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A review by theamyleblanc
Keep Your Friends Close by Leah Konen
medium-paced
3.0
I thought this would be a fun, unique thriller but I was wrong.
The premise is unique: a con revolving around the mental load that women so often shoulder is not one I've read before. And Willa is a great character. I wish she was fleshed out a bit more because she was much more compelling than Mary.
This is more mystery than thriller. The constant mini-cliffhangers, the web of lies, the dual timelines -- they could've worked to build tension quite nicely. Unfortunately they killed the tension instead. There wasn't anything thrilling about this. It's convoluted and the unreliable Willa had me questioning things but I wasn't surprised by the reveals. I kept wanting the story to go in directions I knew it wouldn't.
It was fine. It's readable and has its moments but there are many other books I'd recommend before this one.
Many thanks to NetGalley, G.P. Putnam's Sons, and the author for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.
The premise is unique: a con revolving around the mental load that women so often shoulder is not one I've read before. And Willa is a great character. I wish she was fleshed out a bit more because she was much more compelling than Mary.
This is more mystery than thriller. The constant mini-cliffhangers, the web of lies, the dual timelines -- they could've worked to build tension quite nicely. Unfortunately they killed the tension instead. There wasn't anything thrilling about this. It's convoluted and the unreliable Willa had me questioning things but I wasn't surprised by the reveals. I kept wanting the story to go in directions I knew it wouldn't.
It was fine. It's readable and has its moments but there are many other books I'd recommend before this one.
Many thanks to NetGalley, G.P. Putnam's Sons, and the author for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.