Depending On You by Jessica Aiken-Hall – Review by Jennifer Gordon

Depending On You by Jessica Aiken-Hall
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I thoroughly enjoyed this gripping novel and was hooked from start to finish. One night twenty years ago changed everything for best friends Cate and Patti. Cate Silver has had to live with the fact that she killed a man, whilst Patti Thomas had the guilt of leaving her friend and not looking back. Until the case was reopened, Cate thought she had gotten away with it but now she fears she could loose everything. Cate believes that ‘trading her freedom for the truth’ is her only option, and Patti who now has a family of her own and who had moved away, knows she has to return to help her old friend.
Together the friends have to decide whether to reopen old wounds of that night or to keep them secret, especially as new evidence comes to light which could destroy their lifetime of friendship. This novel kept me reading well into the night as I just could not put this book down. The storyline and the characters came to life through the narrative and I felt engaged with both Cate and Patti, and the strength of their friendship really came across in the writing. The plot twists and turns kept me guessing as to the ending and the book was full of suspense. A captivating and engaging read which I definitely recommend.

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