recommend this book at all。 Trigger: Fertility issues 。。。more
Carolyn Valdez
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When I first started reading this book I was thinking this is weird and I am not sure I want to continue reading this。 But I did continue and I’m glad I did because the more I read the more it became interesting even though it was still weird。 The ending was definitely a surprise。Thank you to NetGallery for giving me the chance to read this ARC。
Dallas Strawn
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Three unimpressed stars for this one for me， unfortunately。。。I thought it was decent， but I never really got "hooked" into the story like most psychological thrillers。。。。this felt rather dull and not edge of your seat paced like most thrillers that I read。。。。It didn't have much of a creep factor either like the cover would lead you to believe。 Delta Dawn， yes， named after the song， is the main character， and she's a highly sought after children's party photographer for elite families。。。。and then Three unimpressed stars for this one for me， unfortunately。。。I thought it was decent， but I never really got "hooked" into the story like most psychological thrillers。。。。this felt rather dull and not edge of your seat paced like most thrillers that I read。。。。It didn't have much of a creep factor either like the cover would lead you to believe。 Delta Dawn， yes， named after the song， is the main character， and she's a highly sought after children's party photographer for elite families。。。。and then she comes to the party of Amelia's daughter Natalie， and the parents have an emergency at the end of the party and Delta ends up staying to babysit for them。。。。and they form a friendship。。。。but Delta has ulterior motives。。。。。I'm sure some people will enjoy this more than I did， it wasn't bad at all。。。I just kept waiting for more。 And the ending didn't excite me。。。I knew where it was going。 I listened to this on audiobook thanks to NetGalley and the narration was strong and easy to keep your mind focused， it was narrated by the author herself and I think she did a great job narrating Delta。 The book is rather short， the audio is only 8。5 hours long including a 20 minute interview with the author at the end， so I finished it in two sittings on 2x speed！Thanks Netgalley！ 。。。more
Booksandcoffeepleasemx
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3。5 StarsCreepy and suspenseful！After seeing this book all over Instagram I decided to listen to the audio version。 I had a hard time at first to really engage with the story， it felt slow for me， but I was intrigued by Delta’s character since the first chapter so I kept going， and I’m glad I did。 The story was gripping and twisty， and by the end I just couldn’t stop listening。 A great and solid debut from this author and I’ll be looking to more books from this author in the future！Thank you Net 3。5 StarsCreepy and suspenseful！After seeing this book all over Instagram I decided to listen to the audio version。 I had a hard time at first to really engage with the story， it felt slow for me， but I was intrigued by Delta’s character since the first chapter so I kept going， and I’m glad I did。 The story was gripping and twisty， and by the end I just couldn’t stop listening。 A great and solid debut from this author and I’ll be looking to more books from this author in the future！Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this ALC。The Photographer by Mary Dixie Carter releases May 25， 2021。https://www。instagram。com/booksandcof。。。 。。。more
Elisabeth
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This is a wickedly enchanting psychological thriller。 To think these people really exist boggles my mind！ The only thing better than reading this book is listening to the audio read by the author。 Utterly chilling。
Jeanette Melton
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I enjoyed this book very much。 It was filled with creepy obsession and and fabrication。 The story line kept me wanting to know how it would end。 The narration was done by the author and was done well。 Thanks to NetGalley for the privilege to read and review this book。
Amanda
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I love， love， love a strong debut。 When you combine it with a creepy hands-on stalker， it gets even better。 The Photographer was such a chill fest， and I seriously hope that we see Delta Dawn back for another installment。 I can easily see her being a female Joe Goldberg， particularly with the way The Photographer ended。 Please， Mary Dixie Carter， let us see more Delta！
Melissa
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I wanted to like this one， I really did。 The premise pulled me in but the book just didn't do it for me。 I'm not sure where the disconnect was although I suspect it was partly because some of the logic just wasn't there。 I mean。。。。who leaves their child with someone they just met because their babysitter flaked？ That doesn't make any sense。 3 stars because it was enjoyable in the sense that I didn't feel like I couldn't finish it but overall， just meh。Thank you to NetGalley for an arc of this in I wanted to like this one， I really did。 The premise pulled me in but the book just didn't do it for me。 I'm not sure where the disconnect was although I suspect it was partly because some of the logic just wasn't there。 I mean。。。。who leaves their child with someone they just met because their babysitter flaked？ That doesn't make any sense。 3 stars because it was enjoyable in the sense that I didn't feel like I couldn't finish it but overall， just meh。Thank you to NetGalley for an arc of this in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jenessa
