The Boyfriend opening lines: I am desperately, painfully, completely, and stupidly in love. Her name is Daisy.
My blurb:
Sydney lives in a small apartment in New York, and has two amazing female friends she hangs out with. But since breaking up with Jake she has been looking for the one. Cynch is a specialised dating app for New Yorkers, and Sydney will meet up with men on the app, as long as they agree to meet in a neutral venue, and don’t know where she lives. When a date goes horribly wrong, she is saved by a man who makes the ground tremble. Is he her perfect future, or, will he be the reason she doesn’t live to find out?
The Boyfriend
She’s looking for the perfect man. He’s looking for the perfect victim.Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it all: men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can’t shut up about their mothers.Until she meets Tom.Tom is utterly perfect. He’s charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet. Then the brutal murder of a young woman—the latest in a string of deaths across the coast—confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.Sydney should feel safe. After all, she has Tom, the man of her dreams. But she can’t shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn’t get to the truth, she’ll be the killer’s next victim…
My verdict:
I did not see the twist coming until everyone knew who the murderer was. To say I was blindsided by good writing is putting it mildly. And I just loved how Frieda drew me in to believing it could have been one of two people who was the serial killer. And still, the two I thought it could be turned out to be far from the truth. Love wins out in the end which makes this an even better read. If you enjoyed The Housemaid Is Watching, you will love this!
About the Author:
#1 New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Sunday Times internationally bestselling author Freida McFadden is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury. Freida is the winner of both the International Thriller Writer Award for Best Paperback Original and the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Thriller. Her novels have been translated into more than forty languages. Freida lives with her family and black cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean.
Publishing information:
Penguin Random House South Africa sent me this novel to review.
See the links below for blog posts I published on December 8:
- 2022: Creamy Hummus
- 2021: All Sorts Of Tapas
- 2019: Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss
- 2017: French Bread
- 2014: Chocolate Candies
- 2013: Tell No Lies
- 2012: Stollen
- 2010: Crayfish Bisque
Sounds intriguing! Haven’t read anything from Freida McFadden, gotta check her out!
I am hooked!