A chance to reconnect.
A chance to get revenge . . .
Emily Toller has tried to forget her time at university and the events that led to her suddenly leaving under a cloud. She has done everything she can to forget the shame and the trauma – and the people involved. She has tried to focus on the life she has built with her children and husband, Nick.
But events like that can’t just be forgotten. Not without someone answering for what they’ve done.
When an invitation arrives to a University reunion, everything clicks into place. Emily has a plan.
Because if you can’t forget – why not get revenge?
The idea of a reunion of any kind sounds like a horror story to me but I do love a good revenge story so The Reunion by Polly Phillips appealed to me. It's the first book by Polly Phillips that I have read and it certainly won't be my last.
It's impossible not to get hooked when you pick up this book as 'something' happened to Emily when she was a student at Cambridge University and I couldn't read fast enough to find out what. Not only that, Emily is out to get revenge on those who wronged her and the public forum of a reunion is the perfect place.
It's difficult not to feel sorry for Emily; her life could have been so different if her time at Cambridge hadn't set her on a different path. You could argue that things turned out well for her anyway as she's married to a successful man and she's a mother to twins, but Emily is haunted by the life she could have had.
The cliques and drunken tomfoolery at university set a backdrop for the past timeline in the novel and it's a stark reminder of the dangers of alcohol, particularly for young adults who are not used to drinking and don't know their limits. The present is all about revenge though and Emily has designed a plan to get her own back...but even the best laid plans often go awry.
Very well written, gripping and totally addictive, The Reunion hooked me from the start and I couldn't put it down until all had been revealed. A recommended holiday read.
I received an ARC to read and review for the blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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