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All The Broken People

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The premise of this novel has some major potential and the author writing is great however I had a hard time really enjoying this one. I can not pin point exactly what made the story a DNF for me. I hope to give it another try soon.

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Good story, great setting. I could picture things so clearly. Good writing and flow. I liked Alice, she was an interesting character. There is plenty of suspense and surprises. Some of the characters are awful. The conclusion was something I didn’t see coming which is always fun.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and Compathy Press, LLC for a copy in exchange for a review.

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A tiny town with juicy secrets. A daughter in law helping care for her mysteriously injured mother inlaw finds out just how involved she is with a place she hasn't really spent much time in. Bad blood, family feuds, unsavoury characters, it's all packaged in these pages. This was a tidy little story, all the loose ends neatly tied up, but I think that's what prevented a higher starred rating from me. I found the story line predictable. While I felt present for the town gossip that evolved, I felt like a lot of it was redundant. One thing that was impressive, however, was how the main character grew on me. I was not thrilled with her in the beginning, I found her contridictive and just hardly able to hold my interest. I honestly was not a fan with how it was forced at you that she was nothing special, but was able to possess the admiration of every male in town. The contradictory descriptions of this character along with her contradictory nature was a turn off. ( example being her love/hate emotions revolving around her husband)As the story developed, so didn't Alice, our main lady, and I liked what she became. She was self relief, confident, strong. Not a bad story just nothing too deep, thrilling or thought provoking.

Thank you to netgalley for this ARC copy given to me for honest review.

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All The Broken People
By Amy Rivers
Description
Alice Bennett knows what it means to suffer. After burying her abusive childhood and reinventing herself, Alice is living a life she never imagined could be hers. She's married to a perfect Southern gentleman. She has a challenging job she loves--writing for a woman's magazine. But when her past comes back with a vengeance, Alice finds herself on the outs with her husband, her perfect life crumbling around her feet.

Desperate to get things back to where they were, Alice, travels to the mountains of North Georgia to care for her mother-in-law who was injured in a bad fall. Her motives aren't purely altruistic; she's hoping to get back into her husband's good graces. When she arrives, Alice discovers that the fall was no accident. Alice must battle her own inner demons as she uncovers the not-so-perfect truth of her husband's past. Ugly family secrets and devious attacks from an unknown assailant threaten to kill more than just Alice's dreams.

A dark journey into the Georgia mountains where kudzu covers the landscape and a grudge can last generations. All the Broken People will leave you questioning who the good guys really are or whether they exist at all.
I just completed this book. Amy Rivers first suspense novel. It is truly a great read. Like the description, Alice is caught up with all the broken people. Everyone has secrets and some just evil. There were broken people I actually felt for. Circumstances can break some and seems one could never get a break. It is amazingly good and you are left gutted for some.
Thank you, NetGalley for an advance copy of this book. Big thanks to Amy Rivers painting such a book.

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