An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
So last year i read 'The Wife Between Us' it was one of most anticipated books of the year and after i saw it was nominated in the Goodreads choice awards i picked it up straight away. Alas i was SO disappointed by it, dont get me wrong it was an ok read but nowhere near the 5 star read that i was anticipating. Saying that i was a little nervous to pick this one up but im glad i did, it was such a thrilling read.The story begins with Jess a young makeup artist living in New York, she inadvertently finds herself amidst a morality and ethics anonymous study held by a renowned professor Dr Shields. The study offers substantial financial reward which is very appealing to Jess as she is struggling to pay her rent monthly and worries about her family back in Philadelphia.
Jess arrives at the study and faces some questions on a laptop in an empty clinical style room. The questions are not what Jess was expecting, questions that make her admit doing things that she has regretted. Jess continues with the study as shes being paid $500+ for each session. When Dr Shields gets in touch with Jess to see if she is interested in continuing the study and meeting for face to face sessions Jess agrees. Boyyyy does she not know what shes getting herself into. In the weeks that follow Dr Shields manipulates scenarios for Jess to 'accidentally' bump into her husband Thomas, to see if he will cheat on his wife. As Jess gets closer to Thomas she immediately realises the link that he is married to Dr Shields but she is unaware of the danger she is in.
Dr Shields continues to manipulate Jess into going along with her plot to see if her husband is cheating but supplying her with unlimited money and gifts picked out specifically for her. What ensues is an absolute shit show, i couldnt stop reading, it was so cleverly written. When Jess tries to pull back from the study and Dr Shields and Thomas' life Dr Shie
lds begins to interfere in every aspect of Jess' life.
The characters were so believable and the back stories were well constructed which is sometimes a down fall with these types of books.
My favourite thriller of 2019 so far! I dont want to say too much more about the plot of side characters as i dont want to give anything else away. I love domestic thrillers over the last 2 years they have become my favourite book genres. I get so obsessed with the stories and cant put them down and this was so exception. I will be more willing to pick up their next book now for sure!
