Dr. Kate English is easily envied. She is the heiress to a large fortune, has a beautiful home and gorgeous family, and a successful career. But when her mother, Lily, is brutally murdered, everything comes crashing down and things are not as they appear.
Kate reconnects with her estranged best friend, Blaire, who rushes to be by her side in her greatest time of need. The two put aside their differences, and it is as if no time has passed.
The grief is quickly replaced by fear when Kate starts to receive threatening messages. Although it is not apparent who is responsible for killing her mother, one thing is for certain, Kate is next. Blair decides to take matters into her own hands, to try and find Lily's killer, and in the process, alienates anyone that is close to Kate.
Secrets, lies, infidelity, and betrayal—things are not as they appear on the surface of high society in Baltimore.
I don't like to give negative reviews, I really, really don't...however this one just didn't do anything for me. The writing was horrible. There were little to no conjunctions or connecting words, instead there was short, choppy staccato sentences and after a while, this is exhausting to read. The characters lacked depth, and the story was completely underwhelming.
The writers seemed to struggle with pace, and plot as a whole. Just when things seemed to get moving, there would be an abrupt shift in focus to tertiary characters that were confusing to keep track of because there were so many. As far as the ending, I certainly won't spoil anything, other than to say that again, the pacing was off and it was rushed.
That being said, I have heard incredibly positive things about The Last Mrs. Parrish and will for sure give that one a chance.
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LIV CONSTANTINE is the pen name of USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and international bestselling authors (and sisters) Lynne Constantine and Valerie Constantine. The duo write dark stories influenced by their Greek grandmother's tales.
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