Member Review
Review by
Tracey B, Reviewer
This book is an irresistibly creepy read. Characters who aren’t what they appear. Twists that surprise you and keep you guessing all the way to the end. Dark stories with an ick factor are revealed in a matter-of-fact way. It’s got all this plus!
A shared 45th birthday is the connection that first sparks an interchange between popular podcaster Alix Summer and the seemingly ordinary Josie Fair. Besides having been born at the same hospital, both women are married and have children, but that’s about the extent of what they have in common. Yet their lives become increasingly connected.
And as the relationship develops, readers are lured into peeling back the layers of these women’s lives. I found myself cringing and wanting to holler, “Stop! Don’t do that!” It was like watching someone dig themselves deeper and deeper into a hole that couldn’t be escaped.
Great writing by Lisa Jewell. Terrific character development and perfect pacing kept me reading past my usual lights out. I rarely read suspense or thrillers because it’s way too easy to scare me, and I’m a big chicken. But I’ll definitely check out more of Jewell’s work.
Thanks to NetGalley and Atria Books for allowing me to read an advanced copy.
A shared 45th birthday is the connection that first sparks an interchange between popular podcaster Alix Summer and the seemingly ordinary Josie Fair. Besides having been born at the same hospital, both women are married and have children, but that’s about the extent of what they have in common. Yet their lives become increasingly connected.
And as the relationship develops, readers are lured into peeling back the layers of these women’s lives. I found myself cringing and wanting to holler, “Stop! Don’t do that!” It was like watching someone dig themselves deeper and deeper into a hole that couldn’t be escaped.
Great writing by Lisa Jewell. Terrific character development and perfect pacing kept me reading past my usual lights out. I rarely read suspense or thrillers because it’s way too easy to scare me, and I’m a big chicken. But I’ll definitely check out more of Jewell’s work.
Thanks to NetGalley and Atria Books for allowing me to read an advanced copy.
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