I love Rea Frey’s books before but this one is one that is beyond just WOW! It’s so good you won’t believe it. It will take you in from the beginning and you won’t want to put it down until the very last word. It will completely blow you away. That ending is perfect. I never saw that coming. It was a complete shock to my system. So many books I do figure out when others say they can’t or didn’t but this one I honestly did not see it coming at all. No way. Great job Ms Frey. Great job.
I enjoyed this book so much. It has some parts that some people may find offensive but if you read it it’s beautifully written and I don’t mean in a poetic way but a way that sets you up for an explosive ending that you won’t expect.
Friends, honest close, best friends. That is what Lee and Grace are. Two single mothers who have very different sons. Lee’s son suffers from autism and needs help with his teaching and some physical therapy. She is not rich by any means but Noah, recommended by Grace, helps out and at a price Lee can afford. Grace knows Noah and has known him for many years. Lee trusts him to help her son and her son does great with him. He does great with Grace also.
Grace is a divorced single mother to Luke who is just a typical seven year old carefree child. Grace is Lee’s best friend and helped her get the teacher, Noah, for her son Mason. Grace is the best friend Lee needs. They know everything about each other. Or do they. Are they each hiding some secrets that they are not ready to reveal? And Noah, who exactly is he. Lee has feelings for him but he seems to pull away from her when she says something that lets him know how she may be feeling.
Noah, a kind, caring man who is great with Mason. A friend to both Lee and Grace. He’s got secrets of his own. He’s also had a terrible thing happen to him. He lost his brother years before. Grace lost her sister years before. Terrible losses for each of them. Both have their own secrets also. Who exactly are these to people and what do they mean to each other? If anything...
A two night, three day, vacation with just the girls. Lee leaves Mason with Noah who promises to keep in touch every day, hourly, to let her know all is fine. Four friends on a trip together, just the girls. Away from children and some away from their husbands. What could happen? All seems fine there and back home. But is all ok or will something horrible happen? Who will make it and who won’t. Is it an accident? Was alcohol involved? So many questions. Just who are each of these women and men? Three have deep secrets that they vow to take to their graves.
This book is so full of mysteries and twists you won’t ever figure it out. It’s written exceptionally well. It’s touching, sad, happy, a tiny bit funny in parts and tragic. The build up to the ending is so good. You will expel a deep breath when you find out exactly what happened and why.
The characters are great, likable, a bit mysterious in parts and so well developed. The plot is excellent. The whole book is so good. The ending is jaw dropping, unexpected and so good.
Thank you to #NetGalley and #St Martin’s Press for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
A definite 5++ stars from me. I highly highly recommend this book. WOW!! It’s that good I promise.
No comments:
Post a Comment