then i laughed
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I was 18 when my best friend disappeared. Now, I'm 29 and working as a mortician after dropping out of medical school.
After all these years, I still thought of him. When beautiful unidentified cadavers with soft brown hair and dark eyes were delivered to my funeral home, I couldn't help feeling a mix of dread and excitement. It was sad, disgusting, even. But I missed him, I yearned for him.
My chronic loneliness and routine mourning was interrupted by a scraping at my door. I fed it, out of pity. Now this thing won't leave me alone.
"Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.
Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered.
Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen's feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife's words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her."
Review
Let me begin this review with a piece of my day...I have reheated my coffee in the microwave over 5 times. The end.
Now for the book! This is the same author who wrote It Ends With Us, and I could not fathom the amount of darkness this woman could depict. It had my blood boiling and my bones chilled. I could not put this book down and finished it at 2 in the damn morning!
Verity Crawford is a monster. A vile character who should've never been allowed to exist on paper. I found myself full of anxiety with every confession she made.
I know that Colleen Hoover is not the author to promote or stand by with the controversy surrounding her, but this book was good. I enjoyed it. Unfortunately, I still have two more of her books on my bookshelf back when she was the hype of the book world. So with that being said I will be reading those and not purchasing more of her work. So please do not come for me. I am just a reader sharing her thoughts and book journey with you.
I’ve been talking about how I’ve wanted to rewrite The Assistant as a novel (tentatively titled ‘Leech’). I’ve been mapping out the plot, and here is the pitch! 🥰
It would be a dark, romantic thriller, which starts with Elliot’s perspective and switches to Luna’s halfway through. Please like/interact if this would be something you’d be interested in reading~
Allison Halloway is a crime novelist going through a rough patch in her marriage. She is struggling with her addiction of alcoholism. Alice has thrown herself into her work after a miscarriage. After a heated fight with her husband and with him threatening divorce, she flees to a local hotel. One night at the hotel, she meets a stranger. She shares a few drinks with this stranger, named Henry, a man dealing with the aftermath of a nasty divorce. One thing leads to another. Filled with guilt, Alice is determined to forget her mistakes only to discover Henry is no stranger. Alice finds out that Henry is a man from her past, driven to make her life a living hell. Blackmailing her and threatening to ruin her career.
Summary: When an ambitious thief targets a cartel boss's art collection, she initiates a game of cat and mouse with his head of security, that has nothing to do with business, and everything to do with desire. An NSA asset goes missing, and his former handler becomes increasingly desperate to find him. Meanwhile, a smuggler tries to put her criminal past behind her in pursuit of a more peaceful and happier life. (This serial contains both heterosexual and LGBTQ+ relationships and characters.)
The cool jazz soundtrack really stood out to me. It sets a nice mood to a subpar story.
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