This book was a fun read. If the shows ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Succession’ had a baby the result would be this book. The book was a easy read and I finished it in under a week. I’ve been on a bestseller novel kick and although this isn’t a bestseller I decided to give it a whirl (it is by the same author who wrote ‘Pretty Little Liars’ so I thought it was worth giving it a try). ‘The Heiresses’ has all the glitz and the glam of old money set in the perfect backdrop: New York City. I always enjoy reading books set in NYC and this one brought me back to my party girl days with references to the Boom Boom Room and Soho House. Don’t worry, I’ve a retired party girl and have entered my sober curious phase but that discussion is for another day. The book is a glimpse in the lives of the elite and what you come to realize is there lives aren’t quite as charmed as one would expect. This book had everything: love, loss, drama, mystery, affairs and so much more. I could totally see this book being adapted into a movie or mini series.
Here’s my review:
The Saybrooks is a household name whose diamond empire can be traced all the way back to WW2. The Saybrooks are the epitome of high society and from the outside appear to have it all. However, there is a decades-old family curse that has plagued them.
Tragedy strikes again when the when thirty-four-year-old Poppy flings herself from the window of her TriBeCa office. However, was it truly suicide or could there be more to the story? In the aftermath of the tragedy the remaining heiresses: Aster, Natasha and Rowan try to uncover the truth before it’s too late.
Overall I liked this book and Sara Shepard certainly had me guessing. I could have never guessed the actual plot mostly because it was so outlandish and unrealistic. I do appreciate novels where the mystery is cleverly shrouded in more realistic and practical endings. Also, I did feel like there were too many characters to keep track of – it was quite overwhelming and easy to get them mixed up. The book ended in a very huge cliff-hanger and as this book was written in 2014 I would have expected a sequel release by now so Sara Shepard kind of left me in the lurch…will there be a book drop of ‘The Heiresses 2’???!! Sara, give the people what they want!
