Beneath the Book Club discussion: The Boyfriend by Frieda McFadden was a fast-paced mystery I totally loved.

By SARA VANDEN BERGE

Some books are a slow burn.

Others, like most by Frieda McFadden, are fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat thrillers meant for pure entertainment.

And that’s exactly what Beneath the Book Clubbers got with its November book, The Boyfriend.

The story centered on Sydney Shaw, a single woman living in New York, who has terrible luck with dating.

Then she meets Tom, a charming, handsome doctor who sweeps her off her feet.

But a string of brutal murders of young women has Sydney worried (and for good reason) that her new boyfriend is too good to be true.

I finished this book in less than 24 hours; it’s that entertaining.

And the ending? Well, you’ll never see it coming.

If you enjoy a good mystery, you’ll love it too.

I give it an 8.

What did you think?

1.     Would you recommend this book to someone? Why or why not?

2.     What kind of reader would most enjoy this book?

3.     Did you enjoy this author’s writing style?

4.     Which character did you find the most intriguing?

5.     What was the most satisfying or disappointing part of this story?

6.     Rate this book on a scale of 1 to 10.