Synopsis:
Hope Donovan doesn't know what it means to move on. She has a problem with letting people go from her past. Things like who threw the best party back in the day or who slept with whom during the football game. She struggles with seeing things for what they are NOW, but remembering what they once WERE. This very way of thinking lands her six years in prison for murder. Adena, the wife of the deceased, wants true justice for Hope. She wants to see the life drained from Hope's eyes. Will Hope have to pay the ultimate price for revisiting some old friends or will life play in her favor and prove her innocent?
My Review:
I'd have to say that with these past few reads, I've been on a roll 🎲. This is the third book in a row that I've rated a 5/5. Hope wanted people to know she was still down and remembered the old days. She wanted to give everyone multiple chances. There's nothing wrong with that, but you have to become more aware of those things when you have a family. Had she listened to her husband and started cuttin' people off, things wouldn't have turned out how they did. Although six years of her life were taken from her, it ended up benefitting her in the end. It forced her to think about who she needed to cut ties with.
Her husband came to visit keepin' her up with the case and other things. When she couldn't see him, she'd call. Unfortunately, other women in her house answered some of those calls. Women she thought she never had to worry about. For anyone reading this, if your partner/spouse tells you not to worry about someone...WORRY!! This could be my toxicity peekin' out, but keep your eye on 'em. Hope's "friends" were all in her house tryin' to audition for wifey #2.
As for Adena, I don't think I've been more pissed off. I understand she wanted justice for her husband, but she was going about it all wrong. She was on some political campaign BS and gunning for the death penalty. That was until her law was about to be applied to one of her own. This is the epitome of, "Sweep 'round your own front door." Focus on the dirt at your house because you never know what you'll find when the dust settles.
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