Firstly thank you to Net Galley and the publisher fir an ARC of this book.
The Innocent Wife is well written. It flows nicely and has good pace. I just wasn't a fan of the story as a whole. The first half of the book was too similar to a Netflix Documentary for my liking - lacked originality. The second half was better but just as the action was ramping up the book suddenly ends. I didn't really connect with the characters either.
Overall a good enough read but I would've preferred more of the 2nd half and less of the 1st.

Interesting and not at all what I had expected. Not a hugely gripping read though for me, I found it easy enough to get along with, but nothing that made me exclaim 'WOW'

For a first novel this book is amazing. The story is absolutely riveting, and you are never sure what is going to happen next. Sam is English, a bored schoolteacher aged 31, who has been dumped by her boyfriend. There is more to that story, but we don't find out till a long way into the book. She becomes fascinated by a story hitting the headlines about a man who has been on death row in America for more than twenty years. Dennis Danson denies that he killed a young girl. He is from a poor background, and had been seriously abused as a child, with an alcoholic father who regularly beat him, and a mother who neglected him; and the people who have rallied round him have found a lot of evidence to prove he did not get a fair trial, probably because of his wretched background.
Sam starts writing to him in prison, and gets lovely letters back from him; and decides to go to America to visit him. They get on well, and she becomes part of his support group, then rashly agrees to marry him, having only spent a few hours talking with him, in prison with thick glass between them. Then evidence turns up that proves he was not the murderer, and he is at last freed.

Sam is at that point overwhelmed, and who wouldn't be? She is married to a man she really doesn't know; and she gets very frustrated and upset because he clearly has little interest in her. Then things start to happen that start to make her feel uncomfortable, and she is not sure that her husband is as innocent as it once seemed. Other girls went missing in his town, and they are still unaccounted for. Many people from the area think that he is responsible.

Amy Lloyd builds up a tense and intriguing story, you are never sure what is going to happen next. The characters are strongly written, none of them particularly likeable, but all of them compelling in different ways. The author conveys a story that feels very real, and the events are quite logical, however I doubt that many people will have worked out the ending much before they actually read it.

An excellent story, well worth reading.

I could have sworn I was reading about a real life situation - a lot of the storyline felt extremely real and fresh, as though I had just been watching a documentary on television about something similar. I hadn't, but that's what it felt like. Take Samantha writing to an inmate and falling in love, for example. Predictable may be, but believe it or not, that type of thing happens a lot more than people realise. Was I able to relate to that part of the book? No! After all, I have never contacted an inmate, nor have I fallen in love with them via their literary skills. For that reason alone, I found Samantha's character (to begin with), a little farfetched. Maybe that was because I couldn't really understand her actions, or maybe it was because I found them to be absolutely bonkers. Either way, Samantha's action and the notion of finding out whether Dennis was innocent or not, made my curiosity soar. Did he murder that girl? What on Earth possessed Samantha to write and fall in love with a man convicted of murder?

Predictable or not, nothing can fault the authors' clever way of pulling in her readers with this sort of storyline.

From the get go, Dennis' character unnerved me - not because of the fact he was convicted of murder, although that didn't really help, but because there was something about the man who made me want to shout out 'SAMANTHA, NO!!!!!'. I had absolutely no idea whether he was innocent or not, but due to the way in which the storyline gets going, readers are pointed down the 'innocent' route. 'The Innocent Wife' has such a complex and dark theme to it, a lot of readers may come up with their own interpretation of certain events. I know I did. Some readers may also find themselves going against the authors' storyline in favour of what they think happened. Amy Lloyd has given readers the opportunity to read between the lines and see parts of the storyline in a completely different way to what she had originally intended - and probably without realising it. Personally, I loved how the bare bones of the story were crafted, yet the in-depth situations were sporadic with information, allowing readers minds to fill the gaps with their subconscious. How clever is that?

The further I got into the book, the more I became hooked on Samantha's situation. My opinion of her did end up changing, but not by much. I couldn't empathise with her a lot due to the choices she voluntarily made (not that I believed she deserved certain things of course), but because it became crystal clear that she hadn't thought about her decision properly and now she was paying the price.

Being totally honest, there were parts of the storyline which made me roll my eyes because of how farfetched it was. However, I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I was going to at the start. I was pleasantly surprised by the dark and psychologically twisted themes throughout the entire book, as they made for such interesting and intense reading.