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The Photographer， by Mary Dixie Carter， tells the story of Delta Dawn， a party photographer that is exceptional at taking pictures of children and families。 She meets the Straubs， Amelia and Fritz， and their daughter Natalie， at Natalie's birthday party， and from there attempts to insert herself into their everyday lives。 It begins with babysitting Natalie， escalating to house sitting and becoming a surrogate to the couple when they experience secondary infertility。 Delta is singularly obsessed The Photographer， by Mary Dixie Carter， tells the story of Delta Dawn， a party photographer that is exceptional at taking pictures of children and families。 She meets the Straubs， Amelia and Fritz， and their daughter Natalie， at Natalie's birthday party， and from there attempts to insert herself into their everyday lives。 It begins with babysitting Natalie， escalating to house sitting and becoming a surrogate to the couple when they experience secondary infertility。 Delta is singularly obsessed with the family， and the lengths that she goes to keep the family in her life is scary， creepy and diabolical， at times。 For example， Amelia and Fritz consider adopting a child， and Delta manages to sabotage that by encouraging the birth mother to get back together with her dead beat boyfriend， and allowing Amelia to self-destruct during part of the interview process。 Delta is focused on being part of this family， and goes to great lengths to make sure she remains in their lives。Delta Dawn is an extremely unreliable narrator。 I definitely didn't like her， as she was so unreliable and you could tell that she had some sort of mental illness going on。 She lied compulsively to the Straubs， and as a reader， it was difficult to know if Delta was lying to the reader too。 For example， she talks about a son， Jasper， who you aren't sure exists， and most of the details of her life are completely fabricated。 She's a character that you never quite get to know， due to her compulsive lies。 At the end， I was questioning if her name was even Delta Dawn， because she had lied about pretty much everything else in her life！The end did have a twist that I was not at all expecting。 Despite the extremely unlikable character of Delta Dawn， I really enjoyed this book。 The unreliable narrator served a great purpose， and kept me guessing at everything that Delta did or said。 It made for an extremely enjoyable book that certainly kept me on my toes！ I'd recommend this book to those who like stories with unreliable narrators （think Gone Girl or Girl on the Train） or those who like domestic thrillers。 Thank you to the author， publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Lisa Laura
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Told from the point of view of Delta Dawn， an accomplished family photographer who invisions herself in the lives of those she photographs。 She becomes so obsessed with her recent clients that she manipulates the situation and inserts herself into the family。 She sees a need and she fills it。 Babysitter， sure！ Pick up dry cleaning， yup！ Water plants while we are away， she’s your gal！ The most unbelievable part is that after she photographs their daughter's birthday they trust her enough to do al Told from the point of view of Delta Dawn， an accomplished family photographer who invisions herself in the lives of those she photographs。 She becomes so obsessed with her recent clients that she manipulates the situation and inserts herself into the family。 She sees a need and she fills it。 Babysitter， sure！ Pick up dry cleaning， yup！ Water plants while we are away， she’s your gal！ The most unbelievable part is that after she photographs their daughter's birthday they trust her enough to do all these other things， even giving her a key to their house。 If you can get past that， the story takes you for a ride of deep obsession and strange behavior。 （It reminded me a tad of Alex Six if you have read that one。）Overall， a wild ride with a obsessive person。 We get glimpses of her life before but never answers which left me a tad unsatisfied。 A great quick read and that I would recommend。 。。。more
Christine
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This book was a real page turner I honestly couldn’t put it down ！ A woman does a photography job for a couple who want to adopt a baby and she ingratiated herself into their lives and manipulates their relationship until they see her true colors and explode on her but now she is pregnant with their baby and Amelia and her get into an argument because Amelia sees delta Dawn’s true colors so she pushes her down a set of stairs but is the baby really gone or had delta dawn told another lie？
Jesse
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What The Photographer lacks in polish and finesse， it more than makes up for with creepiness。 The protagonist scares me。。。
JanB
