Isabella's Reading Corner: The Personal Assistant

 

The Personal Assistant

Author: Kimberly Belle

Publication Date: November 29, 2022

Publisher: Park Row

Alex Hutchinson is living the dream! She has a wonderful husband, two lovely daughters and as unapolageticallyalex, is a wildly popular influencer… until she wakes up to a nightmare. A nasty post, apparently written by her about a famous actress, has appeared on her Instagram. 

Overnight Alex has become a pariah. Her followers have turned against her, her career is in jeopardy and she and her family are receiving death threats. Alex has no recollection of writing the post and her personal assistant AC is missing. Did AC, the only other individual with access to Alex’s social media accounts, set her up and if so, why?

The Personal Assistant is a fast, easy read and I say this with the highest of compliments. Author Kimberly Belle’s writing style is direct - a style I appreciate, free of flowery embellishments and innuendos. What’s left is a great story, well-rounded characters, excellent pacing and just the right amount of suspense to keep you turning the pages. Highly recommended.

Thank you to Harper Collins Canada for the advanced copy provided for review.

From the publisher:

USA TODAY bestselling author Kimberly Belle returns with a deeply addictive thriller exploring the dark side of the digital world when a mommy-blogger’s assistant goes missing.  

When Alex first began posting unscripted family moments and motivational messages online, she had no intention of becoming an influencer. Overnight it seemed she’d amassed a huge following, and her hobby became a full-time job—one that was impossible to manage without her sharp-as-a-tack personal assistant, AC.

But all the good-will of her followers turns toxic when one controversial post goes viral in the worst possible way. Alex reaches out to AC for damage control, but her assistant has gone silent. This young woman Alex trusted with all her secrets, who had access to her personal information and front row seats to the pressure points in her marriage and family life, is now missing and the police are looking to Alex and her husband for answers. As Alex digs into AC’s identity – and a woman is found murdered – she’ll find the greatest threat isn’t online, but in her own living room.

Written in alternating perspectives between Alex, her husband, and the mysterious AC, this juicy cat and mouse story will keep you guessing till the very end.

You can read my original Isabella's Reading Corner post on The Personal Assistant here.