I thought this book was beautifully written and all of the plot twists and revelations were given at the perfect times. When Essie finds out she is pregnant, she does not disclose the information to the reader and seems to keep a lot of her life private from the reader. Essie's mother is determined to find Essie a husband immediately, and Essie plants the idea in her mother's head to marry Roarke.
Essie and Roarke have never spoken, but Essie believes that Roarke is gay and would be willing to marry anyone for the right price. Essie's family offers to pay his family a large amount of money to marry Essie. Roarke and his family can't pass up the offer and a friendship begins to form between the two. Roarke is Essie's only friend and is willing to stand up for Essie when he finds out the truth behind her pregnancy. Their friendship is beautiful in its own way as they continue to try and protect each other from the cameras.
Besides the cameras from the reality show, Essie enlists Liberty Bell (Libby), a news reporter, to get full coverage of the wedding festivities. Essie strategically picks Libby because she has a past with life in the cameras from a tragic family death. Libby wrestles with Essie's plan of exposing her family because she was in a similar position.
Throughout the book, all of the main characters give small pieces and regrets from their past that create a deep connection with the characters. Weir does an incredible job of getting the readers to feel the emotions of the characters. I was very impressed with the conclusion of the book and felt that it gave the readers the perfect amount of closure.
I have already recommended this book to several of my friends, but definitely do not read the book if you are sensitive to sexual assault topics.
Rating: 4.6/ 5 STARS
Wow, sounds like a really interesting, albeit intense, book. Thanks for sharing!
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