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Her Perfect Life

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What a read!
If you like suspense with a twist this one is for you.

You will want to hate Millie but you are also in her corner so to speak. Great characters and very interesting plot. A must read for sure.

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I coukdny get through this quick enough! Even though the blub gives the main plot away, there are still plenty twists and turns that you'd never have seen coming. The characters are all awful people but they're well written awful people. It is fiction after all so why not make everyone the bad guy. Its all a bit simplistic aswell but again, fiction so why not. It's really easy to read and keeps up a good place. You just have to keep reading to see how the main character is ever going to get out of her predicament...... or if she ever will. Its a perfect light summer read

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This ARC was provided to me via Kindle, Inkubator Books and by #NetGalley. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

I read this in one sitting. What a wonderful suspense filled thriller.

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Her perfect life by Emily Shiner.
Eve and Millie are sisters. Millie went to prison for what Eve did. So when she gets out she wants Eves  life. But Eve didn't have the perfect life.
A brilliant read.  I love Millies character. Didn't like Gareth or myra. Twisty and tense.  5*.

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5 stars is not enough for this book! I was hooked from the prologue! All of her books are amazing but this one had more twists and turns than usual. Millie gets out of prison and wants revenge on the person who is responsible for putting her there. Her twin Eve. Eve seems to have the perfect life and it is just not fair. No one is who they seem in this novel and you have to pay attention or you will miss something important!

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Her Perfect Life by Emily Shiner was VERY, very good. Having a sister myself, I’m always intrigued and interested in books pertaining to relationships about sisters. Her Perfect Life was enjoyable right from the start. I devoured this book and loved the twisted and turns. If you’re looking for a captivating page turner, I would definitely recommend this book. I don’t want to give anything away, but the ending was perfect. Well done, Emily Shiner!👏
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

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Now, let's get this (non) party started.

The book description is appealing enough - we have a set of twins, one who just served a prison sentence after being set up by the other, and wants to forgive her sister for it, though. But things don't go as planned, because her sister is EVIL, so, naturally, she has to kill her and take over her life. Well... Okay?

This we learn from the description and it covers about 30% of the book. But nothing actually exciting happens in the entire book and its god-awful characters. Damn, everyone here is either intentionally built to passionately hate them, or... well.

Millie is absolutely god damn awful, the fact that her first thought is just to kill her sister and live "her perfect life" is just psychotic, but I thought I could get on board with that. It's horrible.

Then, Eve is just... a character with so little substance that's barely worth mentioning.

Next, we have Garrett and Mya who are drug dealers. At this point, I am wondering: did the author ever read a book, watch a movie, or documented herself on drug dealers? Because these two are the most ridiculous, stupid drug dealers I've ever seen. They allegedly blackmailed Eve into working with them, but they spend EVERY WAKING SECOND asking Eve if she's still on board. EVERY SINGLE WAKING SECOND.

The entire book happens in the span of a week or two and since Millie takes over Eve's life, both Garrett and Mya visit her TWICE A DAY to make sure she's not running away. What? So, that was basically Eve's life for years? Have someone continuously check on you if you're running? It's so stupid I have no words.

Then, the dialogue is just... "You don't seem like yourself, Eve," said all the freaking damn characters. We get it. She doesn't.

Don't even get me started on ALL THE CHARACTERS TALKING OUT LOUD TO THEMSELVES. What is that? It was a first point-of-view narration, shifting from one character to another. Why did they constantly have to voice their opinions out loud?

It was just... a wreck. The alleged "stunning psychological thriller" with its many twists and turns was just an insult to the genre, honestly, because at every turn, I just rolled my eyes and said, "is that it?"

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Absolutely brilliant from start to finish a page turner of a book, and wow what an ending readers will not see coming Millie has just been released from prison after being framed for murder by her twin sister Eve, The characters in this book are really not nice at all especially Garrett and Maya no more spoilers from me a truly good thriller book

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I loved this book! It pulled you in right from the beginning. The narrative never bogged down and kept you wanting to read more. The characters were engaging and described in such detail. The ending was somewhat unexpected and leaves you wondering?

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In the book “her perfect life“ We meet Millie she has just gotten out of prison after being freed with her innocence for killing her brother-in-law prooven. The first thing she wants to do is go and tell her twin sister Eve she is forgiven for setting Millie up to go to prison. Eve was really the one who got her husband killed and so this nasty attitude Millie is greeted with gets on her last nerve and gives her a Plan B and that is to take over Eve’s perfect life. After monitoring Eve movement around town she decides to get into Eve’s Home to see what she confined, but while in there, There’s a knock on the door and when she answers it she knows she must move up her sister‘s murder to even sooner.

Finally Eve is gone she’s taking a shower in a lavish bathroom drying off with a fluffy white tile and after putting on her PJs she just wants to relax and enjoy her new life. This is when she gets another knock on the door and her new hell begins. OK first things first no one in this book is a good person. They have Garrett and Maya who are drug dealers who blackmail Eve into working with them and these are the two most ridiculous people. Every time they meet up with Eve/Milly They remind her what will happen if she should decide she no longer wants to do this. She can’t leave her house except on Wednesday nights because she must be there to let these two buffoons into a home that they have keys too. Maya in my opinion is the most ridiculous she even tries to bully Eve/Millie into telling her what she’s thinking! No let me just say there is much more to this book and they have twists on top of the twist even though no one in the book is nice I will be honest and say I could not put the book down. It was so so good! By the time I figured out the ending it was maybe the chapter before… Maybe. Either way if you love thrillers then you’ll love this book there’s not much lag time end a lot of drama. I received this book from NETGALLY and I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any errors as I am blind and dictate my review but all opinions are definitely my own.

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I received a free copy of this book via netgalley uk and am voluntarily leaving a review.

A sister goes to prison for a crime she did not commit then tries to take on her twins life. While it's hard to say more without spoilers I found this book very dark and none of the characters very likeable or sympathetic though I suspect that was deliberate on the part of the author.

The book was well written and I didn't see the twist at the end coming. It was well written and kept me gripped until the end.

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I just can escape when reading books by this author. Yes you take it with a pinch of salt but I just love it and just devoured it. Cannot explain the plot for the life of me and the ending wow.

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Ugh!! I definitely enjoyed reading this book! Until the end?! Not sure if there's going to be more?! Or if the author just ended it that way so you can make up your own mind?! But to me its just way to up in the air?! Ugh! Anyway! This book had suspense, intrigue, murder and mystery! The storyline was very interesting and kept me glued to my kindle! It definitely kept me on my toes! Until! The end!! I will recommend reading this book because it was definitely worth reading, but that ending?! Not for me! Lol thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

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This author has written a tale about twin sisters that is a cannot put down. Who would have thought? Really? Murder and intrigue...Family and friendship...Unlikable characters in a story that reads like true crime, but it is really fiction. The story moves quickly with red herrings all over the place...strange characters appear...secrets...deception...this book was sent to me by Netgally for review. I hope to read more books from this talented and gifted author. Kept my attention.

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