Title: Blood Sugar
Author: Sascha Rothchild
ISBN: 978 1 3987 0561 6
Publisher: Orion Books
Pages: 328
Source: Review copy from Jonathan Ball Publishers
“I could just kill you right now!” It’s something we’ve all thought at one time or another. But Ruby has actually acted on it. Three times, to be exact.
Though she may be a murderer, Ruby is not a sociopath. She is an animal-loving therapist with a thriving practice. She’s felt empathy and sympathy. She’s had long-lasting friendships and relationships, and has a husband, Jason, whom she adores. But the homicide detectives at Miami Beach PD are not convinced of her happy marriage. When we meet Ruby, she is in a police interrogation room, being accused of Jason’s murder. Which, ironically, is one murder that she did not commit, though her vicious mother-in-law and a scandal-obsessed public believe differently. As she undergoes questioning, Ruby’s mind races back to all the details of her life that led her to this exact moment, and to the three dead bodies in her wake. Because though she may not have killed her husband, Ruby certainly isn’t innocent.
Alternating between Ruby’s memories of her past crimes and her present-day fight to clear her name, Blood Sugar is a twisty, clever debut with an unforgettable protagonist who you can’t help but root for—an addicting mixture of sour and sweet.
Official Summary
05 October 2022
This book was very much out of my genre and my typical comfort zone when it comes to books. However, I decided to pick up this book after my mom’s recommendation. I was told it was super amazing and that I would love it. And it most certainly did not disappoint!
This book starts out with Ruby Simon being questioned by the police about four different murders, one being her own husband Jason. However, she is only guilty of three of them. You follow as she narrates her life as she jumps between present and past days.
This book had me gripped from the first page to the last. I found it hard to put it down. All I wanted to do was to know the whole story.
The main character in this book, Ruby, was written beautifully. She was a character that was easy to relate to, she was witty, smart and a very raw and realistic character. You see her go through many hardships and watch as she learns and grows as a person. And even though she was a murderer you can’t help but love her character.
I liked the relationship between Ruby and Roman, I liked their overall dynamic. I also loved Mr. Cat and Kangaroo they were definitely my favourite.
I will say though the only thing I disliked about the book was the ending, I don’t know why but it sort of felt like it fell a bit flat. I think it was because I thought there was going to be one last plot twist in the end and we never got it. I think if there had been one last plot twist at the end it could have been a five-star read for me.
Honestly, I am super surprised this is a debut novel, it was really something else. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a fast-paced thriller with amazingly written characters. Overall I gave this book four and a half stars out of five.
About The Author
Author Bio from the Author’s Site
Sascha Rothchild grew up in South Beach and excelled in school although not at the expense of causing trouble. Her defiant teen years are infamously portrayed on the national radio show This American Life.
After majoring in playwriting at Boston College and graduating summa cum laude, Sascha moved to Los Angeles to begin her television writing career. She broke into the tv and film business when her humorous personal essays published in LA Weekly got the attention of movie studios. Her article How To Get Divorced By 30 was optioned by Universal Studios and she was given a book deal by Penguin. She was then hired to write the feature for the studio, putting her on the Hollywood map, and her memoir How To Get Divorced by 30 garnered lots of buzz. She then went on to also sell feature films to Dreamworks, Sony, Paramount, Disney and Fox.
She shifted her attention to television, her original goal, and sold a comedy pilot to NBC. She was also staffed as a writer and Consulting Producer on The CW show The Carrie Diaries. Sascha has since developed original TV pilots for Freeform, ABC, The CW, HBO and Netflix. She was named one of ten “writers to watch” by Variety in 2014.
For the past three years she has been writing and co-executive producing the Emmy nominated Netflix series GLOW as well as writing and producing the Netflix show Huge In France. She also wrote and co-executive produced the fourth season of the lauded Freeform/Hulu show The Bold Type and is currently an Executive Producer and writer on the hit Netflix series, The Babysitters Club. Sascha continues to also write personal essays, the most recent was published by Elle Magazine.
Sascha is thrilled to announce that her debut novel, Blood Sugar, is being published by Putnam in the Spring of 2022.
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