As I started to read Sylvie’s story, I recognized the Munchausen by Proxy syndrome and was fascinated! I thought it was a brilliant plot to redeem Sylvie who was so terrible in previous books. As a victim of this kind of abuse, Sylvie was raised as a sickly child, subject to her mother’s machinations, alienated from friends and family, totally dependent and dominated by Sylvia. On top of this, she’s part of the Lancaster family, who are prone to manipulation and lies to get what the want. The combination was toxic and that’s who Sylvie was initially.
It was a stroke of good luck that Sylvia forced Sylvie to marry Earl Wainwright because that was the bridge she needed to get out of her mother’s shackles. As we read the story, we see how Sylvie works with herself to be truthful and loyal to her siblings and close friends, faces her feelings with Spencer, tries to get out of all her manipulative ways. Going away to California was great because she was facing her issues and learning to know and accept herself.
I think the author did a brilliant work in this story and with Sylvie’s growth. There’s a constant tension from fear of Sylvia appearing by surprise when we least expect her. There’s the bittersweet yearning that Sylvie feels for Spencer when she felt she had burned her chances with him. I loved Spencer and how loyal he is to his friend Whitt and how helplessly in love he is with Sylvie, in spite of her antics. She was really deserving of love and forgiveness and there was a scene between her and Summer that made me cry.
I was riveted to this book and could not put it down, I loved the psychology of the plot and the intense feelings between Sylvie and Spencer. I also loved having Whitt and Summer so present in the story and the reconciliation of Sylvie with her father, her brother, her sister and her friend Summer. It was sweet and sexy and utterly fascinating. Totally recommend!
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Monica Murphy is a New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling romance author. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and have sold over two million copies worldwide. Both a traditionally published and independently published author, she writes young adult, new adult and contemporary romance. She's also known as USA Today bestselling author Karen Erickson.
A native Californian, she lives on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere with her husband, two kids, one dog, and four cats. When she's not writing, she's an assistant coach for her daughter's high school cheer team, which is a two season sport. Meaning, she's at practice with a bunch of teenage girls all the time. Or she's at a football game. Or a basketball game. Maybe someday, she'll even write about this experience.
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