A cleverly written, dark and twisted tale which will leave you questioning your abilities to think logically.

Along with many other readers, I too have often wondered what makes a woman want to contact a prisoner on death row. Although I'm fascinated by serial killers and the stories behind them I personally would never want to be friends (or anything more) with one! Samantha obviously doesn't feel the same way, maybe it's her seemingly lonely life or lack of self confidence that leads to her obsession with Dennis Danson, a man imprisoned 20 years ago for the brutal murder of a young girl. What starts with a letter to Dennis [and an unexpected reply] leads to a trip to the States where Samantha falls for this man who surely must be innocent of this horrific crime?
After being the subject of both a documentary and a successful campaign, Dennis is freed and Samantha looks forward to starting her new life as Dennis's wife. Has Samantha left her lonely life behind or made the biggest mistake of her life? Is Dennis an innocent victim or a vicious killer?

I highly recommend you read this book and find out for yourself! For myself, I look forward to reading more from Amy Lloyd.

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing me with a copy in return for an honest review.

Dennis Danson is on Death Row for the murder of a young girl twenty years earlier in Red River, Florida. He's the subject of a true-crime documentary, currently in production, which aims to clear his name and secure his release.

Schoolteacher Samantha, disillusioned with her life in Britain, takes an interest in Dennis' case and writes to him on Death Row. He replies and their relationship blossoms through their correspondence.

Convinced of his innocence, Samantha leaves Britain and becomes Dennis' wife. She joins the campaign for his release - ever hopeful of starting a new life with the man she loves. However, after Dennis regains his freedom, little things begin to niggle Samantha and she starts to doubt her husband's innocence.

Author Amy Lloyd has written a gripping, character-driven, debut psychological thriller. There's an underlying sense of tension throughout - you're unsure whether Dennis is innocent or if he is, in fact, a master of manipulation and a monster. This made the book compulsive reading - I struggled to put it down until I discovered the truth.

Dennis and Samantha came across as believable characters. Samantha was searching for her Happy Ever After in a dull life 'filled' with emptiness. Writing to Dennis on Death Row gave her a new zest; although naively viewed thorough rose-tinted spectacles. Dennis, on the other hand, was confident and handsome but controlling and flawed.

I really enjoyed Amy Lloyd's writing. The story flowed nicely and it was perfectly paced to allow just the right amount of creepiness to seep in. If you haven't got this book on your To Read list for 2018, I recommend you go and put it on there - like now!

The Innocent Wife

I've always been curious about what makes a woman become interested in a killer, who is doing time. It's not something I've read about before and as soon as I saw this book, I immediately requested it. I must say that the Innocent Wife did not disappoint. It's a real page-turner and a glorious example of the female thriller genre.
It's fast-paced and full of twists and turns. I highly recommend.

I cannot rate "The Innocent Wife" high enough. I started the book and was immediately drawn into the story as I am hooked on television programmes such as 'Making a Murderer' so the subject of the book was right up my street. I literally could not wait to see what the outcome of the book was and as a result I finished reading it in record time.

Sam is a plain Jane teacher from England who has found a love and fascination with convinced murderer Dennis Danson, who just happens to be on Death Row in America. Convicted of the murder of a young girl, a lot of mystery surrounds his imprisonment. Is he responsible for the murder of a string of other local girls? Is he really innocent? Why has he gained so much support? Will anyone truly know what happened to the other girls who have simply disappeared?

I did not find Sam to be a likeable character but I was reeled in to her story and her journey to being a 'prison penpal' to becoming Mrs Danson. The more the book went on the more it is obvious that Dennis appears to be hiding something but surely Sam would be able to tell if there was a truly sinister element to her husband who refuses to show love and intimacy to her.

Upon his release from prison Sam and Dennis come face to face with a number of coincidences that the authorities automatically blame Dennis for. Is it a case that Dennis cannot escape his tarnished history no matter how innocent he may be or is he really the monster who could harm people and animals alike?

As I said before. I could not get enough of this book. I wanted to know if Dennis was innocent and why he refused to go near his new wife. I was also enthralled by Dennis' ex-girlfriend Lindsay and why she was such a big part of the storyline. Whilst none of the characters were likeable I still rooted for Sam and that her relationship would go all the way.

The twists and ending just blew me away and I commend Amy Lloyd for writing such a brave and immense debut novel. I will be raving about this book for months to come.

