Overall Take:
Fast past psychological thriller worth the buy.
Star Rating:
5 stars
Genre:
Thriller, Psychological thriller
Synopsis:
Tate is a failed actress who is working as a temp at a investment bank. At her company’s Christmas party, she steps outside to have a smoke and meets Helen who is sitting on the ledge, contemplating suicide. Tate talks her down and they go their separate ways. The next day Tate learns that a woman has fallen 25 feet to her death, and she is arrested for her murder. But did she do it? What really happened?
When nothing is as it seems, it won’t be solved until the very end.
Thoughts:
This was the thriller that I had been waiting for. I was hooked with this story right from the start and it held my interest throughout. It was so multi-faceted and layered. This thriller was so twisty turny and so much fun. I loved so much about this one as it was so delicately crafted and nuanced.
The writing in this book was fantastic and had me guessing until the last twist was revealed and there were so many twists, I loved it. Just when I thought I had the whole story figured out, another twist was thrown my way. The pacing was very fast, almost too fast, but it was engaging.
I loved how unreliable Tate was as a character. I love a good unreliable character because you just love to hate them, and that was the case with Tate. Nothing is as what it seems, and that was proven over and over again.
I loved that this is one of those stories that I felt like I read but the more I got into it, the more I realized it was different. I also enjoyed the flashes back to the past, though I wish they would have been marked better in the chapter headings. It was a very complex read.
If you are looking for a fun and complex psychological thriller that will leave you guessing until the very end, then check this one out.
Thanks for my copy to:
Thank you to Harper Perennial and Paperbacks, Harper Paperbacks and Netgalley @Netgalley for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.
Publication Date:
January 16, 2024
Author:
Ruth Mancini
Page Length:
336 pages
Publisher
Harper Perennial and Paperbacks, Haper Paperbacks
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