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would like to give this book,stars, but since that's not an option, I'll be generous and bump it up to a, This is my first time reading Erica Spindler, and while I wasn't exactly wowed, I did find it to be a quick and pleasurable read, I have to admit that I had an inkling early in the book of what was going to happen in the end, which totally took away the suspense factor for me.
I'm sure that I'll read more of Spindler in the future, but I won't be rushing out to grab another one, Overall, it was just slightly above average in terms of enjoyability, I couldnt put this book down, it had me gripped all the way through, I cant wait to read some more Erica Spindler books, This book was well, interesting. I give it.cause I don't think it deserves the full, It started out creepy and set up a good story, Then after it reached the "years later" part it got slow and had nothing to do with the setup, I was honestly bored for a good chunk of the book until the stalking started up, That's when the book picked up the pace again, . . only to have it slow down as Julie, Raven, and Andie all make up the stupidest reasons for not acting on their suspicions,
At times thrilling, at times frustrating, this novel was a good inbetween book, I was waiting for some books to come in at the library and just used this as a book to pass that time, Not my favorite but maybe someone else who's into psychology will enjoy it more, ”Fears an aphrodisiac”



Let me start by saying this book was NOT bad, I actually enjoyed it quite a lot,
Yes I know my rating doesnt reflect that statement, but let me explain,

This book starts with a prologue that plays off in the present time, Then it jumps backyears and the story starts there, Now if the book just started off in the past and then jumpedyears to the future it would have worked for me,
But the prologue spoiled everything, Form it I could figure out whom the second murder victim was and when we jumped back to the present it took two chapters to figure out who the killer was, red herring and all.

So while I really enjoyed Spindlers writing and the overall story line, I would have given the book way more if the prologue didnt exist,

Im curious to read more of Spindlers work to see if I might have found a new author I like,
A sensational erotic crime thriller, . . I bought this book forcents!

I wasn't sure about it because I am generally not into this genre of books, I have read other thriller/mystery books and have had to force myself to finish, but this book was great from start to finish, The obsession, the murders, the secrets, ALL OF IT! I was intrigued and couldn't put the book down, At certain points the secrets that were revealed were so intense that I had to close the book and try and process what I just read,

This is my first Erica Spindler book but based on this novel, it won't be my last, I am eager to read her other works, sitelink
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Update: After talking with my friend about this book, I've decided to deduct a star.
My favorite romance ship in the book ended up crushed and there was a lot of kink and slutshaming, I still thought it

was a lot of fun and it's on my keepers shelf but I don't think it deserves five, :



I REALLY liked this book! It ticks all the boxes for everything I enjoy in a thriller: dual timeline, childhood friends, fucked up families, and murder.
The book starts off with Julie, Andie, and Raven in thes, We learn all about their pasts and what makes them tick, Then they witness a couple playing kinky games in an empty house and spy on them, They become obsessed and curious, horrified and intrigued, And then a murder happens. And all of their peeping comes to light when one of them goes to the police,



The rest of the book is about their adult lives, All three girls are still friends but what happened to them as young teens still haunts them, Raven is a cold real estate agent, Julie is a sex addict who works at a bar, and Andie is a therapist unable to come to terms with her own commitment issues.
But all of them lead mostly normal lives, . . until they start receiving newsclippings and messages from someone from their past, Someone who knows what they saw and wants them to know it, Someone who might just be the murderer,



So obviously I loved this book, Anything I five star means that I basically enjoyed every second of it and make it, if not a forever book, one of my goto recommendations for the genre.
I've read several of Spindler's books at this book and this is by far the best, It's the perfect blend of erotic suspense, romantic suspense, and classic whodunnit, There's great sex scenes and the men are HOT, I also really liked some of the twists, and the callbacks to the women's girlhoods, It was just really, really well done,



Anyone who likes Jennifer Hillier will love this book, It reminded me a lot of JAR OF HEARTS,



.toThe title of this book put me off for a long time, but it was cheap as an ebook and so at a time when I was trying to economise I gave it a go and enjoyed it a lot.
Creepy and disturbing with a killer twist!

It wasn't that bad, but it wasn't that good either, I didn't particularly like this repetitive theme of abusing women in all forms there are rapes, there is mistreatment, there is BDSM, and there's only one way to become happy to have a loving male by your side.


The characters are quite developed, though it was difficult to believe in this twist at the end, Dunno why, maybe because this person that turns out to be a murderer seemed the most sane and likable one in the novel until this very revelation,

The language is smooth, but there were parts that really annoyed me, and they are repetitions of phrases, I think the author used the words "sucked in/drew one's adjective breath" one hundred times, Moreover, there are these horrifying phrases "she made a sound of frustration/disgust/surprise" that made me roll my eyes first off, sometimes it's difficult to understand what particular sound was made, second off, they were too abundant, and thirdly, that feels like lazy writing, to use such readymade combinations.


