THE STRANGER YOU SEEK by Amanda Kyle Williams

The Stranger You Seek by Amanda Kyle Williams

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I really liked the characters of Keye and Rauser. They played off each other well. I really wanted them to be together. I thought there could have been a little more intensity in how they really felt about each other earlier on. You felt a little bit of it when Keye becomes jealous of Jo, but it's not quite there. I also loved the interpersonal relationships between Keye and her family. The idea of a Chinese girl and African-American boy being raised by very southern white Baptists and how they interact was met with hysterical results. I really liked that part of the book. I found myself laughing until I cried.

I have to say that although the story kept me guessing, I figured out the culprits pretty early, yet I didn't understand why until it was spelled out. There were a few twists and turns that kept me second guessing my original instincts. But it turns out I was right all along.

I read a NetGalley arc, therefore I hope there are some changes that are made. There were descriptions of things, like Keye's apartment that happen so late in the story after she's been inside her place several times. Explanations for things that have happened earlier in the story, that came across a little disjointed to me, but for the most part, I liked the book and thought I would like to read about these characters again.


View all my reviews