Show Me Your Books - May

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Oh May, I tried to read a lot more, but the time just got away from me. I had started reading two books, but then my library loan ended and I had to screen capture where I was, so I could read them later when I got them again (which should be soon). I started One to Watch which was really good and I almost bought the book to finish it, but I will just wait another week or two until I get it. And then I barely got into The Good Sister. I was about 15% in, so I will again, wait for it to come back to me. But I did manage to finish The End of Her and it was really good. 

So all in all, I sucked at reading last month. This month has been better and it helps that I had some downtime in Graeagle to make that happen.

The End of Her - Shari Lapena
Genre: Drama/Mystery
Rating: 3 1/2 stars

The End of Her - Shari Lapena

The book starts off with Stephanie and Patrick. They just had twins in an emergency c-section situation and are adjusting to parenting life. As you can imagine, this gripped me right away because it described a lot of my emotions in the beginning and how hard it is with twins (any baby really) in the beginning. 

Someone from Patrick's past comes back into his life and wrecks havoc. She is throwing around allegations that Patrick's first wife was murdered, but Patrick insists that it was an accident. Both Erika (the girl from Patrick's past) and Patrick's past starts coming out. Who is Stephanie to believe? Is she endanger?

I kept going back and forth on guessing what really happened and who was telling the truth. I ultimately figured out part of the twist, but not all of it. I wouldn't say this book is a thriller even though it is classified as one. Maybe a drama/mystery is a better description of it.

Even though I tore through this book in less than 2 days, I felt the ending could have been better. It fell a little flat for me and was left a bit open ended. While I enjoyed the read (until the ending), I would only give it 3 1/2 stars.

Here is Amazon's synopsis:

Stephanie and Patrick are adjusting to life with their colicky twin girls. The babies are a handful, but even as Stephanie struggles with the disorientation of sleep deprivation, there's one thing she's sure of: she has all she ever wanted.

Then Erica, a woman from Patrick's past, appears and makes a disturbing accusation. Patrick had always said his first wife's death was an accident, but now Erica claims it was murder.

Patrick insists he's innocent, that this is nothing but a blackmail attempt. Still, Erica knows things about Patrick--things that make Stephanie begin to question her husband. Stephanie isn't sure what, or who, to believe. As Stephanie's trust in Patrick begins to falter, Patrick stands to lose everything. Is Patrick telling the truth--is Erica the persuasive liar Patrick says she is? Or has Stephanie made a terrible mistake?

How will it end?

What have you read lately?