Book Synopsis:
There are two sides to every story.
He came to me for help with his marriage.
I was alone and afraid. She was there when I needed to talk.
I needed to make him understand that he had to get away.
I knew what I needed to do. I just couldn’t do it on my own. I trusted her.
Now it has gone too far. And I can’t tell anyone what I have done.
Now I have nowhere to turn and I just pray they find me before she does.
And then there’s the truth.
The Blame Game is a dark, entertaining and suspenseful thriller from Sandie Jones, the author of The Other Woman and The Guilt Trip.
My Review:
The Blame Game was a fast paced, surprising and gripping read that I couldn’t put down. I raced through this book in a couple of days as I was desperate to find out how it ended. It’s going to be a difficult book to review as I don’t want to give anything away.
Noemi was a very interesting main character who I wasn’t entirely sure I could trust. She’s had a tough childhood and I thought it interesting that she should choose a job that must bring up a lot of bad memories for her. I started off feeling quite frustrated with her and the risks she takes for her client. However as the story continues I started to feel a bit sorry for her as I understood more of why she behaves like she does. I was never sure if I believed her version of events especially as she starts to lie and with hold things from the police.
The story starts off slow as the author sets the scene but soon gathers pace and becomes incredibly gripping. The tension slowly increases as we try and discover what’s going on and Noemi manages to put more and more suspicion on herself. There were lots of twists and a few clever red herrings that kept me guessing. The ending was brilliant and very unexpected which I always love. My only small complaint is I wish the story had continued a tad longer so we could have found out what happened for Noemi next.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Pan Macmillan for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Sandie Jones is the author of the bestselling The Other Woman. A freelance journalist, she has contributed to the Sunday Times, Daily Mail, Woman’s Weekly and Hello magazine, amongst others. If she wasn’t a writer, she’d be an interior designer as she has an unhealthy obsession with wallpaper and cushions. She lives in London with her husband and three children.
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