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Delta Dawn makes her living as a photographer of the well-heeled elite of NYC。 She knows just how to manipulate and photoshop the pictures to make everything look perfect， and is hired by Amelia and Fitz to photograph their daughter Natalie’s birthday party。 As the day progresses and conversations are overheard， it becomes clear to Delta that they have something she wants， and she can give them something they want。 She hatches a plan to make herself indispensable to the family and manipulates ci Delta Dawn makes her living as a photographer of the well-heeled elite of NYC。 She knows just how to manipulate and photoshop the pictures to make everything look perfect， and is hired by Amelia and Fitz to photograph their daughter Natalie’s birthday party。 As the day progresses and conversations are overheard， it becomes clear to Delta that they have something she wants， and she can give them something they want。 She hatches a plan to make herself indispensable to the family and manipulates circumstances to ingratiate herself with the family。 Pictures aren’t the only thing Delta can manipulate。What does she want？ More than what we are told from the beginning。 Told exclusively from Delta’s POV， this is a tale of envy and obsession by a master manipulator。 What she does to accomplish her goal is totally creepy as the lines between what is real and what exists only in her mind is blurred。 Amelia has obsessions of her own， as we soon discover。 And Natalie， the 11-year-old？ Turns out she’s the savviest of them all。 Sure you have to suspend some disbelief， but I accept that in this genre。 It was still a fun read！ I’m learning to just go with the flow and I'm enjoying this genre on audio very much。Note: I do not recommend the audio version， read by the author。 Intentional or not， her voice and cadence was very slow and robotic with poor sound quality， as if she was talking into a tin can。 I always increase the speed on audiobooks to approximate my own reading speed while keeping the voice（s） normal， but in this case nothing helped。 I had to work hard to separate my dislike of the narration from the story itself。•tI received a copy of the audio via NetGalley。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Lee-Ann Gaudette
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First of all thank you to Net Galley for letting me read this ARC。。。。now for the actual book。 What a read this book was。 At first I thought awe this is going to be a nice story of making new friends through your actual job and building on that friendship to see where it goes。 WOW I realized that was not what was going to happen at all。 How one person can make so many fabrications and keep those all straight is above and beyond me。 This story had all the weird psychological twists that I really e First of all thank you to Net Galley for letting me read this ARC。。。。now for the actual book。 What a read this book was。 At first I thought awe this is going to be a nice story of making new friends through your actual job and building on that friendship to see where it goes。 WOW I realized that was not what was going to happen at all。 How one person can make so many fabrications and keep those all straight is above and beyond me。 This story had all the weird psychological twists that I really enjoy in a good book。 The fact that there was an actual story that kept my attention and kept me wanting to read to find out what the outcome would be and how all the characters would be affected in the end was great too。 I Look forward to reading more by this Author。 。。。more
Dauntless Novels - Badus Reviews and Writings
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What did I just read？？！！ This book is full of so many forms of dishonesty， deceit， and all around sick-to-my-stomach actions that it took me a day to process what I just read。 Delta Dawn is the main character that has a sick and demented way of living her life。 She becomes too obsessed with her clients， lives in her imagination and pretends it’s a reality， and suffers from a ridiculous amount of manipulation she casts on others。 I have to give this book 3 stars simply does how much I hated the m What did I just read？？！！ This book is full of so many forms of dishonesty， deceit， and all around sick-to-my-stomach actions that it took me a day to process what I just read。 Delta Dawn is the main character that has a sick and demented way of living her life。 She becomes too obsessed with her clients， lives in her imagination and pretends it’s a reality， and suffers from a ridiculous amount of manipulation she casts on others。 I have to give this book 3 stars simply does how much I hated the main character。 The Straubs are a couple with a child who want another one。 They lack depth and Amelia， the mom， is such a lost character that her personality was toxic and a terrible influence on her daughter。Not a fan of this book。 。。。more
Lacepaperlife
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Reviewing The Photographer By Mary Dixie Carter I went into this read expecting a thriller but what I experienced was more of a slow burning mystery。 While the concept was Intriguing there was never a sense of danger or fear driving the reader， simple curiosity of how it would all play out。 The characters felt stereotypical and Delta seem to find her way into the family’s hearts a little too quickly in my opinion。 If you’re looking for interesting read with a bit of a Psychological twist this mi Reviewing The Photographer By Mary Dixie Carter I went into this read expecting a thriller but what I experienced was more of a slow burning mystery。 While the concept was Intriguing there was never a sense of danger or fear driving the reader， simple curiosity of how it would all play out。 The characters felt stereotypical and Delta seem to find her way into the family’s hearts a little too quickly in my opinion。 If you’re looking for interesting read with a bit of a Psychological twist this might be the book for you。 I didn’t love this one enough to recommend it but if you happen to pick it up I’d love to hear your thoughts。⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars for this 2021 release Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur books for providing an advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinions and review。 。。。more
