Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

**Spoilers** Until the 80% mark, this book was a solid 4/4.5 stars. Good plot, good characters, great pacing with a highly engaging prose. So why one star? We'll come back to that. It starts off with a plane crash, one in which Will Griffith had been a passenger. Will, you see, never should have been on that flight. In the aftermath of this tragedy, the grieving widow is confronted with a situation that indicates the marriage was based on lies. Will was far from whom he said he was. I mean, the oh-shit-oh-no-he-didn't kind. Everything he'd ever told Iris about his past (or present) were lies. Iris- with help from her twin brother- sets out to get answers only to discover a sinister plan, one that could potentially make her an accessory to embezzlement, perhaps even lead to her demise. During this period, Iris has a great support system. The aforementioned brother, her parents, Evan the lawyer (who lost his wife and daughter in the crash). Then there was Corban, Will's gym buddy/friend who, surprisingly, had never met Iris. Corban is a tall, cover-of-a-magazine-handsome Black man. Turns out Corban was also the villain. A Black man as the psychotic, delusional, narcissistic criminal? The lone black male in an array of non-POC characters? The message was cleverly constructed but it was one I easily deciphered. That Corban had his head blown to bits (while holding Iris hostage) was yet another message. Subliminal, yet it re-calibrates perception of the black man. Initially, when we were introduced to Corban, I was beyond excited. Finally, a beautiful Black man as supporting cast, I said. I hope K. Belle doesn't make him the antagonist, I said. I spoke too soon. How terribly cliche, Ms Belle and what a shame that is.