As soon as I read the description of The Innocent Wife by Amy Lloyd I couldn’t help be intrigued by it. I’ve heard of woman becoming pen pals to prisoners and forming relationships with them and as a massive fan of “Making A Murderer” so I couldn’t wait to dive into this one. This is a really interesting and unique premise for a thriller. It doesn’t follow the typical layout of serial killer/murderer on the run, but rather features a man already convicted proclaiming his innocence. It’s like the sequel to most thrillers I’ve read, and I can’t deny I was drawn into the story – which clearly draws influence from Making A Murderer. If you are a fan of true crime documentaries then this is a book you won’t want to miss, as it’s a story which reads very much like a true crime story.

The Innocent Wife is a superb thriller. It switches gear several times from the true crime story at the start to a dysfunctional relationship to a rip-roaring conclusion. There’s so much psychological depth to the characters, so much complexity in Samantha, that the book is elevated above a standard thriller.

Lloyd turns the spotlight on the question of hype and crusades interfering with the judicial system. Although Dennis seems to be innocent of the murder of one young girl there is still question of what happened to all the other missing girls in his home-town. Is he really a victim of the wrong place and wrong time or do his friends and neighbours know something that isn’t tangible, but is enough to convince them of his guilt? These are the questions Samantha also has to ask herself, although to be perfectly frank she seems to enjoy the excitement of being right in the middle of all the controversy. Samantha also has her own issues with impulse control, jealousy and being borderline criminal. You would think a character who has spent twenty years on death row would be the only flawed character but no, you could say it is was match made in heaven.

With a myriad of strong, believable characters Amy Lloyd has created a monster of a book. Samantha, the insecure girl, desperate for love and stability. Dennis, a charming handsome ex-con, who wants his freedom and retribution for being locked up for a crime he did not commit. Carrie, the enthusiastic filmmaker, who has spent years together with Patrick, the director, making documentaries and trying to find the truth about Holly Michaels’ horrific murder and Lindsay, from Dennis’ hometown, who shares a strange secretive history with Dennis.

The majority of the plot is based on did he or did he not do it? So throughout the book there is a sinister and threatening undercurrent giving the reader an enormous sense of foreboding. Whilst the story lacks the numerous typical “exciting events” you would normally expect in a thriller, this slow burner is precise and compelling, and will keep you guessing on Dennis’ innocence right up until the very end.

The Innocent Wife is one very well crafted story and is full of mystery and suspense, and totally relevant to the times.

*Received from NetGalley for an honest review*

I requested this as I thought the premise of the story sounded quite intriguing, especially for a thriller, so I was expecting some good things.

I wouldn't say I was disappointed as there were some parts of this story that were good, and some that I just couldn't deal with (the consummation of their marriage, the garage scene etc).

I wasn't that big a fan of the characters, Dennis came off as a bit of a sociopath, and a bit of a douche to be honest. Sam was just so clingy, and jealous, and just reeked of desperation.
The only redeeming character out of the lot was Carrie, who I just thought was fantastic, and just so bubbly, as well as friendly.

I hear you cry why I gave 2 stars, the story was OK, and even though there were some parts I wasn't a fan of I did seem to breeze through this quite quickly

I Hate Everyone
It's very hard for me to read a book where I don't like any of the characters. Now, maybe some of you will be like well, that's kind of the point and to that I say - NOPE. I am a huge fan of unlikable characters. Think Gillian Flynn's heroines or Lionel Shriver's characters. I am there for people not being great. Especially if it's women. But what I need is depth. And I got none of that. I feel like the author tried to do a character study of these people, but I felt like that did not work at all. Samantha had a very clumsy characterization, and I felt like none of her actions made sense. For me, even with an unreliable narrator, or someone who is like Samantha, and has very low self-esteem, a character has to have grounding. They have to make sense and these people just don't. Their actions and their words and conversations just don't really go together and I had a really hard time feeling anything for any of them.
Like with Dennis, I think the author wanted us to be uncertain about him, the sort of did he/didn't he, but it was all very forced and artificial and there was none of that uncertainty there.

The Plot is Non Existent
Listen, I will take characters over plot any day. ANY DAY. But if you have a book that's just things happening and they are not there for characterization - then I need a plot. If you have all this exposition, all of this empty space of just mundane life without using that to develop your characters, then you might as well give a plot that will grab me. There was no plot and no characterization here. It was just descriptions of days upon days and then, at 90 percent, we got some explanations (which were so anticlimactic, let me tell you) and the book wrapped up and left a lot to be desired.

