Have you ever been swept off your feet by a charming, handsome man only to find his declarations of love were false? If so, you will be interested to learn that maybe you were entangled with a sociopath.
Florence St. John is looking for a second chance at love. Just as she's about to give up on romance, Daniel Weaver contacts her through their class website. Handsome and charming, he says all the right things to make her fall in love with him. Florence doesn't know that Daniel is a master manipulator. Coming up with one scheme after another, he convinces her to finance his sketchy endeavors to earn money. As he slowly takes control of her life, Florence finds herself on an emotional roller coaster, desperately trying to regain her independence. Entangled in love, money, and the dream, she realizes his game and struggles to take back her life.
This is an intelligently written memoir that helps readers understand the psychology of a sociopath. The story is told from a first-person narrative perspective that is utterly absorbing. Florence's prose is exquisite, the tone powerful and irresistible, and the events well-constructed to keep the reader moving from page to page. I felt that it was one of the best portraits of a sociopath I have read after Thomas Harris' novels. From the very beginning, the author offers readers powerful insights into the personality of a sociopath: "The sociopath's most deadly weapon is the charm offensive - but beware... it's superficial charm and lacks an atom of sincerity... Romuald Dzemo for Readers' Favorite
