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The Heiress

Rachel Hawkins

Start date: April 1, 2024

Finish date: April 30, 2024

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Jun 27, 2023 Trisha rated it really liked it

Shelves: goodreadschoice2024

WOW! Absolutely phenomenal! Rachel Hawkins is a must read suspense and mystery author! And this one should not be missed!

Ruby McTavish was kidnapped as a baby and returned shortly after. In her adult years, she was plagued with four husbands that passed away and family turmoil that followed her. Because Ruby was given the family fortune and the other siblings and grandchildren were left out.

Now, Ruby has passed and Cam has always avoided the responsibility of the house and family drama. However ...more

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Jan 26, 2024 Heather rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: suspense-thriller, mystery, mystery-thriller, gothic, small-town, family

Creepy, but not oppressively so. With lots of family secrets and intrigue.

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Jan 20, 2024 Jenifer Jacobs rated it it was amazing

Fun psychological thriller. 4.5 rounded up for the last five minutes. Also, audio was fantastic!

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Jan 21, 2024 jossa rated it liked it

Shelves: 2024-releases

The twists in this book are excessive and unnecessary. The premise alone was interesting enough and I think the multi timeline angle was well executed. Then it proceeded to a borderline ridiculous level of twisting. I’m giving it 3 stars because it was interesting enough to continue. Without the superfluous attempts at shock value, it would’ve been 4-4.5 easy.

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Apr 10, 2024 Sandy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2024-reading-challenge

I really enjoyed The Heiress. There were several twists that I didn't see coming (sorry, I don't watch a lot of TV mysteries).
Rachel Hawkins has written an interesting story that keeps your attention from Page 1. The characters are flawed, yet somewhat relatable and the main character; Ruby, is fascinating in her ability to justify everything she has done and sleep well at night. Ruby's adopted son Cameron is a combination of collateral damage and a hopeful survivor. His wife Jules has her own s ...more

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Dec 24, 2023 Karen D rated it it was amazing

Shelves: bad-protagonist, domestic-problems, eccentric-characters, new-identity, zzthriller, arc

I think this is my favorite @ladyhawkins book so far! This is full of twists, multiple POVs, flashbacks, and lots of unlikeable characters. None of the twists were particularly explosive, but I loved how they slowly came out throughout the course of the book, so that by the end, everything you think is completely different from the beginning. I also absolutely loved the flashbacks, told through letters -- having those sprinkled through the chapters made the story so engaging, and I couldn't wait ...more

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