Emma Curtis – Invite Me In

‘Invite Me In’ by Emma Curtis is a book that I was really looking forward to reading. A psychological suspense thriller by an author who certainly knows how to keep the reader guessing. Emma Curtis certainly achieves this in ‘Invite Me In’.

Eliza Curran, to the outside world, seems to have it all. Her house is fantastic, two children and French Au pair Isabel there, on hand in what looks like a life we would all wish for. On the flip side, her husband Martin is disabled confined to a wheelchair after an accident and his public front is the total opposite to his private one.

Her life is not what it seems and when they gain a new tenant, Dan, in one of their properties to let Eliza finds herself increasingly attracted to him. As everything in Eliza’s world begins to spin out of control the question is – can Dan be trusted? Is it all a coincidence?

One thing I can say, when I pick up an Emma Curtis book I can guarantee an excellent read. This book, ticks every box for a scintillating read. She has blended multiple elements which include, romance, psychological illness, secrets mystery, murder and domestic violence too. These all keep the reader guessing throughout. We discover Martin has something on Eliza that keeps a hold over her. In fact, there are so many secrets it is somewhat of a spiders web. One leads to another and so on. This builds up to a crescendo as the story unfolds and the secrets begin to be revealed.

The characters are all real and flawed in some way or another, Eliza is a woman who has spent her life fighting her own monsters as well as this life in which she lives now. Every single person is as real as can be and that results in an immersive story that rings true. Even Martin’s sister has idolised her brother and knows how he is really but chooses not to acknowledge the behaviour. There are a lot of siblings in the world today who do the exact same thing. I must admit to becoming frustrated with a few of these characters.

It is a book I was almost addicted to, I read it pretty quickly and felt the conclusion wrapped it all up very well.

Thanks to Anne Cater of Random Things Tours and Transworld Digital for the book and my place on the tour.