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The Receptionist

The Receptionist

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  • Author：Kate Myles
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Summary

In this domestic thriller， sex， ambitions， and disaster burn more intensely than the Los Angeles sun。

Emily is a top talent agent who rules the land of talk shows and reality TV。 Whip-smart and brutally practical， she outmaneuvers all rivals…except in her personal life。 Emily willfully ignores her CEO husband Doug’s philandering in exchange for their glamorous one-percenter lifestyle， until a surprise pregnancy changes everything。

A TED-Talking business guru with a reckless streak， Doug embarks on an audacious relationship with Chloe， the stunning young receptionist at his market research firm。 But Chloe has a secret: a volatile past she’s desperate to forget。 Their chaotic entanglement sets off a chain of shocking scandals， plunging Emily into a scheming fight for survival。

As they each try to fight their way to the top， there’s only one question: How far will Emily go to protect her child and preserve her carefully curated life？

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Reviews

Janet ，

I love Amazon First Reads as you get the books a month early and can enjoy it before others do。 Great characters， great writing and you should take this book to the beach （or your back yard， porch or balcony） and enjoy it - just wear a tonne of SPF110 as you will lose track of time as you read this。 - If we are in the 5th or 6th wave/mutation of COVID19 by then， stay inside: no tan is worth dying for。 🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️🏖️ #maddogsandenglishmen#amazonfirstreads

Kathys ，

I loved this book！ It was a total page turner， I absolutely could not put it down！！ There were so many plot twists， the book kept me enthralled。 From Emily the cutthroat， hard working publicist - do not get in her way。 Doug - the charming， drug addict， failure/wonder-boy， Chloe - the pathetic actress/receptionist， so craving affection but also with anger issues from mysterious sources， Dr。 Maryn - the reality series marionette star。 The characters were all extremely interesting， you never knew w I loved this book！ It was a total page turner， I absolutely could not put it down！！ There were so many plot twists， the book kept me enthralled。 From Emily the cutthroat， hard working publicist - do not get in her way。 Doug - the charming， drug addict， failure/wonder-boy， Chloe - the pathetic actress/receptionist， so craving affection but also with anger issues from mysterious sources， Dr。 Maryn - the reality series marionette star。 The characters were all extremely interesting， you never knew what they were going to do next。 I started this book on the beach and stayed up all night to finish it。 A must for summer reading！！！！ 。。。more

Jamie Jack ，

The Sociopathic 1% in Los AngelesI found so many things wrong with this book that I don't quite know where to start。 First， the three main characters—a married couple and the woman the husband is having an affair with—are utterly unlikeable。 I don't get what makes authors think having all unlikable/unbelievable main characters is a good way to get readers to like a story; I have never enjoyed a book with unpalatable lead characters。 We have the career-ladder-climbing wife， the narcissistic husba The Sociopathic 1% in Los AngelesI found so many things wrong with this book that I don't quite know where to start。 First， the three main characters—a married couple and the woman the husband is having an affair with—are utterly unlikeable。 I don't get what makes authors think having all unlikable/unbelievable main characters is a good way to get readers to like a story; I have never enjoyed a book with unpalatable lead characters。 We have the career-ladder-climbing wife， the narcissistic husband who believes he's God's gift to all womankind （if I never see that worn-out trope again， it will be too soon！）， and the darkly sociopathic receptionist/lover with a questionable past。 The characters come across as cookie-cutter to me， two-dimensional characters with no unique facets to make them interesting or like people you'd actually meet if you lived in the same social sphere。 Not one character could I care about and invest in as a reader because none seemed remotely decent or relatable。。。 and they were not well-formed characters to boot。 I'm a little sick， too， of the tired trope of the evils of the 1%， especially those living in Los Angeles and New York。 Finally， this book is supposed to be a thriller， but only a small first part hints in that direction… then nothing much happens for a LONG time。。。 and then the last 20% or so seems more thriller like。 Unfortunately， the soggy middle seems devoid of any sort of thriller aspect at all。 Ho， hum， hum-drum。 This book had problems with both characterization and plot， never a good thing for a novel！I received a free copy of this book， but that did not affect my review。 。。。more

