marieeh's profile picture

marieeh 's review for:

Heartless by Sara Shepard
4.0
dark lighthearted mysterious

Just have to add a quick review because I am really impressed with the series and author.  Spoilers ahead.

While I haven't read the books before I did read a synopsis long ago (after only reading book one and maybe having seen some of the show?  2011-12ish probably) and so I vaguely remember what happens, namely: Ali has a twin named Courtney who is the true killer (I think?  There's still some I don't totally know).  But going through the books knowing this has been interesting and I can see the breadcrumbs the author has been laying, for example the reference to Ali's "sibling problems" - the book wants us to think Jason but knowing what I know it must be Courtney?  Anyway, in this one Iris mentions Courtney by name and it is just such a passing thing about her being Iris' old roommate but knowing what I know is just so exciting.  It just shows that the author has had this plan at least for a while and is giving the reader so many clues to pick up on.  It feels much less thrown together as a twist ending than I had imagined.