What I'm Reading Wednesday: A Slow Fire Burning

 It's been a hot minute since I updated y'all on what I have been reading.  It's been a slow couple of weeks foe reading.  But rest assured - I have been reading. (Always!)  Here's my latest:  A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins

"When a young man is found gruesomely murdered in a London houseboat, it triggers questions about three women who knew him. Laura is the troubled one-night-stand last seen in the victim’s home. Carla is his grief-stricken aunt, already mourning the recent death of yet another family member. And Miriam is the nosy neighbor clearly keeping secrets from the police. Three women with separate connections to the victim. Three women who are – for different reasons – simmering with resentment. Who are, whether they know it or not, burning to right the wrongs done to them. When it comes to revenge, even good people might be capable of terrible deeds. How far might any one of them go to find peace? How long can secrets smolder before they explode into flame?" (Synopsis via GoodReads)

After the author's first two books, I had high expectations for "A Slow Fire Burning" I'm sad to say that for me, this was just so-so. Too many characters with differing plot lines that just danced around each other without really going anywhere for the first half of the book. It did pick up toward the end.  But once you think all is said and done, it tries to pop a twist in that (in my opinion) just felt forced.

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