What We Become

This is an unusual and suspenseful book that leaves the reader hanging until the very end. It’s impossible to say anything that’s not a spoiler, so I’m just going to say I read it in one sitting, was hooked into what I thought was reality from the very beginning, and was thrown completely off guard by the end. The story is told going back and forth in the protagonist’s life (Ben) and from his point of view, and it is told extremely well.

Highly recommended. I’d love to read more by this writer. I received this book as an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley.

Taut, thrilling, a page turner, just a few words to describe this read. It is certainly destined to be a best seller. I don't give reviews like this often (in fact, I don't think I've ever given a 5 star rating).

Ben's heart is captured by a narcacistic love interest who leaves him broken emotionally, physically and mentally. I don't want to give any spoilers, so I will give a short synapsis. This novel swings between the past and present cleverly. Leaving the reader on the edge of their seat. It is a slick thriller that keeps you guessing until close to the end of the book.

If you are looking for a fast paced book, with twists and turns all over the place, look no further.

I can’t breathe, I’m filled with sadness and shed a silent tear, my mind in a mess. I’ve just finished ‘What we Become’, a brilliant book. I was captivated from the start.

This book is written from the heart. So much emotion and angst. It’s a fast paced and easy read with twists and turns and loads of soul. The way in which Willis writes, he takes you there, you can hear it, smell it, touch it and imagine it. The depths of despair 😩 when he has put pen to 📝 are real, authentic and raw. However, revenge isn’t always sweet.

This book is about relationships, friendships and who one can trust. About how someone can break the spirit of a very dignified, fit and successful person. Kirsten brought Ben to his knees as a result of her narcissistic behaviour. She was warped, dangerous and mean.

The introduction paragraphs are so true to life, the way he writes encourages you to think about how you would feel and react in that situation, and it’s just so.... Willis gets across how it is, or is this the cynic in me. 😂 Willis has lived it.

He’s arrogant and rude. Which people don’t like, however he can’t make friends, he can’t show emotion. He has a job to do. I need to be careful as don’t want to go into too much detail, no need for spoilers, you just need to read the book.

When Ben met Kirsten, within the first 30 minutes of their first date, the way she behaved painted straight away what she would be like. Why, oh why is lust so blind? Why do people put up with so much from others? Kirsten was toxic from the first moment her character was mentioned in the book.

This obsessive relationship developed and destroyed Ben, the guy was broken and ended up in a downward spiral; he became an alcoholic and drug addict to survive, to make it through each day, if you can call how he ended up survival.

They had a daughter, Emma, whom Ben adored, she may not have been his, but that didn’t matter, he was a great father and Emma was a shining light. Sounded like a real cutie.

So what happened to influence Ben’s tragic self destruction? Why?

Definitely 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me. Would highly recommend.

Thank you to the author, Netgalley and the Independent Book Publishers Association for this eARC provided in exchange for this unbiased review.

#Whatwebecome is about a guy, Ben, deeply in love and almost obsessed with a woman- unfortunately, the wrong one. His character of Ben develops all the way through the book, but I will not reveal any more. It is interesting how the people around us can influence what we become in our lives.

I have just finished this book and I was really impressed with it. It is cleverly written and using variation in tenses, the focus shifts from past to present and gives an excellent view of the reasons why certain things take place.
With all the little twists and turn the book really gripped me and kept me guessing to the end. The end, I could never have predicted.

Thank you @Netgalley and #reecewillis for offering me this book. It was brilliant

I was captivated as soon as I began reading this book and found it hard to put down. The characters were interesting, the relationships believable and the author’s writing style, excellent! I was not expecting that ending at all. This is so sad!!
The storyline jumps from past to present, which I really enjoyed because it builds a deep insight and understanding of the characters and their lives, and I also love that the story stirred so much emotion. I felt so sorry Ben (the main character).
It was quite sad to read about his relationship with Kirsten because we can clearly see his inability to realise that he would be better off without her in his life, but unfortunately his deep love for her makes him blind to this truth. I found his naive situation quite heartbreaking.
About half way through the book though, it appears that Ben’s love for Kirsten (who is now his ex) is actually obsessive, to the point that it is disturbing. It seems like his obsession with her is destroying him, destroying his chance at happiness, and he has become a ghost of the person he once was. It makes you wonder, why can’t he let her go? It’s a perfect example of “love is blind”.
This book kept me so intrigued, it was obvious Ben had something planned but the story is mysterious and slowly unravels bits and pieces as you go along, hence the reason I couldn’t put it down, I just had to find out how this was going to end. What I can tell you though, is everything I thought, was actually wrong, when all is revealed, I was not expecting it at all and it bought tears to my eyes!!
I really enjoyed this, it was emotionally engaging, mysterious, sad and it kept me captivated the entire way through.