A review by yvo_about_books
And So It Begins by Rachel Abbott

4.0

Finished reading: March 29th 2020

"The truth is, Cleo, that however close we are to someone, we never truly know what's in their heart."

Spoiler

I've been meaning to try one of her books for ages now, and the blog tour for the Stephanie King sequel this month was a perfect excuse to finally do so. There is no doubt that I enjoyed my first experience with Rachel Abbott's writing, and And So It Begins was a more than satisfying thriller read. While I do confess I was surprised to find a story that was more dark psychological thriller than detective thriller (then again, I went in blind and didn't check the blurb first), it was a most pleasant surprise and I wasn't disappointed at all. And So It Begins is the first time we meet main character Stephanie King, and although we don't get to learn all that much about her background in the first book, references are made that will make you more than curious to find out more in the sequel. Like I said before, And So It Begins can mostly be classified as a dark psychological thriller, and the focus is mainly on the victim and those close to him rather than Stephanie herself. Both Chloe, Evie and Mark are in the spotlight, and it is our task to slowly unravel the truth about both past and present as all three seem to have more than one secret to hide... The story is well written and the use of suspense and plot twists simply spot on. It's a highly entertaining as well as suspenseful read, and I'll definitely be looking forward to the sequel now.

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