Ursula ，

I really wanted to like this book more than I did。 High powered career couple Emily and Doug could have it all， but he's too busy sleeping with all the girls everywhere， and Emily is not strong enough to set out on her own。 Enter Chloe， Doug's new， young receptionist at his company。 She's got plenty of issues of her own， but sleeping with the boss doesn't bother her at all。 Emily and Doug have worked their way up in their respective companies。 They each become involved in a scheme to cheat a cli I really wanted to like this book more than I did。 High powered career couple Emily and Doug could have it all， but he's too busy sleeping with all the girls everywhere， and Emily is not strong enough to set out on her own。 Enter Chloe， Doug's new， young receptionist at his company。 She's got plenty of issues of her own， but sleeping with the boss doesn't bother her at all。 Emily and Doug have worked their way up in their respective companies。 They each become involved in a scheme to cheat a client of Emily's， which will undoubtedly become disastrous for everyone involved。 Soon， Emily becomes pregnant， which complicates things。 From here on out there is some excitement， but things are a bit disjointed。 I struggled to finish the book because I was not invested in any of the characters and did not care enough about them to find out what really happened to each of them。I received an advance copy for review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more

Danielle B ，

Emily and Doug seem to have the perfect life。 Emily is a brilliant talent agent that works with top TV actors and reality TV stars in Los Angeles。 Doug is extremely successful in the market research business。 They are very wealthy and have grown accustomed to their current lifestyle。Under the surface， things are not so perfect。 Doug has had a wandering eye for years， which Emily endures to keep up appearances and their lifestyle。 Doug’s latest affair is with a young receptionist at his firm name Emily and Doug seem to have the perfect life。 Emily is a brilliant talent agent that works with top TV actors and reality TV stars in Los Angeles。 Doug is extremely successful in the market research business。 They are very wealthy and have grown accustomed to their current lifestyle。Under the surface， things are not so perfect。 Doug has had a wandering eye for years， which Emily endures to keep up appearances and their lifestyle。 Doug’s latest affair is with a young receptionist at his firm named Chloe。 We soon find out that Chloe is running from her secret past and will stop at nothing to escape it。 Is Chloe trying to permanently replace Emily？This was a good novel from debut author Kate Myles。 A wicked love triangle story that was a bit slow burn in the beginning but picks up at the half way mark。 If you enjoy thrillers， check this one out。Many thanks to Thomas & Mercer for my ARC in exchange for my honest review。This review will be posted to my Instagram Blog （@coffee。break。book。reviews） in the near future。 。。。more

Gabby Spiller ，

First， I want to thank Netgalley， Kate Myles， and Thomas & Mercer for allowing me to read and review The Receptionist early。 What a wild ride this was！Emily is a top talent agent for talk show & reality tv。 She chooses to turn the other way & ignore her husband， Doug’s， cheating ways until a surprise pregnancy happens and his beautiful receptionist， Chloe， gets in the way。 But Chloe has a secret past， that while she’s desperate to forget， soon catches up with her。 How far will Emily have to go t First， I want to thank Netgalley， Kate Myles， and Thomas & Mercer for allowing me to read and review The Receptionist early。 What a wild ride this was！Emily is a top talent agent for talk show & reality tv。 She chooses to turn the other way & ignore her husband， Doug’s， cheating ways until a surprise pregnancy happens and his beautiful receptionist， Chloe， gets in the way。 But Chloe has a secret past， that while she’s desperate to forget， soon catches up with her。 How far will Emily have to go to protect her life & her child’s？I always love a good book that seems like a train wreck that you can’t look away from， with characters that are insane。 I like that it was told through the eyes of Emily， Doug， & Chloe。 I love getting different perspectives and points of view from different characters。 I was hoping to get a little more out of the story， with just a little more shock factor。 But all in all， it was entertaining and makes for a great beach or poolside read。 3 ⭐️ 。。。more

Lisa Konet ，

I was on the fence with my opinions about this book。 There was some great， good and bad parts of this book。 Let me explain further:The great:Characterization of Emily， Doug （dbag husband to Emily）， and Chloe （pregnant， other woman）。。 They are all a bunch of over-opinionated， strong， narcissistic people I would never be friends with in real life。 Toxic relations galore。What I also enjoy， Emily trying to get her revenge against Doug， not realizing how f**ked up Chloe is as a person。The cover ， wri I was on the fence with my opinions about this book。 There was some great， good and bad parts of this book。 Let me explain further:The great:Characterization of Emily， Doug （dbag husband to Emily）， and Chloe （pregnant， other woman）。。 They are all a bunch of over-opinionated， strong， narcissistic people I would never be friends with in real life。 Toxic relations galore。What I also enjoy， Emily trying to get her revenge against Doug， not realizing how f**ked up Chloe is as a person。The cover ， writing and overall story and a quick readThe good:Was not predictable， and I hate that in any book。The endingThe bad:Could have had more suspense/thrill moments， it was a slow burn。Very dislikable charactersStill recommended， may read this again after publication in the future。 Thanks to Netgalley， Kate Myles and Thoman Mercer publishing for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。Available: 8/1/21 。。。more

