The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Cam, a humble schoolteacher in Colorado, is really anything but. Adopted by the rich and infamous Ruby McTavish at the age of three, he inherited her massive fortune and historic estate when she passed away 10 years ago. But Cam has refused to return home until now, when his toxic uncle has finally died and he is left with just his equally awful cousins and great aunt to contend with. He and his wife Jules head to the family home to finally confront the situation. But as secrets come out, who will walk away unscathed, and most importantly, with the family fortune?
The book is told through both Cam and Jules POVs in the present and Ruby's story is told through a series of letters she wrote in the past, scattered throughout the.
So, Rachel Hawkins is officially a must-read author, right? I mean if she wasn't before this book, she certainly is after. This book is so unique and so suspenseful, I was absolutely flying through it. I mean, I don't know which storyline I was obsessed with more, Ruby's or the modern-day one, that's how good this book was!
And though I had an inkling of at least one of the twists, I feel like I only got that inkling when the author WANTED me to have it. Like when she strategically dropped the hints to see who could figure it out. And those hints did not detract from the big ending at all - which was just a great, haunting finish to what was an overall amazing gothic-like novel.
As I said earlier, this is just another in a great line of thrillers from Rachel Hawkins. Each one has such a unique vibe and such killer characters and a storyline, I can't wait to see where she takes us next!
My best advice is to read this one, then read all her other books, then pick up her next one when it comes out ASAP!
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