The Will: Gossip Girl meets Knives Out, the gripping, addictive new crime thriller for winter 2022

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I no longer let frustration build up inside me like a pressure cooker, blowing up every few weeks because I have denied my anger an outlet for so long. Instead I modulate my frustration, letting it out at the appropriate moment, towards the correct person. And while it might sound a little like a cult, my marriage is better, my friendships are stronger, my professional relationships are more transparent, and I am, across the board, a much more pleasant person to be around - since I discovered the power of rude. Finally through a poor night's sleep where I left it running, dipping in and out, I finally heard the twists revealed and it ended.

The couple resides in Kentish Town, North London. They have been together for a significant period, sharing a strong bond. I just loved this book because of the original story, the characters, the tension building up during the story and the many surprises, up until the end. Anyway, starting listening again from the point after the first few chapters where I lost interest, it all came to life for me and unfolded in technicolour with so much richness and delicious details and it all started to make sense.One of the most fulfilling things about being a woman is the intimacy of our friendships. So I was surprised to learn that the concept of a “best friend” is actually quite a new one. The story is being told from various viewpoints and set over several years. It soon becomes clear that there is absolutely no one who has nothing to hide, and the story is full of surprises. Not all of them pleasant. On the contrary. The author has set this story up brilliantly, the house is to be left to one of the family, and it is not passed down to the eldest son The storyline was well structured and full of family drama, mystery, and suspense. The more time the characters spend time together family secrets start to be uncovered making each character question who they are but also who Cecily was. There were one or two red herrings that appeared where I thought I knew what was happening but then the story would take a completely different turn. There was also a very clever plot twist which added more context to the story.

Moreover, the journalist has posted tons of pictures of her husband on her social media handles. You can scroll through her gram to find many cute pictures with her husband. Cecily Mordaunt is dead. On the evening of her funeral, her family will gather for dinner and each will be given a letter, revealing who is the next custodian of Roxborough Hall. Cecily, the eighty-five-year-old current owner, is dying, although her scattered family don’t know that yet. Her lifelong companion, Violet, is taking care of all the arrangements, as she has always done. Appointed as Cecily’s maid in 1958, she has grown with her, maturing into a personal assistant, household manager, constant companion, and always a keeper of secrets. And there have been lots of secrets over their nearly sixty-five years together. Violet’s last undertaking for her friend is to oversee the entailment process, after which the lawyers will take over and deal with the routine disposals of the will. The entailment process has become standardised over the years: the current owner writes a letter to each member of the family, plus anyone else who might have some expectations; all but one of the letters explains why the recipient has not been given the Hall, the exception explains to the recipient why they have been chosen. The letters are distributed at the start of a formal dinner, perhaps to give time to think over what has happened. The recipients will be Cecily’s two sons, David and Grant, David’s two daughters by his first wife, his second wife, Grant’s adopted son, a lawyer representing Cecily’s estranged daughter, and Violet, of course. Who will be the chosen one, and how will that effect their future relationships with the others? DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Random House UK, Transworld, Penguin via Netgalley for providing a digital ARC of The Will by Rebecca Reid for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions.If you were on the edge of your seat with crime novels from Adele Parks and Lisa Jewell, you'll need to add this book to your collection.' Chat Magazine Lastly the settings. There was only one main setting and that was the house itself. It was described as another character really. I enjoyed what description there was, but it was primarily a book based on the characters and their thoughts and actions. Looking at her life through her social accounts, she seems to have a luxurious and comfortable lifestyle with her husband and family. She has traveled to many places when not active in her career.