(70)He Started It by Samantha Downing

The Morgan siblings aren't exactly what you would call close, but Eddie, Beth, and Portia have one common goal. They need to honor their late grandfather's wishes in order to inherit his multi-million dollar estate. So they meet up, along with Beth's husband and Eddie's new wife, and set off to recreate the road trip their father took them on twenty years ago.  They start off from Georgia and zig-zag through the states stopping at some of the most obscure roadside attractions. Just like they did twenty years ago. But then some weird things start to happen along the way. Like a black pickup truck tried to run them off the road. Then somebody punctured a tire. And why does that black pickup keep showing up at every stop? Will the Morgan siblings be able to finish their journey and inherit the money? 

I think that Samantha Downing is an absolute genius. The book is primarily told from Beth's viewpoint. Both in the past and in the present, so there is some bias from the narrator. She doesn't necessarily like her siblings. Or her husband, Felix, for that matter. But it doesn't matter, because the reader doesn't really like Beth all that much. Or her siblings, either. They aren't exactly good people. The genius of Samantha Downing proves itself because even though these characters are pretty awful, you still hang onto every word as if it were going to reveal the location of the fountain of youth. I could not put this book down. There are so many twists that are revealed along the way, you may not be able to keep up. And the very end will blow your mind.  -CLICK HERE FOR SPOILERS

Bottom Line - If I have said it once, I have said it a million times. I love it when an author can sneak one past me. Samantha Downing was able to sneak a whole lot more than "one" past me in He Started It. One of the best books of the summer. 

Details:

• He Started It by Samantha Downing
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• Pages:400
• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication Date: 7/21/2020
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• Thank you to NetGalley for the book in exchange for an honest review.