This was an intense, gripping, psychological suspense that kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to find out what happened next. Fraternal twins, Amber and Jade are nothing alike - not even a little. Jade is a psychopath and Amber is a loving daughter, wife, mother, and friend. The story starts with the memory of Jade trying to kill Amber (and Jade thinking her awful deed was a success). Years later, Jade's delusional psychosis goes into overdrive and she begins a quest to find her parents (who for their own safety changed their names) and a son who she thinks belongs to her. From that moment, everything she does centers on murder, manipulation, lies, deception, stealing, and using her body to get what she wants. The author touched on many sensitive subjects. I feel she handled them well. She exposed the dark emotions, experiences, and decay of Jade, and the fear she spawned in Amber, Michael, and her parents. While the story is filled with Jade's heinous behavior, there are also rays of light in the form of friends who aid Amber, Michael, their son Ben, and the parents. What the Years Remember touches on the things we store in the vault of our minds. Eventually that vault is crammed with so much stuff that it can't hold anything more. The vault bursts open and everything pours out. The conflict, twists, turns, array of emotions, and surprises were plentiful. This story is a well-written thousand-piece puzzle where the pieces finally fit together in a brilliant ending!

Two fraternal twins, complete opposites, parted ways as teens. Jade hates her sister Amber and after an attempt to kill her as teens, Amber changes her name and plays dead. The mother takes Jade and goes to California and the father raises Amber, who now goes by a different name. When Jade marries, the parents change their name too, and move away. Life should be okay for Amber and her parents now, but Jade comes home and looks for her parents after a murder. She lives in a delusional world where only her needs count. Amber lives in fear of her sister, who still wants what she has—her husband. This is a fast-paced story that dives into a family who has lived with a deadly mental illness with someone who outwits any help. The story is told through first person and different perspectives, giving a chilling insight into Jade’s frame of mind. I thought the story would venture in one direction, but it took a different turn, which was an unexpected twist. I admired how Amber, Michael, and their friends take responsibility for their own safety. Characters from a previous story also made a welcome appearance. This suspenseful thriller will keep you hooked!

Oh, My. Word. I've just finished this incredibly tense and nail-biting psychological drama. It had me on the edge of my seat from the first page and I couldn't stop reading until I knew what was going to happen. The plot revolves around twin sisters, Jade and Amber, the first of whom is warped, evil, dangerous and vindictive. Due to a childhood crisis, the two are separated and Amber has faked death in order to persuade her sister she is no more, but 23 years after the event, Jade decides to seek out her family in New York. Will she discover Amber is still alive? Will she leave Amber's husband, Michael, alone? After all, she convinced herself he was in love with her all those years ago. In a terrifying and tension-filled drama building up to the inevitable showdown and climax, we follow Amber and Michael in their desperate attempt to stay safe, protect each other and their son. Luckily, they have the support of some wonderful friends, a few of whom Lisette's fans will recognise from Twice A Broken Breath. A gripping and unputdownable read of filmic quality and suspense. Well done, Ms Brodey!

This psychologically engaging story by an author I admire had me cringing in moments, and in the next ones, reveling in unexpected twists and turns. Ms. Brodey was masterful in creating a complex plot involving fraternal twins, Amber and Jade, who are as different as day and night. One is well-adjusted, and the other is a true villain.

As the synopsis warns, Jade is “despicable.” Because the author crafted this character’s thoughts and subsequent actions so well, my reactions at times were visceral. The reason for Jade’s psychopathy and Amber’s normalcy was a puzzle throughout much of the story. The author was clever in the way she let this part of the mystery unfold. For me, the resolution came at the most opportune moment.

It is the cast of canny, charming human beings juxtaposed with Jade’s sinister schemes that created more thrill to the plot, added delight to my read, and deepened the mystery. As is typical in Ms. Brodey’s novels, she was a wizard when it came to writing dialogues between this slew of captivating characters.

"What the Years Remember" is a new psychological thriller by author Lisette Brodey. The story centers around twins Jade and Amber (Savannah), who were born with personalities as different as night and day...so much so that Amber and her parents have to fake her own death as a teenager to keep her safe from her sister. While this drastic separation holds until the girls grow into adults, all bets are off when an angry and dangerous Jade uncovers the truth. What follows is a twisty, dark game of cat and mouse in which Jade seems to take unhinged delight, while Amber is forced to learn to fight back and stand her ground. Dark secrets add to the tension of the story, leaving readers not wanting to put the book down until the very end. A highly entertaining read for lovers of psychological thrillers and suspense!

Envy and revenge spiral out of control in Author Brodey's latest thriller. Fraternal twins Jade and Amber have a seemingly ideal life, until unhinged jealousy drives a teenage Jade to kill her sister.

Unbeknownst to her, Amber survives and makes a frightening plea to her parents--she wants them to take her away and let Jade think she's died. In a heartbreaking twist, Amber's mother takes Jade to live in California, while her father takes Amber to New York City for a new life away from her evil twin's dangerous tendencies. Will the deceptive move work?

