The story of Lorraine's search for the truth about the mysterious suicides of her sister's town amongst a cast of jumbled, random characters failed to meet my expectations. While Hayes' first novel "Until You're Mine" was worth the read, the downfalls of her first novel took precedence in her second. "What You Left Behind" has too many storylines, too many mysteries, and too many unnecessary details. While I may have felt pushing through those problems was worth it in "Until You're Mine," in no way do I recommend dealing with those issues to finish this novel. Not only is the twist ending less satisfying, but it is also too clean. "What You Left Behind" just seems to be Hayes trying to write the exact same novel. Bonus: you even get one of the same characters (Lorraine). It seems that Hayes has a formula for her thrillers and it will not work past the first time she uses it. 1.5 out of 5 Please don't even borrow this book from your local library. I received a copy of this novel from Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review. My opinion was not biased in any way.
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