Thanks to NetGalley and Atria books for access to an early release copy.

Jessa Maxwells follow up to her debut novel of The Golden Spoon is a story of the advice columnist; or really the obsession we have with those that feel like family but we don’t even know.

Alex gets the opportunity of a lifetime when Frances, a popular advice columnist, is found dead but her advice column isn’t. In comes Alex, excited for the new opportunity but hiding a secret of her own. Besides leaving the reader wondering what happened to Frances, we start to wonder what is Alex hiding from? Is she next? Is it all connected? Can Jessa Maxwell keep the suspension building to keep the reader invested?

Not really. Interesting concept but the suspense never really feels that tense or as tense as I was wanting. A little too much of a predictable Lifetime movie for me. I liked the idea of the trio at the diner but the whole time I felt like I was missing out on some inside joke and always felt like I was on the outside looking in. I think it’s because as the reader, we are Alex, as this is Alex’s story and she was written like a third wheel  in the trio. And Alex as a character didn’t bring much to the table in personality- she was rather bland. However, The Dear Constance letters were a nice touch. 

Some good writing. But it overall, more of a yawn.

FYI- this is totally how I found out they just re opened Century 21