As for some sex scenes, they were embarrassing to read sometimes, especially with those cheesy words like "her sex" in the sense of a vagina,

All in all, not that bad, Wow! One of Erica Spindler's oldest novels just so happens to be her best, With subject matter such as BDSM and voyeurism, you know you're in for an intriguing read, Throw in some murders, childhood secrets, jealousy, control, and loyalty boom! Fivestar novel, I really, really loved this one, It may be outofprint, but it's well worth tracking down, I loved this book from beginning to end!!! This is one of the weirdest, most twisted and unexpected books I've ever read, and I've read a lot of psychological suspense thrillers from many different authors.
Erica Spindler's writing style connects so well with me, I love how she takes the time to really create such detailed and emotionally rich characters that resonate so well, I love the plot twists, love her writing style so much that even as I could start seeing where the book was headed and could predict the end midway through the book, it still kept me glued to the story.
A reasonable thriller but somehow it seemed to be drag on a bit,
Basically, three girls, Andi, Julie amp Raven were "witnesses" to a murder amp fifteen years on, a second identical murder occurs amp while there are a few twists to the tale, sadly you can still see where it's headed.


Andi is now a therapist amp another story runs alongside about one of her patients killing her abusive husband, While this is quite entertaining but yet again runs on predictable lines it doesn't add anything to the original storyline, . . it just adds more pages to the book!

So on the whole, a fairly enjoyable but predictable thriller which could perhaps have benefited from being a bit more condensed.


I thought the author did a great job with this as she had my attention from page one until the end, It's about three fifteenyearold girls who are close buddies, The come across a vacant house that they hear music playing from, On further inspection they discover that a man a woman are meeting and their love making looks dangerous with blindfolds and ropes, One of the girls decides she's going to the police even though the other friends believe that will cause trouble with their relationship, The police brush it under the rug except for one young rookie who believes in her, He gives her his card and says she can call if she ever needs any help, They were all instructed to stay away from the house, but Andie could not listen as she knew something terrible was going to happen, . . I absolutely LOVED this book! What would you do if your blood relatives disowned you for being a curious teen Three friends whos lives changed forever at the age ofafter seeing something they shouldnt have been watching in the first place.
Would you do whatever it took to keep your, “make shift” family together Murder, love, mystery, and deception are all part of this amazing book, Definitely a must read! Erica Spindler is an outstanding author, This was a little too long, I didn't connect with the characters, and I pretty much hated the cheesy romance, But it kept me entertained, and I liked the setup,.stars, rounded up. It's an odd thing about how books suck you in, even those you know that if I was a faster reader and all the time in the world this would be a read in a weekend throw away thriller.
In not a bad book three women, best friends, complicated past,mysterious guy, It really has all the elements of a pulp thriller with nothing much to say, It tries to be deep, with one of the heroines been a therapist but this is no more a rouse, If you're looking for a fun distraction, this will not disappoint, But if your looking for something other than a beach read to sink your teeth into you maybe let down, I read this book many years ago and it is still one of my favorite Erica Spindler books, I could not put it down, and the ending was very shocking, A must read. Could not put this down, I feel like it was not overly complex but I love the way this story was laid out, Each friend had their own quirk but you felt the bond at the beginnings and how they imprinted on each other a lot a vulnerable time for each, Fast read but a lot happens! I decided I needed a break from reading actors biographies recently and promptly found this in a charity shop, I was intrigued enough by its cover and its concept to give it a tentative whirl,

I wont divulge the plot premise thats here in numerous reviews but its one of those novels that deals with a glimpsed event in the characters lives that plays into their present many years later.
The inherent danger in such thriller fiction and there are literally hundreds of novels that operate under this modus operandi is that it invites disbelief that the antagonist
would honestly wait such a lengthy amount of time before taking his/her revenge.
Often, its merely an excuse to have had the characters mature just enough to be able to reflect on said event with any objectivity, This novel falters slightly using this device for me personally, I cant go into detail without ruining the twist but the juxtaposition of the two time periods felt more like a gimmick and a way to bridge the story rather than a need to serve the actual plot.


I was bored in the beginning of this book, It felt like a YA novel and I wondered why I was reading it, I put this down to the characters ages and youthful dialogue and soldiered on, It definitely got better once the intriguing event unfolded, What Im most pleased to report is how fast my fears this was a YA novel disappeared the minute the author divulged how the characters reacted to the event.
The sexual element of the story is definitely explored and though the characters may have shied away from how they felt once exposed, the author certainly didnt and I appreciated that.
This is also true in the physical threat and violence contained in the story, This is definitely NOT YA,

As the story teased its way to a resolution, I found my attention wandering again, I believe the author missed a trick, revealing her hand in a blasé matteroffact way and not with a sudden flash bang of shock as with all the greatest whodunit tales.
The reveal is done gently over the course of a few pages and I can only assume it was the authors intention that it carry a level of sobering menace.
It failed with me on this entirely, I will even go so far as to say I would have preferred a double hit of a shock reveal with a chilling event at the SAME time that may have achieved a result more worthy of the concept.


I did enjoy this book for what it was, Maybe I expected too much, given the overwhelming glut of sexual thrillers available on the market, I dont regret reading it and I give it bonus points for being true to the characters instincts, albeit repulsed by them as they were,
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