I Need You To Read This by Jessa Maxwell

Traveling With T purchased this for her listening while walking time.

I Need You To Read This

Summary: The author of the “clever, atmospheric, and creepy” (Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author) The Golden Spoon returns with a sly and addictive new mystery about an advice columnist searching for answers about her predecessor’s murder.

Alex Marks’s move to New York City is supposed to be a fresh start. She plans to lay low with her mundane copywriting job but the news of the murder of her childhood hero, Francis Keen, throws her for a loop. Beloved staff writer and the woman behind the famous advice column, Dear Constance , Keen’s death is a shock to her countless fans and readers.

When Alex sees an advertisement searching for her replacement, she impulsively applies, never expecting to actually get the job. But almost immediately, she begins to receive strange letters at the office and soon, Alex wonders why the murderer has never been found. Worse, she can’t help but question if her new boss and editor-in-chief, Howard Dimitri, was involved with Keen’s death.

As she starts her own investigation, the dark secrets of her own past rise to the surface and soon, Alex finds herself trapped in a dangerous and potentially deadly mystery. Will she solve the murder and save her own skin? Or will Alex face a similar fate?

Traveling With T’s Thoughts:

A friend sent me The Golden Spoon to read (which is still in my TBR pile) but I was looking for some books to spend Audible credits on and I like this narrator ( Carlotta Brentan, I think is her name)

The book had some creepy vibes, but def a slow burn.

And for as much as many of the characters say that Alex has such good insight, when the things hit the fan- it was her lack of insight that really led to most of it.

If you are triggered by things like domestic abuse and infidelity, this book is probably not for you. Also, and this is just me probably, when the book was ratcheting up to the most tension moments, it dragged just a bit too much there.

What I Liked:

I thought the cover was fitting.

Alex, Raymond, and Josie- 3 ragtag folks who were down to solve what happened to Frances. And to keep Alex safe. Alex had good friends!

The ending! I thought it might veer off the rails, but it didn’t and I liked it.

Bottom line: This was just ok. It wasn’t bad, it wasn’t as good I expected. I still want to read The Golden Spoon and I would look for her next book, too.

*This book was purchased by Traveling With T for listening while walking time. All thoughts and opinions are mine alone.*