Problem Child by Victoria Helen Stone
/Available March 24, 2020
If you enjoyed Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone, you will love the next chapter in Jane’s life. Jane is back and perfectly content, as much as she can be, with her life. She has her relationship with Luke, her advancing career, a great condo, and a cat who gets her. When one of her brother’s ex-wives calls about Jane’s missing niece, Jane has to decide if it’s worth upending her life to search for a niece she doesn’t remember meeting.
Along with a missing niece, Jane has a lazy and overbearing man at work to take down and Luke wants to move in together. Jane doesn’t do relationships and Luke’s desire to further their commitment instantly puts Jane over the edge. Deciding that searching for her niece Kayla may give her some time to think about Luke’s offer, Jane sets out to see the family that she was more than willing to put behind her.
Victoria Helen Stone gives us another dark and twisting tale of my favorite sociopath. Problem Child gives us a more in-depth look at Jane’s childhood and how that shaped her mentally and emotionally. I loved Jane’s interactions with her parents and how strong and controlled she was-and then felt horrible for feeling that way because Jane’s strength comes from years of mental and physical abuse.
It wouldn’t be a Jane Doe book without her destroying at least one man’s life and Jane gets it done in this book. The way that Jane takes down a crappy coworker is amazing and that man deserved everything that came at him. Do not cross Jane.
It was fascinating to watch Jane evolve throughout the story. Her focus on her own wants and needs and the way that she can that tie into how she investigates her niece’s disappearance and use it to her advantage was just fascinating. I know, I keep using the word fascinating but that’s how I feel about Jane. She’s absolutely fascinating. When you get to the last quarter of this book, I really don’t want to spoil anything, you’ll see what I mean.
Problem Child was amazing and I can’t recommend it highly enough. If you would like to get a copy, and help support the site, you can do so here:
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