However, the book is very dark and should not and does not encourage the immorality on display. The author builds pace like a pro, and it is a fascinating read. The story Hoover creates is intricately and beautifully spun like a spider’s web. The characterisation was therefore excellent for the genre.

Lowen has some major faults and I disagree with many of the things she did, but you can’t help but read with hunger whenever she hovels up in her room or the study knowing that Verity is in the same household. Many of them were alright on the surface but there’s something quite creepy about them. Everyone from the ‘nice guy’ Jeremy to the nurse, and of course Verity herself. The characters in this novel are very unnerving.

After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue to love her. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity’s recollection of what really happened the day her daughter died. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Book Description: Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime.

Colleen hoover thriller