Don’t You Cry by Mary Kubica
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Quinn comes home to her Chicago apartment to find that Esther, her room-mate, has mysteriously vanished. As she searches for clues, the mystery deepens. Why did her room-mate withdraw $1500 before disappearing, and why did she legally change her name? With more digging, Quinn discovers that Esther’s previous room-made may have been murdered.
Meanwhile, we meet Alex, a waiter in a small town an hour away from Chicago. He becomes entranced by a mysterious girl who has suddenly shown up in his restaurant, his neighbourhood, his life. She seems to be homeless and initially harmless, but looks can deceive.
What’s the connection between these two stories?
This was a compulsively readable novel and I love Mary Kubica’s voice and fragile, loving Alex and Quinn. While the ending itself was somewhat satisfying although a bit predictable, the writing fell apart in the last 15% of the novel — too much of a round-up feel to it.
I would like to thank Net Galley and Harlequin for supplying me with a copy of this novel in exchange for a honest review.
