Leverage

Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: Leverage

Subtitle:

Author: Katherine Black

Genre: Thriller

Part of a series? No

Order in series:

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57961745-leverage

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

Another cleverly written book by this author. Meet Beth, whose friend persuades her to go speed dating. This is where she meets Marc. But is all as it seems? And is an offer of help really the best help Beth could accept? Lots of intrigue, manipulative behaviour and psychological games. What else could you expect from this author?

What I liked about the book:

This book was action-packed, full of intrigue and twists and turns.

What I didn’t like about the book:

There was nothing I disliked about the book.

My favourite bits in the book:

I loved the entire book.

My least favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

I understand the author has written many other books, and I’ve read several.

What books could this be compared to and why?

The book finds itself in the category of psychological thrillers. It is written to a very high standard.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:

Children No

Young Adult Maybe

Adult Yes

If you like suspenseful psychological thrillers, this book may be the book for you.

I look forward to reading more by this author.

Book Description by Author:

Leverage is testament to how one innocuous ad in the local paper can turn your world upside down.

Two people come into Beth’s life. ONE gives her a reason to die. THE OTHER gives her no other option.

She appears out of nowhere and wants to be Beth’s friend. It would be sweet if it wasn’t so damned creepy.

Beth can’t shake her. She won’t take no for an answer and Beth’s gentle life becomes a vortex that she can’t control.

Black’s trademark knack of delving into the psyche and finding the pockets of humanity that nobody wants to admit to have never been more in evidence than in Leverage. In this book, she bypasses black and goes to whatever black becomes when it gets darker.

This is a story about power - how much influence can one person have over somebody else?

Be Beth’s friend and find out.