Summer and Leo are the best of friends, having found one another at some of the lowest points in their life. Their bond is a strong as it gets and they are thick as thieves. Literally.
The two young women live a vagabond-ish lifestyle funded by the hard work of others. Summer is a skilled pickpocket while Leo is a con artist of sorts, using her immense beauty to get money out of men. Leo has set her sights on a tech guru named Michael after he likes a picture on her Instagram post. “Coinicidentally” the two bump into each other at a party and hit it off.
Not long after this run in with Michael, Leo goes missing and Summer knows this is not like her friend and she is bound to find out what happened to her. Which leads her to an isolated island in the middle of nowhere with no way out. Will the two women be reunited and in what condition?

I found this book enjoyable and did not see the ending coming! The beginning was a tad slow to me but the story did pick up and really take off. Some of the parts of the book were quite a stretch of the imagination but then again this is fiction novel meant to entertain, and entertain it did!
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine for this amazing arc in exchange for an honest review!

This was an unusual book, to say the least. It's a story about 2 friends that have each other's back. The format of the book is a little different, it goes back and forth between the 2 friends. Leo disappears during the process of trying to scam a wealthy tech guy. Summer never gives up on her. She puts herself in danger trying to find her. This was an easy read, doesn't take too much out of the reader.

Thank you to NetGalley, Wendy Heard and Random House Publishing Group for the opportunity to read this ARC.

Wow. You Can Trust Me is definitely a solid thriller, these con artists take you on an exciting wild ride.

Unfortunately this book didn’t work for me and was a DNF but I am sure other readers will feel differently! Thank you for the ARC!

Thank you Netgalley for the advance reader copy of You Can Trust Me by Wendy Heard in exchange for an honest review. This book was a slow burn and delved into the loneliness, friendships and dangers of a girl who does not exist.

I appreciated that it was fast paced- I didn't find myself being bored! I would just say it was a little confusing at times, but it was ultimately a good thriller.

Michael's weird island compound offers an atmospheric (read: creepy) setting, and this is a fast read. There are certainly some twists, even if some felt a bit telegraphed from afar. If you're looking for a quick page-turner, you'll enjoy YOU CAN TRUST ME.

Coming in with somewhat high hopes, based on some very public reviews of this book, I was fairly disappointed. The story is dubbed a thriller, and it perhaps is - in bits and pieces.

Summer and Leo are best friends, chosen sisters for each other, kindred spirits, who live the #vanlife and get by with small-time cons. With this basic premise, the story tries to take on the tech industry, the patriarchy, MeToo - all with the backdrop of a mystery of some sort, powered by alternating first-person narratives from the dual lead characters of Summer and Leo.

To be honest, I was left confused by their characters, and that may be just my unfamiliarity with their way of life, or where they come from, or just California in general. Either way, I found it difficult to empathize with either, and realized early on that I should also check-in my credulity at the door. Through a series of incredibly questionable circumstances, and equally questionable characters, through equally questionable interaction, the story races through from LA to a tech billionaire's personal island, and there are flashbacks that reveal more of the backstory, while our intrepid explorer face hostile natural environments and even more hostile enemy combatants (!), to reveal the truth - with no concern for personal safety.

I will point out - the author did have a reasonably decent plot, and there are parts where Summer is almost believable and real. Some of her one-liners are superb and spot-on, but sadly those are few and far in between.

Just not for me.

I heard so many good things about this one but ultimately it was a DNF for me. The story was all over the place and very confusing to follow.

Well that wasn’t what I expected at all, but I liked it a lot more than I thought I would once I started reading. Really liked the two main characters and the setup was unique. I also really liked that there were a few points where I thought the story was going to be predictable, but then I was proven wrong! Love when that happens, honestly. Definitely a page-turner that kept me entertained and it was also just an overall great story.

Summer and Leo have bonded by their traumatic pasts. They rely on each other to survive on the road, living in a car and funding their lifestyle by stealing and conning the wealthy. After Leo is invited to the private island of a billionaire she goes missing. Summer would do anything to find Leo.

