ABL Review At-A-Glance
Ø Title: The Shadow Writer
Ø My Rating: 5
Ø Genre: Mystery, Suspense
Ø Author:
Eliza Maxwell
Eliza Maxwell
Ø Format:
ARC paperback
ARC paperback
Ø Publication Date: May 1, 2019
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Synopsis
Every
writer has a story. Some are deadlier than others.
writer has a story. Some are deadlier than others.
Aspiring author Graye Templeton will do anything
to escape the horrific childhood crime that haunts her. After a life lived in
shadows, she’s accepted a new job as protégé to Laura West, influential book
blogger and wife of an acclaimed novelist. Laura’s connections could make
Graye’s publishing dreams a reality. But there’s more to Laura than meets the
eye.
to escape the horrific childhood crime that haunts her. After a life lived in
shadows, she’s accepted a new job as protégé to Laura West, influential book
blogger and wife of an acclaimed novelist. Laura’s connections could make
Graye’s publishing dreams a reality. But there’s more to Laura than meets the
eye.
Behind the veneer of a charmed life, Laura’s
marriage is collapsing. Her once-lauded husband is descending into alcoholism
and ruin and bringing Laura nearer to the edge.
marriage is collapsing. Her once-lauded husband is descending into alcoholism
and ruin and bringing Laura nearer to the edge.
As the two women form a bond that seems meant to
be, long-buried secrets claw their way into the present, and the line between
friendship and obsession begins to blur, forcing each to decide where her
loyalties lie. Running from the past is a dangerous game, and the loser could
end up dead.
be, long-buried secrets claw their way into the present, and the line between
friendship and obsession begins to blur, forcing each to decide where her
loyalties lie. Running from the past is a dangerous game, and the loser could
end up dead.
My Thoughts…
Every once in a while, I get a book that I think
I will like, but I am happy to find out that I don’t just like it… I love it. I
am amazed, wowed, enamored, horrified, refreshed, and inspired all at the same
time. These books are so special to me,
because without book blogging, I would never have picked up this book, and I
would definitely be the worse for it.
I will like, but I am happy to find out that I don’t just like it… I love it. I
am amazed, wowed, enamored, horrified, refreshed, and inspired all at the same
time. These books are so special to me,
because without book blogging, I would never have picked up this book, and I
would definitely be the worse for it.
Eliza Maxwell has a brilliant new voice. She takes the unreliable narrator genre,
which has become saturated since the likes of Gillian Flynn hit the shelves,
and turns it on its head. Her ability to
tell a story, and compel that story, by revealing facts as they happen from
different perspectives, is remarkable.
which has become saturated since the likes of Gillian Flynn hit the shelves,
and turns it on its head. Her ability to
tell a story, and compel that story, by revealing facts as they happen from
different perspectives, is remarkable.
The pace of this book is perfect, I wouldn’t
change a thing. Just when I thought I
had things figured it, something would happen or not happen, and I was left
wondering. This is a, “I’ll only read
one more chapter,” kind of book. The
questions and answers fly at you so fast, that there is never time to 100% sure
of anything. That distrust extends
beyond the pages and into the reader, as your emotions become the most
unreliable guide for the entire novel.
change a thing. Just when I thought I
had things figured it, something would happen or not happen, and I was left
wondering. This is a, “I’ll only read
one more chapter,” kind of book. The
questions and answers fly at you so fast, that there is never time to 100% sure
of anything. That distrust extends
beyond the pages and into the reader, as your emotions become the most
unreliable guide for the entire novel.
* Special thanks to Eliza Maxwell, Luke Union Publishing, and TLC Book Tours for providing a copy of The Shadow Writer in exchange for an honest review.
I love that you couldn't put this down- those are the best! Thank you for being on this tour! Sara @ TLC Book Tours