by: Colleen Hoover

😊😊😊😊🌗 (4.5 happies)

Description:

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.

Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity’s recollection of what really happened the day her daughter died.

Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue to love her. 

My Review:

Ummm…wow. This book sucks you in from the first page…no, the first SENTENCE and never lets go! I read the entire thing in 1 day. It didn’t hurt that we were on a 6 hour road trip, but as soon as we got home and settled I hopped in bed only meaning to read a few more chapters and ended up finishing it. This is the first book of hers I have read so I don’t know if it’s the norm for her, but I will warn you it was explicit…definitely rated R. But whether you consider that a good thing or a bad thing, don’t really take it into account when deciding whether or not to read this book. It isn’t just in there unnecessarily and is definitely part of the character building and there is a whole lot more going on that you don’t want to miss out on.

I came sooo close to giving this 5 happies. The only thing that stopped me is I’m still sitting on how I feel about the ending. There is a major plot twist and it definitely doesn’t wrap everything up with a pretty bow and end happily ever after for everyone but I can’t decide if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. I think my mind says the ending is smart and brilliant, but my heart my be a little disappointed. Also, there is a bit of a cliffhanger. I could see a sequel or another book written from a different character’s point of view.