The most heartbreaking thing that could ever be said is "I don't believe you."

An Inconvenient Woman instantly immerses you and makes you start asking yourself questions right off the bat, hooking you so that you are forced to keep reading. Buelens paced this novel amazingly, information was given to the reader naturally without it feeling overwhelming, and it only added to the anticipation and need for answers. I also think even the chapters that might not appear to mean much, the actions of characters and the things they may or may not believe really show the reader crucial pieces of their thought process and characterization.

This book does alternate perspectives, between Claire and Sloane, who couldn't be more opposite for most of the book. Claire, who is convinced her ex-husband, Simon, is a pervert who murdered her fifteen year-old daughter and is trying to stop him from trying it again with his new future step-daughter. Sloane, an ex-cop who is now a sin eater hired by Simon, to stop Simon's crazy ex-wife from stalking his family and vandalizing his property. Suddenly, this story becomes so much more everything- more complicated, more tangled, more messy, more people involved- in ways Sloane never could have predicted.

An Inconvenient Woman had me at the edge of my seat and finishing this book in one sitting because I couldn't bring myself to put it down. For all that this book is heartbreaking, especially considering the reality of things like this happening right under our noses, the ending was satisfying. This was incredibly well written, it may have hurt but that's because it was well done, and I look forward to more from Stéphanie Buelens.

Many thanks to Edelweiss, Scarlet, and Stéphanie Buelens for this advanced review copy.