A Small Affair

by Flora Collins

• ISBN13: 9798212017121
• Publish Date: 27 December 2022
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Mira Books
• Edition: Library Edition
• Format: Audiobook (CD)
• Duration: 9 hours and 45 minutes
• Language: English

Reviews

[Quirky Cat]

Book Summary:

Vera is not the type of person you want to cross, nor do you ever want to be in her way. She's wickedly ambitious, with bold goals and even bolder looks. She knows exactly how to utilize what she has to get what she wants, so watch out.

She thought she had found the perfect new path – a rich older man. But then, a few days later, he and his wife (oops) end up dead, putting the spotlight on Vera. Even a year later, people still want to believe she's a murderer. What is the best way to prove these rumors false? Find the truth on her own.

My Review:

Some books defy reviewing. A Small Affair is one of those books for me. It was a solid thriller read, with some terrific twists at the end. Yet I'm struggling to know what else I want to say.

I think the problem is that while I did enjoy the read, I didn't really like Vera. Sure, I was rooting for her to clear her name, but that doesn't mean I liked her, you know? Admittedly I wasn't blown away by the other characters in this novel either (including the deceased).

On the bright side, if you're looking for a book full of characters you'll love to hate, I have good news for you! A Small Affair is certainly a book that fits that description and then some.

Highlights:
Drama
Thriller
Suspenseful Vibes
Cutthroat characters

Thanks to MIRA and #NetGalley for making this book available for review. All opinions expressed are my own.

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[Jeff Sexton]

NYC To A T. I've been trying to think about what to say about this book for four days and I've got... nothing. There isn't anything overly technically wrong here (the time and perspective jumps can be jarring at times, maybe, but that's about it), and it is in fact a mostly engaging story - you're going to want to know what happened, and then you're going to want to know how and why it happened. On both of these points, Collins gets rather explosive. Overall though this book just has the feel of an utterly pretentious New York... witch... who can't see beyond her Upper West Side aspirations. Certainly for the characters, and maybe Collins herself was simply being a solid conduit of these characters. If you like tales of that particular yuppie New York world, eh, you're probably going to LOVE this book. And again, even if that isn't overly your thing, this is still a good book. But if you're more of a Southern Suburbanite/ hillbilly type who remembers with fondness the old Pace Salsa commercials with their "*NEW YORK CITY?!?!?!?!?* tagline... this is NYC to a T from that perspective. So know that going in. Recommended.