Review | Trust (Things That Matter #1) by Casey Diam --> 4 Stars
TITLE: Trust
SERIES: Things That Matter #1 AUTHOR: Casey Diam GENRE: Romantic Suspense
RELEASE DATE: July 17th, 2018
Paige Nearly five years ago, my mom, dad, and sisters were assassinated. I should have died that night. I still question my mental state because I had no proof those same killers were after me. Yet still, I’d been trying to outrun them. Until I met him, Caleb Connor. Caleb became my safety net and I found I couldn’t pull away from him. Couldn’t run away from him. And if sanity hadn’t been lost on me, I would have recognized he was the last person I should have let into my life. The last person I should have trusted. Caleb My life has been anything but normal until Paige. She was supposed to be an opportunity, my father’s next target. I should have stayed away. It should’ve been that simple. But it wasn’t. Paige was my main ingredient to changing everything, and in order to do that I needed to get inside her head. It wasn’t easy but when it happened, a line was crossed we never knew existed. Now Paige has to confront her past and everything that torments her at night, because a look into the past was the only solution to everything we’d been afraid of questioning. Who am I, and who was she?
⭐️ 4 "TTM" Stars ⭐️
I can’t believe Trust is a debut novel! Casey Diam confidently twisted a compelling story with the first installment of her Things That Matter Series. Right from the start I was totally captured by the suspenseful vibe of this novel.
"How fucking ironic that I'd become the man my father wanted me to be
for the girl he wanted dead."
The book opened in a solid way with Paige, the heroine, witnessing the murder of her family. This horrific event unravelled a lot of other revelations that put in place a gripping story. Almost five years later, she’s living in fear every single day to be found by the criminals that killed her family. Paige is skittish and keeps to herself, but there’s just something about Caleb that appeals to her. Their connection is immediate, but with her trust issues this hero needs to act carefully.
The romance between this couple is so beautiful. Caleb is so attentive and patient with Paige. You clearly feel he wants to protect her and help her heal. But nothing is as easy, because they both keep secrets from each other. They soon discover that they’re tied together in more ways than they thought.
As much as I enjoyed the story, the first half was a little too slow. In the second half of the book though, everything unravelled into some epic action and discoveries. I couldn’t wait to turn the pages and unveil some new answers to this gripping plot!
"Comfort shouldn't exist in the arms of my enemy."
With the way Trust ended, I’m now eager to uncover the grand scheme of this whole series with the next novels.
** ARC received via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review **
THE THINGS THAT MATTER SERIES
Book #2
Hope
Book #3
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Release date TBA
CASEY DIAM
Some years ago, Casey rediscovered her passion for writing and hasn’t stopped writing since. Her favorite genre is romance with a little angst, which is why she writes sexy, funny, sweet, and emotional stories that are a bit more in depth, but so much fun to read. Casey has a ridiculously short attention span and loves her coffee and tea without sugar and milk. Apart from reading or writing, she loves to snowboard, even when she’s catching an edge and face-planting in the snow. She absolutely loves it!
