Friday, October 16, 2020

10.16.2020 - First Date

First Date by Sue Watson 

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for the gifted digital ARC of the latest thriller by Sue Watson - a definite must-read author for me.  4 stars for a twisted look into the dating world.

Hannah had a tough childhood but she's basically happy in her life now - she works as a social worker and she has a strong group of friends.  But she just broke up with Tom, her boyfriend of a couple of years, because he just wasn't very into her.  About to give up on love, her best friend/boss convinces her to give a dating app a try.  Her very first match, Alex, seems to be an absolutely perfect fit and Hannah starts falling fast and hard.  But is he too good to be true?

The first part of this book was like one of those horror movies where you scream at the characters to not go down into the basement alone at night.  There were so many red flags - but love is blind and things are easily explained away.  The second part of this book ramped up and became gripping as I raced through to see how things would end up - and was still surprised at the end.  Definitely a book to make you think about the internet dating world and how quickly infatuation can become obsession.

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