The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

Amber Patterson is tired of being a nobody. She deserves more--a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed Daphne Parrish takes for granted. And she has a plan to get it.

Abandoned at 20%.

Boring and too slow. I read the overall summary including spoilers and I am glad I didn't continue reading. The book is marketed as a mystery or a psychological thriller and, unless I missed something, no part of this book sounds like a thriller.

Bored with annoying characters.

Think: Big Little Lies meets Gone Girl

I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING.
This book threw me across the room with the revelation of Daphne's scheme. The author does an excellent job of teasing, not telling and saving the twist, when a reader was deep and certain how this story would end.

Most importantly, I closed the book convicted to be more in tune to women in Daphne's position and never assume the character of a person because of the facade displayed.

Wow. I think I'll need a minute to collect my thoughts here.

Firstly, you need to know that for the first two parts of this book I was 100% ready to dish out a five star review. I had been totally captivated by the premise and the terrible twisted nature of the main character. Amber doesn't hide who she is for a second on the page, although she conceals it from those around her. The second part of the book is from a different POV, whose I won't spoil, and that completely ramped up my love for the book. I was on the edge of me seat for the entire second portion of that book. The climax to the second portion was the most satisfying one I've read in a long time.

I wish the book had stopped there. The third section builds on the climax and pushes further to take a resolution that I had considered 90% tied up and had really enjoyed even further. I wasn't interested in this section of the book and it sounded like an overly braggy post of r/revengeporn. Over the top and spoilt the conclusion to a thrilling book for me. I think I love psychological thrillers now, and I need to read so many more.