Because You're Mine
Rea Frey

Description
An “insidious, suspenseful tale” (J.T. Ellison) with a “shocker of an ending you won’t see coming” (Michele Campbell), Because You're Mine by Rea Frey, the author who “brings to mind Jodi Picoult” (Booklist) and “will appeal to readers of Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen” (Sally Hepworth) is a novel about how the truth will set you free.

But it’s the lies that keep you safe.

Single mother Lee has the daily routine down to a science: shower in six minutes. Cut food into perfect squares. Never leave her on-the-spectrum son Mason in someone else’s care. She’ll do anything—anything—to keep his carefully constructed world from falling apart. Do anything to keep him safe.

But when her best friend Grace convinces her she needs a small break from motherhood to recharge her batteries, Lee gives in to a weekend trip. Surely a long weekend away from home won’t hurt?
Noah, Mason’s handsome, bright, charismatic tutor—the first man in ages Lee’s even noticed—is more than happy to stay with him.
Forty-eight hours later, someone is dead.
But not all is as it seems. Noah may be more than who he claims to be. Grace has a secret—one that will destroy Lee. Lee has secrets of her own that she will do anything to keep hidden.
As the dominoes begin to fall and the past comes to light, perhaps it's no mystery someone is gone after all…
Because You're Mine is a breathtaking novel of domestic drama and suspense.
Prepare to stay up all night.
** Thank you, NetGalley for the opportunity for an advance copy of Because You're Mine* for an honest review.

This book keeps you guessing to the very end. There are plenty of twists and turns until the last page with surprises. When you think you have it figured out, you are wrong. It was one you feel fully invested in, and I read the book in one day. GREAT !! 5 plus.

Having a child with special needs has turned Lee into a woman with a highly regimented life. Everything is organized and timed down to the last minute. It has to be so she can keep her young son, Mason safe; his care requires round the clock monitoring. She’s never thought of taking tome for herself, at least not seriously, until a new friend, Grace convinces her she needs a break if she’s going to keep her sanity. Luckily, Mason’s tutor Noah agrees to care for the boy, and Lee finally relents. But her time away has deadly consequences. I can’t say much more than that for fear of giving away any spoilers, but just be sure this book will surprise and shock you

I had read the author's first book and enjoyed it. I enjoyed this one even more. It is a well written book that does a good job of moving from past to present. In addition, the book had a number of fun surprises. A book that I would recommend to others.

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

This book was very compelling and I enjoyed the characters and the story. The ending felt a bit forced l, but that was just the last chapter. 3.5 rounded up.

Rea Frey is a master of intriguing storytelling.
Because You’re Mine will wrap you up in the story and at the end will leave you saying-WHAT?
Brilliantly written!
Five plus stars!

***Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a complimentary copy of BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE by Rea Frey in exchange for my honest review.***

Are we as bad as our worst mistakes? Must decisions we make stay with us forever? Do the ends ever justify the means?

Single moms Lee and Grace and two of their friends go for a girl’s weekend. Noah, Lee’s son Mason’s teacher and the man she secretly loves watches Mason. The adults have secrets. Before the end of the weekend, someone will die. Accident? Suicide? Murder?

BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE twists and turns until the last page with surprises I never saw coming. The ones I expected were often red herrings. Nobody was who he or she seemed to be.

Debut writer Rea Frey is a force of fire, baiting me into seeing people and situations one way only to prove my initial assumptions wrong. What a tangled web she wove.

BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE is a must read. I can’t wait to see what Frey writes next.