This story kept me on the edge of my seat. I really wanted things to work out for Carrie Daniels. She's the sort of character you keep rooting for -- she's trying to do the best with what she has, but life's been getting her down lately, and just when she thinks things are starting to look up a little, everything starts to tumble down again. Carrie's reputation, career and safety are threatened.
Lawyers and the FBI get involved. Events unfold one-by-one at a breakneck pace. There's never any time to catch your breath. Just when you think this is finally Carrie's lucky break, another twist occurs and you groan and will her to hang in there. It's not a mystery, as we are given the identity of the antagonist pretty early on, but what kept me reading was wanting to find out how they were going to corner that person, hoping that the person wouldn't be able to get away with what they were doing, wishing I could get my hands on the person myself and strangle them...
I was so happy that Carrie had Alex to fight her corner. I loved that they had been best friends since fourth grade, and had now found each other again. The caring is already there, and then their friendship deepens into something more. It's beautiful to watch.
The supporting characters were equally fantastic. Everyone should have friends like Steve and Allison, who are willing to stand by you all the way. Then there was the subplot about Carrie's father, who had left her and her mom when Carrie was very young... but I'm not going to say anything more about that! It would spoil the story!
There's only one thing I didn't like. I thought the end of the Nasty Person (not the main antagonist) was too convenient. There was already so much drama that the way the author ejected the Nasty Person from the story just seemed a bit over-the-top. It was obviously an attempt to tie up a lose end so that the story could end cleanly, and I appreciate that, but I don't know... it was the one thing that didn't ring true for me, and was a bit jarring. Despite this, I still finished the book with the immense sense of satisfaction you get at the end of a good read, and a smile on my face.
I think I'll be reading this book again. And I'd definitely buy other books by this author.
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