Fast forward twenty-three years. A bitter and deranged Jade is determined to go to New York to find her parents and take back the life she thinks she deserves, at any cost. Visits to childhood friends and family turn dangerous, and deadly. Dark secrets and memories emerge, with unexpected twists and turns. Author Brodey weaves a page-turning, psychological thriller that will leave you breathless! A highly recommended read!

Once again, talented author Lisette Brodey manipulates time to enthrall readers in a psychological thriller that grabs you before you can turn the first page. Gifted character development introduces two twin sisters. Amber is trying to live an everyday life in New York City and keep secrets tamped down. The other sister, Jade, is on the West Coast, inhabiting a life twisted and tormented by a disturbed mind. A tenuous hold on reality is tripped when Jade is mission-driven to find her parents and claim what she feels is deserved. The reader ventures along this dark path with Jade as what was carefully crafted to protect slowly unravels before those who fear Jade’s discovery the most. The price proves dear, but for whom? Don’t miss this edge-of-your-seat thriller.

What The Year's Remember by Lisette Brodey is a suspense filled thriller that keeps you wanting to keep reading to find out the next twist. I liked how this story fit in other characters from previous stories. Well crafted & thought out. I enjoyed this book throughly. I'm hooked on Brodey's style, characters & stories.

The publication of a new Lisette Brodey novel is invariably one of the highlights of my year. Her YA books aside, I have read everything she has published and enjoyed it.

‘What the Years Remember’ starts with an intriguing opening, and the pace never slackens from then on.

“'Is she dead?'”

"Hmm. I turn to the thirty-something-year-old baby nanny who asked me the question. “I don’t know. How hard did you push her?” I stare at the well-dressed, unconscious woman who’s lying face down in the alley off the palm-tree-lined Beverly Hills street. Pools of blood from what must be a nasty gash to her head form a puddle to the right."

Over twenty years have elapsed since Amber last set eyes on her psychopathic sister Jade – a sister who tried to murder her. Jade was told at the time that Amber had died, but is fact she is alive, well, married, and living in New York. The city where Jade is headed.

The past never really leaves us…

Ms. Brodey provides us with a gripping tale of damage, jealousy and reluctant reunion, and as always has a few surprises in store.

‘Years’ is a well-articulated psychological thriller, emotionally engaging, and cunningly constructed. The fact that this dark novel is written in alternating first person POV lets you get deeply inside the heads of the main protagonists. And Jade will make your skin crawl. Guaranteed.

“I need to make sure that [her] fairytale life won’t ever be a happily-ever-after one. I shouldn’t have to think about her anymore. She needs to pay for having flaunted her money in front of me. Can’t wait to check that one off my list.”

And…

“I wish I could shove this unshaven mess to his death.”

See what I mean?

After reading and thoroughly enjoying several of Lisette Brodey’s books, I can say that this author certainly knows how to grab the reader’s attention and keep them engrossed until the very last page. The opening of this book does not disappoint as we dive into a murder scene in Los Angeles, during which we are introduced to the despicable Jade.

The story unfolds at a rapid pace as we learn that Jade has a fraternal twin, the kind and caring Amber. The two haven’t seen each other for twenty-three years, following Jade’s vicious attempt to kill Amber in a jealous rage. Desperate to keep Amber safe, their parents allow Jade to believe her attempt to kill her sister was successful. In order to do that, the family of four split up. Their father takes Amber to live with him in New York, whilst their mother takes Jade to Los Angeles.

Twenty-three years later, with a failed marriage behind her and her parents together again in New York City, the psychopathic Jade decides to head there and demand they take her in and give her what she believes is owed to her. After visiting and threatening relatives and former friends, with blistering rage consuming her, Jade sets out to destroy the people who have lied to her for so many years.

The final part of the narrative is vividly and beautifully constructed as the component threads are pulled together to create an explosive and revelational finale.

Overall, What the Years Remember is a well plotted, well written psychological suspense with superb characterisation, which I highly recommended.

It’s always a good day when one of your favourite authors publishes a new book. Author Lisette Brodey’s latest release, What the Years Remember did not disappoint.

We cut straight to the chase in realising fraternal twins Amber and Jade are quite different in more ways than just their looks. When envy rears it’s ugly head Jade lashes out at her sister Amber with dire consequences.

Author Brodey is expert at getting into the mind of sociopathic ‘I’m not a whore. I’m a transactionalist’ Jade, who believes that ‘the world has been very cruel to me,’ and that she is being guided by the Universe.

Having been apart for more than two decades, with Jade under the illusion that her actions resulted in the demise of her sister, she decides to leave town and sets about finding her parents.

What follows is a carefully contrived, nail-biting tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat. As I read on (and it was difficult not to), I feared what might come next and found myself gasping aloud on many occasions.

I thoroughly recommend this fast-paced, chilling suspense thriller that will take your breath away.

A fast-paced, twisty, often gritty thriller with a human heart which raises interesting questions about what creates the good and evil within the human soul. Can one event change the path of a life?