The Mentor: A Thriller
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- Create Date：2023-01-22 11:21:50
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Lee Matthew Goldberg
- ISBN：B0BHN581KH
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Reviews
Alice Yang
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this book will probably make you not want to work in publishing
Katie
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I blazed through this in one day。 I hate I left this one on my "to read" list for so long。 I will be recommending this to everyone who enjoys psychological thrillers。 I blazed through this in one day。 I hate I left this one on my "to read" list for so long。 I will be recommending this to everyone who enjoys psychological thrillers。 。。。more
Annie
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Very well written and intriguing just personally would not read again😔 A bit too gruesome for me…I did not know what was in store when I began reading。 However， it would definitely be more suitable if you can stomach more disturbing and very gruesome events。
Julie
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An editor and a story it is an interesting path。
Tiffany
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I wouldn't call this book good， but the twist was GENIUS。 I really thought about DNFing this book several times， but turns out I gave it 5 stars and I did because the twist is honestly， genius。 I laughed out loud at how great it was。 I mean， I MEAN！ The whole book we're all eating a heart， eating her heart， and I hated it。 But I didn't realize。。。。。。。。。I thought about it for days。 Ha！ Genius。 I wouldn't call this book good， but the twist was GENIUS。 I really thought about DNFing this book several times， but turns out I gave it 5 stars and I did because the twist is honestly， genius。 I laughed out loud at how great it was。 I mean， I MEAN！ The whole book we're all eating a heart， eating her heart， and I hated it。 But I didn't realize。。。。。。。。。I thought about it for days。 Ha！ Genius。 。。。more
TSam
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*3。5The mentor is a fast paced thriller with a gripping cat and mouse chase。Kyle being the newly famous editor at a major publishing was overjoyed when he was contacted by his former mentor， William。 When William mentions that he wrote a book， Kyle was excited to be the man's editor。 But after reading how deprived the story of William's manuscript was， he rejected it。 That's when things started to go downhill。A lot of reviewers describe this book as dark academia mixed with the publishing world， *3。5The mentor is a fast paced thriller with a gripping cat and mouse chase。Kyle being the newly famous editor at a major publishing was overjoyed when he was contacted by his former mentor， William。 When William mentions that he wrote a book， Kyle was excited to be the man's editor。 But after reading how deprived the story of William's manuscript was， he rejected it。 That's when things started to go downhill。A lot of reviewers describe this book as dark academia mixed with the publishing world， and I couldn't help but agree。 It has that major literary/dark academia vibe。 It's also interesting to see how the publishing industry works as we get to see Kyle works。This book is a page turner and not once slowing down， which made it hard for me to put this book down once I picked it up。 What intrigue me the most was the cat and mouse chase between Kyle and William， how these two are obsessed with getting the upper hand over the other。The characters were interesting but sometimes I do find William's character to be a bit 'messy' - I felt like the unravelling of his motive could be done more organically。 Kyle and William's dynamic relationship is interesting but it felt like it's missing something。 The final showdown between them didn't exactly have the emotional impact I was hoping for - honestly I just think their relationship should be fleshed out more。I love thrillers， especially the ones that explore characters dynamics like this but being familiar with a lot of thrillers makes it easy to guess what's to come。 For instance， William's class lecture at the beginning and how he mentioned/implied how literature can achieve immortality - I can already guess what his motivation is from the start or how the story may end。 Nevertheless， it did not damper my enjoyment but I wish this book does something new or maybe have more nuance than any other typical thrillers。Still， I do recommend giving this one a read。 。。。more
LoveleeBook