Deb✨
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The Photographer is a suspenseful mystery debut written and narrated by Mary Dixie Carter。 This one grabbed me from the start and kept me wanting to know what would happen next。 Photographer Delta Dawn works for elite， high end， New York clientele， taking pictures of children's birthday parties。 She has a very highly skilled knack for capturing just the right moments， and looks on children's faces。 She knows when and who to include in the photos。 She also knows that the parents want to look like The Photographer is a suspenseful mystery debut written and narrated by Mary Dixie Carter。 This one grabbed me from the start and kept me wanting to know what would happen next。 Photographer Delta Dawn works for elite， high end， New York clientele， taking pictures of children's birthday parties。 She has a very highly skilled knack for capturing just the right moments， and looks on children's faces。 She knows when and who to include in the photos。 She also knows that the parents want to look like they are good parents in the pictures as well。 Delta has great photoshopping abilities to make sure a sad or grumpy child will turn out good in her pictures。 She also has a few magic tricks and ballon animal skills up her sleeve to help kids smile。 Her photography reputation is excellent and she gets many job referrals by word of mouth。 When Delta agrees to photograph a birthday party for the Straub family's daughter， Natalie， she is somehow strongly drawn to them personally。 She becomes compulsively obsessed with them and weaves her way into their family in a weird and unbalanced way， bit by bit。 First， she ends up being Natalie's babysitter （and friend）， then the trust grows more and more with her parents Amelia and Fritz until it gets deeper and weirder！ By the time she has herself completely ingratiated into the family though， I had to wonder at times， doesn't anyone ever do a background check？？ Delta was totally creepy and this story was told in her first person POV。 How reliable was it？ This was a fun， creepy suspense for me and it kept me wondering what would happen next， so I had to keep reading to the end。 The narration by the author was convincing， and she did a great job。 I gave this story 3。5 stars rounded up to 4。 I would like to thank #NetGalley and Macmillan Audio/Minotaur Books for my AudioARC in exchange for my honest review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Sarah
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This book was amazing！ I had a hard time putting it down。 The central question in the story is: How far would you go to get what you want？ What are you capable of？ Who are you willing to use？ To destroy？ The story is told from the point of view of the antagonist。 It’s really an intimate portrait of a psychopath， from inside her head。 Every single time I thought she wouldn’t go farther， wouldn’t keep going， she did。 This book was chilling and captivating。 It was like watching a car crash in slow This book was amazing！ I had a hard time putting it down。 The central question in the story is: How far would you go to get what you want？ What are you capable of？ Who are you willing to use？ To destroy？ The story is told from the point of view of the antagonist。 It’s really an intimate portrait of a psychopath， from inside her head。 Every single time I thought she wouldn’t go farther， wouldn’t keep going， she did。 This book was chilling and captivating。 It was like watching a car crash in slow motion。 I CANNOT wait for the author to give me more。Edited to thank Mary Dixie Carter and Goodreads for the advanced copy。 It was a new experience for me and I relished it！ 。。。more
ReadingTilTheBreakOfDawn
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The Photographer was a different sort of psychological thriller than I'm used to。 Although it was a quicker read， it was rather slow paced and felt like a lot of nothing was happening。 It was slow to build and we were getting to know our narrator， Delta Dawn throughout since it is told all from her POV （which I'm not too keen on with thrillers）。 It was reminiscent of those 80's and 90's films like Single White Female。 Always wanting what others have and doing what one needed to do to get it。Delt The Photographer was a different sort of psychological thriller than I'm used to。 Although it was a quicker read， it was rather slow paced and felt like a lot of nothing was happening。 It was slow to build and we were getting to know our narrator， Delta Dawn throughout since it is told all from her POV （which I'm not too keen on with thrillers）。 It was reminiscent of those 80's and 90's films like Single White Female。 Always wanting what others have and doing what one needed to do to get it。Delta is a photographer in NY。 She shoots primarily children and seems to have a real connection with her subjects and their families。 When the Straub family （Amelia and Fritz） hires her for their daughter， Natalie's birthday party， an unusual friendship begins to form between Delta and Amelia （the mother）。 