𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑵𝒆𝒕𝒈𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒚 , 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝑹𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝑹𝑪 𝒐𝒇 "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒊𝒇𝒆'𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆" 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘.

ꜱᴜᴍᴍᴀʀʏ:
ᴍʀꜱ.ᴛʀᴜᴊɪʟʟᴏ , ɪꜱ ᴀ 37 ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴏʟᴅ ᴡɪᴅᴏᴡ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄʟɪꜰꜰᴛᴏᴘ ɢʟᴀꜱꜱ ʜᴏᴜꜱᴇ ɪɴ ʙɪɢ ꜱᴜʀ.ʜᴇʀ ʜᴜꜱʙᴀɴᴅ, ᴊᴜᴀɴ ᴅɪᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴀʀᴅ ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ ʜᴏᴜꜱᴇ - ᴄʟɪꜰꜰꜱɪᴅᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴀɴᴏɪᴅ. ᴀ ꜱᴇʀɪᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛꜱ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ɪꜱ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ . ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴄʜ ꜱʜᴇ ꜰɪɴᴅꜱ ꜰʀᴀᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴛʀɪᴘʟᴇᴛꜱ ᴅᴀɴ , ᴋᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴇɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ɢʀᴏᴡ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ꜱᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ.
ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴘʟᴇᴛꜱ , ʜᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜʏ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʀꜱ. ᴛʀᴜᴊɪʟʟᴏ?
ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ:
☆ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱɪᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀʟʟ ɴɪɢʜᴛ , ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴇᴀᴛ , ʙɪᴛɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴀɪʟꜱ.
☆ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴀɢᴏɴɪꜱᴛ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴜᴍʙ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ꜱᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ ᴅᴇᴄɪꜱɪᴏɴꜱ ᴄᴀᴜꜱɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ. ʏᴏᴜ ꜰɪɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟꜰ ʏᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴘᴀɢᴇ ᴀꜱᴋɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ꜱᴛᴜᴘɪᴅ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ.
☆ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ꜱɪɴɢʟᴇ ꜰᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴀꜱ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ʟɪᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛꜱ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ɪꜱ ᴇᴠɪʟ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰʟᴀᴡᴇᴅ.
☆ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴏᴛ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡɪꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍʏꜱᴛᴇʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘꜱʏᴄʜᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛʜʀɪʟʟᴇʀꜱ ᴀʟʟ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪꜰᴇ !
☆ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀʟꜱᴏ Qᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴜɴɪQᴜᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴜɴɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ʀᴇꜰꜰᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀꜱ ᴍʀꜱ. ᴛʀᴜᴊɪʟʟᴏ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ɴᴏ ꜱᴇʟꜰ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴛʏ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴘʀᴇꜰꜰᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ.

ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ:
⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛᴏʀɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ 3.5 ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ 4 ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴜᴘ ꜰᴏʀ ɪᴛꜱ ɪᴛꜱ ꜰᴀꜱᴛ ᴘᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ (ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪ ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛᴇᴅ) !
ᴏᴠᴇʀᴀʟʟ:
ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴍʏ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴀʀɪᴀɴɴᴇ ʀɪᴄʜᴍᴏɴᴅᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ꜱᴜʀᴇʟʏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋꜱ. ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴇꜰɪɴᴇᴛʟʏ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ꜰᴀꜱᴛ ᴘᴀᴄᴇᴅ ꜱᴜꜱᴘᴇɴꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏꜱᴛᴇʀʏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ !

𝑷𝑺 : 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 . 𝑪𝑳𝑰𝑭𝑭𝑺𝑰𝑫𝑬- 𝒊𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 !

Juan bought Cliffside in California to be their home. Juan is killed just weeks later. Widow remains in the house even after her mother pleads for her to return home to be near family.
The widow thinks she sees a drone flying overhead, then gets a note in her mailbox and then runs into triplets while walking who just happen to be the previous owners and there mom is sick. Too much.
The choices that the widow makes are too reckless for me.

