Lee's Reviews > The Webs You Weave

I have not heard of this author before which is why I requested this book as I love discovering new writers, I found the book to be more like a family drama to be honest but with thriller elements thrown in.

Meg is married to Cole, and they have a teenage daughter Hazel. Cole has a history of affairs of which Meg has been aware of for many years but as a mother she is trying to shield her daughter from knowing this. Meg suffered a brain injury several years ago and at times Cole has used and continues to use this against her, many times inferring that it is the injury that is clouding her judgement and trying to portray himself as a wonderful husband. Hazel thinks her father is amazing and does not understand why her mother seems to always be angry at him and herself at times. He always stands up for her and allows her to get what she wants. Hazel is also feeling angry, as she feels her mother is constantly on her back and wants her mother’s love and support more than anything.

As the book progresses Meg at times is questioning herself, are there still actions she does that are clouded by residual affects from her injury, or more so is what she believes true, that her husband is a lying cheating bastard and always has been. Cole is now regularly coming home late which is very distressing for Meg as she knows what is really going on, her unfaithful husband is just that. At one point she begs him for some intimacy as this is lacking in her life and she misses being loved, especially by the man she married.

Soon this becomes a game of cat and mouse as we must question who is playing who. Will what Cole has done be her tipping point, and will she decide she has finally had enough? At this point, the book becomes much more interesting and the action ramps up.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for an advanced copy, all opinions are my own.