Book Review: I Knew You Were Trouble

By Sara Steven

Kate Whitaker has always believed in love, but when a stranger named Willem shows up on her doorstep, the news he has to share isn’t as exciting as his god-like looks might suggest. He’s come to tell her that Kate’s fiancé is also engaged to his sister.

Kate doesn't know how she didn’t see the red Jon’s work as an airline pilot having him flying around the globe, the postponed dates, the huge rock of an engagement ring that isn’t her style at all.

Overcome with fury – and entranced by the Nordic god’s piercing blue eyes and quiet allure – Kate agrees to accompany Willem to his hometown of Amsterdam to help break the news to his sister. Yet what begins as a simple gesture of support soon twists into a deliciously devious plan to get back at Jon.

Kate is drawn into a world of retribution, revenge and – unexpectedly – romance. Because sometimes the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else… (Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads.)

This was a great addition to the Ever After Agency series! 

The philandering fiance angle has been done before, but not like this: What do you do when you find out your fiance is not only engaged to you, but is engaged to another woman…while working on an engagement proposal to another…and is trying to woo someone else to join in on the party, too? That’s what Kate has to decide. How to handle the situation, particularly because she has usually behaved in such a level-headed way and would never dream to rock the boat. But given the situation, she feels it is more than warranted.

She never expected to feel drawn to Willem in all the mayhem. He was the one who broke the news to her; the one who persuaded her to meet him in Amsterdam to break the news to his sister. She isn’t sure if developing even a mild crush on Willem would be too soon, or if it could be just what she needs to move past the hurt and betrayal she recently experienced. It was fun seeing them travel together and end up in potential compromising situations, and witnessing how they attempt to navigate it. 

There are some familiar characters who show up from previous books in this series, becoming part of the retribution plot. It was nice to see them in different roles, all in an effort to make things right for Kate and the other women who have been duped by Jon. There’s a pretty epic scene towards the end of the book and let’s just say, I fully understand the expression, “revenge is a dish best served cold.” 

Sometimes it’s okay to let go and do something that’s outside your comfort zone, and that really fit for Kate. Not just with the plans to seek revenge, but in also deciding what’s best for her heart, and her future. I Knew You Were Trouble was a fun, engaging experience!

Thanks to Rachel's Random Resources for the book in exchange for an honest review.

Purchase I Knew You Were Trouble here. 

Sandy Barker is a writer, traveller and hopeful romantic.

Sandy’s first novel, One Summer in Santorini, a romantic comedy set in Greece and inspired by her own real-life love story with her partner, Ben, was published in 2019 by One More Chapter (HarperCollins), launching the 5-book Holiday Romance series. Also with One More Chapter are her Christmas Romance series, celebrating her favourite time of year, and The Dating Game, a stand-alone romcom set in the world of reality TV.

Sandy’s new five-book romcom series with Boldwood Books is about the Ever After Agency, a bespoke matchmaking agency based in London, with a brilliant cast of characters and settings around the world.

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