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Trespassing

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Six stars. Couldn't put it down. Plenty of good twists and a real play on the "cheating husband" that just kept you rolling. Literally didn't know what was coming next. Loved it and can highly recommend. Any time you think you know what's going on, you don't. There's some which you might get suspicious about, but you really don't know. The opposite of predictable. I haven't enjoyed a book this much in ages.

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This latest entry in the missing husband genre didn't float my boat, in part because while I tried, I couldn't pull up much sympathy for Veronica. AND, while I liked the concept of the imaginary friend, Bella is written much too old for three year old. Too many threads and not enough attention to detail made this a satisfactory but not engaging read for me. This is a classic case of an author who would have benefited from a critical reader to pare some away. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

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Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for the advanced read in exchange for this review.

Veronica is going through a struggle at the moment. She's currently undergoing fertility treatments, and they are not working. Her 3 year old daughter has an imaginary friend. When her husband doesn't return from a business trip, her 3 year old daughter's imaginary friend says that it is because he is dead. Veronica is questioning everything and worried that someone is after her and her daughter.

Lots of twists and turns in this one. I didn't know where the story was going until it unfolded. I really liked Veronica and her strength as she fought with everything against her. I won't give away the twists, but many of them were unexpected.


One thing, the editing should be given another look. Elizabeth (her daughter) has many nicknames, and they are all used in the same sentence! This should be corrected for the final print as it's confusing..

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Does anyone else think that thrillers this year just keep getting better and better? Honestly, I think each one I read is better than the last, and Brandi Reeds's Trespassing only proves this further in my opinion.

Trespassing is not good, not great, but EXCELLENT! I made the fatal mistake of starting this at 10 pm at night. Silly me...I thought I could read a couple of chapters and put it down for the night, but of course that's not what ended up happening. Before I knew it 3 am rolled around and I had read Trespassing from start to finish without taking a single breather. Was I tired the next day? Yes. Did I end up sleeping in way longer than I had anticipated? Yes. But was it worth it? OF COURSE!

At first, I was worried this was going to turn into Baby Teeth #2 due to Veronica's struggles with her daughter Elizabella. Luckily, that wasn't the case. Trespassing is its own thrilling story. From the first page, everything is a whirlwind. Brandi quickly sets the scene, introduces the major players and then dives right into the mystery of Veronica's husband's disappearance. What made me especially happy with this was that the action and twists didn't mean that character and plot development suffered one bit; instead, Trespassing was a well developed novel. The disappearance storyline was my favorite part. There were so many layers to it, and every twist and turn had me fully shook. I don't think I've been this frightened from a book in a long, long time, and even though I had to leave the lights on and double check that my doors were locked, I couldn't get enough of it.

Additionally, I came to love Veronica as the book progressed. When Veronica's first introduced she's incredibly naive. She never questioned her husband on their bank accounts, their property, and his job, and now she's paying the price. Suddenly, everything in their world is turned upside down, and what she thought was a idyllic life is anything but that.

One part of me couldn't believe that Veronica didn't demand to know more, but another part of me could understand why she could've become so complacent over the years. She put her focus on Elizabella and getting pregnant again, trusting and loving her husband enough to take care of them and make the right choices. As the book progressed, Veronica took control of her life, and I couldn't have been happier. Suddenly, she was taking names and starting her own investigation of sorts. She gained courage as well as fearlessness. I also appreciated that Brandi included Veronica's struggles with IVF. I fell like it's a topic that no one seems to want to talk about; however, that's not the case here. Veronica many ups and downs are a central part of the novel, and it was eye-opening. My heart broke for her. I couldn't even begin to imagine going through something that was so uncontrollable, so uncertain.

Besides Veronica Brandi also introduces several other key players. Elizabella, for one, was an interesting little girl. There were so many times at which I didn't understand what was going on with her. She spoke with such certainty of what her imaginary friend was telling her. Like Veronica, I began to wonder if ghosts were a possibility. The sweet neighbor of Veronica's in Florida was also a high point. I couldn't get enough of him, and I loved that he brought lightness and fun to Veronica's life.

Overall, Trespassing is suspenseful and wonderfully crafted thriller. This may be Brandi's first foray into adult psychological thrillers, but I certainly hope it won't be her last.

*This review will be posted on Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf on April 2, 2018. At that time the link provided will go live. This review has already been cross-posted on Amazon and Goodreads and will be added to Barnes and Noble on the release day.*

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When a book compels me to steal away a few pages at every opportunity, I know it’s a good’un. In a good way (honestly!), it’s a paint by numbers crime drama, which I could easily imagine being turned into an ITV series.

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Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for an e-ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. I wasn't sure what to expect, but the opening was intriguing. A little girl with an imaginary friend, a seemingly happy husband goes missing, and a wife that discovers lie upon lie. What is the real truth? Was her husband the man she thought he was? This seems to be a debut novel, and I loved that it felt like a true mystery. I was compelled to keep reading, and I really enjoyed it so much that I read until 2:30AM...on the worst night of my year....spring forward on the time! So, tired today, but highly recommend this book.

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Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to preview Trespassing by Brandi Reeds.
A happily married woman, Veronica, is trying to get pregant thru IVF with her "wonderful" husband, Micah. . Veronica has had a tough childhood - her mother was mentally ill. Veronica meets Micah in college and takes him away from her roommate, Natasha. They are married and all is well except the fact that Veronica can't get pregnant. She has one child but yearns for more.
Micah is a pilot and he travels alot - one day he is off to work, but he doesn't return. Veronica is left wondering where he is and the police are now involved. They are starting to think Veronica may have something to do with Micah's disappearance. Bella her daughter has an imaginary friend, Nini. And Bella tells Veronica that Nini has told her that her Daddy is in God Land. Veronica discovers money, and other documents in a safety deposit box. She sees that she is the owner of a home in Florida. Desperate to find out what is going on, Veronica flees to Florida with her child. She hopes she may find the answers to what is going on and maybe even find her husband. But Veronica finds more that she bargains for and this leads to more questions - what was her husband up to all these years because he has alot of secrets. Is he alive - because there has been a plane crash and there are three bodies found - but his is not one of them.
I liked the book in the beginning, but did find it wordy, with alot of information that confused the storyline. Not sure about the ending. I must say I was somewhat disappointed, but kept reading. Just ok for me.

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