This was a compelling read. It's the third I've read recently where the narrative puts the victim at the center or rather "the person she was" than the person who gained fame from taking away all she could be. True Crime seems to be having a reckoning as a genre, both with those who shape the story and the friends and families left behind to relive their worst traumas for someone else's entertainment. It reveals itself slowly, and you get to the answers bit by bit and every revelation is earned.

I really liked this book overall—it was intriguing, engaging and hard to put down! A few twists caught me by surprise and kept me wondering about what would happen next. I did think the shifting point of views as well as some being from the past and some current to be a little confusing at times and a bit hard to follow; however, overall this was an excellent thriller!

thank you to netgalley for allowing me to read this before its official release in exchange for an honest review.

this book was unlike any other book ive ever read, and i dont exactly know how to explain it but im going to try! (spoiler free)
this story is told from 3 different pov's (abby, chelsea, and bree) and bounces back and forth between the past and present day. a reason why this book is different to me than any other book is because you learn SO much about the 3 main characters and theres not a lot of -idk how to explain it but- overall plot?? if that makes sense?? obviously there are events that happen that lead to/ explain the event that the story is about, BUT i feel like most of this book is just learning more and more about the characters, the reasons behind why they do things, finding out secrets about them, their backstories, conversations they all have between themselves and other people, seeing the differences and similarities they have in the present vs the past, etc.
and i LOVED every second of it!!
if a book doesnt have well written/ developed characters i. cant. stand. it.
i loved this book, i loved the writing, i loved the characters, i loved the mild suspense, i loved the ending.
5 stars forever, i cant wait to see how well this book does when its published!!

McKanna’s title refers to the awful truth – we remember the names of murderers, but almost never the names of their victims. Bree and Chelsea lived through the murder of their friend, Abby; twelve years later, her killer, Jon Allan Blue is about to be executed. But instead of remembering his victims, the press and the public are more interested in Blue and his crime spree. Driven apart by the murder, Bree and Chelsea are brought together by a true crime podcast that promises to memorialize Blue’s victims. The 21st century phenomenon of true crime podcasts and the public’s fascination with all things murder is examined in this story of the effects of murder on the victims friends and family and the depiction of tragedy as entertainment for millions of Americans