My Thoughts:
You Were Made for This by Michelle Sacks
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
4 “life is not always a bowl of cherries” stars to You Were Made for This! 🍒🍒🍒🍒
This was a book I had to read based on reviews from my friends, including Jewels, Kendall, and Michelle. And of course they were right- this one was good!
Merry, Sam, and baby Conor are living in the idyllic countryside of Sweden after a leap of faith move from NYC. This is a shiny, new life for them, and it’s almost too good to be true. Merry is fulfilled taking care of the household, while Sam has started filmmaking.
Frank is Merry’s childhood best friend; they are as close as sisters. She visits Merry in Sweden and instantly adds to the family becoming quite domestic at once. And it is Frank who recognizes that things are not as perfect as they appear. Frank also has her own share of deceit.
There was a lot to love about You Were Made for This! The chapters were quick, and I heard from Mary, Frank, and Sam. Multiple points of view hold my interest, especially in suspenseful novels. None of the characters are likable once the truth comes to light, and it.does.not.matter. Because once the layers started peeling away, I was on board entirely with this shocking, sick, perfectly-paced, original, extra dark thriller. There was no turning away even as my stomach flip-flopped. It was hard to believe this was a debut!
ETA for warnings: There is a hunting scene, as well as some elements of abuse.
Thank you to Michelle Sacks, Little, Brown and Company, and Netgalley for the copy. We Were Made for This will be published on June 19, 2018.
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Synopsis:
A gripping page-turner for fans of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW and THE PERFECT NANNY, Michelle Sacks’s You Were Made For This provocatively explores the darkest sides of marriage, motherhood, and friendship.
Doting wife, devoted husband, cherished child. Merry, Sam, and Conor are the perfect family in the perfect place. Merry adores the domestic life: baking, gardening, caring for her infant son. Sam, formerly an academic, is pursuing a new career as a filmmaker. Sometimes they can hardly believe how lucky they are. What perfect new lives they’ve built.
When Merry’s childhood friend Frank visits their Swedish paradise, she immediately becomes part of the family. She bonds with Conor. And with Sam. She befriends the neighbors, and even finds herself embracing the domesticity she’s always seemed to scorn.
All their lives, Frank and Merry have been more like sisters than best friends. And that’s why Frank soon sees the things others might miss. Treacherous things, which are almost impossible to believe when looking at this perfect family. But Frank, of all people, knows that the truth is rarely what you want the world to see.
Awesome review ❤
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Thanks, Priyasha! 💜
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Jennifer I just rode up my review for this last night, it was definitely dark and disturbing!💕
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I can’t wait to read your thoughts, Berit! 💗 Yes, very dark.
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I posted it on Goodreads last night, but I think I’ll put it up on my blog tonight or this afternoon?📚💗
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I will check it out on GR to tide me over! 😂 💕
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I loved the Woman in the Window! I will add this to my tbr! 💗 I’ve been eating cherries all week… soo good! 👍🏻 You put together such attractive, classy reviews!
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Thanks, Lana! You always say the nicest things. 💕 Cherries are the best! I added two trigger warnings to the review, and it may have been after you read it- there is a hunting scene I had to skip over, and also some elements of abuse are present (I don’t want to give anything away), but that is definitely what I meant by dark. Otherwise, this was a fantastic read, and I hope you enjoy it too!
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Good to know… I will most likely skip over those parts too… ☀️
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Thanks for letting us know about the hunting scene. I think I’ll skip this one… Great review! I’m seeing it everywhere.
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Thanks, Ann Marie! I had to skip over part, so I definitely wanted to mention it.
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Fab review Jennifer!
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Thanks, Mackey!
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Ooh, this sounds good! Not sure the cover or title matches what I’d expect for a dark thriller though?
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I know what you mean, Jacquie, the cover is different, but it definitely caught my eye!
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Lovely review Jennifer! 🙂
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Thanks so much, Carrie!
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You’re welcome! 🙂
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Yummy cherries. A great review. I want to read this thriller.
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Thank you, Virginia! I hope it’s a great read for you! 🍒
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I am hoping my library gets this one. Terrific review as always, Jennifer!
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Thanks, Marialyce! I hope you are able to read it!
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