As a photographer， Delta can really change the perspective of the world。 She can manipulate the audience into seeing what she believes they want to see and what she thinks is the better version。 Isn't that what social media and the world of digital photography is about？ Putting your best foot forward？ That was how I was getting to view Delta's world。 Since the story is told all from her view， I didn't know how reliable of narrator she was。 But it was quite obvious from the beginning WHO she was。I listened to the audio of this book and was quite mesmerized with the narrator （who just happened to be the author of the book）。 She had a dreamy feel for Delta's voice。 Even though I felt I needed to suspend my belief in what Delta was doing， she still put me at ease with how Mary Dixie Carter portrayed her。 And the way she tackled Amelia and that upper class voice， really put a face on her。 I wanted to root for Delta because of this。 Is Delta an unreliable narrator or is Amelia really that clouded in judgment and so focused on what she wants that she doesn't care what is right in front of her？Overall， the book was entertaining and ok。 I liked the premise， but felt like it was a bit slow and I wanted more to happen。 I was waiting for a huge climax but felt like it was a story that just petered along。 Nothing too surprising took place， but I was invested enough to see how everything played out。 If you're looking to suspend a bit of believability for a bit and just want some Single White Female entertainment， I think you'd enjoy this book。 I'll be curious what comes next from this author。 3+ stars 。。。more
Ann
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The Photographer （Mary Dixie Carter） is a story about someone that will often have you head shaking in disbelief。 Delta is certainly not someone you would choose to be friends with。。。。。。 if you really knew her。 But Miss Dawn makes for some interesting reading！ I want to thank NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for an early copy to review。 The Photographer （Mary Dixie Carter） is a story about someone that will often have you head shaking in disbelief。 Delta is certainly not someone you would choose to be friends with。。。。。。 if you really knew her。 But Miss Dawn makes for some interesting reading！ I want to thank NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for an early copy to review。 。。。more
Kimberly Young
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The Photographer by Mary Dixie Carter was pure fun to read！ Delta Dawn （yes， like the song） lives in New York and is a photographer for hire for birthday parties， pregnancy photos， etc。 When she is hired by a wealthy couple， Amelia and Fritz， to take photos of their daughter Natalie's birthday party she becomes obsessed with their family。 Think a female version of Joe from You。 It seems Delta doesn't really have a family anymore and wants to become part of their family。 I don't want to give too The Photographer by Mary Dixie Carter was pure fun to read！ Delta Dawn （yes， like the song） lives in New York and is a photographer for hire for birthday parties， pregnancy photos， etc。 When she is hired by a wealthy couple， Amelia and Fritz， to take photos of their daughter Natalie's birthday party she becomes obsessed with their family。 Think a female version of Joe from You。 It seems Delta doesn't really have a family anymore and wants to become part of their family。 I don't want to give too much more away of the plot， but this book gets creepier and weirder as it goes along。 I loved it！ The character of Delta was so normal but abnormal at the same time。 She is definitely an unreliable narrator。 I look forward to reading more books by Carter in the future。 Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for the advanced copy of this book。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Kathleen Gray
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A zippy thriller！ Delta Dawn is a sought after children's photographer because of her ability to smooth the edges and make everything look happy。 She goes off the rails when she meets the Straub's after being hired to shoot Natalie's 11th birthday party。 For some unknown and inexplicable reason， the Straubs - Amelia and Fitz- hire her to babysit when their arrangements fall through。 That gives Delta the chance to begin to photoshop herself into their lives。 It gets creepy。 The only ones who see A zippy thriller！ Delta Dawn is a sought after children's photographer because of her ability to smooth the edges and make everything look happy。 She goes off the rails when she meets the Straub's after being hired to shoot Natalie's 11th birthday party。 For some unknown and inexplicable reason， the Straubs - Amelia and Fitz- hire her to babysit when their arrangements fall through。 That gives Delta the chance to begin to photoshop herself into their lives。 It gets creepy。 The only ones who see what's happening are Natalie and， well， the pets。 Amelia and Fitz are blind to the obsession until they aren't。 Delta （I really hate her name because the song kept echoing in my brain） is a well constructed character with a back story that is suggested rather than explained。 The storytelling is good。 There is a plot hole， to be fair， but that didn't keep me from turning the pages。 Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC。 This should make parents think twice。 。。。more
Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice*
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