Overall Take:
This is such a well written light thriller / women’s fiction that touches on some important issues. Buy a copy today.
Star Rating:
5 Stars
Genre:
Light Thriller, Women’s Fiction
Synopsis:
After her best friend supposedly commits suicide, Elizabeth’s life starts to spiral out of control. Her husband suggests she get a personal assistant to help.
Brianna is exactly what Elizabeth needs and fits perfectly into Elizabeths life. Soon, Brianna is helping Elizabeth dig deeper into what really happened to Elizabeth’s friend.
Brianna has questions too. She is determined to figure out what happened to her son; why did the police kill him?
As the women continue to dig, it becomes clear that they are both keeping secrets.
Thoughts:
This book was really entertaining. It took me a while to get into it, and figure out what was going on, but when the pieces started coming together, it was wonderful! So, if things don’t make sense right away, stick with it, it’ll all make sense soon and it will be amazing. This is one of those books that were so compelling that I didn’t want to put it down in fear that I would miss something. There were so many nuances.
The characters in this one were interesting. I did feel at times they were a little one dimensional, but they were still interesting and held my interest. Initially I thought Brianna was much younger than she ended up being, she seemed to be written very young to be in the beginning, but I later learned she was older. It wasn’t a huge deal, just something I needed to reconcile.
When the reveals started coming, they were just heartbreaking! Not what I usually expect from a thriller, and I really like that this one was different, it was refreshing and really made me think. I could put myself in the characters’ shoes as well. It was a very well done psychological domestic thriller.
This book also brought to light some issues that have plagued the country, and I really hope that by continuing to spread the word, and highlight these issues, change can be made. I’m hopeful at least. This book also touched on mental health issues. Lots of heavy topics were included in this book, and I think they were done well.
There were a few things that I wish we would have gotten a little more information about, but the book was so good anyway, it was still a five-star read. I’m still thinking about it.
I still can’t believe that this is a debut novel, and I am so excited to read more from this author.
Thanks for my copy to:
Thank you so much to Penguin Group Putnam, G.P. Putnam’s Sons and Netgalley @Netgalley for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.
Publication Date:
April 16, 2024
Author:
Sara Koffi
Page Length:
304 pages
Publisher:
Penguin Group, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
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