The Assistant by Amanda Reynolds
Genre: Psychological thriller, Did not finish
Read: 4th April 2023
Published: 5th April 2023
★ 1 star
DESCRIPTION:
I know many things about Larissa.
I know what she eats, which must-have brands she applies to her face, and the price of each carefully selected ‘piece’ in her multi-million-pound home in Belgravia.
Because Ris, as she is known to her many followers, likes to share.
And now I’m here, in her home, watching her every move.
Entrusted with her secrets and running her diary from the bijou basement flat, I’m on hand to fulfil Ris’ every need. Her right-hand woman. But what she doesn’t know is why I’m really here.
I’ve put a lot on the line to get this job, and now my plan can begin.
I’ve waited long enough.
MY THOUGHTS:
She's in your house...she knows your secrets...
Gail is on a mission...to take down Larissa. Why? I'm not sure I could really work that out. But even so, she wants her revenge on Larissa so much that she becomes her personal executive assistant. And as her assistant, she knows all her habits and her secrets.
Larissa, a social media influencer, married a much older and very wealthy man Miles Fox, who incidentally gained the nickname "Air Miles" due to his love for hostesses and waitresses and the like. Together they bought an eighteen room five story mansion house at number 56 Lexington Gardens, an exclusive address on millionaire's row in London's affluent Belgravia.
Gail knows everything about Larissa. She knows what she eats, what cosmetics and perfumes she uses, the price of each carefully selected piece in her multi-million pound home. She even knows the value of each stem of flower freshly adorning the rooms of that home that Larissa discards weekly for a fresh bunch.
Being a social media influencer, Larissa likes to share. Everything.
And now Gail is in her home, as her personal executive assistant, watching her every move.
Sounds exciting, doesn't it? Well, that's about all it sounds because believe me it isn't. Told through a series of interviews with Gail (mostly), emails and diary entries, THE ASSISTANT is a slow burning psychological thriller...a very slow burn. It's a tale of revenge that was a so glacial I began to wonder if anything was going to happen. Because all that was happening was a disgruntled ex-employee mouthing off to a a journalist about anything and everything, complaining about her lot. It was clear Gail hated Larissa. Honestly, I didn't care. I skipped to the end and you know what? I still didn't care. The story went absolutely nowhere.
I hate DNFing a book and leaving a negative review. But I was bored and Gail irritated me no end with her endless waffling. I am really sorry but I did try. I wanted to like this book...but I just couldn't.
I would like to thank #AmandaReynolds, #Netgalley, #BoldwoodBooks and #RachelsRandomResources for an ARC of #TheAssistant in exchange for an honest review.
MEET THE AUTHOR:
Amanda lives near Cheltenham.
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