Someone Else's Life by Lyn Liao Butler

Someone Else’s Life by Lyn Butler is a great thriller. Annie Lin’s life is falling apart. She feels like she has lost everything including items around her home. Her family moves to Kauai, and she is trying to start her life over when she lets someone in during a big storm. That may not have been the best plan.

Thrillers are not my usual MO, but I stayed up way too late to finish Someone Else’s Life. I enjoyed the story, including the sweet rescue dog, Marley, the setting of Kauai, and getting to know the different characters. The author weaves in the past and the present seamlessly while contrasting living in paradise with Annie's perception of her life. The themes of treasuring your loved ones, connecting with family, and appreciating the gift of life resonated with me. I was so glad that I had the opportunity to read.

This was a quick enjoyable read that drew me in and kept me up late. I am a big fan of the author’s other works and enjoyed reading something outside her usual genre. I recommend the story.

I was given a copy by the publisher and not required to write a positive review.

Lyn Liao Butler, author of upmarket fiction, thrillers, and romcoms, was born in Taiwan and moved to the States when she was seven. Before becoming an author, she was a professional ballet and modern dancer, and is still a personal trainer, fitness instructor, and yoga instructor. She is an avid animal lover and fosters dogs as well as volunteers with rescues.

When she is not torturing clients or talking to imaginary characters, Lyn enjoys spending time with her FDNY husband, their son (the happiest little boy in the world), their three stubborn dachshunds (Lokie, Mochi, Cash, and Pinot in heaven), sewing for her Etsy shop, and trying crazy yoga poses on a stand-up paddleboard. So far, she has not fallen into the water yet.