Bury Your Head in the Sand

I have been hooked on this author since I read The Last Mrs. Parish, and this book did not disappoint in its unpredictability and suspense.

This book follows Annabelle Reynolds, a successful social media marketing executive who is happily married with two children. Annabelle feels, if not completely happy in life, at least satisfied. The story alludes to an early trauma that Annabelle survived, and due to that trauma, true happiness will always elude the story's main character. But, despite the part of her that always feels unfulfilled, she, on the surface, has everything she could want. Then she begins to have vivid dreams that, in some form or another, partially come to fruition in reality. Some of these dreams portray certain people in her life in a way she believes is contrary to their nature, and others depict terrible tragedies befalling her oldest daughter in particular. Annabelle has to decipher what part of her dreams are predictions and what parts are simply her own conscious anxiety playing out while she sleeps.

I loved all the twists this book took. The husband's subtle controlling nature got on my nerves throughout the story, but in the end, his behavior made sense and therefore seemed realistic. Annabelle rebelled against his demands, but she did seem to go along with whatever he said way too often for their relationship not to appear lopsided in regard to power. Which, as it turns out, would be correct in the end in some ways.

I recommend relaxing with this book over a long weekend or on a vacation, as you likely won't want to put it down!