Mommysreads ，

THE RECEPTIONIST by Kate MylesPublication Date: August 1， 2021Emily & Doug are a high-powered couple that seems to have it all but Emily knows her husband is a cheater and when a new young receptionist named Chloe enters the building， well。。you can mentally picture the rest！ The thing is though， Chloe isn't stable。。。but are Emily & Doug stable themselves？？。。。 Welp， this one was wild！ I buddy read this with a friend of mine and it was a true page-turner for us！ We have 3 mentally unstable and tox THE RECEPTIONIST by Kate MylesPublication Date: August 1， 2021Emily & Doug are a high-powered couple that seems to have it all but Emily knows her husband is a cheater and when a new young receptionist named Chloe enters the building， well。。you can mentally picture the rest！ The thing is though， Chloe isn't stable。。。but are Emily & Doug stable themselves？？。。。 Welp， this one was wild！ I buddy read this with a friend of mine and it was a true page-turner for us！ We have 3 mentally unstable and toxic POVs。 There is a waterfall of deception and lies， a train wreck you can see coming from miles ahead。 I love unreliable narrators， the recipe for disaster can set up anywhere in the book and you have no idea where the sweet spot will be！ There were a couple of things I could have either done without or added more of but honestly I think this will make a great beach read for psychological thriller lovers！ You will devour in one day， poolside or on the beach！ Cheers to that！*Thank you* Thomas & Mercer and to Ashley V。 From @amazonpublishing for this gifted ARC！ 。。。more

blondethrillerbooklover ，

I’ve had two seriously toxic books back to back！This one is full of loathsome， reprehensible characters and scandalous， unhinged drama______________________________Emily knows that her husband Doug is a perpetual cheater， but she looks the other way in order to maintain their lifestyle。That takes a sharp turn for the worse when Doug starts sleeping with his new receptionist。。。。 👀

Sterling David ，

This book is a wild ride that I could not put down。 I love that is started by delving deeply into the characters， until the thriller roots took over and pulled me through to the end。

Caroline | howdidthatbookend ，

Read the full review on my blog: https://www。howdidthatbookend。com/rec。。。Here’s to an exceptional debut！ I brought this book camping a few weeks ago， chosen solely because I have two copies so I wouldn’t have minded if one got dirty。 Little did I know that it would grab my attention and leave me unwilling to put it down！ While I didn’t read it in one sitting because life got in the way， I easily could have despite its length。This is the sort of book where all of the characters are narcissistic， Read the full review on my blog: https://www。howdidthatbookend。com/rec。。。Here’s to an exceptional debut！ I brought this book camping a few weeks ago， chosen solely because I have two copies so I wouldn’t have minded if one got dirty。 Little did I know that it would grab my attention and leave me unwilling to put it down！ While I didn’t read it in one sitting because life got in the way， I easily could have despite its length。This is the sort of book where all of the characters are narcissistic， toxic， truly awful people， and yet you still love to hate them。 I love the sort of book that is a train wreck that you can’t look away from， and this book certainly fits the bill。While every character is clearly unreliable， Chloe seemed particularly unhinged from the start， and I was eager to see how her scenes would play out。 I love how the author built suspense around her interactions with Doug， and the reader just knows it’s all going to explode in the most entertaining way possible。 I enjoyed the alternating POVs， changing between Emily， Doug， and Chloe’s perspectives。 The writing style was very well done and attacked the plot effectively from all sides。The beginning starts off a little slow with a lot of tone-setting: a lot of scenes where Doug is using Chloe for sex and Chloe thinks it’s true love， a lot of backstory， and a lot of reasoning why Emily is still with Doug。 The ending is worth the wait though， with twists I didn’t see coming。 。。。more

