When she was 3, Ruby McTavish was kidnapped and returned to her family 8 months later. As one of the wealthiest women in the Carolinas, upon her passing she left everything to her adopted son, Camdem. Camdem wants nothing to do with what’s left of the McTavish family and has spent the past decade putting as much distance between himself and where he grew up. When he’s summoned back to take care of the family estate, he opens up old wounds and may finally have the answers he’s long sought.

Alternating between Cam’s POV, his wife Jule’s POV, and letters from Ruby; this was an entertaining thriller filled with unlikable characters, secrets, and backstabbing. I wasn’t entirely sure at first how much I liked the alternating POVs but I ended up really enjoying the way all three played together. Ruby was by far my favorite character, and had all the attributes of ‘black widow’ but I found her to be brilliant and a women ahead of her time.

I primarily listened to this one, and the audiobook narration was fantastic. Each of the narrators truly captured the unique personality of the characters, and Ruby’s narration is exactly how I would have imagined her to sound. Personally, I’m a big fan of multiple narrators when it comes to audiobooks.

While The Heiress might well be my favorite Rachel Hawkins book so far, it ended up as a 4-star read for me. This is an entertaining, fast paced thriller, and if you enjoy twisted family dramas or even shows such as Succession, then you’ll certainly enjoy this book!

AMAZON | GOODREADS |★★★★

The Heiress comes out January 9, 2023. Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and Macmillan Audio for my advanced copies in exchange for my review. If you liked this review, please let me know either by commenting below or by visiting my Instagram @speakingof.books.