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Je suis tombée par hasard sur ce livre un jour où je me baladais dans un hypermarché， le temps d'un rendez-vous。 Il y avait eu une offre sur les Hugo en poche， donc j'avais sauté sur l'occasion。 Le résumé m'a de suite plu et je souhaitais me remettre au Thriller。 Maintenant que j'ai fini ce livre， je réalise à quel point ça m'a manqué。 De ressentir ces frissons d'effroi et de curiosité， d'avoir le souffle coupé par l'addiction suscité par les machinations de l'auteur qui essaie de manipuler notr Je suis tombée par hasard sur ce livre un jour où je me baladais dans un hypermarché， le temps d'un rendez-vous。 Il y avait eu une offre sur les Hugo en poche， donc j'avais sauté sur l'occasion。 Le résumé m'a de suite plu et je souhaitais me remettre au Thriller。 Maintenant que j'ai fini ce livre， je réalise à quel point ça m'a manqué。 De ressentir ces frissons d'effroi et de curiosité， d'avoir le souffle coupé par l'addiction suscité par les machinations de l'auteur qui essaie de manipuler notre cerveau et y parvient sans problème。Tout comme l'a fait Lee Matthew Goldberg。Même si j'ai su très rapidement saisir le fil conducteur et le suivre jusqu'à parvenir à deviner certains déroulements， pour d'autres， l'auteur a réussi à me bluffer sans que je puisse voir venir quoi que ce soit ！ J'ai eu cette désagréable impression d'être contaminée par la folie empoisonnant Kyle en cherchant à démêler le pourquoi du comment。Et plus je lisais， plus je réalisai qu'en vérité， je ne savais rien。 J'avais certes deviné le manteau qui recouvrait l'intrigue， sa structure， mais pas son corps et ni sa profondeur。 Et j'ai adoré ça。C'est un grand OUI pour ce livre。 Nul doute que je le relirai par la suite ！ 。。。more
Virginie Roy
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What a page turner！ The pace never slows down， the suspense ramps up， the story is full of tension， I was hooked from the start！ 4。5 starsThink The Plot mixed with For Your Own Good。。。 The publishing world mixed with dark academia。 A young and successful publisher meets one of his former teachers who supposedly wrote a masterpiece。 Some mad events and stalking ensue！The plot was very clever， I was always wondering what was going to happen next。I don't understand why this book isn't on everyone T What a page turner！ The pace never slows down， the suspense ramps up， the story is full of tension， I was hooked from the start！ 4。5 starsThink The Plot mixed with For Your Own Good。。。 The publishing world mixed with dark academia。 A young and successful publisher meets one of his former teachers who supposedly wrote a masterpiece。 Some mad events and stalking ensue！The plot was very clever， I was always wondering what was going to happen next。I don't understand why this book isn't on everyone TBR yet， but it's not too late to change that！😉📚 。。。more
Patricia Bergman
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I won this signed copy through Goodreads giveaway。This hard to put down horror/mystery is a unique blend a literary and psychological discussion that is very well written and an intriguing page turner。 I really can't compare it to anything else。 You just have to read it。 I won this signed copy through Goodreads giveaway。This hard to put down horror/mystery is a unique blend a literary and psychological discussion that is very well written and an intriguing page turner。 I really can't compare it to anything else。 You just have to read it。 。。。more
Bruno
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3。5 out of 5Final part could be more thrilling。considering how crazy was the whole reading adventure up to that point。 Depth could be more intense as well， since there are so many exciting and urgent matters throughout the book （drug abuse， anxiety， sociopathy，etc。）。 Exploring those would have improved the narrative。 Although it's 300 pages long， by the end of the book i felt it seemed more like a short story rather than a novel。 I had a great great time reading it， nevertheless。 3。5 out of 5Final part could be more thrilling。considering how crazy was the whole reading adventure up to that point。 Depth could be more intense as well， since there are so many exciting and urgent matters throughout the book （drug abuse， anxiety， sociopathy，etc。）。 Exploring those would have improved the narrative。 Although it's 300 pages long， by the end of the book i felt it seemed more like a short story rather than a novel。 I had a great great time reading it， nevertheless。 。。。more
Alexia MyBookVision
