The Family Trap

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3 Stars= It was an enjoyable read

TRIGGERS: ANIMAL(PET) DEATH, CHILD ABUSE, CHILD NEGLECT, MURDER

POV: Dual, Third PersonSeries/Standalone: StandalonePart of a series: NoSafe or Dark: Dark (see trigger warnings above)

The main character's name is Prudence. Every single time I read it, it made me cringe. I apologize if your name is Prudence. (I don't mean to personally insult anyone.).

Pru meets these different people for the first time, and they all almost instantly start divulging information about their personal lives to her. Pretty heavy stuff. Like, hello, you don't know this woman from Mary.

Zoe got her mom drunk on Cognac laced with painkillers and got her into the car to go to the store. She made sure the car was turned on and her mom would pass out. She made sure the doors were closed so her mom would die from carbon monoxide poisoning. It easily could have been seen as an accidental death. A drunk woman passed out behind the wheel in the garage and perished from the fumes. So why was Zoe arrested for murder? Why not play it off? It was never explained.

The pace of the story was good. It held my attention from start to finish.