Safe With Me

Goodreads Description

Thirteen years ago someone did something very bad to Anna. Now it’s her turn to get even … Anna lives a solitary existence, taking solace in order and routine. Her only friend is the lonely old lady next door. She doesn’t like to let people to get too close – she knows how much damage they can do. Then one ordinary day Anna witnesses a devastating road accident and recognises the driver as Carla, the woman who ruined her life all those years ago. Now it’s Anna’s chance to set things straight but her revenge needs to be executed carefully … First she needs to get to know Liam, the man injured in the accident. She needs to follow the police investigation. She needs to watch Carla from the shadows… But as Anna’s obsession with Carla escalates, her own secrets start to unravel. Is Carla really dangerous or does Anna need to worry about someone far closer to home?

My Review

I often find it very difficult to like a book where I seriously dislike the lead character. This book must have one of the most annoying and unlikable lead characters out of all the books I have read. The truth of the matter is that Anna was absolutely awful, and I couldn't stand her.

With that in mind, the fact that I awarded 4 stars to this book is a major accomplishment. The thing is, even though Anna was so awful, in some perverse way that made the book addictive. She was such a meddler, and such a whack-job, that I couldn't wait to see what she would do next, or where her interfering little self would take her. And I couldn't wait for her world to come crashing down. It sounds terrible to say, but yes, I really wanted things to go wrong for her.

It's clear from the beginning of the book that something really bad had happened to Anna thirteen years earlier. This obviously makes you feel sorry for her. Her hatred of the woman who caused the accident in which Liam was injured, was interesting and as the reader, you really wanted to rally behind Anna. I wanted the woman to get her comeuppance. Slowly but surely though, Anna's true nature is disclosed and it didn't take me long before I started to dislike her and her deceptive ways. If I was Liam's grandmother, I would have shoved her out the door, slammed it in her face and turned the key, never to let her in again.

But, this was still a great psychological thriller. The twists towards the end of the book were good, Anna's irritating character as well as my desire to work out what had happened in the past, kept me hooked. I actually listened to this book as an audiobook, and I liked the narration. The narrator had the perfect voice for Anna, or so I thought.

For those of you that haven't yet read "Blink" by the same author, do yourselves a favour and get hold of that one as well. It was excellent. As far as I'm concerned, this is an author to follow if you are a fan of psychological thrillers. I'm happy to say that her latest book "Liar" is now also available (on Kindle that is), and I can't wait to read that one as well.

My Rating: * * * *

Publication Date: November 2016

Genre: Psychological thriller

Format: Audiobook

Source: My own purchased audiobook, purchased through Audible.