Everything is Unbelievable
The thing I struggled with the most is how unbelievable all of this was. I could not suspend my disbelief for a second. The author kept dropping celebrity names to ground the story in reality and it did not work. She also kept putting these matter of fact feminist things that were just there to make a side character, Carrie, work. And it felt so strained and forced and unbelievable and made it seem like she was using feminism as a trend. And just the rest of it was so ridiculous. Them falling in love, friendships that didn't make sense, the fact that Dennis never saw a phone before, THE ENDING - I just didn't believe any second of this book could have happened.

It Felt like a Debut
I found the writing to be a little bit clunky and I felt it lacked in vividness. I don't think the author managed to transfer feelings the right way. I didn't feel uneasy or scared when I know I was supposed to. She was explaining these horrifying things happening to girls and I was sitting there with a straight face thinking when is this book gonna be over.

Redeemable Qualities
I read this whole thing. There was something about the small town despair and the setting that worked for me. Also, I hoped the ending would be somewhat different and the rest of the story might have worked better for me if that were the case. I think the way the author portrayed Dennis struggling with the adjustment to life after 20 years of prison was interesting and the way the community treated him was also well done. There was also some stuff about online life and discussions and things and I think that was done well.

I personally did not have a lot of fun with this book. While it had some slightly redeemable qualities about it, it really left a lot to be desired, for me personally. So I would not recommend you pick this one up.

I loved this book, it grabbed me from the start and I could not put it down. I loved it.

I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am about this book which I couldn't put down after starting it saying to myself I will just read a couple of chapters.....well that never happened. With an OMG prologue I was sucked into the world of Samantha and Dennis where we follow one rather shocking and unique story which I totally loved.

Set in Florida's Red River County Dennis is facing time for a brutal murder of a young girl. and causing a storm online for his release to free him for being wrongly accused. Mean while back in England Samantha is obsessed with his case and writes to him it isn't long before letters flow back and forth before them and Samantha leaves her life in England to marry him. Then Dennis becomes a free man and things take a turn with Sam when she discovers something that might not make Dennis innocent after all.

First of all I have to say I cannot believe this is a debut novel, it is so damn good. This is one of those books that will eat you up and spit you out.

Having pen pals myself back in the day I really loved the letters between them which is the first part of the story I was fascinated between them and the author does a brilliant job of building the characters up through the letter writing. Even though we know that Samantha marries him I still couldn't help thinking she was mad but of course this is all part of the story.

Samantha is a character who is insecure and has the story unfolds I actually felt sorry for her she is definitely the Innocent Wife. I just wanted to punch Dennis how he was when he is first released from prison....you will know exactly what I mean when you read it yourself.

The Innocent Wife is one very well crafted story and is full of mystery and suspense.....it will have to guessing until the very end that's for sure it ticked all the books for me and I think fans of true crime stories will also love it. I can see it being a big hit for 2018 and cannot wait to see what the author has in store for us next

This book is a must read which I highly recommend giving it 5 massive stars. Thank you to Penguin for a copy in exchange for an honest review. And I would also like to thank Anne Cater for inviting me to take part in this epic tour.

What a compelling read-I couldn't put it down.I was reading for hours to get to the very satisfying conclusion.It would make a great film.Recommended!

3.0 out of 5 starsGood plot that lacks in the telling.
ByMKon 14 January 2018
Format: Kindle Edition
The premise of the story is interesting. Most of us probably wonder what it is that draws a woman to someone on death row, convicted of murder. In The Innocent Wife Amy Lloyd explores this question and delves into the 'what happens after'.
Samantha is lonely, heartsick and suffering from low esteem. Her boyfriend has left her after she has done a terrible thing. When the man she writes to in prison writes back, they begin a long distance affair which ends in their marriage. This is what Sam has dreamed of but things do not turn out as she expected as she is propelled into a world of secrets and deceit.
The plot of the book is good but I did not enjoy the way it was written. Ms Lloyd knows how to frame the plot and there is a neat twist at the end but it feels all tell and no show. Although their motivations are explored I found I could not engage with the characters. We are drip fed information and all the ingredients are there for a cracking suspense novel but nothing grabbed me.