This book was such a nice surprise. One of the best thrillers I have read! There were so many turns this story took and I never knew what was going to happen next! I stayed up late reading because I had to know how things ended. I was really rooting for Summer and Leo. They needed each other after all they had been through.

The ending kind of threw me off. I don't think I got the answers justice that I wanted. I am a big fan of a revenge story and this didn't quite give me what I wanted.

But I would absolutely still recommend this book!

Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Two women forming an unexpected friendship as grifters, conspirers, and then a midway twist that has you reviewing everything you thought you knew about their friendship. This was a fun sneak peek into the glamorous world of the wealthy too. A five star read!

Loved this thriller! Though the main characters are female con artist they are very likeable! Many twist and turns that have you not wanting to put it down. The powerful friendship prevails in the end and the ending wraps things up nicely! Thank you Netgalley for the ARC! Cant wait to read more Wendy Heard books.

Summer and Leo are grifters, living from score to score. When Leo disappears, Summer investigates and discovers much more is going on than either one assumes. It took me a couple of chapters into this book to really get interested in the story - probably because it's harder to identify with two thieves than with some other characters. However, once it got my attention I couldn't put it down and I ended up reading the rest in one sitting.

I'd call it primarily a thriller - the story has action and a lot of suspense. I did end up liking the characters, and really wondering what would (and had) happened to them!

You Can Trust Me follows two con artist friends, Summer and Leo. Things go south for them however when one of them goes missing. This one was a fun, easy read that was hard to put down. I didn’t find it especially amazing or bad but it was entertaining

An ironic title for a book that illustrates that you cannot trust everybody. In this twisty tale the pick-pocket, thief, and scam artist has the tables turned on her, and she becomes the prisoner of a wealthy but deranged man. This one will keep you guessing until the end.

This gripping thriller revolves around two con artists who unknowingly target a man with a hidden agenda, putting their cons and their lives at grave risk.

Summer's upbringing was unconventional, living off the grid and learning the art of pickpocketing from a young age. In her 30s, she has become a master at the craft of theft, excelling in the art of going unnoticed while extracting valuables from unsuspecting victims. When she takes Leo, a young woman who is also living on the streets, under her wing, the two form a formidable partnership with the intent of conning a billionaire. However, when Leo mysteriously disappears after a rendezvous with the billionaire, Summer finds herself compelled to take extraordinary risks to rescue her friend.

The narrative skillfully alternates between the viewpoints of both women, exploring their pasts and their present-day predicament, ensuring that the tension keeps escalating. While I managed to deduce one of the main plot twists early on, it did not diminish the overall enjoyment of the story. This fast-paced thriller held me captivated and I devoured it within just a couple of sittings.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for sending a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was amazing for the first half, maybe a little bit more. It kept me on the edge of my seat and I wanted to keep reading. But then it took a drastic left turn into ridiculous. It almost felt like we had slipped into a YA novel that was beyond predictable. I found I was mad at the entire second half of the book, and it kind of killed the enjoyment for me. I wasn't impressed. Like, where did the author go so wrong? It reminds me of a basketball team that is killing it in the first half, winning by a landslide, and somewhere during halftime they just seem to decide to stop playing and end up losing the game. That is what it felt like the author did here. Like she took a break and then just gave up on the amazing momentum she had going.

A quick read that was enjoyable but nothing overly memorable. Not sure if I would recommend to friends yet, will have to let it settle. Thank you to Net Galley for the book. Looking forward to seeing what Wendy Heard writes next! xoxo

Summer has taken Leo under her wing as they travel around California as free spirits. Summer is a skilled pickpocket, thief and con artist to pay their bills to support them. Leo wants to contribute to their livelihood, so when she gets the chance to be with a millionaire, she thinks this is her chance. But when she goes missing, Summer finds her way to the island where Leo was last seen. Will she be able to find her friend without blowing their covers?

This was a fast paced thriller that kept you on the edge of your seat. Good character development and an interesting plot.