A review by renee_reads_books
You Can Trust Me by Wendy Heard
mysterious
medium-paced
3.75
This book is about Summer and Leo, 2 young women seemingly forgotten by society. Summer was raised by a bohemian mother who left her with nothing but a tent — not even a last name — when she was a teenager. Leo grew up in a happy family that was shattered when her older sister was murdered, and Leo eventually ran away.
They are family too each other and they get by on pickpocketing and theft, usually from the wealthy. They live in the back of a truck that’s been converted to a small bedroom with storage.
When Leo meets billionaire Michael Forrester, she thinks she’s hit the jackpot. After all, he noticed her first, liking one of her Instagram photos. Leo goes out with him and he ends up extending their evening party by whisking her off to his private island.
Summer is worried when Leo doesn’t come home. She starts contacting connections from Michael’s party and manages to get herself invited to the private island for the weekend. All she wants to do is find Leo.
But no one on the island seems to have seen Leo. They’ve never heard of her. They don’t know what Summer is talking about. They don’t know that Michael had a previous connection to Leo that even she didn’t know about.
Where is Leo? And what will happen to Summer?
The first half of this book is kind of slow, but the second half is faster-paced. It made it a little tough to get into, but I enjoyed it overall. My one criticism is that it’s a bit contrived. Everything feels very convenient in the way the times line up. I also didn’t understand why Michael randomly remembers Leo. Either way, it’s not perfect but it is enjoyable. 3.75/5
They are family too each other and they get by on pickpocketing and theft, usually from the wealthy. They live in the back of a truck that’s been converted to a small bedroom with storage.
When Leo meets billionaire Michael Forrester, she thinks she’s hit the jackpot. After all, he noticed her first, liking one of her Instagram photos. Leo goes out with him and he ends up extending their evening party by whisking her off to his private island.
Summer is worried when Leo doesn’t come home. She starts contacting connections from Michael’s party and manages to get herself invited to the private island for the weekend. All she wants to do is find Leo.
But no one on the island seems to have seen Leo. They’ve never heard of her. They don’t know what Summer is talking about. They don’t know that Michael had a previous connection to Leo that even she didn’t know about.
Where is Leo? And what will happen to Summer?
The first half of this book is kind of slow, but the second half is faster-paced. It made it a little tough to get into, but I enjoyed it overall. My one criticism is that it’s a bit contrived. Everything feels very convenient in the way the times line up. I also didn’t understand why Michael randomly remembers Leo. Either way, it’s not perfect but it is enjoyable. 3.75/5