The Truth Isn’t Always Easy To Spot
Description
Will, a recovering heroin addict-turned-counselor for whom truth is a championed element to recovery, has a dark secret — shared with no one outside of his anonymous support meetings. Over twenty years ago, after an ultimatum from his pregnant ex-wife, Will was forced to assume a new identity and to fake his own death to get out from under his dealer and user-friends once and for all.
Now Will is counseling Thea, a young woman who has been diagnosed with a pathological addiction to creating fake social media identities, and who founded a start-up company (“Alibis”) that created false internet identities for clients, many with suspect pasts. Thea’s addiction has landed her in rehab as a condition of her parole — after a plea bargain cut short a court case that would have put both Thea and Alibis on trial for a very high-profile crime.
As Will works with Thea, the truth is put into motion on a collision course. Both Will’s, and his young client’s, secrets start to unravel … and reveal, at long last, the truth about Thea.
Details
- Rating: ☆☆☆☆
- Title: The Truth About Thea
- Author: Amy Impellizzeri
- Genre: Psychological Suspense
- Audience: Adult
- Length: 272 pages
- Publisher: Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing
- Release Date: October 17, 2017
- Recommended for fans of: Those who like character-driven thrillers
My Thoughts
Two things you should know about me:
- I rarely read the book blurb on the back of a book since I like to learn as I read.
- One of my New Year’s resolutions is to learn to read faster. Notice, the phrase Speed Read felt like too much to wish for, so Faster is the goal.
Now on to the review, this fast-moving story with twists and interwoven characters was not the book to skip reading the blurb, or for me to attempt a record-breaking reading time. The suspense and the twisting plot definitely kept me on my toes. So trying to read fast only caused me to back up and reread. And by not reading the blurb it made the first of the book more confusing than it needed to be.
The Truth About Thea is an original, fast-paced tale that will require you to remain open-minded to the unexpected. When Thea is taken to court after her business is named as being partially responsible for an incident, she is diagnosed with an addiction to social media. And more directly, creating fake social media identities for her clients. Though unusual, she is granted a court-mandated program of treatment.
Her therapist is Will Cann, an addict turned counselor. But as the story progresses, and timelines go back and forth, it seems both Will and Thea are hiding dark secrets.
Though each character had a history that brought about believability regarding their actions, I still found myself continually wondering if they were on the up-and-up. I analyzed and searched for hints as Impellizzeri directed this mesmerizing, twisty ride.
Though each piece of this puzzle eventually fit together, to completely enjoy looking at the finished product I found I couldn’t over-analyze each puzzle piece. I had to just look at the perfect pieces and the overall finished picture.
What Concerned Me
I wasn’t a fan of the first part of the book where the timeline went back and forth on several chapters.
There was a definite need to suspend disbelief.
What I Liked Best
Wow! Where to begin? This story is current, original, and a page-turner. The characters are believable and the story offers things to be considered on a deeper level.
It certainly turned out to be a memorable book, and I will definitely be planning to read more from author Amy Impellizzeri.
My thanks to Amy Impellizzeri for a copy of this book. I was free to express my opinion on this review.
Rating
About the Author
Amy Impellizzeri is a reformed corporate litigator, former start-up exec, and award-winning author. After spending a decade at one of the top law firms in the country, Amy left to advocate for working women, eventually landing at a VC-backed start-up company, Hybrid Her (named by ForbesWoman as a top website for women in 2010 and 2011), while writing her first novel, LEMONGRASS HOPE (Wyatt-MacKenzie 2014), named a 2014 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Bronze Winner (Romance). Her sophomore novel, SECRETS OF WORRY DOLLS was released on December 1, 2016, and was an Editor’s Pick in Foreword Reviews Magazine.
Amy’s third novel, THE TRUTH ABOUT THEA, released in October 2017 and was an inaugural pick for Francis Ford Coppola Winery’s Book & Bottles. Amy’s newest novel, WHY WE LIE, is releasing March 5, 2019.
Amy’s first non-fiction book, LAWYER INTERRUPTED, was published by the American Bar Association in May 2015 and has been featured in TheAtlantic.com, Above the Law, ABC27, and more.
Amy currently lives in rural Pennsylvania where she works and plays and keeps up on all of the latest research confirming that large volumes of coffee are indeed good for you.
