Published by Boldwood Books Format: ARC, eBook
WOWZA! This book proved that you do not need a lot of pages to deliver a thrilling page turner with fully fleshed out characters! Coming in at less than 300 pages, The Mistress was pure enjoyment. I found this book to be gripping from the very beginning and had a hard time putting this book down when life got in the way. I thought I knew what I was getting into when I started this book, but boy was I wrong!
Hannah Parker always gets what she wants – She wants her old flame, Mark, back in her life! But Mark is married to Susan! Ooh, La La, things are about to get tricky!!!!
The characters in this book are fantastic! Hannah is a gorgeous woman who knows how to charm and manipulate to get what she wants. Susan is Mark’s wife and mother of his son. She begins to have suspicions about her husband’s behavior. She is not going to give up her husband so easily.
This was such a fun psychological thriller! Readers are given both Hannah’s and Susan’s POV’s. This was a very nice touch and helped readers learn more about their characters, their thoughts, and motivations. Hannah is an ‘I love to hate’ character. She has no qualms about going after another woman’s husband, lying, cheating, or deceiving. But she grew on me throughout the book. I enjoyed Susan with her interesting “thoughts” and worry for those she loved (her son moving away to college & her husband). I enjoyed the journey Susan went on in terms of personal growth.
This book is full of secrets and lies. There are a few twists thrown in as well. I found this page turner to be well written, brilliantly thought out, perfectly paced and so much fun. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
This was my first book by Valerie Keogh, and I can’t wait to read more of her books!
4.5 stars
Thank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.