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A review by pagesplotsandpints
Trust Issues: A Novel by Greg Wands, Elizabeth McCullough Keenan
2.0
Read Completed 3/11/25 | 2 stars | Book #32 of 2025
Talk about trust issues 😬
The book started off interesting with a mysterious death and a possible con artist... but the whole middle of the book was VERY flat. I didn't care for any of the characters, but even an unlikeable character can be interesting. It was boring to see Perry portrayed as the con artist of the book and yep, that's exactly what he was. There was no depth, no bigger story, nothing interesting about something that should be wild, exciting, and twisty. He's a scumbag - period - and we knew it almost the whole book. There could have definitely been some back and forth to make it more interesting.
The kids were not likable characters either, only going after their mother's money and having deep flaws that makes them shallow... but then as the book goes on, we're supposed to care about them? No, you can't set up a book to hate these two and then I'm supposed to care about them. The writing wasn't enough to feel like we're still poking at them or highlighting to show how flawed they are. Or at least not enough for me.
The plot was DULL. It wasn't cat-and-mouse as described. Perry literally knew nothing about this game to track him down until the end. The ONLY good twist was saved for the epilogue and I did not care one bit by the time we got to 99% complete. It was a little bomb drop at the end, but too little too late. If I hadn't read this all in one day, I can't imagine I would have come back to it. It was a 3 star book for a long time, but by the end, I just didn't care anymore and was disappointed with the writing.
Talk about trust issues 😬
The book started off interesting with a mysterious death and a possible con artist... but the whole middle of the book was VERY flat. I didn't care for any of the characters, but even an unlikeable character can be interesting. It was boring to see Perry portrayed as the con artist of the book and yep, that's exactly what he was. There was no depth, no bigger story, nothing interesting about something that should be wild, exciting, and twisty. He's a scumbag - period - and we knew it almost the whole book. There could have definitely been some back and forth to make it more interesting.
The kids were not likable characters either, only going after their mother's money and having deep flaws that makes them shallow... but then as the book goes on, we're supposed to care about them? No, you can't set up a book to hate these two and then I'm supposed to care about them. The writing wasn't enough to feel like we're still poking at them or highlighting to show how flawed they are. Or at least not enough for me.
The plot was DULL. It wasn't cat-and-mouse as described. Perry literally knew nothing about this game to track him down until the end. The ONLY good twist was saved for the epilogue and I did not care one bit by the time we got to 99% complete. It was a little bomb drop at the end, but too little too late. If I hadn't read this all in one day, I can't imagine I would have come back to it. It was a 3 star book for a long time, but by the end, I just didn't care anymore and was disappointed with the writing.