Janilyn Kocher ，

The Receptionist is completely over the edge。 I thought all the characters were reprehensible。 Lying， scheming， cheating， drug dealing， money laundering， it has it all。 I finished the book but I didn’t care for it at all。 Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the early read。

Kate Myles ，

I hope you have as much fun reading The Receptionist as I had writing it！

Jayme ，

Every book needs an Outlier-and I guess it’s my turn！ This was a 5 ⭐️ for a couple of my GR friends who often share my taste！ Sadly for me， it was just a 3⭐️ read。The book opens ominously-with a prologue informing us of a crime scene that has been razed。But， destroying it couldn’t stop an eleven year old from discovering what had once happened at the former 19472 Pacific Coast Highway address。Off to a strong start。We are then introduced to our three despicable characters-Power couple Emily and D Every book needs an Outlier-and I guess it’s my turn！ This was a 5 ⭐️ for a couple of my GR friends who often share my taste！ Sadly for me， it was just a 3⭐️ read。The book opens ominously-with a prologue informing us of a crime scene that has been razed。But， destroying it couldn’t stop an eleven year old from discovering what had once happened at the former 19472 Pacific Coast Highway address。Off to a strong start。We are then introduced to our three despicable characters-Power couple Emily and Doug， and his latest Mistress， Chloe。 Emily’s chapters are told in the first person POV-the strength of author， Kate Myles。We are told about what Doug and Chloe are doing and thinking in a very detached third person POV。（He did this and he felt that） I would have preferred each character to have been written in the first person。 Emily is top talent agent， a “ hyper polished mean girl” all grown up-with a soft spot for dogs！ （which I loved） She tolerates Doug， because she enjoys their 1% lifestyle。 Doug runs his own Market Research firm and he is the kind of man that every woman seems to notice。And， let’s just say that he notices them back。 And， Chloe， is a beautiful， but naive girl who does “on site performance art” and thinks she will find success with that， and with Doug， though she knows he is married and that she isn’t the first he has strayed with。 She confuses a gift of a Prada blouse， and his desire to “have her” in Public places for true love。 I found the Corporate shenanigans， the “performance art” and the frequent sex scenes， between Doug and Chloe， BORING。This entire middle section of the book lacked the THRILLS I was expecting， especially after the JUICY opening scene where Chloe arrives for an interview with Emily at her talent agency！ Eventually the book circles back around to THRILLER territory in the final 25%， with a SATISFYING conclusion， but the middle is going to keep this one in the 3 ⭐️ range for me！ Still， I would be interested to see what the author comes up with next。。Thank You to Thomas & Mercer for the gifted copy！ It was my pleasure to provide a candid review！ Available August 1， 2021。 。。。more

Taylor Lizura ，

With no one to root for， these characters have everything to lose。 And yet， in her debut novel， Kate Myles keeps you invested from page one。 ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5For Emily， it’s always been career above all。 For her husband Doug， it’s been infidelity， drugs， and the pretty much everything other than being a doting husband。 With a marriage like that， what could possibly go wrong？ For Chloe， the past just won’t stay in the past。 And her new job as a receptionist at Doug’s firm will make sure of just that。This bo With no one to root for， these characters have everything to lose。 And yet， in her debut novel， Kate Myles keeps you invested from page one。 ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5For Emily， it’s always been career above all。 For her husband Doug， it’s been infidelity， drugs， and the pretty much everything other than being a doting husband。 With a marriage like that， what could possibly go wrong？ For Chloe， the past just won’t stay in the past。 And her new job as a receptionist at Doug’s firm will make sure of just that。This book is a lesson in unlikable characters。 If you need a protagonist to root for， you’re not going to enjoy this book。 I don’t think you can。 But because of the unlikable characters， Myles opens the door to a world with no rules。 What is different about The Receptionist is it is not a plot driven thriller。 It’s a character study on shitty people。 There aren’t many plot beats， hardly an inciting incident， and the rising action falls a bit flat， but none of that really matters because you’ve gone so deep into the minds of these characters that you just want to find out where they end up。 While the plot is one you’ve read time and time again， The Receptionist gives you an inside look into the heads of the worst kind of people。 And that is what makes it a compelling story and worth the read。The Receptionist is expected to be released 7/6/2021。Thank you to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Dee Dee ，

