A mesmerizing debut psychological thriller full of delicious twists about a coolly manipulative woman who worms her way into the lives of a wealthy "golden couple" from Connecticut to achieve the privileged life she wants.Some women get everything. Some women get everything they deserve.Amber Patterson is fed up. She's tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more-a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted. To everyone in the exclusive town of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut, Daphne and her husband, Jackson-the beautiful philanthropist and the confident real estate mogul-are a golden couple straight out of a fairytale, blessed with two lovely young daughters.Amber's envy could eat her alive . . . if she didn't have a plan. Amber uses Daphne's compassion and caring to insinuate herself into the family's life-the first step in a meticulous scheme to undermine her. Before long, Amber is Daphne's closest confidante, traveling to Europe with the Parrish family, and growing closer to Jackson. But a skeleton from her past may undermine everything that Amber has worked towards, and if it is discovered, her well-laid plan may fall to pieces.With shocking turns and dark secrets that will keep you guessing until the very end, The Last Mrs. Parrish is a fresh, juicy, and utterly addictive thriller from a diabolically imaginative talent.
This book intrigued me for the first 50 pages, and I had high hopes that it would be an interesting read.
But it wasn't. Unfortunately this turned out to be a really boring and nasty read.
We start with the perspective of Amber for a good part of the book, but it's just really stretched out. And even though I don't mind reading about a unlikeable character, Amber was just so hateful that I wasn't enjoying myself.
Then we get the perspective of Daphne, Mrs. Parrish, and I hoped that this would bring the enjoyment back. But the book just got nasty. Not that Daphne was a nasty character, but the events that happen.
I did not like the message this book was giving and I do not recommend reading it.
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