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sarahthegaymer 's review for:
The Heiress
by Rachel Hawkins
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
I was given an ARC of this novel to read & review from Goodreads/St Martin's Press prior to it's release in January 2024!
Let me preface this with stating that I have never read anything by Rachel Hawkins (unless you count 'The Ex Hex' under her pen name Erin Sterling, which I did not like), so I didn't have an opinion one way or the other going into it. I also didn't know anything about the plot, because I felt that it was better to go into it blind. Boy, was I surprised! It was the second book I finished in less than 24 hours over 2 days (let's hope this momentum helps carry me til the end of the year). 5-star read, no doubt!
Without saying too much..in this we're following Camden and Jules, husband and wife who are headed backed to Camden's family home, the Ashby House. Located in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, Ashby House is a place full of people that Camden would have liked to forget after the passing of his adoptive Mother, the infamous Ruby McTavish; but it seems he just can't let it go, yet. Ruby McTavish, was abducted and returned to her family as a toddler (and happens to be a very, very wealthy woman), making her a household name before she was old enough to speak. Just what exactly does this family have up it's sleeve...
One of my favorite things about the book was it's set-up. It's a dual POV between Camden and Jules, each chapter picking up where the last left off (aside from a few cliff-hangers). It was also mixed media as there were letters, newspaper articles, emails, excerpts from other books, and more! It really kept the story moving because the breaks between the chapters were packed with information in a way that wasn't 'info-dumping'. I guess you could technically say there were two timelines as the articles and letters were from the past and the chapters are from present day, but that didn't deter me like it does in some other novels.
As an avid thriller, one thing I will say about myself is that I don't often catch plot-twists. This book had quite a few of them and there was only one that I saw coming. I don't know if that means I'm actually getting better at catching them or if that means it was poorly written by the author - but either way it did not ruin anything about the book for me.
One more thing I will say is that a lot of people who gave this lower reviews or DNF said they didn't because of one particular reason and I am here to say, if you continue through until the end of the book, that resolves itself!
This book gives me a 'Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' by TJR vibe with a cross over to 'The Only One Left' by Riley Sager. Overall, I 100% recommend reading this book if you're looking for a fast-paced, page-turner that will leaved you a bit shocked!
Let me preface this with stating that I have never read anything by Rachel Hawkins (unless you count 'The Ex Hex' under her pen name Erin Sterling, which I did not like), so I didn't have an opinion one way or the other going into it. I also didn't know anything about the plot, because I felt that it was better to go into it blind. Boy, was I surprised! It was the second book I finished in less than 24 hours over 2 days (let's hope this momentum helps carry me til the end of the year). 5-star read, no doubt!
Without saying too much..in this we're following Camden and Jules, husband and wife who are headed backed to Camden's family home, the Ashby House. Located in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, Ashby House is a place full of people that Camden would have liked to forget after the passing of his adoptive Mother, the infamous Ruby McTavish; but it seems he just can't let it go, yet. Ruby McTavish, was abducted and returned to her family as a toddler (and happens to be a very, very wealthy woman), making her a household name before she was old enough to speak. Just what exactly does this family have up it's sleeve...
One of my favorite things about the book was it's set-up. It's a dual POV between Camden and Jules, each chapter picking up where the last left off (aside from a few cliff-hangers). It was also mixed media as there were letters, newspaper articles, emails, excerpts from other books, and more! It really kept the story moving because the breaks between the chapters were packed with information in a way that wasn't 'info-dumping'. I guess you could technically say there were two timelines as the articles and letters were from the past and the chapters are from present day, but that didn't deter me like it does in some other novels.
As an avid thriller, one thing I will say about myself is that I don't often catch plot-twists. This book had quite a few of them and there was only one that I saw coming. I don't know if that means I'm actually getting better at catching them or if that means it was poorly written by the author - but either way it did not ruin anything about the book for me.
One more thing I will say is that a lot of people who gave this lower reviews or DNF said they didn't because of one particular reason and I am here to say, if you continue through until the end of the book, that resolves itself!
This book gives me a 'Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' by TJR vibe with a cross over to 'The Only One Left' by Riley Sager. Overall, I 100% recommend reading this book if you're looking for a fast-paced, page-turner that will leaved you a bit shocked!