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I think this is my first novel of Valerie Keogh's - and it was certainly different.

Ava has her dream job - head librarian at the Tate Gallery. Quiet and reserved, there is something in her past which has caused her to be cautious but we're not privy to the details until later in the book. However, her friend Poppy drags her out to socialise from time to time - when she's between boyfriends, that is. Each and every one of Poppy's conquests are always 'the one' - at least for a while. The latest one is no different. Until, that is, things change . . .

I couldn't quite make up my mind about this one as I was reading; the hints are there that something happened in Ava's past which obviously affected her confidence but I was a bit annoyed that it took so long to find out what. However, having reached the end of the book, I can quite see why the author wrote it that way. Did I see what was coming? No. I was completely unsuspecting of the guilty party until it was too late (by then, it was spelled out on the page and I couldn't miss it)! The story with her sister distracted me sufficiently - and wow, I want her on my side if I ever find myself in a 'situation'. Well written, I'm just not sure it was meant for me. However, I'm sure many others will love this one, and I'm happy to give it four stars.