My Review of "Until You're Mine"

Samantha Hayes' Until You're Mine is a real suspense novel. There are two main characters, a heavily pregnant Claudia who recruits a nanny to help mind her new baby and her twin step sons. And the other character is Zoe, the nanny who is not all she seems. The narrative changes first person point of view between these characters. This is something that can annoy me in books. I normally find myself distracted. But Until You're Mine is so well written, that this switch only added to the suspense. We also have a third character, a detective who is investigating brutal murders of mothers-to-be.

The plot is enough to keep you guessing. It did me. I constructed several theories as I read along, but quickly discovered that each was wrong. But in retrospect there are enough clues to lead you undeniably to the conclusion. And what a conclusion it is!

Like I said, this is a real suspense novel, written for people who love stories that make you think and leave you guessing. More than one scene was so well written that I just wanted to scream at the character and warn them what was happening.

So make no doubt about it, this is a suspense novel that builds its suspense in evenly-paced ways. It'll keep you turning the pages and the time ticks away. I was lost in this book, because it was so believable.

Which is the mark of a genuine suspense novel.

Until You're Mine is going to rank up there among some of the best suspense novels ever written.

I've intentionally not given you any details about the book, in hopes that you're intrigued enough to pick up a copy. You won't be disappointed.

I received a free copy of this book as part of the Blogging for Books program in exchange for my honest review here.

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