The Last Mrs. Parrish/ Liv Constantine/ 393 pgs

The premise of this story is quite intriguing. Amber is a mid-twenties woman living outside of New York City. She hints that she's on the run from something she did back in Missouri but currently she is focused on becoming the next Mrs. Jackson Parrish. The first obstacle to this goal is that Jackson, a wealthy businessman, is already happily married with two children. Amber has things all planned out though. She does her research and insinuates herself into the life of the current Mrs. Parrish, Daphne, and soon she's manipulating her new friend in all sorts of ways. I found the first half of this book on the boring side, which is surprising considering what I've described above. The problem is that Amber does not meet any other obstacles along the way. Everything is smooth sailing. Even when one of Daphne's friends discovers that Amber isn't her real name, Amber is able to talk her way out of the problem. The second half of the book, told from Daphne's point of view, is much more exciting and the book races to a wild conclusion. I was left feeling a little skeptical about how "happy" this ending would be for the character, but in all in all it was satisfying.