Sara Shepard is best known for her Pretty Little Liars Series and when I was given the opportunity to review an upcoming fiction book of hers I was ecstatic.
Everything We Ever Wanted hits the shelves on October 11, 2011.
It starts with a late night phone call that changes the lives of the Bates-McAlister family. Sylvie's family founded a prestigious school and her adopted son might just be involved in a hazing scandal that may have lead to the death of one of the students at Swithin.
The Bates-McAlister family is a complicated bunch. Sylvie is a widower, her biological son and adopted son have complicated relationship and her daughter in-law has issues of her own, within the family and outside of it.
I initially thought the book would focus on the hazing incident but to my surprise it focuses on the relationships between the family members and how the past has a way of haunting you when you least expect it. The family is full of secrets -- secrets kept to protect one another from heartache and secrets that could possibly destroy an already fragile family.
As, the secret unravel you are compelled to keep reading. The epilogue ties up some unanswered questions and leaves new ones --- Perhaps a set up for a sequel?
Overall a good read but one must put aside preconceived notions of Shepard's writings since this book is quite different from her, Pretty Little Liars series.
Grade: B
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