The Pupil by Ros Carne
Published by Canelo Books
5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mel has practised law for twenty years. She is
well-regarded by her peers. Her clients are happy. But behind the scenes her
life is disordered. Her son grows increasingly distant from her. The married
man she is sleeping with fails to give her what she needs.
When a trainee lawyer is allocated to Mel it is
poor timing. The last thing she wants is a pupil watching her every move. And
Natasha does watch. She sees each detail – and every mistake. Mel cannot shake
the feeling that Natasha isn’t just learning the job. She is learning
everything there is to know about Mel.
Natasha is good at getting what she wants, and
now Mel has the power to give her all she desires. But when Mel chooses not to,
Natasha knows just what Mel’s vulnerabilities are – and how to turn them
against her. Mel’s secrets could ruin her. But who will be believed?
I absolutely adored this book and I just couldn’t read it quick
enough. I was hooked from the very first page, and I was stuck in that terrible
dilemma of wanting to know what happened, but at the same time, I didn’t want
it to end. The pages seemed to magically turn themselves over feeding my addiction
of Natasha and Mel.
The characters were extremely well written - I hated Natasha
from the first time she entered the story, and I had to fight the urge to boo
at her like a panto villain!! I wanted to protect Mel and her son Jacob and as
for Isabel, I originally started to like her, and then got very cross with her,
but perhaps I’m unforgiving!!!!
If I could give this 100 stars I would, it's the best book I've read this year
and my favourite book I've read in a long, long time and I want to talk to
everyone about it!! This would make a brilliant BBC drama!!!
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