Thank you, Partner @bibliolifestyle @williammorrowbooks for the review copy of The Game She Plays by Siena Sterling.
Do you have a group of
high school or college friends that you still get together with? It definitely gets harder as the years go by!
In The Game She Plays by
Siena Sterling, American Nicola has just had a whirlwind romance with Englishman
James. They are both invited for a
weekend of shooting at the fabulous estate of James friends from Cambridge. Nicola is starting to get to know everyone and
finally feel welcomed when the mysterious Juliet arrives from Hong Kong. Juliet was James college girlfriend. She is beautiful, witty, and the life of the
party. She acts like she cares about
everyone and just wants to help them out. Nicola struggles to feel a part of
the crowd with Juliet around. She starts
to suspect that Juliet may not be all that she seems to be. Is Nicola imagining things or is there a
devious plot at play?
I enjoyed this character
drive novel, and it was the perfect read for a weekend away. I would call this a slow-burn suspense novel.
It hooked me right away and I kept making theories about what I thought would
happen. There was a lot of action at the end of the book. I thought I had this
figured out, but I was a bit surprised by the ending overall and it definitely made
me want to read a second book.
I kept feeling Rebecca by
Daphne Du Maurier type vibes as I read this novel. I was excited when Rebecca was referenced
with Juliet as the Rebecca type person. I
loved it!
I thought it was
interesting that this book was set in 1980.
I liked that is was in the not so distant past and I liked the look at
the English upper crust of that era. It
was hard to fit in when you didn’t know the rules. I liked how while Nicola was from America, another
girlfriend of a friend, Bella, was from the north and also didn’t understand
the unwritten rules.
This book was published
on June 6, 2023.
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