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 This story was the makings of a Lifetime Movie cliche。 A seemingly happy high powered couple have to reckon with the mistakes of the husbands wandering eye。 Surprise， surprise， the receptionist he cheats with turns out be nuts。 It sounds like the same movie， TV show or book we've all indulged in in the past but it turns out to be so more。 It sustained my interest throughout the story but got really intense towards the last qua I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 This story was the makings of a Lifetime Movie cliche。 A seemingly happy high powered couple have to reckon with the mistakes of the husbands wandering eye。 Surprise， surprise， the receptionist he cheats with turns out be nuts。 It sounds like the same movie， TV show or book we've all indulged in in the past but it turns out to be so more。 It sustained my interest throughout the story but got really intense towards the last quarter of the book。 The ending was a bit lackluster， but I overall enjoyed it。 。。。more

Jodi VanMeter ，

Emily， a high power agent。。。。married to Doug owner of a market research company。 Together a power couple。 Emily knows Doug cheats， chooses to ignore it for the luxurious lifestyle。 Chloe the young beautiful receptionist is the next woman Doug has an affair with。 When Emily finds out she is pregnant and realizes just how much her husband is a scammer， liar and a cheat she decides to make plans。 Told between Emily， Doug and Chloe。 I don’t know if I was supposed to like any of these characters。 Tru Emily， a high power agent。。。。married to Doug owner of a market research company。 Together a power couple。 Emily knows Doug cheats， chooses to ignore it for the luxurious lifestyle。 Chloe the young beautiful receptionist is the next woman Doug has an affair with。 When Emily finds out she is pregnant and realizes just how much her husband is a scammer， liar and a cheat she decides to make plans。 Told between Emily， Doug and Chloe。 I don’t know if I was supposed to like any of these characters。 Trust me you don’t。 I didn’t know if I was going to enjoy this book in the beginning 。 Trust me you will。 At about 30% in I was hooked and couldn’t put it down。 The crazy in this book， the audacity of its characters， the what the f moments！ Thank you for writing such a delirious maniacal little book！！ Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for my advanced copy！！ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 。。。more

Elena Taylor ，

Could not put this book down。 Check back for my full review

Barbara Schultz ，

Wife， husband and the receptionist/Psychological thriller Wife Emily believes husband Doug is having an affair with Chloe the beautiful receptionist。I am a big psychological thriller fan so although this doesn’t seem like an original plot， I was sure there was going to be more to this story。The characters are unlikeable which also can be a sign of fun twists and turns。However， I am neither a fan of f-bombs nor any profanity。 So in Part One， first sentence in Chapter One， an f-bomb is dropped ~ Wife， husband and the receptionist/Psychological thriller Wife Emily believes husband Doug is having an affair with Chloe the beautiful receptionist。I am a big psychological thriller fan so although this doesn’t seem like an original plot， I was sure there was going to be more to this story。The characters are unlikeable which also can be a sign of fun twists and turns。However， I am neither a fan of f-bombs nor any profanity。 So in Part One， first sentence in Chapter One， an f-bomb is dropped ~ I thought ”Hmmm this just may NOT work for me ~ not a good sign”。 I want to support a debut author; unfortunately this was not a wow read for me。 ⭐⭐。5 Rounded up to 3 stars I did enjoy reading the author’s Bio and will give Kate Myles another try as she seems like a talented writer！Want to thank NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for this eGalley。 This file has been made available to me before publication in an early form for professional review purposes only。 Publishing Release Date scheduled for July 6， 2021 。。。more

Rather。be。reading1 ，

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book。 This was a great debut by Myles。 The story is about philandering Doug and his poor wife Emily。 When Doug gets involved with Chloe his new receptionist thats when everything starts to go down hill。 I hated all the characters， but that made me love the story even more。 I didnt see the end coming1

Dee Kendall ，

This was a very good book， even though I couldn't bring myself to like any of the characters。 Easy read， keeps you wanting to see where in the world it goes。 This was a very good book， even though I couldn't bring myself to like any of the characters。 Easy read， keeps you wanting to see where in the world it goes。 。。。more

