The Blame Game (by Sandie Jones)
This was an utter disappointment. I was excited to read The Blame Game by Sandie Jones, and I really thought I would love it. I’ve read one of her books before, and gave it a five star review on Goodreads. (The Other Woman)
The premise of The Blame Game is a therapist, Naomi, lives on this grand piece of land with her husband who is pretty much an event planner, but his job is super sophisticated and stressful. Naomi operates her practice out of a little cottage on the grounds near her house. I am immediately put off by Naomi’s character; she’s naïve with terrible boundaries with her clients. I realize that in order for this story to exist, the main character needs to be a bit foolish in her decision making. Naomi is over-the-top.
Naomi lies to her husband with just about anything that has to do with her private practice. Again, I understand people need to make poor decisions and tell a few lies for the story to exist, but the extent Naomi goes to just makes her look like a hypocritical therapist and terrible wife. I seriously considered bailing on this book, but I love psychological thrillers and remained hopeful that the suspense in the story would make my investment in this book worthwhile. Spoiler alert, it didn’t.
The introduction of the critical, suspenseful aspect of the story started to get interesting, and I was intrigued. Naomi just kept making ridiculous choices and telling lies. The ending of the book was okay. It had a nice little twist, but nothing outstanding or shocking.
I purchased this audiobook from Audible. I did enjoy the narration by Karissa Vacker.
I still have hope in other books by Sandie Jones. I’m not quitting on this author.🤓
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