Friday, July 9, 2021

Review: THE LIFE THIEF by Cherie Mitchell


Becky was a successful realtor with a healthy bank account and sharing a lovely home with her boyfriend. But she’s too strung out and needed a break, so she decided to take a solo vacation to unwind and decompress. A double-booking at a resort had her bunking with a complete stranger named Alice, who turns out to be grungy, selfish, and inconsiderate. How can you share anything with her? This was supposed to be her vacation. But Becky was willing to tough it out, but her roommates odd behavior would make her glad NOT to see Alice ever again. Think again.

At work, Becky would be in need of a temp and, lo and behold….she’s BAAACCKK. That’s when Alice stars to befriend Becky.

This sounded interesting, but the story had too much lag, especially pertaining to mundane things like Becky getting a tattoo and her losing her cat. Alice seemed non-existent and non-threatening for the most part. Perhaps the story was lulling us into a false sense of security? The story could’ve done a better job at making Alice seem like a threat. Yes, there was a creep factor with some mild suspense, but it was nothing to get my undies in a bunch.

My rating: 3 stars

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