I am finally finished with this book, and I am amazed at it-and not in a good way. I kept plodding on because I've heard that there is a great twist. It was a good twist. However, ARC or not this book is really got on my nerves -there is only so far that I can suspend disbelief or put up with a VERY childishly written novel before I lose it entirely! These are the most one-dimensional characters I have ever encountered. Now that I have finished this book and can see why the plot went the way it did, it does not change my opinion on the writing or the characters. As a matter of fact, now that I know that this was a collaboration, I can say that it feels very much as if one person wrote the first 50% and someone else wrote the ending.
And the more I read this novel, the more I think it doesn't deserve any stars. There are just too many things wrong with this book that I don't even know were to start. I know that they are that way because of the "twist," but an author has to keep it real enough to keep their readers pushing on.
I did not like any of the characters -they are all annoying whining creepoids as far as I'm concerned. I did not even like them after the mystery was revealed. And yet the twist, though explained by Leo, sounded lame and ridiculous.
The twist was brilliant, but not enough to put up with the poor writing.
*ARC supplied by the publisher.
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SYNOPSIS:
The Wife Stalker
by
Breezing into the tony seaside paradise of Westport, Connecticut, gorgeous thirtysomething Piper Reynard sets down roots, opening a rehab and wellness space and joining a local yacht club. When she meets Leo Drakos, a handsome, successful lawyer, the wedding ring on his finger is the only thing she doesn’t like about him. Yet as Piper well knows, no marriage is permanent.
Meanwhile, Joanna has been waiting patiently for Leo, the charismatic man she fell in love with all those years ago, to re-emerge from the severe depression that has engulfed him. Though she’s thankful when Leo returns to his charming, energetic self, paying attention again to Evie and Stelli, the children they both love beyond measure, Joanna is shocked to discover that it’s not her loving support that’s sparked his renewed happiness—it’s something else.
Piper. Leo has fallen head over heels for the flaky, New Age-y newcomer, and unrepentant and resolute, he’s more than willing to leave Joanna behind, along with everything they’ve built. Of course, he assures her, she can still see the children.
Joanna is devastated—and determined to find something, anything, to use against this woman who has stolen her life and her true love. As she digs deeper into Piper’s past, Joanna begins to unearth disturbing secrets . . . but when she confides to her therapist that she fears for the lives of her ex-husband and children, her concerns are dismissed as paranoia. Can she find the proof she needs in time to save them?
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