The Grownup

A woman who progressed from scamming people by begging with her mother to giving, in her own words, “the best hand job in the tristate area”, transfers to the front of the establishment due to carpal tunnel syndrome. That means a new job for this witty con-artist who can read people like a pro : psychic. With her experience and intellect, she does well, telling people what they want to hear and twisting words until they mean both nothing and everything. Then, she meets Susan Burke, who has a psycho stepson and a house where murders happened, and the con-artist realises she's way out of her depth. She's not the only one who can lie...

I have mixed feelings about this book and it's a shame because I really liked the beginning! I thought it was a great setup and I was really invested in what was going to happen next. It's pretty rare for me to be hooked quickly, so you understand why I had high expectations.

Anyways, I was waiting for something creepy and exciting, something that griped me, you know? But it was all a bit underwhelming, which, whatever, I wouldn't have minded that much, had it not been for the ending. Oh gosh, the ending. I understand it was meant to be an ambiguous conclusion and everything, but it doesn't work for a story this short!!! Especially when done this way. This just reads like there is no resolution and I was left very unsatisfied. Although I would have liked the mindfuck if it was in the middle of a book, it really left a sour taste in my mouth.

Still, it's not all bad. I loved the voice of the narrator (though I think it was a bit lost halfway through) and there were some really great lines in there. The plot is good, if nothing crazy. Also, for a 20 minutes read, this will certainly be something I'll think about a lot! (If not for reasons I'm happy with, at least I suppose for reasons the author wanted!)