[Book Review] The Truth About You by Melissa Hill

Borrowed this book on a whim and never had I been more grateful for my impulse acting up.

This is the synopsis I've taken from "GoodReads.com":
One morning in the small town of Lakeview, Ella Harris finds a cardboard box on the doorstop of her cafe. At first she thinks it's her usual muffin delivery but is shocked to find that the box actually contains a newborn baby. But what kind of mother would abandon a defenceless baby like that, and why? Could it have been newly single Nina who, after being rejected by the father of her unborn child, has no choice but to return to Lakeview to stay with her estranged (and slightly peculiar) dad? Or was it Lakeview-born Hollywood actress Eva Seymour, who on the eve of her triumphant return home from LA, has a completely ill-advised fling with a handsome co-star. A baby is certain to ruin her hard-fought-for career. Or perhaps it's happily married Jess who, as the only non-mum amongst her friends, finds herself increasingly left out. Terrified that she will lose them altogether, she embarks on becoming a mother too. But is she really rushing into something she really knows nothing about?

I must admit. Doesn't sounds like much of a story when I first read the synopsis. It seems like there would be 3 different stories and many good authors are unable to weave the stories in a way that wouldn't confuse their readers. There's a nagging voice inside of me however, telling me to give this book a chance and that I will never regret it.

And I didn't!

Melissa Hill simply knocked the socks of me! It's been a week since I returned this book to the library and almost a month since I've borrowed it and the feeling of an exhilarating and satisfying read never left me!

There's so many twist and turns and I can still remember vividly : "I had the same suspicions! I though Jess was lying about the pregnancy all along!"

One thing I love about Melissa is that she didn't use bed scenes to attract readers, making the novel suitable for ages 12 onwards in my opinion. I detest novels with tons of bed scenes that often makes me doubt whether I am reading adult explicit novels or otherwise. Granted I am way overdue the minimum age to read adult explicit novels but that doesn't mean I would want to run into everywhere I go! It's books like <Fifty Shades of Grey> that makes me skip library for about 2 years when I used to borrow 20 books every week.

Melissa Hill  however is a master who led her readers on a rollercoaster ride skillfully with her writing and I can't act like some clever snob and said, " I knew this would be the ending!" or "I knew this all along!". Like a slave, I am helpless to her cunning use of words. There are many twist and turns in this novel and there's simply NO TIME to put down the book. I CAN'T. There's just no way to sleep peacefully until I finish the 412 pages, in one go.

Melissa you this CLEVER BITCH.

Photo taken from her official website : http://www.melissahill.ie/#

To Melissa:
I am simply going to hunt down the rest of your books now, especially <SOMETHING FROM TIFFANY'S>. And you better start writing more, 11 books just ain't enough!