One of the selections of our January Bookshelf list was The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine.
It. Was. Phenomenal.
Here’s the official book blurb:
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.
Here’s the real talk:
I downloaded this book ON MY PHONE, because, well, I don’t have a Kindle or an iPad, and, one of my new goals was to start reading before bed. I didn’t want the bedroom light to keep Schuyler (my fiancé), up, so eBook it was. I couldn’t put it down, and finished it within a week. Amber Patterson is the villain of today – so creepy, and yet, you cannot turn away. The structure keeps you going, (the first part of the book is from the perspective of Amber, the next is from the perspective of Daphne), and it keeps you on your toes (and up till all hours of the night in the best way possible).
It’s a must read.
Get your copy here.
Live, Love, Learn,
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