#TheWifesHouse #NetGalley
Big thanks to NetGalley, Bookouture and Arianne Richmonde for a free copy to review.
That said, let's get to business. Do you know that sort of book where you keep yelling at the protagonist disbelieving how the hell they are stupidly doing what they just did?! You will wish to hit her with her own book for her gullibility and naive.
A widow who will remain for the rest of the book unnamed_though every other character even the dog and the house itself has names_who lost her husband months ago and feels miserable and lonely in her prized CliffSide house invites a triplet to her house and to her life unassuming the sheer danger she invited with them. All the characters in the book are natural liars, you can't trust any of them. The setting is beautiful you would love to be there at Cliffside with her glass walls and breathtaking ocean view.
The writing style is good and engaging, a solid page turner though a slow burn in the first half.
loved the book as a whole and especially Beanie.

I wanted to love this book, but it just didn’t feel like this “unputdownable” thriller I was told it would be. I loved the scenery and as a native Californian, enjoyed reading about my own backyard, but scary notes, the flying drone, the annoying friend, just turned me of off.

Oh gosh, what a MIND F*$K! I can't even. My mind is blown. Definitely a great read, a solid psychological thriller in my opinion.

So the description for the novel starts it off very well. "The perfect house or the perfect lie?"

Initially you are learning about the main narrator, the widow and her backstory. In other reviews that I've read, they've said that the narrator is unreliable... and I can definitely see that as I read along. She's paranoid, she's a little bit all over the place. I was drawn into her paranoia as I expect you're meant to. I no longer could differentiate what was bad and what was good, who to be trusted and who couldn't be, or even what was REALLY happening... is it a dream, is it real?

I was thrown for a loop throughout most of the novel, not sure who was out to get the narrator or was it the narrator out to get others? It was impossible, at least for me, to tell.

The ending shocked me, in that I didn't expect it coming... it was a good ending... tying up the loose ends well.

In conclusion, I really enjoyed this novel and it was a relatively quick read!

<i>I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher of this advanced digital copy for the opportunity to read this novel in exchange for an honest review!</i>

Wow! What a thriller! When the wife inherits the house on the cliff in Big Sur is it a blessing or just another million dollar home? Will her loneliness be thwarted by the triplets? Who are they really? What do they want? What is buried in the yard that has our heroine so worried? Pippa is an old friend of husband Juan, but is she who she seems to be? Arianne Richmonde spins a tale of intrigue and mystery with expert description and characters who morph into good and bad guys and gals and back in an intricate plot that will keep surprising you. I thoroughly enjoyed this "can't put it down" book and applaud the author for her talent and authorship of a great suspense novel. Thanks to #NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Cliffside is the house in question. It’s a wow house on the Big Sur, sleek lines and glass. The wife is a widow grieving for husband Juan. She’s very lonely but self contained, has few friends and is not especially close to her parents back in England. Several unsettling events occur that make her feel even more vulnerable and as if she’s being watched. One day while out walking the extensive grounds of the property she meets fraternal triplets Dan, Kate and Jen. They seem friendly, they are extremely helpful to her and she becomes increasingly reliant .... the story is told by the widow.

First of all, the author had me at Big Sur, a stunningly beautiful location which is easy to picture, as is the property - think Grand Designs. The characters are well portrayed although not likeable at all. The widow is utterly infuriating so you need to suspend disbelief at her gullibility, stupidity and her dumb acceptance of every line the triplets spin her but you so want to yell at her as she brings disaster down on herself. All the characters are liars, some are just telling bigger lies than others. There are some hugely melodramatic events but one things for sure, it’s a twisty rollercoaster read! Some of the dialogue is annoying, for instance one of the triplets ends a sentence directed at the widow with ‘little lady’ which grates on my nerves! However, setting all that aside, just go with the flow and it’s a very entertaining piece of escapism! I really like how the weather is used to add drama on top of already dramatic events so much so that I think this would make a great movie!

Overall, fun, over the top, you want to yell and scream but it’s compelling reading!

With thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC.

Our unnamed protagonist has been widowed for 6 months. Lonely and desperate, she finds some solace in alcohol in her cliffside glass house.; She is in her late 20's and misses her husband, Juan, terribly...

Being isolated in Big Sur is nice - but it does have its downside. As solitude creeps in to the widow, she befriends 20 year old triplets - Dan, Kate & Jen. Although a bit wary, the widow invites them in for tea. A mistake? Perhaps...

A very good read. The descriptive side of this story is fantastic!

