She Didn't See it Coming

 

I was excited to try a new Shari Lapena book but sadly She Didn't See It Coming was the first book by Mrs. Lapena that I did not like. 

Different points of view during a story is growing on me but not when it is far too many characters with far too little to say. Bryden, Sam, Bryden's parents (both of them), Bryden's sister Lizzy, Paige (Bryden's best friend), Derek, Alice, a neighbor, the detective. So many points of view and the story did not get pushed ahead at a fast enough pace for me. I think around 50 pages should have been cut out and instead replaced by Alice and Derek's story. Or better yet write a story with Alice and Derek because I felt things were unresolved with them. The neighbor also needed a story written about her. This felt more like an outline with the extra characters since their stories were mostly unresolved. 

Despite not enjoying She Didn't See It Coming I would try more of Mrs. Lapena's work.