All This Could Be Yours by Hank Phillippi Ryan

 

My thoughts

This author is one I automatically read. Sometimes her books grab me and I can't let go. Other times they are ok and I can put them down. This one is a just ok for me. It was good. It wasn't a could not put down. 

The audio was good. The narrator did a great job. She even sounded like a male in parts. Made me believe there was more than her narrating. 

The story is about an author. A debut author on tour. The many hotels she stays in. The many fans she has. The many people she meets. What happens in the places she tours. And the things that happened in her past. The things she can't seem to let go of. Can't stop blaming herself for. Things that were not her fault. 

You get to know her very well. You meet everyone she meets and read about the things that she fears. Her past. Even though she was just a child for the most part. How her mother treated her. I didn't like her mom. Even in the end I just could not make myself like the way she treated Tessa. I believe she could have protected her and showed her unconditional love at the same time. 

You get to know Tessa's children and husband. The ups and downs of being a wife and mother while on the road/in the air, touring. How hard it is. How much you miss your family. How easy it is to possibly almost lose trust in someone you love so much your heart hurts. 

This book is well written and was good. I did figure out who the blackmailer was but it didn't take away from the story. I felt like the first half of the book was a bit slow. Though it did have a lot in it. A lot to set you up for what was coming maybe. But also it was just a bit too much. 

I liked all the characters in this book. Tessa was so likable. She was quite silly at times but also afraid. She didn't want to lose her family. She needed family so bad. 

I have to admit that the chapters at the end gave me a few chuckles. For the most part I didn't really feel many emotions while reading this so that was good. I was glad Tessa was able to reconnect with someone that I can't name. 

Thank you #StMartinsPress, #Minatour, and MacmillianAudio, for this ARC. 

3.75 stars 

About

Debut sensation Tessa Calloway is on a whirlwind book tour for her instant bestseller, All This Could Be Yours. In a different city every night, Tessa receives standing ovations from adoring fans while her husband Henry and their two children cheer her on from their brand-new dream house.

But there's a chilling problem with Tessa's triumphant book tour—she soon realizes she is being stalked by someone who's obsessed not only with sabotaging her career, but also with destroying her perfect family back home.

Tessa fears the fallout from an impossible decision she once made—what felt like a genuine deal with the devil—appears to be coming due. And she’s realizing that every high-stakes bargain comes with a high-stakes price. If Tessa can't untangle who's threatening to expose her darkest secrets, she'll lose her career, her family—and possibly her life.

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