and by frank I mean talk that I would never in a million years utter out of my lips in front of anyone-maybe I'm a secret prude) I continued reading the book but feel it needs a warning to those who will feel gut punched and suckered by not knowing what they are getting into. I had my suspicions about parts of the plot which ended up being correct, but at no point did I have any clue who was leaving the notes… until the chapters begin changing POV. So Kat and Doug are super excited to move into the coveted neighborhood of Aurora Village, AKA the AV.

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Literal LOL at the negative reviews based solely on the fact that this story involves swinging, though. I could never do spouse sharing but this book subtly made cases for or against it, that made it feel a little less smutty. The resolution was also very neat and tidy: it took a couple of pages to tie everything up in a nice neat package. So often in these ‘throwaway thrillers’ (I’m going to copyright that phrase) the husband is an arse, even if he doesn’t end up being the bad guy (and I’m not saying he is or isn’t in this, I’m just saying that as a example). I really lime this author's ability to tell a story about people living in a block of houses who seem so perfect yet are anything but.The problem I had with the book is the main character Kat is really unlikeable but since she is a victim you feel bad for not liking her. There was definitely an easier, and less unbelievable, way for the author to fulfill her ideas about the end of the book. I heard her say it's time somebody time somebody taught 'em a lesson, they were gettin' way above themelves, an' the next thing they think they can do is marry us. But really there was not ENOUGH suspense or at least I was too preoccupied by all the overpowering emotion baggage from Kat. Soon someone is leaving disturbing notes, and it turns out the "neighborhood association" has some pretty swinging ideas of what constitutes neighborly love.

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It was cheesy, in ways, but kind of interesting thanks to the extra dialogue that reflected the psychoanalysis I mentioned earlier. Minutes from the city, affluent without pretension, low crime with a friendly vibeits everything Kat never had, and that shes determined to provide for her infant daughter.It’s a pretty generic story but it was fast paced and due to the mass amount of characters, I didn’t have any idea who could have been the mischievous note-leaver. The reviews I had read before picking this book up were tentative but ultimately I have to side with more with the lower end of the review scale. Great literature, it's not, but it's something of a page-turner that I probably would have finished in one sitting had time allowed.