Happy Monday all!
Did you miss me? Did you even notice I was gone? I took a mini blog break over the weekend and I am feeling refreshed! Excited to share with you today my review for this entertaining fast-paced story that made me grateful that I am not married! Thank you so much Lisa for my invitation to this tour!🖤
My Thoughts
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Victoria Helen Stone has crafted an entertaining fast-paced Addictive story. Johnny and Veronica were college sweethearts the perfect couple. BUT as all avid thriller Readers know… no couple is perfect and this one wasn’t even close! So many secrets, so many lies, all that threaten to come out when Johnny earns hero status after rescuing a young boy. SO even though Johnny’s newfound status leads to an increase in Business for his personal training, it also puts this family in a vulnerable position. What happens when you can’t hide from the truth anymore? When all it takes is one falls step? And all the lies and secrets will come crumbling down?
Where to start with this one? Well first off I disliked all the major characters in this book. None of them had many if any redeeming qualities and they all had a lot to hide. I did however have compassion for Johnny and Veronica’s 11-year-old daughter Sydney, the poor girl was caught in the crossfire of all this nonsense. I also had a lot of sympathy for Veronica‘s mother, sister and her sisters wife. Innocent bystanders… I seriously do not think Johnny or Veronica considered how any of their actions impacted anyone but themselves? At times I have to admit this did get frustrating and a little tiring, but then something would happen and I was just hooked! Miss Stone definitely has an addictive writing style that kept me engaged the entire time. I figured out the who and the Y pretty early I just didn’t completely no the how. However this did not detract from the story at all, because at the end I was seriously on the edge of my seat just waiting to see how this all was going to play out! Sometimes it’s not all about the twist, it is about the getting there!If you’re looking for a quick absorbing thriller then this is the book!
*** Big thanks to Lake Union for my gifted copy of this book ***
About the Book
Stay calm, keep smiling, and watch your step. In this marriage of secrets and lies, nothing is what it seems.
For days, all of Denver, Colorado, has worried over the fate of a missing child, little Tanner Holcomb. Then, a miracle: handsome, athletic Johnny Bradley finds him, frightened but unharmed, on a hiking trail miles from his wealthy family’s mountain home.
In a heartbeat, his rescuer goes from financially strapped fitness trainer to celebrated hero. The heat of the spotlight may prove too much for Johnny’s picture-perfect family, however. His wife, Veronica, despises the pressure of the sudden fame, afraid that secrets and bitter resentments of her marriage may come to light. And she’s willing to do anything to keep them hidden.
But when a shocking revelation exposes an even darker side to Tanner’s disappearance, Veronica realizes that nothing in her life can be trusted. And everything should be feared.
I did I did I did… I thought you were on a vacation reading up loads of books.
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No I was just home, my oldest was home from college so I just kind of took advantage of having a little time off and enjoying the kids! Didn’t read as much as I wanted to though! So now it is back to regular scheduled me!
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Sounds so good
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It was, I am somebody though that does not get tired of the same trope as long as it is done extremely well! I mean seriously there’s only so much that an author can do! LOL LOL I can tell from your reviews you feel the same!
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Great review, Berit. I love what you said about knowing some of the twists but still enjoying thr journey.
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I think sometimes us thriller lovers lose sight of that, we want to be shocked, but it’s almost impossible now because we are so savvy!
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Great review, Berit! I enjoyed this one too.
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Yes! It had an addictive quality to it! I’m glad you liked it too!
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Great review, Berit💜 And, yes you were missed😏
I got the Kindle book free via Amazon Prime and paid the $1.99 for the Audible edition. I am really anxious to start as I loved Jane Doe and her books under her real name.
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I love when we can work that deal that is so awesome! I hope you enjoy the book!
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I don’t mind if I am on the know about the who and the why or even the how, as long as the writing keeps me hooked.
And that’s true, often it’s the kids and the people around you who matter the most who get affected when the marriage starts crumbling down.
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I have this one and hope to get to it soon! I loved Jane Does, so I’m excited! I was on a mini break over the weekend too and it felt soo good! I’m going to do it more often, at least every other week!!
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I haven’t read Jane Doe, but I hear this one is quite different, so keep that in mind! Yes it was nice to have a little bit of a break!
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