About the Book
In this
perfectly-paced new novel from Sara Shepard, the #1 New York Times bestselling
author of Pretty Little Liars, the women of a tight-knit college
town learn through gossip, scandal, betrayal, and even murder, who their
neighbors and husbands really are.
Aldrich University is rocked to its core when a hacker dumps
40,000 people’s e-mails—the entire faculty, staff, students, alums—onto an
easily searchable database. Rumors and affairs immediately leak, but things
turn explosive when Kit Manning’s handsome husband, Dr. Greg Strasser, is found
murdered. Kit’s sister, Willa, returns for the funeral, setting foot in a hometown
she fled fifteen years ago, after a night she wishes she could forget. As an
investigative reporter, Willa knows something isn’t right about the night Greg
was killed, and she’s determined to find the truth. What she doesn’t expect is
that everyone has something to hide. And with a killer on the loose, Willa
and Kit must figure out who killed Greg before someone else is murdered.
Told from multiple points of view, Reputation is full of twists,
turns, and shocking reveals. It’s a story of intrigue, sabotage, and the
secrets we keep—and how far we go to keep them hidden. Number one bestseller
Sara Shepard is at the top of her game in this brand-new adult novel.
My Review
Well, well, well. Reputation gives us a lot of characters to follow – each a little secretive or shady in their own way. Aldrich University and the surrounding town made for a great setting – a little old-school and seeped in tradition – and the hack that happens at the beginning was pretty chilling to think about. More and more secrets get out when public emails are exposed and posted for all to see, but when a murder happens in the suburbs, all the players are even more on edge. There were definitely times while reading that I could not tear myself away, eager to read more, uncover more clues, and try myself to put all the pieces together. Almost everyone is hiding something – some worse than others – and it was fascinating to see what they would sacrifice for their reputation. The only con I had was that I kept thinking I had already read this book. It’s still something that niggles at me – I was able to predict quite a few instances before they happened, not because I felt I figured it out, but because I truly felt I had read this story before. Other than that, I had a great time reading this, and it would make for a great book club read because you can have plenty of conversations regarding these characters.
5 stars
