I read Because You’re Mine, Rea Frey’s second novel, released on August 6, 2019 by St. Martin’s Griffin, because I enjoyed her debut novel, Not Her Daughter. Because You’re Mine is told from three points of view (Lee, the mother of Mason, a spectrum child; Noah, Mason’s tutor; and Grace, Lee’s best friend).
This book is a read-in-one-sitting page-turner. All the characters are well-developed, including Mason, and but all except Mason have deep dark secrets. None are who they seem to be, and the plot draws readers in with its twists and turns. By the time the book climaxes, three people are dead, and the killers(s) are those you’d least suspect. While in Not Her Daughter a bad thing was done for a good reason, here in Because You’re Mine, bad things are done for sociopathic reasons. Almost any comment would lead to a spoiler.
I loved the depiction of Mason. Frey does a superb job showing how the delightful quirky, yet devastatingly honest, Mason fits into his mother’s world.
Read this book for its characterization and for the surprise ending that will leave you understanding all the clues and wondering why you didn’t see it coming.
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