The Heiress

I just finished The heiress by Rachel Hawkins and here are my thoughts.


Camden thought he left it all behind. He turned his back on the estate, the money.... The adoptive family, all of it. He was content to teach and be with his wife Jules.

Ruby McTavish isn't a woman to be beaten, even in death. She was larger than life before she died, a victim of a kidnapping as a child and 4 dead husbands to boot but having Camden take over everything was her wish.

Camden can't put off going back to the Estate after his uncle dies. His family are not happy to see him and he would rather chew his own arm off than have to stay there a second longer than necessary.

Being home brings up unanswered questions Camden always had but some secrets are better left alone.

THIS BOOK BLEW MY MIND. I literally was turning the pages of my kindle like I was possessed. It was so good. The story balances from Camdens POV, Jules POV and letters that Ruby had written to someone while she was still alive. Ruby explains her own family secrets from her childhood and then what happened to her 4 dead husbands and each one will leave you gasping in horror! She was clever and her family couldn't even beat her in death. It was glorious! I really felt for Camden all the way through the book and even his dark secret just made me feel bad for him. Then we have Jules... She is split for me. Part of me understands and the other part has me thinking Camden needs to watch his back. His family.. All D-bags.

The manor was described in a beautiful and rich way and I felt like I was truly there. It was a fast paced, well executed masterpiece of pure perfection. All other thrillers have a lot to measure up to, this one set the bar in outer space. So many twists and the delicious family drama, made this book one heck of a book.

5 stars

@stmartinspress thank you so much for this fabulous read and to @netgalley for this gifted copy

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