This book was a WILD ride, and I actually ended up really enjoying it!

Thanks Netgalley for an opportunity to read an advanced galley of this delightful thriller/mystery 🔎

‘Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead,’ by Jenny Hollander— REVIEW

College friends trying to live normal lives post ‘Scarlet Christmas’… It’s coming up on the ten year anniversary of the event that shaped their lives, but some things are still left unknown. Will a tell-all movie unveil secrets that have been hidden since the incident?

Final girl trope vibes (but not actually final girl trope) ✔️
Whodunnit ✔️
Dual timelines ✔️

I was riveted, invested, and actually surprised! I read 85% of this on a plane, and kept gasping and throwing my hands up. Let’s just say the strangers sitting around me must have been VERY confused about what I was reading…

Out in February!

I enjoyed this mystery/thriller. Dark academia is popular right now so I can see this being a hit when it releases. I did feel like it dragged a tiny bit toward the end but still really enjoyed it.

Loved the duel timelines..great characters that make you want to find out what happened.
Started off really slow for me took a few pick ups of the book but once into it was very enjoyable..the ending was just..wanted more of an ending.

Thanks to the author, the publisher and NetGalley for an early release of this book.

I'm not sure what I was expecting, I actually had low expectations, but this was more enjoyable than I thought it would be. I liked the premise, characters, and the twists. It definitely had a thrill element to it.

"Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead " was an enjoyable read. The cover is what initially caught my eye but the author's writing style held my attention throughout this book.

Things I enjoyed:
-The storyline had intriguing plot twists that had me questioning if I could rely on the narrator.
-The dual timeline (then and now) I think it added more depth to the plotline.
-A very complex FMC.

Overall I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading in the Mystery Thriller Genre.

Thank you Jenny Hollander, Net Galley and St. Martins Press - Minotaur Books for providing me with an ARC of this book.

This was a fun page-turner that kept me up late reading. I enjoyed the setting and the different characters. My one issue is that the ending felt a bit anticlimactic after such a tense buildup. But overall, this was a very entertaining book. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This thriller/mystery was an interesting concept but it moved a little too slowly for me in the beginning. When it picked up I was sucked in but then I felt like it ended with a few too many loose ends that made me want closure. Reminded me a lot of The Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll. Thank you, NetGalley for this ARC.

Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead is an absolute standout of a debut from Jenny Hollander. Piecing together a traumatic event from nearly a decade earlier while trying to thrive in society, Charlie is desperate to maintain her life while everything slowly unravels around her. I was rapidly turning the pages eager to see how this would all culminate. While the end was a bit lackluster for me, I absolutely enjoyed the ride and look forward to more from Hollander in the future.

Thank you to St. Martins Press for an advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

What a TREAT. In this psychological thriller, we uncover the real story behind a 9 year old crime with our main character Charlie (Charlotte), who may have more involvement in the Scarlet Christmas tragedy than what public record believes.

So many things are uncovered throughout the plot that you DONT WANT TO PUT THIS DOWN and you NEVER are really sure what happened 9 years ago until the author wants you to know. The pacing was gripping, the story was so interesting, I was invested in the characters, I had so much fun reading this mystery. I personally love when books go back and forth between two timelines: Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead builds the pressure and stakes of the plot by quickly flipping between them as more truth is unveiled to the reader and easily makes this an addicting page turner.

I really liked how it all played out - you feel emotionally comfortable with how the characters ends up - which isn’t always the case for mysteries and may not be what all readers want. I can see how some people might call the ending too convenient, BUT I enjoyed it.

I also want to mention that Charlie is dealing with a lot of mental health issues and trauma related to what happened 9 years ago. Her experience with dissociation is at the forefront of the narrative and really drives how the story is told, so keep that in mind as a reader!

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin’s Press for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review!

The debut novel from Jenny Hollander is one of the best I have read this year.
Mystery, suspense and thriller all in one.
An event known as Scarlet Christmas, is approaching it’s 10 year anniversary. What really happened? Who are the victims and the true survivors? We slowly learn the details throughout the book. I love the timeline and the foreshadowing.
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

Enjoyed this one! I can't believe this was a debut novel. Looking forward to reading more of their work.

Complex and eerie, this book was a wild ride. I loved the atmosphere, the feeling of panic in every sentence, a pure thriller. There were many twists and turns, and while some of them felt slightly contrived, overall, I was all-in on this mystery to find out the truth.

