Book Review - Reputation by Sarah Vaughan

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Title: Reputation

Author: Sarah Vaughan

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: 3rd March 2022

Rating: 5 Stars

Emma Webster is a respectable MP.

 

Emma Webster is a devoted mother.

 

Emma Webster is innocent of the murder of a tabloid journalist.

 

Emma Webster is a liar.

 

#Reputation: The story you tell about yourself. And the lies others choose to believe…

Sarah Vaughan must be the queen of the courtroom drama.  I was enthralled, gripped, hooked and all the other words that have that sort of meaning. 

I was never quite sure what the truth of the matter was, I had my own theory that I was only a sliver correct with, but thoroughly enjoyed seeing how this all played out. 

In fact I reckon it would work well on TV as a series, there are enough mini cliff-hangers, or stopping points for the next episodes to build suspense, drama and intrigue. 

In multiple parts we discover the lead up to the journalist's death, Emma's frame of mind at all times, the great causes she was campaigning for as an MP, but the flipside too as to how much abuse and vitriol can be directed at someone in the public eye. 

I could at times feel Emma's fear alongside her, and although the majority of the book is from her point of view, we also get chapters from Flora's, her daughter, as well as various other key people.  Flora is an interesting character, she's a teen that has one lapse of judgment that has rippling consequences. We also see how she deals being a teen with a mother accused of murder. 

Sarah Vaughan has such a way with words, that I felt as though I was a fly on the wall at all times, watching everything so clearly. It's superb writing, and she's an author that is clearly going from strength to strength.

I utterly loved this! 

Thank you to Simon and Schuster and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.