Book Review: The Devil You Know by Trish Doller

The Devil You Know by Trish Doller

Pages: 256
Publish date: June 29th 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury
ISBN: 1681190222
Purchase: Book Depository – Amazon UK – Amazon US – Amazon AU – Dymocks

Eighteen-year-old Arcadia wants adventure. Living in a tiny Florida town with her dad and four-year-old brother, Cadie spends most of her time working, going to school, and taking care of her family. So when she meets two handsome cousins at a campfire party, she finally has a chance for fun. They invite her and friend to join them on a road trip, and it’s just the risk she’s been craving the opportunity to escape. But what starts out as a fun, sexy journey quickly becomes dangerous when she discovers that one of them is not at all who he claims to be. One of them has deadly intentions.

A road trip fling turns terrifying in this contemporary story that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.

The Devil You Know:

I received a copy of The Devil You Know by Trish Doller from Bloomsbury Australia in exchange for an honest review, this has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book.

The Devil You Know isn’t one of my favourite books out there. But with its fast-paced plot and writing that is simply easy, you’ll be turning page after page waiting for something to happen.

The Devil You Know follows protagonist Arcadia (or Cadie) as she decides it’s time to let go, time for her to have some fun – however, things don’t always go to plan. When Cadie decides to go to a campfire party, she never expects to meet two cousins that take her on a road trip like no other.

Cadie has a lot going on in her life. Her mother is dead, her father is barely there, trying to finish school and caring for her four-year-old brother. When she is offered a night out, she takes it – however, it turns into something more.

Cadie is giving me mixed feelings, I adored her determination to looking after her brother, her family. The way that she took it all up and still managed to finish school and provide. She felt genuine and real. However, at times her decision making was quite poor. I mean who decides to go on a road trip with someone that you have just meet.

One of the main reasons why I enjoy this book was that none of the characters were perfect. Everyone has flaws, had a story to who they are, why they are that way and that was the most addicting part. I wanted to find the flaws of the characters, I wanted to find out who they are.

A problem that I did have, was I knew who the ‘villain’ was from the start. It was easy to figure out nevertheless, I did second guess myself throughout the book.

The romance in The Devil You Know was quite problematic for me, I dislike insta-love a lot and even though they didn’t say ‘I love you,’ it was insta-attraction. Nevertheless, if the book was longer, I would have loved the romance. I did feel the connection between the two and liked the way that it did development for the short amount of time.

I also enjoyed the ending of The Devil You Know, it was quite satisfying. Everything wasn’t tied up in a neat little bow, however, on the whole, I am happy with finishing the story where it did.

Overall, The Devil You Know by Trish Doller is addicting. The reader is entranced in the story from the first page, pulled this way and that way. Not knowing who or what to believe. You are waiting for something to happen, and it does, just only to bring you back to the start.

Have you read The Devil You Know? Did you enjoy it? Are you planning on reading it? I want to read more books by Trish Doller, but where should I start? Let’s Chat!

Nick

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September 20, 2016 at 11:06 PM

I love Trish Doller but this was definitely not her best work. It was good overall for me too, but I struggled with the characters and romance at times. I’m glad you liked it too though and I hope you’ll pick up Something Like Normal by the author which is one of my favorite books ever. 🙂
Lovely review!

Brittany

September 22, 2016 at 6:31 AM

I’m totally with you on this review. It’s not my usual taste but I couldn’t put it down. I constantly questioned myself about who was the villain. Though I thought the couple was cute I can see where you’re coming from, I was a little put off by the whole him pushing her for sex in the beginning.

Thanks for sharing,
~Brittany @ Brittany’s Book Rambles

Jeann @ Happy Indulgence

September 22, 2016 at 9:28 PM

I received this one to review too, a shame that it’s quite predictable. I’m glad you found something you liked from it though, especially with the flawed characters. Great review Angel!