Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Genres: Crime, Fiction, Mystery, suspense, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
Sisters, secrets, schemes, finances, and greed set the stage for El Dorado Drive. This book was a bit of a slow burn for me, and I struggle with slow burns. At its core this is a book around money, greed, darkness, deception, and pyramid schemes. The adage ‘be careful what you wish for” and “if something seems too good to be true, it probably is” comes to mind while reading this book.
Harper is so down on her luck that she doesn’t know what to do or where to turn. She moves in with her sister, Pam, who has survived a messy and ugly divorce. Harper is shocked to see Pam doing so well. Pam who was also struggling financially, is no longer struggling, in fact, she is doing quite well. How? It’s simple, it all comes down to the Wheel. What?
The wheel is a group of women who add money to a pool and one lucky member gets the cash! All you need to do is put your money in, and recruit other women to participate. It’s presented as women helping women. Who doesn’t love that thought? But when Harper is invited to join……
Welp! This one sounded so good to me. I was intrigued by the of women helping women with something going wrong thrown in. I enjoy books with dark elements, and I thought this would be a slam dunk for me. As I mentioned, I struggled with the slowness in the book and feeling for the characters. I also struggled with women being down on their luck with HUGE financial issues, having to come up with money to throw into the mix. If you are so down on your luck that you need to move in with someone, how are you going to come up with the dollar amount needed to be part of the group??? Abbott does address this, but it just didn’t work for me. I did enjoy the family issues and the interactions of Debra, Pam and Harper.
While I did have issues with this book, I did find it enjoyable enough to give it 3 stars. I did enjoy the look at greed, drama, betrayal, and schemes. I also enjoyed the twist and mystery in this book. I did find this book to be well thought out, it just didn’t work well for me. I looked back at the other books I have read by Abbott and there have not been many but the highest I have ever rated a book I have read by this author is 3 stars. I just don’t think I am the right reader for this author.
Many reviewers enjoyed this more than I did, so please read their reviews as well.
Thank you to PENGUIN GROUP Putnam | G.P. Putnam’s Sons 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.
