Can a book be too twisty? I think so. ~Sheila

Cassie is so excited about her new relationship with Joel. How can she be so lucky? Cassie’s life as a bookstore owner is simple, and Joel – well, Joel is a handsome, kind guy, and a doctor. What could he possibly want with a bookish girl like Cassie?

But Joel appears smitten. He takes Cassie to meet his friends, who are not very welcoming. One in particular continues to throw how wonderful and beautiful Joel’s ex was in Cassie’s face.

As the relationship continues… Cassie begins to get calls calling her names – and then the bookstore appears to be broken into…. strange things are happening, and Cassie has to wonder… who is after her? Is it Joel’s ex?

While this book had the elements of what I love about Freida McFadden’s books…. good character development and a catchy storyline… I think I have finally come to terms with the fact that maybe I need to take a break from McFadden’s books.. I am feeling a bit caught in the spider web of McFadden books and looking for that next thriller fix.

I want to say this was better than the last book I read by McFadden, but.. no. Confusing and a whole lot of extra stuff that went… nowhere. Like being led down the wrong rabbit hole but this one for some reason didn’t flow a=or have the delicious shock value of discovering you were wrong and it sufdetly makes sense…. yes, I was wrong on what I was thinking … but it wasn’t the delicious WOW I was hoping for… if anything… I was annoyed and a little lost.
The ending…. hmmm.
I did like the book…. but think perhaps I am getting too critical of this very good author and raising my bar too high.
That said, Freida and I are on a break.