CaraDico ，

*Thank you to NetGalley， Kate Myles and Thomas & Mercer for an ARC in exchange for an honest review*Previously published on https://www。mysteryandsuspense。com/th。。。In Kate Myles’ debut， The Receptionist， almost every character is vying to win the prize of the most psychopathic or unlikeable; and it is fabulous。 It is the perfect maelstrom of revenge， crazy and absolute rage。The Receptionist has it all。Emily is a talent agent， foremost。 She has complete control over every aspect of her life， incl *Thank you to NetGalley， Kate Myles and Thomas & Mercer for an ARC in exchange for an honest review*Previously published on https://www。mysteryandsuspense。com/th。。。In Kate Myles’ debut， The Receptionist， almost every character is vying to win the prize of the most psychopathic or unlikeable; and it is fabulous。 It is the perfect maelstrom of revenge， crazy and absolute rage。The Receptionist has it all。Emily is a talent agent， foremost。 She has complete control over every aspect of her life， including her eating， skipping breakfast so she can have an extra splash of vinaigrette on her salad。 She is ruthless， corporate， and professional in every aspect of her life， and doesn’t mind being brash to make a point。 Married to Doug—a data engineer and serial philanderer—they form a powerful partnership to manipulate data on Emily’s most important client。 Additionally， she is four months pregnant， and hasn’t told Doug yet。 She suspects her husband of cheating， but chooses to ignore it in favor of her privileged life。 Until everything unravels right after her beloved dog， Bella， goes missing。Enter Chloe， Doug’s receptionist， who he has been having an ongoing affair with。 Chloe is as conniving as Doug and Emily， and coupled with rage issues， is a character to watch and fear。 She slowly becomes unhinged when Doug no longer has a use for her。 The reader looks on in horror， helpless to stop this downward spiral。When Emily partners with Chloe to put an end to her husband， thrills become horror。 They represent an even more dynamic duo than Emily and her husband。 At first， Chloe is confused as to why Emily is seeking her out。 But she soon suspects Emily is up to no good。 Chloe is no fool and realizes she is being used。 It is fascinating to watch them play each other。The shocking conclusion is perfect。 There has never been a more à propos bait-and-switch。 The epilogue is one to savor as we see who has gotten their due process， and sadly， who has not。 Mostly， the reader is assured that their newborn baby has grown up to be a loving and normal child， despite her early beginnings。Again， The Receptionist has it all。 Though none of the characters are even remotely likeable， except the newborn baby， there is suspense， mystery， and an amazing story。 All the characters， despite being awful people， are well developed。 It is hard to believe that this is Kate Myles’ debut novel。 She is definitely one to watch。 。。。more

Shelli Margolin-Mayer ，

I’m more into mysteries than thrillers， but I found myself unwilling to put The Receptionist down。 I’d be in bed， my tired eyes wanting to close。 But I had to know what was happening next。 Reading Myles’ novel is like being a fly on the wall， watching those co-workers you despise get themselves into trouble。 Chloe is that receptionist who got the position because of her looks。 She is terrible at her job but is obviously sleeping with the boss。 You can’t help yourself from wanting to see her and I’m more into mysteries than thrillers， but I found myself unwilling to put The Receptionist down。 I’d be in bed， my tired eyes wanting to close。 But I had to know what was happening next。 Reading Myles’ novel is like being a fly on the wall， watching those co-workers you despise get themselves into trouble。 Chloe is that receptionist who got the position because of her looks。 She is terrible at her job but is obviously sleeping with the boss。 You can’t help yourself from wanting to see her and the other characters self-destruct。 The Receptionist takes you on a satisfying rollercoaster ride of sympathy to disgust and back again。 The twist in the epilogue is astonishing。 I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys stories about people-you-love-to-hate。 。。。more

Inscribed Inklings ，

Thank you Netgalley， Thomas & Mercer and Kate Myles for providing the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。PUBLICATION DATE: July 6th， 2021The Receptionist is a seedy， gritty， creepy doemestic thriller that makes go into reading frenzy mode。 It is set in the unforgiving world of LA in the uber exclusive class of the Elite。 All the people in the book are quite ruthless and bit mental to be honest。 It makes you wonder how far people are willing to go for a bit of money and fame。The s Thank you Netgalley， Thomas & Mercer and Kate Myles for providing the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。PUBLICATION DATE: July 6th， 2021The Receptionist is a seedy， gritty， creepy doemestic thriller that makes go into reading frenzy mode。 It is set in the unforgiving world of LA in the uber exclusive class of the Elite。 All the people in the book are quite ruthless and bit mental to be honest。 It makes you wonder how far people are willing to go for a bit of money and fame。The story is about Emily and Doug who are married to each other。 Emily is an agent for a company and Doug has his own successful start up company。 On paper， they are perfect。 But their relationship is completely toxic。 Doug cheats on Emily all the time and she knows it。 But she just stays with him because it's better than being alone。 Doug's newest affair is with his receptionist， Chloe。 But little did he know， she is not like the others。 She has legit issues and she is going to ruin his life。 Emily， Doug and Chloe end up in malicious and vicious cycle。 All hating each other and conspiring against each other。 Things change for Emily after she gets pregnant and gives birth to Grace。 She wants to keep her child safe from scandal。 How does she escape？ What does Chloe do？ Read to find out！The ending was terrible。 It made the whole book bad。 I reduced the rating of the book because of that。 So many things happen at end all at once and some of it was just not logical。 Overall it was really exciting thriller full of surprises。 If you are okay with irrational endings， you can go for it because the rest of the book is excellent。 。。。more

