*****Spoilers are included in this review*****

This is your typical cliche thriller. There are twists and you are confused and irritated throughout pretty much the whole read. I will say it is a quick and easy read, at the very least, mildly entertaining. 

The book is about a husband and wife. The husband (Adam) is cheating on his wife (Sarah), and then his mistress winds up dead in the bed next to him. His high power attorney/wife is defending him in the upcoming trial. The book follows this tale as the reader tries to figure out if he is guilty or not. Blah, blah, blah.

The author did a fantastic job of making every character in the book extremely unlikable. Which I understand creating disdain for Adam, he already is a known cheater and honestly is just such a problem throughout the book – he can’t seem to get out of his own way. I just don’t understand making me hate Sarah so much. Had the author wrote her in a way that made me root for her more I would have been more shocked in the end when I found out she was guilty. And why did Sarah act so confused about the mistress when she clearly knew?!

This book is in great need of further character development. The sheriff obviously has a thing for Sarah but that remains really shallow – I wish she pushed more on that whether it ended up being reciprocated or just creepy. She also adds in Matthew, Sarah’s old friend from law school that is gay. I have no idea why he is necessary to the story line. There is also, in my opinion, a ton of undertones that maybe he is bisexual and likes Sarah. Again, nothing ever really goes anywhere. 

Don’t even get me started on the vague and pointless plot lines. I will give it to Jeneva Rose that at times her twists were entertaining, but sometimes I was just like WTF? At one point, we are given such useless information about Sarah having sex with her husband in the middle of the night. You would think there would be a callback to this nugget of info, but nothing. Just pointless!

The one character that I can give the author credit for is Eleanor, Adam’s mom. She felt like a real life mother-in-law from hell and she was written in a way that actually got under my skin. At certain chapters in the book, I wished I was blind so I didn’t have to read about Eleanor’s bitchy behavior anymore. Even the character I give kudos for I hate. 

Overall, easy read and it kept me engaged enough to enjoy it during the read, but disappointed in the ending.