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Un bon thriller psychologique qui tient en haleine dès le début du récit。J’ai particulièrement apprécié que ce roman tourne autour du monde de l’édition puisque le personnage principal est éditeur et que tout au long de l’histoire， il est question d’un meurtre remontant à quelques années qui est petit à petit révélé dans un manuscrit… Ici il n’est pas question de trouver qui est le tueur mais plutôt de suivre les étapes qui conduisent à le faire arrêter et à découvrir au fur et à mesure la vérit Un bon thriller psychologique qui tient en haleine dès le début du récit。J’ai particulièrement apprécié que ce roman tourne autour du monde de l’édition puisque le personnage principal est éditeur et que tout au long de l’histoire， il est question d’un meurtre remontant à quelques années qui est petit à petit révélé dans un manuscrit… Ici il n’est pas question de trouver qui est le tueur mais plutôt de suivre les étapes qui conduisent à le faire arrêter et à découvrir au fur et à mesure la vérité sur la disparition de Mia。 L’intrigue est bien montée， les différentes actions bien placées dans le récit et le « méchant » est bien malin et vicieux et en fait voir de toutes les couleurs à Kyle。Un bon page turner 📖--------------A good psychological thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat from the beginning。I particularly liked the fact that this novel revolves around the world of publishing， since the main character is a publisher and throughout the story the long last murder is gradually revealed in a manuscript。。。 Here， it’s not a question of finding out who the killer is but rather of following the steps that lead to his arrest and discovering the truth about Mia's disappearance as we go along。 The plot is well written， the various actions well placed in the story and the 'bad guy' is clever and vicious and gives Kyle a run for his money。A good page turner 📖 。。。more
jessica
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‘poor is the pupil that doesnt surpass his master。’i had so much fun with this！ definitely a hidden gem in the world of dark academia and publishing。what really had me going was the thrill of the cat and mouse game between mentor and mentee。 i was also surprised by how many emotions the characters made me feel - i felt rage at the increasing ploys one made for framing the other， utter despair at watching one of them trying to convince others they are not crazy and failing， and complete horro ‘poor is the pupil that doesnt surpass his master。’i had so much fun with this！ definitely a hidden gem in the world of dark academia and publishing。what really had me going was the thrill of the cat and mouse game between mentor and mentee。 i was also surprised by how many emotions the characters made me feel - i felt rage at the increasing ploys one made for framing the other， utter despair at watching one of them trying to convince others they are not crazy and failing， and complete horror at some of things one was willing to do just to prove a point。 the story is definitely a roller coaster of feeling。one of the praise blurbs on the back cover calls this a voyeuristic experience and i completely agree。 i felt like i was watching something so intimate unravel between a former student and former professor， like their jealousy and ambition were things i shouldnt be seeing。 its just a really great way to not only tell a story， but experience it。im so glad i picked this up on a whim because it was a delightful surprise。 if you are experiencing a void since reading ‘the plot’ earlier this year， this will easily fill that space！↠ 4。5 stars 。。。more
Shalana
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Although quite gruesome， catches your interest quickly。 However， I didn’t feel like the story continued to develop at the same rapid pace with which it started。 Last four or five pages was really disappointing。 Ended exactly how the protagonist said it would。
Coralie
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Malheureusement ce livre n'a pas été un coup de coeur。 L'intrigue était réellement intéressante mais j'ai trouvé qu'il y avait bien trop de passages futiles。 Cependant je dois avouer que les personnages étaient bien construits， malgré le fait que j'ai trouvé ce livre long la fin m'a plu ！https://www。instagram。com/p/CTAe1h6Ku。。。 Malheureusement ce livre n'a pas été un coup de coeur。 L'intrigue était réellement intéressante mais j'ai trouvé qu'il y avait bien trop de passages futiles。 Cependant je dois avouer que les personnages étaient bien construits， malgré le fait que j'ai trouvé ce livre long la fin m'a plu ！https://www。instagram。com/p/CTAe1h6Ku。。。 。。。more
Martha Swiercz
