Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling author on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.
Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity’s recollection of what really happened the day her daughter died.
Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devestate the already grieving father. But as Lowens feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wifes words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue to love her.
Okay, let’s talk about Verity.
Firstly, this book is messed up – there were multiple times in the book when I put it down to breathe for a moment. Did I really just read that? That’s twisted and utterly insane. But also powerful.
Secondly, it’s extremely well written – It’s a ‘just one more page’ sort of book that keeps you up way past bedtime because that page turns into 6 more chapters. It’s gripping and stays in your thoughts long after you put it down. My advice would be not to read it just before bed.
It hits hard in places that I wasn’t expecting. The book plays dirty unapologetically, straying into the places that nice books don’t go. I don’t often give my Other Half a blow by blow of the books that I read (we would never talk about anything else if I did), but I just couldn’t believe some of the stuff that was coming out of this unofficial autobiography. I just NEEDED to talk about it.
And finally my favourite part of a good mystery book – the twist at the end that changes the context of all that came before it. I love these twists, particualrly when I didn’t see them coming. So I do recommend Verity, but with a caveat – you need to be ready to read some difficult admissions from a mother about her children. If that’s not for you, don’t go there.
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