2.5 stars. An author gets an interesting job offer that leads her down a path of discovering about another families life.

While this book has an interesting premise, it’s characters are as realistic as the idea that biting wood is sexy.
There are two “perspectives” which tell the story. I liked the chapters from the main characters point of view, while she wasn’t the smartest sometimes, her motivations were at least clear. The chapters from Verity’s point of view were down right horrible. Her motivations were sex and sex alone and it got very dull. I felt as though she had no personality, just horny and hatred.
Another element of the book I didn’t like was how plot twists were dealt with. One of the plot twists was so constantly alluded to, it took out all the mystery and excitement. I was just begging for it to happen already so we could get over with. The next plot twist took me by shock, and not in a good way. Looking back there were absolutely no clues to indicate it, making it feel very unbelievable. I wish these plot twists would have been better balanced.
In summary, I think this book would be better done as a movie. The premise is great, the writing just failed to convey enjoyable characters and interesting plot twists.