(pub date October 2018)

OK, here is what I expected to get (publisher’s blurb): “Jessie Sloane is on the path to rebuilding her life after years of caring for her ailing mother. She rents a new apartment and applies for college. But when the college informs her that her social security number has raised a red flag, Jessie discovers a shocking detail that causes her to doubt everything she’s ever known.”

And TBH I have enjoyed Ms. Kubica’s books in the past, so I was pleased to have a copy of When the Lights Go Out from Harlequin-Hanover Square Press and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Based on the blurb above, I expected a journey by Jessie to some secret(s) from the past, possibly identity theft or something along that line. What I got was…wait, I am not going to ruin my impeccable run of NO SPOILERS by giving anything away. So, here is how my reading went:

• Started OK
• 15% in, I thought I knew what was coming
• Alternating POV required me to pay attention LOL
• Lots of plucky heroine/woman in danger stuff
• At 50% in, I just wanted it over with

Yes, there are some unexpected plot twists, especially one gigantic one at the end. It all added up to a full day of my life I will never get back, spent with a book I truly disliked. A LOT. Other reviewers disagree, so I am completely in the minority here. Kubica fans will love it, but it just was NOT a book I enjoyed. One star.