Publisher: Flatiron Books
Published: August 7, 2021
Source: ARC Paperback via Publisher
Summary:
Think you know the person you married? Think again…
Things have been wrong with Mr. and Mrs. Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life. He can’t recognize friends or family, or even his own wife.
Every anniversary the couple exchange traditional gifts – paper, cotton, pottery, tin – and each year Adam’s wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Until now. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn’t randomly win this trip. One of them is lying, and someone doesn’t want them to live happily ever after.
Ten years of marriage. Ten years of secrets. And an anniversary they will never forget.
Rock Paper Scissors is the latest exciting domestic thriller from the queen of the killer twist, New York Times bestselling author Alice Feeney.
My thoughts:
I have been a fan of Alice Feeney since the beginning and fall in love with her writing more and more with each new book! She certainly has one twisted, devious mind and this latest book certainly proves that!
I absolutely loved this book and completely devoured it! It’s crazy and insane, very much in keeping with what I’ve come to expect from this author, but deliciously addicting – once you start reading this one, you are not going to want to put it down. It’s told from multiple points of view and some letters that Adam’s wife writes on their anniversary but keeps to herself. Very early on you get the sense not only that you cannot trust anyone, but also this impending sense of unease. Something bad is going to happen to someone…the question is who?
I loved how each chapter leaves you wanting more. The chapters are short, and while this isn’t necessarily a fast-paced book, it still keeps you flipping the pages because you just need to find out where it is all heading. And let’s not forget the twists. Alice Feeney is queen of the killer twist and she definitely got me here – so much so that I had to reread this section to make sure I had read it correctly because it totally blew my mind! But that wasn’t even the end of the twists…there were still more to come, though on a slightly smaller scale. This is definitely a book I want to reread to see if I can spot the clues now that I know what to look for!
This is the type of book where you may think you know where things are heading but I would be surprised if you did. It’s such a fun, thrilling read and also extremely atmospheric. Set in the Scottish Highlands in an old church just added to an already tense, creepy situation.
If you love dark, twisted thrillers, I highly recommend picking this one up…you won’t be disappointed!