I’ve been given an ARC of this book in exchange of my honest review. All of opinions in this post are my own.

Sam is an unhappy British person working as a school teacher when her former boyfriend shows her a tv show about a person that supposedly killed a bunch of girls and it's on the death room even with almost no proof that he actually did it. So she stars getting obsessed with everything about this case and at the end start exchanging letters with Dennis the guy accused of being the killer. She falls head over heels in love with him and fly to America to meet him.

For me Sam is pretty much unstable herself, her self-confidence is lower than zero and she's all the time hating herself that she can't focus on anything else. Dennis shows her he loves her and in a desperate attempt asks her to marry him which she accepts. I just wish she wasn't all the time being a pain in the ass thinking everyone is out to get her, it started to annoy me from the middle of the book.

Dennis pretty much is a mystery until the middle of the book you can't quite place him, you're still not sure if he did it or not, he keep being hot and cold but you attribute the fact that twenty years of his life was spent in prison for something he might not have done. So you try to keep an open mind and the more the suspense builds up, the more blinder you get, I was all the time at the edge of my seat waiting for the moment to come, for the mystery to be solved just to get back to square one.

Until the middle of the book you can't still know for sure who Dennis actually is. The guys he's showing for Sam, the innocent guy from the tv show or the creepy bad reckless guy his village portrays him to be. It's a very good mystery around this whole situation where you can't really know for sure who the person really is just trying to grip its personality from the POV of the main character which in this case is Sam.

Carrie is the woman who's done the first tv show and that believes in Dennis. I know the author is trying to make her harmless and clueless but I just think she knows more than what she shows it. Or that she just believes so much in him that everything else is blind to her, for a moment I really thought she felt something for him but she's just really a friend who believes he's completely innocent. By the end of the book I was unbelieved with her actions and how far can she go for the people she cares about.

I like the author's writing style. It's enough to make you grip your hair and fly through the pages waiting to see what happens next. It's fluent, it's with a perfect suspense so far and i know that by the end of it I will be left breathless. It's been a while since I've read such a smoothly gripping suspense book that gets you hooked from the beginning.

The whole book revolves in mystery when you think you have some clue, some kind of answer one of the characters does something that send you right back to the start. Halfway through the book and the heavy mystery is still hanging and you can't be for sure what's happening and why all the mood swings. Samantha accepts everything like it should be normal all the weird behaviors Dennis is having and I for once think it's not. He's been incarcerated for twenty years but the man he was with her on the letters is completely gone and she's just too blind to see it or to accept it.

It just annoys me of how much Sam closes her eyes to everything around her. Everything is her fault or she's seeing too much and it's her mind playing make-believe. WAKE UP!! Sometimes during the book I just wish I could just get inside the book grab her and shake some sense into her head. The storyline is very good and even with her annoyance I can get past it through and enjoy the reading.

The whole book is so full of suspense, it's so gripping and enchanting that makes your head swim with theories and being desperate to actually get real answers. It's like every chapter leaves you with the need to read the next one so you can understand fully what the hell happened in the past chapter.

The story by the end has some gaps that didn't get answered. You finally learn the truth but I can say I'm very annoyed with it. Samantha showed how freaking dependable of the others she is, I swear i would smack her right in her face so she could wake the crap up. I'm in shock with the ending, it was and it wasn't what i expected it to be, I confess I'm still swimming with the final chapters in my head. You get an inside about everyone's lives, how is Dennis inside and outside the prison, everyone who hates and loves him, the secrets, everything.

Overall the book is solid, the suspense is there, the mystery, the killer where you still need to figure it out if he did it or not, all the chances, Samantha just annoying me with her ridiculously personality but the book drawn me in. I was hooked, I was desperate for answers, the chapters were getting good and full on cliffhangers for you to not drop the book aside. I just wished the ending was better explained and a bit different.

I'd definitely read more books from the author and I think she's going through a great path with the suspense in the book. Flawlessly writing style and she does get inside the characters there's no doubt about it, so it must be why even annoyed with Sam I just couldn't let go of the book. I call it talent for story telling.

Reading this book it was intriguing at first but as it went on the story was boring me, definitely don’t think the plot was strong enough and you could pretty much see where it was going less than half way through it. That being said, I powered through even though I didn’t connect with any of the characters or the storyline and don’t think the book is that good if I’m honest, which is a shame because it sounded good.