Many Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for a fun read.

This is gripping, heart pounding and completely unpredictable. I have needed a book that will capture my attention and keep me guessing and this has been that book.
I haven't read anything by this author before, I am now very excited to. This book has definitely converted me as a fan of this author.
I haven't been able to put this one down, not that I would've wanted to at any point. I've been on the edge of my seat wanting to know more. This is the unpredictable read which I have been looking for.
I have literally been suspicious of every character in this book, they all have the potential to be evil. The narrator has made me want to scream more than once, but I absolutely wouldn't change that.
This is full of twists which will keep you guessing. I cannot wait for this author's next book. I will definitely be looking out for that one. A great read which I can't wait to recommend. Definitely five star worthy.

Public review to follow on blog tour.

Thanks to NetGalley I was able to receive an ARC of this book. It’s been a few hours since I finished it and I can’t decide how I feel. I didn’t dislike it but I didn’t love it either. Although I read it in less than 24 hours I skimmed a lot. The main character continued to do things that just didn’t seem believable. I really disliked the ending and the epilogue didn’t make it any better.

This book started off really strongly. I enjoyed the writing style a lot, it was easy to get into and the story intrigued me from the beginning. The characters felt very real and the psychological aspect was amazing, the main character's stress and anxiety really translated well through the writing and I found myself really immersed in the story. The atmosphere was wonderfully creepy and the more suspicions and secrets were revealed the more I found myself loving the book.
After the first half of the book, it was getting somewhat repetitive and it dragged out a little for a while, and the ending seemed well built up but then didn't quite match up to my expectations. I felt like some aspects felt a little random and didn't fit into the story as well as others.
I did guess part of the plot twist in the end, but it was still unexpected and shocking enough that it kept me engaged and I couldn't put the book down. I would definitely read other books by this author in the future because I was really impressed by how well the characters were written and how the atmosphere was built up.

Not long after Juan buys his wife Cliffside, a beautiful mansion overlooking the ocean, he dies in an accident. Despite now being a widow, she vows never to leave her dream house. But, by doing so, she is now alone and slowly slipping into paranoia, depression and alcoholism. She's convinced someone is spying on her with a drone, leaving her ominous messages and even breaking into her house. Then she meets triplets, who tell her they used to live in her house and start ingratiating themselves into her life. Sadden by the siblings story of a dying mother and homelessness and desperate to have companionship, she invited them to stay in Cliffside with her. Did she just invite in friends or foes? Has her loneliness blinded to her to the real danger?

Firstly, I'll say what I did like about the book. The setting at Big Sur and the town of Carmel is absolutely stunning! The descriptions of the house and the views transported me there and were enjoyable to read.
That being said, a beautiful setting can't save a book from mediocre storytelling.
The protagonist (who remains nameless throughout) is supposed to be well educated with a successful career, however, she just comes across as naive and helpless. She doesn't appear self sufficient, she believes anything anybody tells her and continuously makes stupid decisions throughout the book. I just wanted to scream at her! A goldfish has better sense than this woman!
Additionally, this feels like a book I've read before. It didn't really bring anything new to the table in terms of the psychological thriller/domestic noir genre. I found it unsatisfying in it's predictability. About 5% in I pretty much knew how it would end. I'm not sure if the writing was that transparent or if I've read this exact plot before.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I liked the premise and I did finish the book, albeit with some skipping around, but I can't recommend it. All of the characters are unlikeable. Every single one. We also never find out the name of the main character. I found myself trying to care about someone in this story and couldn't do it. Also, it was described as a "pulse-racing psychological thriller" and I didn't find that to be the case.

Wow. This book is a real atmospheric mystery about a woman who has recently lost her husband that retains the home that they bought together. There are all these really scary elements to the house, is her husband back or is there another reason? I love this book I was literally on the edge of my seat until the last page.

4.5 stars
This story was a never-ending fast-paced that gave me goosebumps all the time while reading it.
Somehow, the author managed to keep me engaged to read it in one sitting and I honestly was fearing for what’s to come next. It’s more than suspenseful and what the kids managed to do it goes on borderline creepy and unbelievable at the same time.
To be honest, the whole story was different from what I usually read and had my heart pumping really fast. I can’t say that I got close enough with anyone, not even the heroine but what I will say is that I am looking forward to reading other books by the author in the genre.

