Book description
‘Thank you for inviting me,' says the woman at the door. I've never seen her before, but she pushes past me and throws her arms around my husband's neck. I'm frozen in shock. Who is she?
When I hear her name, the world begins to spin around me. Alice –…
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I was completely swept up in this one.
I love stories about obsession, and this one delivers in spades: the way the past refuses to stay buried, how the ex’s presence twists every interaction, and the creeping sense that nothing is safe.
The setting in the Scottish Highlands in a storm is described beautifully and dramatically heightens the tension. I adore books that pull me in so deeply I forget the world around me, and this one did exactly that.
Even when the twists veered into the unexpected, I didn’t care—I was too busy racing through the pages, desperate to…
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