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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
This book started it with me not liking the main characters. By the end of the book, I loved them and wanted more of their story. This is one of those books where you don't know who to trust, if anyone. The twists kept me reading way to late at night just to find out more. I loved the dual POV and the flashbacks that tied in to the current day. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an eARC of this book
I really enjoyed this book up until the last few chapters, which is so bizarre because the last chapters are usually the best ones.
I really liked the way the book was written; alternating between Summer and Leo but one day apart so you're constantly on the edge of your seat wondering what's happening with the other one. I just really wasn't a fan of the conclusion.
I really liked the way the book was written; alternating between Summer and Leo but one day apart so you're constantly on the edge of your seat wondering what's happening with the other one. I just really wasn't a fan of the conclusion.
This novel is taut, tense, and uncomfortable from the first page.
Summer doesn’t know when she was born or what her last name is. She led a nomadic life with her mother until her mother abandoned her when she was just 17. For years she’s made a living as a pickpocket, never staying in one place for long. Finding Leo was like finally having family. Leo is beautiful, and she plays the long con by luring older, wealthy men. Leo thinks she’s hit the big time with Michael—he’s a billionaire who is also handsome.
He takes her to his island—and she disappears. Summer goes to the island up against the rich and powerful to get her friend back. Or at least find out what happened to her.
Kudos to Wendy Heard for such an original, suspenseful novel.
NetGalley provided an advance copy of this novel, which RELEASES JUNE 13, 2023.
Summer doesn’t know when she was born or what her last name is. She led a nomadic life with her mother until her mother abandoned her when she was just 17. For years she’s made a living as a pickpocket, never staying in one place for long. Finding Leo was like finally having family. Leo is beautiful, and she plays the long con by luring older, wealthy men. Leo thinks she’s hit the big time with Michael—he’s a billionaire who is also handsome.
He takes her to his island—and she disappears. Summer goes to the island up against the rich and powerful to get her friend back. Or at least find out what happened to her.
Kudos to Wendy Heard for such an original, suspenseful novel.
NetGalley provided an advance copy of this novel, which RELEASES JUNE 13, 2023.
There were parts of this one that were fascinating, but the perspectives were so muddled and hard to separate in the audiobook. I wish they would have done more to distinguish the voices from each other, especially because I didn't realize until the end credits that there were even 2 narrators.
Overall though, the story is paced well and held my interest, although about 1/3 of the time I couldn't keep track of where we were. ;)
Overall though, the story is paced well and held my interest, although about 1/3 of the time I couldn't keep track of where we were. ;)
A quick plot that flips between narrators and timelines, You Can Trust Me had me hooked and interested right from the beginning.
Summer and Leo are bound to each other like sisters. They only have each other and when Leo disappears with billionaire, Michael Forrester, Summer does what she needs to figure out where Leo is. As the plot quickly unfolds, we find out not everyone is who they say they are.
Good head. Recommended.
* I received an advanced reader’s copy of this book from NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, Bantam in exchange for my honest review
Summer and Leo are bound to each other like sisters. They only have each other and when Leo disappears with billionaire, Michael Forrester, Summer does what she needs to figure out where Leo is. As the plot quickly unfolds, we find out not everyone is who they say they are.
Good head. Recommended.
* I received an advanced reader’s copy of this book from NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, Bantam in exchange for my honest review
One of my favorite booksellers @beachbooks told me I must read this one… which ironically I downloaded the audio the day before… we are the same person
"Some men liked the idea of a spontaneous, bohemian girl as long as she didn't challenge them in the wrong ways. It was that manic pixie dream girl thingy they purported to like until she had opinions or desires that conflicted with their own."
You Can Trust Me is the story of, Summer and Leo, two women who are technically homeless and make a living on pick pocketing and long cons. Their lives have been going alright when Leo meet Michael Forrester, a billionaire with a private island, who becomes her next target. While they are having a whirlwind weekend, Michael takes Leo to his private island where she loses contact with Summer. Summer, becoming concerned for her friend, convinces one of Michael's colleagues to bring her to the investor weekend on the island to find Leo. When Summer arrives, however, Leo is nowhere to be found and Michael is denying bringing her to the island at all. As the weekend progresses, Summer becomes sure Leo was at the island but can't figure out what happened to her and she definitely doesn't trust Michael.
This novel is a great summer thriller. It has all the beachy, missing person, murder vibes and keeps you hooked because it is hard to believe that a charismatic, climate friendly, billionaire can be a bad guy who plays mind games. I really enjoyed the setting of this novel and was able to make vivid pictures to the island in my head based on Wendy Heard's descriptions. I really with it was a place I could visit!
This was a fun, quick read and should definitely be added to your summer thriller list. 3.5/5 stars rounded up!
You Can Trust Me is the story of, Summer and Leo, two women who are technically homeless and make a living on pick pocketing and long cons. Their lives have been going alright when Leo meet Michael Forrester, a billionaire with a private island, who becomes her next target. While they are having a whirlwind weekend, Michael takes Leo to his private island where she loses contact with Summer. Summer, becoming concerned for her friend, convinces one of Michael's colleagues to bring her to the investor weekend on the island to find Leo. When Summer arrives, however, Leo is nowhere to be found and Michael is denying bringing her to the island at all. As the weekend progresses, Summer becomes sure Leo was at the island but can't figure out what happened to her and she definitely doesn't trust Michael.
This novel is a great summer thriller. It has all the beachy, missing person, murder vibes and keeps you hooked because it is hard to believe that a charismatic, climate friendly, billionaire can be a bad guy who plays mind games. I really enjoyed the setting of this novel and was able to make vivid pictures to the island in my head based on Wendy Heard's descriptions. I really with it was a place I could visit!
This was a fun, quick read and should definitely be added to your summer thriller list. 3.5/5 stars rounded up!
Getting more than you anticipated can be a double-edged sword!
This is a great thriller about two best friends who grift their way through California until their scam hits a snag.
I loved that we get two perspectives, both Leo's and Summer’s. Although I was pulled in with Summer’s story, it was good to get Leo’s take on the scheme and see what paths led them to where they find themselves at present. Despite how different they are, they are united in their friendship and their desire to con Michael Forrester, a billionaire philanthropist in California.
Survival takes skill, but so does maintaining a friendship and con-scheme. When one of them doesn’t report in as planned, you would think that the scam is paused until the duo is reunited. But, no. More scam is needed. The balance is tipped and friendship and survival become foremost. I was feverishly turning pages hoping that all would turn out well. I was uncomfortable, excited, hopeful, and anxious while reading this great unique thriller that will stand out as memorable for quite some time.
I was gifted this copy by Random House Publishing Group, Ballentine, Bantam and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.
This is a great thriller about two best friends who grift their way through California until their scam hits a snag.
I loved that we get two perspectives, both Leo's and Summer’s. Although I was pulled in with Summer’s story, it was good to get Leo’s take on the scheme and see what paths led them to where they find themselves at present. Despite how different they are, they are united in their friendship and their desire to con Michael Forrester, a billionaire philanthropist in California.
Survival takes skill, but so does maintaining a friendship and con-scheme. When one of them doesn’t report in as planned, you would think that the scam is paused until the duo is reunited. But, no. More scam is needed. The balance is tipped and friendship and survival become foremost. I was feverishly turning pages hoping that all would turn out well. I was uncomfortable, excited, hopeful, and anxious while reading this great unique thriller that will stand out as memorable for quite some time.
I was gifted this copy by Random House Publishing Group, Ballentine, Bantam and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.
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