Mary Sutton / @mary_sutton73
I finished What You See by Hank Phillippi Ryan last weekend. Below is my review. Short version? Wow.
What You See by Hank Phillippi Ryan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I took this book with me on a weekend trip to fill some empty hours. Of course, I stayed up until 1am finishing it.
Another great entry in the Jane Ryland series. And I usually detest this phrase, but perhaps the best book yet. All the action takes place over less than three days. The pace is breathtaking and the threads many, but Hank manages to wind them all together with such skill that I never felt the story was “out of control” or that I was “lost.”
But perhaps what I love most is the character development. Both Jane and Jake ask questions that show (to me) they’re really thinking about what is important to them: their relationship or their careers? And although Jane is once again unemployed (after yet another decision to quit based on ethics), I love how she starts to question what she really wants. That when she’s offered an option, she doesn’t immediately jump to an answer the way she would have in the past, but thinks about it in the context of the rest of her life.
Another brava performance by Hank Phillippi Ryan and, once again, the only problem is that I have another whole YEAR before the next book comes out!
PS: Fans of Hank’s Charlotte McNally books will appreciate the Charlie cameo.