Never Lie by Freida McFadden (A Book Review)

Newlyweds Ethan and Tricia are starting their life together. They’re about to embark on a major milestone as a married couple, purchasing their first home together. They luck out to find a grand home off the beaten path that’s been placed on the market.

When they go to view the home, they are stranded and must spend the night in the home due to a blizzard. The home is the former home of renowned psychiatrist Dr. Adrienne Hale, who disappeared three years prior.  

While there, Tricia discovers cassette tapes that Dr. Hale used to record the therapy sessions of her patients. The tapes reveal a roadmap to what may have led to Dr. Hale’s disappearance and so much more.

This was a wickedly good story. In the beginning, I really thought that I had this story pegged. Boy was I wrong. One plot twist kept turning into another plot twist, and yet another. Freida McFadden’s work will regularly be on my TBR list with high anticipation.

Rating 10/10

My Other Husband By Dorothy Koomson (A Book Review)

Cleo Forsum, a novelist, is relatively successful in most aspects of her life. She writes best sellers, turned those best sellers into a successful TV show, and has a loving husband and extended family. So why does she want to abandon it all to start anew? When people close to her start turning up hurt or dead, it is evident that something sinister is lurking in the shadows beckoning her to leave it all behind. These criminal acts are almost identical to the crimes in her best-selling novels, which gives reason to the police to be doubtful of Cleo’s innocence.

Cleo just wants the violence to end. Will her compliance with the demand from a figure from her past be enough to stop the bloodshed?

This book was a slow burn. The story became predictable quite early on. About the halfway mark, the predictability was laid right out in the open only to twist ever so slightly and on to another trajectory making this a beautifully treacherous ride. My only grievance was that the book was a bit too long, it could have been shorter. I will be reading more from Dorothy Koomson though, she has tickled my fancy for her other work.

Rating 8/10