The Only One Who Knows

Yay, my first honest book review for a book I got of NetGalley (nifty little site). This book is what I would call a “hot mess”. I haven't given such a low rating to a book before but I have to be honest here, never before have I had such a problem getting through a book. And this book wasn't even that long. It just dragged, because the plot moved at a very slow pace and did not leave me on the edge of my seat.

And did the synopsis say this book is a thriller? I'm wondering what they based that assumption on. In my opinion, this book has no characteristics of a thriller. For one, there was nothing very huge or surprising that happened anywhere in this book. I think the most surprising thing that happened was Adelia snooping in Miles' office but even when he caught her, nothing really happened whatsoever. Perhaps if the writing was more in the moment, we would have felt in the midst of everything but the writing was distant and confusing at times. And what was the first chapter for? I don't understand the significance of it because it seemed completely useless to the whole book.

The writing surely didn't flow at all and for this reason I was fully aware exactly what page of the book I was on and how much of it was still left. And Adelia, don't even get me started with her. Never has a main character annoyed me more. Who in their right mind would marry someone in about a week? I get the whole in love thing, I really do and I have personal experience with that but come on. Really? I rolled my eyes like 50 times during the whole book.

And apart from Adelia, Miles was just as annoying if not more. Was it just me or did the characters seem extremely two-dimensional? I mean, there weren't any quirks about either of them and they just seemed so flat and not memorable in any way.

I think this is the first book that I've ever read that I had such a big problem getting through. I've just been having so much luck with all my books previously and this was a huge letdown, especially because the cover of the book was pretty and I really wanted to like this book.

And then we move on to the plot, which in my opinion left a lot to be desired. I mean, most of the book is Adelia and Miles having smutty sex. And don't get me wrong, I love smut but in this book it just seemed pointless and very redundant. Plus, the variety of words used during the smut was very limited and didn't take my breath away in any way. I think the point where I started liking the book more than previously was when Miles forced Adelia to leave his farm and to go back to her own place. At least at this point things got a little more interesting than they were before and not so “happy, happy” and fairytale like. I wish Ami would have wrote that event sooner into the book because it would have saved the book for me by far.

With that being said, this book is probably the worst that I have read this year and many years previously as well. The plot could have used some work, the writing didn't flow smoothly and I just wasn't feeling it at all. Safe to say, I will not be picking up the next book in this series nor will I recommend this book to anyone. I hope my next book will be much more satisfying and more quality as well.