This book was okay. It wasn’t bad but wasn’t necessarily great either. I kept thinking I could put it down and kind of just forget about it. I appreciated the little twist at the very end even though it doesn’t really fit the character.

3.5⭐️!

This book just goes to show you that having a narcissistic ex that controls your life isn’t strictly a heterosexual experience.

It reminded me of some of those “friendships” I had when I was in middle and high school when I was *certain* I was straight. Compulsory heterosexuality, amiright? I am a sucker for a good sapphic story that’s NOT in the YA category.

Anyways, I really enjoyed this psychological thriller and felt like it paced itself really well and kept me wanting to turn the pages- I ended up finishing it in one sitting. I loved the relationship between Finn and Magdu and theThe twist at the end was sliiightly out of left field but hey, thrillers do be like that sometimes. Overall, definitely one to add to my shelf when it publishes in March!

A huge thank you to Netgalley, Hayley Scrivenor and Flatiron Books for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

I liked this book because it was different than any story out there right now. Love the female strength and mysterious aspects. Would recommend to readers of psychological fun, mystery, and intrigue.

Rather than a murder mystery, Girl Falling is a slow burning psychological thriller told in alternating chapters (distinguished as either "Before" or "After") about the aftermath of Finn's girlfriend Magdu falling to her death while hiking with Finn and Finn's best friend Daphne, and what led up to this event in the years prior.

Girl Falling is not so much about the actual death of Magdu, but uncovering the web of lies Finn has built up around herself and her co-dependency on Daphne. Finn and Daphne are linked via tragedy years before Magdu's death and we find out how that has shaped their relationship into far more than a supportive friendship. It's slowly revealed how drastically this has impacted the entire trajectory of Finn's life.

Through her relationship with Magdu, Finn begins to wake up to the reality of her relationship with Daphne, but as that realization is made, we learn that Finn is actually an unreliable narrator and the whole story is turned on its head. I was surprised by the turn the book took and felt like there were subtle clues I must have missed. I felt like some details that were put in as red herrings were not adequately addressed as such which made it a little confusing, but not so much that it ruined the story.

Along with being a psychological thriller, I felt that this book did well at navigating the complexities of grief as well as navigating both a multicultural lesbian relationship and women who are bisexual without relying on any tropes. The narrator Finn was sometimes hard to understand in terms of the choices she made which was irritating, however that made more sense upon the conclusion of the book.

I'd recommend this book to anyone who is interested in both mysteries and LGBTQ+ literature. Many thanks to Flatiron Books and to NetGalley for this ARC to review. This review is my honest opinion.

The plot was really engaging and the characters felt well developed. This was a quick read for me because I had to see what happened next. I also really loved the plot twist!

A taut she said/she said that will leave you guessing until the last page. I truly thought I had this one all figured out and I was wrong!

Daphne and Finn have been friends since high school, bonding over the tragic deaths of their younger sisters. But now that Finn is an adult in a serious, committed relationship with her new girlfriend Madgu, she's beginning to realize her relationship with Daphne is a bit...toxic.

So when Madgu tragically dies on a hike and Daphne is the only other person at the top of the mountain with her, Finn starts to second guess a lot of things about her close friend.

This was a short but powerful read about the power of secrets and trauma bonding.

I can't explain to you how much I liked this book. So I hope the rating speaks for me. Thank you so much for the arc and this book will be on my shelf when it comes out.

In the gripping novel "Girl Falling," the protagonist Finn's world shatters when her girlfriend dies during a rock climbing adventure with her best friend, Daphne. Throughout the book, Finn struggles to make sense of the tragedy in a way that she can live with. We learn about Finn and Daphne's lifelong toxic friendship, her relationship with girlfriend Magdu, and the tension among all three through flashbacks.

This book kept me on the edge of my seat, and I couldn't put it down. After reading it in one sitting and continuously being wrong about my assumptions, I recommend this novel to all those looking for an exhilarating read! Special thanks to NetGalley and Flatiron for the ARC.