What They Say:
A gripping story of friendship and betrayal from international best-selling author Adele Parks
‘I invited her in… and she took everything.’
When Mel hears from a long-lost friend in need of help, she doesn’t hesitate to invite her to stay. Mel and Abi were best friends back in the day, sharing the highs and lows of student life, until Mel’s unplanned pregnancy made her drop out of her studies.
Now, seventeen years later, Mel and Abi’s lives couldn’t be more different. Mel is happily married, having raised her son on her own before meeting her husband, Ben. Now they share gorgeous girls and have a chaotic but happy family home, with three children.
Abi, meanwhile, followed her lover to LA for a glamorous life of parties, celebrity and indulgence. Everything was perfect, until she discovered her partner had been cheating on her. Seventeen years wasted, and nothing to show for it. So what Abi needs now is a true friend to lean on, to share her grief over a glass of wine, and to have some time to heal. And what better place than Mel’s house, with her lovely kids, and supportive husband…
This dark, unsettling tale of the reunion of long-lost friends is thoroughly gripping exploration of wanting what you can’t have, jealousy and revenge
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What I Say:
I am really loving the darker novels that Adele has been writing lately. I like the domestic noir feel and the twists and turn. I Invited Her in is the story of old college friends, Mel and Abi. When Abi's life falls apart, she turns to her old friend Mel for comfort and a place to stay. Mel happily invites her into her family home and tells her to stay as long as she wants.
Things are not what they seem, but Abi charms Mel just like she always did. While Mel is under her spell, Abi is carefully plotting and planning to find the ultimate way to seek revenge for a wrong that was done years before.
I love how twisty, turny, gripping and gritty this book is! I was kept guessing until the end. I actually gasped out loud when it all came to a head and I was shocked by the level of deception portrayed here. It just goes to show that you can never really know someone. Not even your best friend.
Probably my favourite of the new, darker Adele Parks books and a definite must read, page turner! 11/10
Thanks to Isabel Smith at HQ Harper Collins for sending me an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
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