I think any book lover will love any book about books and the writers who write them. So it’s easy to say the title alone pulled me in.

This is overall a really good book. It was a perfect plot. A writer that needs to figure out their next story.  What better way to do that than to base it off of their life? Especially when creepy and thrilling scenarios start happening to a thriller writer.

I’m bursting to say what I thought the book would be about after reading the first 5 to 10% of the book, but I don’t want to ruin it for others who may have had the same thought as me. 

Now after that first 10% the book started to fall flat the more I read. 

I wanted to adore this book so much. I was set up to be addicted. I know you don’t have to love all of the characters in a book, but I really wanted to like Cara. Cara is someone I want to be. I wanted her to be witty, smart, and as successful as we, the readers were told she was. Yet her actions and her thoughts came off so naive, that as a reader I had a hard time respecting her. Therefore, it was hard to root for her or like her as a character. It was hard to relate.

The plot that Valerie tried to accomplish was very clever. I just don’t think it was executed to perfection. 

I did really enjoy the author‘s writing style. As I did a bit more research, I am surprised I haven’t read any of her previous novels. Even though this novel didn’t blow me away, I’m going to add some of her popular books to my TBR.

I would recommend The Writer to all my thriller junkies out there. 

P.S. I looked up how many books Valerie Keogh wrote herself to see if it was also 30 books, it is! (And also a detail about 2 (?) self published books were added to the story, which is the same as Valerie as well…) I hope this isn’t all a true story 😉

Amazon Link – The Writer By: Valerie Keogh

Stats: 296 pages – Expected publication July 15, 2025

**Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for a copy of the ARC in exchange for an honest review.