Grace really loves Damien... or so he thinks. So why would she disappear just before their wedding? When looking for clues as to where she could have gone, he finds a newspaper article with her picture in it claiming she died in a fire many years before and that her name was Leanne. What is going on?
As Damien investigates further into family relations,
he finds out that secrets are buried behind secrets. And that revealing some of
the secrets could be deadly.
The premise of this book had me really
excited as I love a good and well-thought-out psychological thriller. But it
kind of left me hanging. The idea is great and the short chapters between POVs
from the present to the past make you want to jump to the next chapter each
time one finishes. It does become a little confusing to keep up with the
characters and name changes at times but you do get into it.
My issues were with the story itself. I get
that not every book needs to be thoroughly explained or tied up with a bow but so
many subplots and parts of the story were left open or were ended so quickly
they made little sense. Leanne and Tasha’s big plan was so slow in the making
and the explanation felt unfinished. There will always be unlikeable characters
in books, but there were more unlikable characters in this book than likeable
ones. And the more you read, the more your empathy switched sides.
But no. Once the physicality started and
the reasons behind things were explained, it just got “really???” Grace’s life
choice was eye-raising and if the family had had one decent conversation, none
of this would have happened. It felt like too many forced twists and turns to
explain it all. And the lack of comma before direct address drove me nuts!
The idea was great but the slow execution,
leading to a fast and forced reveal, made for a disappointing last page turn.
Thanks to Voracious Readers Only and the
author for the opportunity to review the book.
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