The Final Scene

I read this in one sitting as the synopsis and first page had me hooked. This is a different take on your “standard” kidnapping trope. It was very creepy and tense! Unfortunately it started falling a little flat for me. I found it odd that the terms “alpha-hole” and “toxic man” were being used to describe Brooke trying to deny her attraction to Derek. And why were Brooke’s tits and curves described more than once? It’s just not the setting for this with the sex scene and the attempted romance. I get potential trauma bonding between characters, but it felt weird for this book… There were a lot of coincidences in the story and between the characters that tied things together, but I’m a little surprised there wasn’t more about Jessi, Brooke’s daughter? Mitch kept throwing in Brooke’s face that her daughter was doing well, as he was keeping tabs on her, so if he wanted “poetic justice” so much, I’m surprised Jessi wasn’t involved in his twisted plans. Overall this kept me hooked, and wanting to know what happened next, but I was hoping for a little MORE in the end. Thank you to NetGalley and XpressoReads for the advanced copy of this book! All opinions are my own.