Review for I Invited Her In by Adele Parks: ★★★★★

I Invited Her In by Adele Parks

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


::..Reviewed for Red's Midnight Readers..::

I was very kindly given an ARC in exchange for an honest and unbiased review and I have given it 5 stars!

Well, wow!
This is my first novel by Adele Parks and if her other books are as fabulous as I Invited Her In then she has just gained herself a new fan.

This story is probably every parents worst nightmare, when your child is in that awkward phase between child and adult and people are starting to view them as potential date material, people like your friend! Nobody knows how they'd really react in this situation but poor Mel finds herself having to do so after she invites her old university friend to stay.

This book is turbulent and messy and heavy on drawing the reader into the characters emotional turmoil. It was a real page turner, I couldn't put it down as it had gripped me from the very first page and took me on a journey full of twists and turns .

I think this was a superb idea, keeping the story as close to reality as it adds to the credibility. I will definitely be recommending this book!

Blurb

A gripping story of friendship and betrayal from international best-selling author Adele Parks

‘I invited her in… and she took everything.’

When Mel hears from a long-lost friend in need of help, she doesn’t hesitate to invite her to stay. Mel and Abi were best friends back in the day, sharing the highs and lows of student life, until Mel’s unplanned pregnancy made her drop out of her studies.

Now, seventeen years later, Mel and Abi’s lives couldn’t be more different. Mel is happily married, having raised her son on her own before meeting her husband, Ben. Now they share gorgeous girls and have a chaotic but happy family home, with three children.

Abi, meanwhile, followed her lover to LA for a glamorous life of parties, celebrity and indulgence. Everything was perfect, until she discovered her partner had been cheating on her. Seventeen years wasted, and nothing to show for it. So what Abi needs now is a true friend to lean on, to share her grief over a glass of wine, and to have some time to heal. And what better place than Mel’s house, with her lovely kids, and supportive husband…

This dark, unsettling tale of the reunion of long-lost friends is thoroughly gripping exploration of wanting what you can’t have, jealousy and revenge from Sunday Times bestseller Adele Parks.

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