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I may have started reading this book now， but I have a feeling that it's going to be terrible。 Less than 15 pages in， and there's some pretty iffy stuff。 And to think that this was going to be a thriller had my hopes up。 Sometimes not everything mentioned on the cover isn't true to the main storyline。 Come to think of it， this book alone may bore the heck out of me。 Nothing has engaged me thus far and probably never will。 I'm sorry， but this might be one of those books where I pick it up from th I may have started reading this book now， but I have a feeling that it's going to be terrible。 Less than 15 pages in， and there's some pretty iffy stuff。 And to think that this was going to be a thriller had my hopes up。 Sometimes not everything mentioned on the cover isn't true to the main storyline。 Come to think of it， this book alone may bore the heck out of me。 Nothing has engaged me thus far and probably never will。 I'm sorry， but this might be one of those books where I pick it up from the library， only to return it immediately。 。。。more
Mediha
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3 stars because it gripped me enough for me read it in a day。But I am very glad I only spent 5 bucks on this book。The premise was promising， the writing was forgettable， the plot predictable and the ending was eyerollishly unsatisfying。But hey， like I said， it was good enough to have kept me occupied an entire Sunday afternoon。
Michael Martin
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Started out interesting， and quickly became laughably bad。 I finished it， but barely。 Avoid this one。
Joanne Cheek
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DNF because of the filthy language and gross sex scenes。 I quit after a few chapters。 Could’ve been good without the trashy language and sex。
Michaela Lukács
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Tento triler som registrovala už niekoľko rokov， no nejak nikdy nenastala vhodná chvíľa na jeho zaobstaranie si a prečítanie。 Až teraz。Čítanie som si veru užila， aj keď niektoré postavy ma neskutočne hnevali， ako napríklad Kyleová priateľka Jamie。 William bol šikovný zloduch， ktorý si vedel každého podmaniť svojim šarmom， no v hĺbke svojej duše bol prehnitý。 Keď autor na začiatku písal Williamovú knihu， bolo to dosť amatérske a dúfala som， že sa to nakoniec nejako zlepší a našťastie sa tak stalo Tento triler som registrovala už niekoľko rokov， no nejak nikdy nenastala vhodná chvíľa na jeho zaobstaranie si a prečítanie。 Až teraz。Čítanie som si veru užila， aj keď niektoré postavy ma neskutočne hnevali， ako napríklad Kyleová priateľka Jamie。 William bol šikovný zloduch， ktorý si vedel každého podmaniť svojim šarmom， no v hĺbke svojej duše bol prehnitý。 Keď autor na začiatku písal Williamovú knihu， bolo to dosť amatérske a dúfala som， že sa to nakoniec nejako zlepší a našťastie sa tak stalo。 Kniha nabrala celkom dobrý spád。Bola som veľmi zvedavá， ako sa celý príbeh nakoniec vyvinie a s jeho koncom som spokojná。 。。。more
Kathryn in FL
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Depraved。 Horror。 Human Cannibalism and Animal Mutilation -Trigger Warning。Psychopathic manic destroys those around him。 Yeah， I had to abandon this at page 176， I don't apologize for that either。 In fact， I have no idea why I didn't ditch this debauched trash much sooner， as it was just plain evil decorated as a story regarding a psychopath （job well done）。 I am not talking about it just being scary， it was utterly depraved， sick， demonic， these terms all apply。 It was not entertaining， it was Depraved。 Horror。 Human Cannibalism and Animal Mutilation -Trigger Warning。Psychopathic manic destroys those around him。 Yeah， I had to abandon this at page 176， I don't apologize for that either。 In fact， I have no idea why I didn't ditch this debauched trash much sooner， as it was just plain evil decorated as a story regarding a psychopath （job well done）。 I am not talking about it just being scary， it was utterly depraved， sick， demonic， these terms all apply。 It was not entertaining， it was horrifying and not like don't go into "that room" horror， this is salacious drivel。It is being improperly marketed and I have to wonder what kind of person writes this insane excrement。 It wasn't funny。 It wasn't daring。 It was bizarre。 AND SICK， did I mention it was sick？The author also gives a nod to William Burroughs， the writer who has now been confirmed to be a satanist by his son， Augusten Burroughs。 I couldn't read Burroughs either and shared with a few friends that I thought he was a satanist 15 years before it was confirmed。 Draw your own conclusions。I hope those who know me will realize that I can swallow a lot but this was putrid manure。 。。。more
Ramtico
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7
Shisir Ahammed
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Nice book。