The book centres around a relationship between Samantha, a teacher from England and Dennis, an American who is a convicted murderer serving on Death Row.

Sam has just come out of a relationship and has incredibly low self-esteem. When Dennis singles her out from the other women who write to him, Sam finds herself flattered and drawn in, she believes that he is innocent and travels to see him, leaving her family and job behind. 

When Dennis is released from prison, will the relationship survive? Has he been unfairly imprisoned for twenty years or is he a callous and dangerous killer?

The character of Dennis was fascinating to me, kind and caring one minute, sinister the next. The story keeps you guessing about his innocence in the murder, his feelings for Sam and his intentions for the future. I honestly couldn' t work him out and felt nervous about what he would do next.

On the other hand, Sam just frustrated me (as the writer intended) and her naivety and submissiveness left me urging her to stop being such a pushover.

The plot has plenty of twists, characters who stir up emotions and just the right amount of suspense.

.I usually enjoy books more where I connect to at least one of the characters but this book isn't one of them. However, the intrigue was enough to keep me reading and I will definitely be looking out for Amy Lloyd's next book.

Thank you, NetGalley for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Samantha has an usual pen pal - death row inmate Dennis, who proclaims his innocence over the brutal killing of Holly Michaels. Determined to campaign for his freedom, Sam becomes embroiled in a documentary that hopes to free Dennis. But maybe Sam should be careful what she wishes for. Is Dennis really as innocent as he says he is?

This is a really interesting and unique premise for a thriller. It doesn't follow the typical layout of serial killer/murderer on the run, but rather features a man already convicted proclaiming his innocence. Its like the sequel to most thrillers I've read, and I can't deny I was drawn into the story - which clearly drew influence from Making A Murderer.

The writing is good, and clearly well thought out. It flows well, and is easy to understand and follow. I always appreciate that in thriller style books, where the plot has the potential to get unnecessarily convoluted, making me confused. Thankfully this didn't happen here, although I did find that there was a lot of 'filler' to the story, where not much happened for large portions of the plot. I admit I did get a little bored after a while as I desperately hoped something, anything, would happen.

By comparison, I thought the ending was overly rushed after such a drawn out process, and this left me feeling a little flat. It was as though just as the action and pace were picking up, the novel ended. If the novel had been more evenly paced, with action dispersed throughout rather than rushing it at the end, I think I would have enjoyed this more.

The main character, Sam is a little irritating. She's naive enough to believe in this man's innocence, and complains when he isn't exactly like the man she's fantasied about. This meant I found it difficult to sympathise with her, and as such I had little emotional attachment to what happened to her. I also found her a little slow on the uptake with regards to what Dennis was doing, and this made the epilogue completely out of character, far fetched and gratuitous in my opinion.

Dennis is more intriguing. He's the prefect psychopath. Charming yet chilling. It's obvious there will be no happy ending, and his interactions with Sam quickly go from sweet and misunderstood to outright mean very quickly after his release. This meant there wasn't really much scope in terms of where their relationship was going and not many surprises. I would have preferred to have seen more of Dennis's character fleshed out and developed properly as opposed to being more of an enigma, as he was far more interesting to me than Sam. I wanted to see inside his mind, and see what he was thinking as he manipulates towards his ultimate goal.

An interesting thriller with a unique premise, but I wanted more action and character development.

I received this proof,with thanks ,from Netgalley and the publishers,in return for an honest review. In that vein,however, I have to admit that I didn't really enjoy as much as I expected to.
The writer absolutely has talent,otherwise I wouldn't have read to he very end.
However,none of the main characters were in any way likeable or relatable.
In a post Making a Murdere and Jinx world,the idea of a woman being in love with a Death Row inmate and desperate to save him in order to find some validation in a life that has none is an easy trope.
The bit I found most poignant was the main characer,Sam,the 'Innocent Wife',leaving England for America and no one even noticed.
The characters were thinly drawn and unrealistic in their aims and execution. The plot was thin but driven forward enough that I wanted to find out how it ended.
But in and of itself it is not a good sign when you actually don't care if the main character escapes her situation she has created and the ending was a bit of a letdown I felt.
A better book ,in my humble opinion,is 'The spider and the fly' by Claudia Rowe.
I am genuinely sorry that I did not enjoy it more,I may have had I not just read the aforementioned book so possibly some might find my review unfair.
I would definitely read future books by this author but this was not,unfortunately for me.