3.5-4 stars: Charlie survived an event that the papers called Scarlett Christmas during graduate school. Three people died during the tragedy. Charlie’s is now the editor in chief for C magazine, and the ten year anniversary is looming. Stephanie, the twin of one of the victims, has launched a production company and plans to make a film about the events. Charlie is dealing with the foggy events of the night in therapy while planning her wedding. We get flashbacks of the tragedy, but as I mentioned, Charlie’s memory was very foggy. While I enjoyed the narrative and the minor twists, I felt like the tragedy could have been more fleshed out. It still is a little confusing to me exactly what happened and why one of the victims died… Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

the first few chapters end with charlie saying "i won't [let this happen again]" only for her to do nothing about it. lots of talk around it, which i understand gives time for the actual secrets and truth to unfold in a timely and satisfying manner, the thing is, her voice could only entertain me too much, which in this case, is not enough at all.

for graduates students, some of the dialogue - especially that coming from the confirmed deceased - follow the intonations of a teenage valley girl. and not even in the adult teenage girl sense. as in, i'm turned off by how unnatural and unrealistic the words coming out of their mouths (and charlie's thoughts) sound.

i don't have any strong feelings regarding the show vs tell aspect of storytelling. both have it's risks and rewards and it always depends on how an author uses them - hence my neutrality. but i don't think the breadcrumbs are laid out in a way that makes me want to be curious in nature. i'm not neutral about the matter or what questions the last paragraph obviously wants me to ask, but i also don't care enough to ask in the first place. and that, it feels like, is even worse.

This was a wild ride and it kept me impatiently reading to get those gaps filled in Charlotte's memory. What happened the day of the Scarlet Christmas massacre, when she was escorted out,, covered in blood, yet miraculously unharmed?

I found the concept of media and crime reporting impacting a victim very fascinating. I watch the YouTube channels and I read forums of popular cases and it's so easy to forget they were real people and that a victim is constantly reminded of that day, forced to live it over and over, in the online age.

You could feel this tension building for Charlotte and feel it come forward. It was like watching a storm build to violent intensity.

I just wish the last bit of the curtain was lifted on the event itself, as the last 15% or so of the novel was a tad confusing. There's a character that is heavily mentioned but not clearly explained at the end. I would have loved to have gotten more detail on those final moments. It was a 5 star book until that point.

But I haven't encountered a page turner like this in a long time, where I was sneaking my Kindle open every morning, every lunch break, every evening to just find out more.

I would very much like to thank the Publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this. What a great time!

This book completely caught me off guard! It was thrilling and the pacing was done very well. The book took a few chapters to get into to set things up, but then it was smooth sailing! A horrific event happened to Charlie nine years ago while she was in college. Now with the 10th anniversary looming, someone from her past is making a film about it. The thing is, she's not quite sure that she told the police the truth. What will happen if the truth comes out...what actually is the truth?

Absolutely enjoyed this book! There were lots of different twists that I did not see coming. I thought Charlie's relationships with her family and fiance were written very well. I really enjoyed jumping between the past and present. I like that the author lets you know when it is the past and present as that is not always a given. This story shows a good narrative of blocked/repressed memory. Charlie cannot remember all of the pieces of the terrible event, it's as if she blacked out. I found the therapy scenes to be realistic as her therapist kept telling her she needed to take time to fully deal with things as Charlie was trying to rush things. Overall, this was a very interesting thriller!

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for the eArc in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martins Press for an eARC to read and review-

Told from Charlie, the main characters POV and dual timelines of then and now, I was hooked from the beginning of this debut! There was quite a few characters I had trouble keeping track of, but the twists and reveals throughout kept me wanting more.

I feel as though the story was built up so much and the ending kind of fell flat for me as I had more questions and felt there was some loose ends with some unresolved plot lines.

Overall this is such a great debut and I’m looking forward to what comes next from Hollander!

This was the perfect thriller to read for a summer break day. I loved that you were never a hundred percent sure who to trust and that friendships were so valued.

(3.5 / 5.0) Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead by Jenny Hollander was an engaging read with dual-timeline drama with a group of school friends. They experienced a nightmare event that took the lives of multiple students, and the story focuses on one woman, Charlie, in the present-day as she tries to piece together what happened in the past.

“Elite” settings are hit or miss for me, and I had a hard time connecting with the characters at times, but the mystery in this one took the lead and kept me reading. The dual timeline worked, and the unreliable narrator memories were just enough to create questions but keep you invested. It’s a solid campus mystery and even though I could see the twist coming, I had fun reading it.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press / Minotaur and NetGalley for the advanced, gifted copy – I appreciate you!

I like any book that is centered around an event that ends up with a media nickname (even if it is fiction) like 'Scarlet Christmas'. I always wonder about the aftermath of these stories when they are real and in the news so I'm drawn to fictional accounts of similar stories. What would it be like to have no memories of a horrible event and then find out there is going to be a movie made of it? I really enjoyed the fast faced spiral into Charlie's story.