This story is about a widowed, British woman living in a glass house on a cliff in Big Sur. She is grieving the loss of her husband and is a deeply lonely soul. Enter the triplets - three young adults who befriend our protagonist and move their way into her heart and home. But things are not as they seem. There were so many twists and turns with this story, it kept me on my toes and constantly second guessing my assumptions of how this story was going to go. Was the ending a little over the top as some reviewers suggest? Yes, it was - and I personally loved it! It worked. I really enjoyed this book and am already looking for more to devour from this author.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for providing an early copy of this book for me to read and review.

Yes! The Wife’s House is the heart-pounding, double-crossing summer noir thriller I have been waiting for.

The wife in question is a widow, who was married to a handsome and mysterious guy named Juan. Juan recently died in an “accident.” She is lonely. When three young adults come to the land near her house for a picnic, she strikes up a friendship with them and soon learns that they once lived in the cliffside mansion that now belongs to her. And as it turns out, they’re all now homeless, living with friends. She enjoys their company so much, and they’re so down on their luck...surely it would be nice to have them move in with her?

This book moves at a breakneck pace, with potentially evil and murderous characters everywhere. You will wonder about everyone, including the unreliable narrator. It’s a super interesting premise filled with the kinds of twists and turns you might find in a 40s noir film.

This is the kind of book in which the narrator does stupid things. You will be screaming at her, frustrated, as she falls into all sorts of dumb traps. But that’s by design and a big part of the fun. You will have to suspend your disbelief a little at times to go along with the roller coaster ride of a plot.

The book isn’t perfect plot wise and if you don’t like watching characters do stupid things it might annoy you, but to my mind the character was perfectly crafted so I could understand why she did all the things she did (stupid and less stupid). Bottom line - this book was so unputdownable that I actually woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it and wishing I had finished it. And when I did finish it, I loved the ending.

An awesome, twisty book with a great narrator and a ton of thrills. This author is going on my list of “must reads,” and I hope she hurries up and writes another thriller soon!

Thanks to Bookouture, NetGalley and Arianne Richmond for the ARC of this super fun book!

I'm kind of torn about this between a four star and a three and a half star so I'm going to say three and a half star. The story was good well written psychological thriller I'm really loving these lately. The father does well with keeping the entry level or the anxiety level high waiting for the other shoe to drop. Lots of twists and turns however not knowing the character's name the widow, also her being returning but making some really piss poor decisions make it kind of hard to take. The ending well that was a little over top but it worked. Overall it's a really well-written story that I'm sure most will enjoy more

The book grabbed my attention from the start. I didn't have any speculations of what would be "the BIG twist" throughout the first have which I found very clever and pleasing since many books give away the plot twist to soon. But once I hit the middle to last I start having big speculations and solving the mystery but still found it surprising. I enjoyed seeing the protagonist change throughout the book, and transform into herself. The writing reflected the state of the protagonist very well, which made it very easy to picture throughout the story. Sometimes I felt that they story was carrying on too much which made me a bit less enthusiastic but the ending made me finish with a smile. Enjoyed it very much. A fun, quick read. Very mysterious, well written, and twits at the end!!! I read it on a rainy day which made me feel like I was in Cliffside, definitely a plus. Very recommendable and more in a rainy day with a tea in hand just like in The Wife's House!

Psychological thrillers are one of my favourite genres and this book is definitely it. Although it started a bit slow for me, the build up of characters was developed quite thoroughly.

Written in first person point of view, the main character at first looked weak and wishy-washy. A lonely widow in a great big glass house by the cliff is the perfect setting for a murder mystery but in this case it is more than that. You have to dig deeper into her persona and she eventually will grow on you. I wasn't very sympathetic to her paranoia and self-pity at times but once you learn her family history then you realise why she is that way.

"Awake, my brain lived in a deep freeze. But asleep, in my dreams, it thawed. Slowly defrosting...dripping into coherent memories."

This writer makes the antagonists a bit more like caricatures. The last quarter of the book was spectacular in so many ways and a bit over-the-top but hey, I love things that go bang! I am not sure however if I agree with the heroine's decision in the end. If you want a book that will make you think deep and your heart skip a few beats then give this one a try. (I was given this arc by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review)