Jan ，

Witness the slow， agonizing decent into crazy， as the three protagonists/antagonists bounce off each other， as life throws lemons and they drink the sour， unaware， as they are， of their own contribution to their fall。 Follow the gorgeous young woman， the lady CEO and her entrepreneur husband， as their infant becomes the football in this Hitchcockian thriller to the end， with no bath towel for cover。 We are there。Jan Shure-Hurwitz

Canday Joanz ，

Kate Myles is a tantalizing delight，thank you for providing me with an arc of this gripping，compulsie，domestic guilty pleasure。I love my twisty，dark domestic thrillers with unlikeable villinanous characters。 Gimme，gimme gimme！

Victoria Anne ，

Emily is an agent in L。A。 with a top earning client， who is on the way to making her tons of money。 One day， Chloe shows up at Emily’s office for an appointment， referred by Emily’s husband， Doug。 Chloe is a receptionist at Doug’s office。 One look at Chloe， and Emily knows she’s likely having an affair with her husband。 Emily’s worked hard for their life together， and she won’t let anyone take it from her。 Besides， she has a baby on the way that she hasn’t even told Doug about。 But Chloe can’t r Emily is an agent in L。A。 with a top earning client， who is on the way to making her tons of money。 One day， Chloe shows up at Emily’s office for an appointment， referred by Emily’s husband， Doug。 Chloe is a receptionist at Doug’s office。 One look at Chloe， and Emily knows she’s likely having an affair with her husband。 Emily’s worked hard for their life together， and she won’t let anyone take it from her。 Besides， she has a baby on the way that she hasn’t even told Doug about。 But Chloe can’t resist Doug’s charisma and charm。 And Doug。。。he can’t resist anything。 The three characters’ lives will collide in a way you probably won’t see coming。 Wow。 What a page turner。 The main characters are so unlikeable， but in a way that keeps you addicted。。。kind of like reality tv。 Overall， I found the story intriguing and entertaining。 There were some moments where I considered whether these characters had any redeeming qualities， but Myles does a great job of allowing the characters to defend their actions。 The pace of the novel was like watching an oncoming car crash in slow motion， but kind of went into overdrive at the very end。 。。。more

Jay Dwight ，

A book which presented quite a different read to the synopsis， but one I enjoyed。 The story revolves around three very unlikeable characters， and chapters alternate between their individual point of view。 We have Emily the talent agent。 We have Doug， her husband， CEO of a brand building company and aspiring into the tech area。 And we have Chloe， the receptionist at Doug's company。 Set in LA， the three characters become intertwined。 All totally self interested， all prepared to hurt the other two， A book which presented quite a different read to the synopsis， but one I enjoyed。 The story revolves around three very unlikeable characters， and chapters alternate between their individual point of view。 We have Emily the talent agent。 We have Doug， her husband， CEO of a brand building company and aspiring into the tech area。 And we have Chloe， the receptionist at Doug's company。 Set in LA， the three characters become intertwined。 All totally self interested， all prepared to hurt the other two， or in fact anyone， to get what they want。 Which of the three will come out on top？ Human drama with thriller aspects make for an unusual read。 。。。more

Karen Osman ，

Really enjoyed this and couldn't put it down。 I liked the plot and while the characters weren't 'likable' as such， they were really well done。 One heck of ending too！ Really enjoyed this and couldn't put it down。 I liked the plot and while the characters weren't 'likable' as such， they were really well done。 One heck of ending too！ 。。。more

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