"Genuine suspense" refers to a feeling of excitement or anticipation that is real and not fake. It is when you are truly curious about what is going to happen next in a story or situation. Full definition
Moose's voice - so true, so funny, so boyish, so irreverent - will make you want to stand up and applaud Choldenko's bravura encore... The plot carries the reader along and provides genuine suspense, but the novel's greatest achievement is the creation of the inner worlds of its characters: all complicated, turbulent, alive, surprising, sweet and deep. (bookbrowse.com)
The screenplay doesn't provide much genuine suspense, so by incorporating considerably more brawn than brains, Rampage just becomes a zoo. (cinemalogue.com)
She generates such lovely chemistry with both Cohen and Gleeson that «Brooklyn» offers genuine suspense as to which partner, and which path, she'll choose. (thewrap.com)