Khabir Khan
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Good
Susmita
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Nice
Amina
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🔪 Quand William découvre que son ancien élève est éditeur dans une grande maison d'édition， il n'a qu'un seul but， publier son manuscrit， fruit de dix ans de travail acharné。 Il passe un coup de fil à Kyle， et la vie de ce dernier vire au cauchemar。🔪 L'intrigue semblait prometteuse， mais malheureusement， l'histoire ne tient pas debout。🔪Le personnage du professeur frise le ridicule， il n'est point crédible et ne fait pas honneur aux psychopathes dans le genre。 Je trouve que son obsession par les 🔪 Quand William découvre que son ancien élève est éditeur dans une grande maison d'édition， il n'a qu'un seul but， publier son manuscrit， fruit de dix ans de travail acharné。 Il passe un coup de fil à Kyle， et la vie de ce dernier vire au cauchemar。🔪 L'intrigue semblait prometteuse， mais malheureusement， l'histoire ne tient pas debout。🔪Le personnage du professeur frise le ridicule， il n'est point crédible et ne fait pas honneur aux psychopathes dans le genre。 Je trouve que son obsession par les coeurs et limite pathétique。 Le reste des personnages ne vaut pas mieux， trop peu développés à mon avis。🔪 Comment tout ce beau monde a pu， après avoir lu tant de chapitres du dit manuscrit， ne rien voir venir m'échappe。🔪 Peut-on imaginer Kyle en "anti-hero"， je ne crois pas， non。🔪 Une quatrième de couverture alléchante mais cette lecture fut， malheureusement， une déception。 。。。more
Jessica Walters
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This book have me the creeps and heeby jeebies。 Just wow。
Bea Castro
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What a surprise！ To be honest， I was not expecting anything from this book as I only bought it because it has a nice cover （guilty！）。 But damn！ That was a good one！ Finished it in less than 24 hours with moments when I just can't put the book down。 I really liked the story， it interested me a lot。 It is well crafted in my opinion and all threads were tied pretty nicely until the end。 The experience it gave me made me decide to give this 5 stars。 Again， what a surprise！ Even the ending gave me a What a surprise！ To be honest， I was not expecting anything from this book as I only bought it because it has a nice cover （guilty！）。 But damn！ That was a good one！ Finished it in less than 24 hours with moments when I just can't put the book down。 I really liked the story， it interested me a lot。 It is well crafted in my opinion and all threads were tied pretty nicely until the end。 The experience it gave me made me decide to give this 5 stars。 Again， what a surprise！ Even the ending gave me a movie-esque feeling。 Nicely done！ 。。。more
Romana
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~V poslednej dobe mam šťastie na samé dobré trilery。 Toto bol ďalší z tých， od ktorých som sa nevedela odtrhnúť。 Bolo to napínavé， pútavé， psycho a trochu aj brutálne。Veľmi dobre si to viem predstaviť aj ako film。~ Táto kniha sa odohráva vo vydavatelskom prostredí， pričom už od začiatku vám je jasne kto bude tou zapornou postavou。 Napriek tomu je tam toľko zvratov a prekvapení， že vás to udrží v napätí do samého konca。 Veľmi dobre zobrazuje co všetko， sú autori spraviť pre to aby ich kniha zosta ~V poslednej dobe mam šťastie na samé dobré trilery。 Toto bol ďalší z tých， od ktorých som sa nevedela odtrhnúť。 Bolo to napínavé， pútavé， psycho a trochu aj brutálne。Veľmi dobre si to viem predstaviť aj ako film。~ Táto kniha sa odohráva vo vydavatelskom prostredí， pričom už od začiatku vám je jasne kto bude tou zapornou postavou。 Napriek tomu je tam toľko zvratov a prekvapení， že vás to udrží v napätí do samého konca。 Veľmi dobre zobrazuje co všetko， sú autori spraviť pre to aby ich kniha zostala nesmrteľnou。 ~Kyle je začínajúcim redaktorom， pričom sa mu práve podarilo objaviť svoju prvú úspešnú autorku。 Znenazdajky sa mu ozve kého bývalý učiteľ William， ktorý má pre neho prevratné dielo， na ktorom pracoval už viac ako desať rokov。 Kniha je však plná zvratenosti， ktoré nik netúži čítať。 Po tom co ho Kyle zdvorilo odmietne， to začne byť z Williamovej strany osobné a rozhodne sa to nenechať len tak。 Kniha napadne odráža určite veci z ich spoločnej minulosti a tu sa začína hra na mačku a myš。 Pričom to vyústi v dramatickom finále。 A to ukončenie， tak tam iba sánka dolu。 Veľmi odporucam！ 。。。more
Jim
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Too dark and convoluted for my taste。 Got halfway through before giving up。
The P。Turners
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