Love You to Death by Christina Dotson is a fast-paced, unpredictable ride filled with dark humor, sharp twists, and a dangerous game of cat and mouse. The story stars two best friends, Kayla and Zorie, who are young women who have made a hobby of crashing weddings to steal money and gifts. This novel focuses on their recklessness and the deadly consequences that follow.

Kayla, the more jaded of the duo, has spent years trying to pick up the pieces after a teenage mistake led to her arrest. Despite her best efforts to move on, her life is mired in dissatisfaction including her dead-end job, strained relationship with her father, and complicated family dynamics which leave her with a sense of longing for a better life. Zorie, her best friend, is the more carefree of the two, but their wedding-crashing escapades have gone from a fun, rebellious outlet to a high-stakes heist that puts them both in serious danger.

The story begins with a heist that’s already on shaky ground, and the tension only escalates as things take a grisly turn. Kayla and Zorie become the "Wedding Crash Killers," with their faces splashed across national news as they make their way from Georgia to the bayou, dodging the law and fighting to survive. The road trip that follows is filled with betrayal, suspense, and violence, as past grudges between the two friends come to light in ways that none of them could have predicted. The unraveling of their friendship takes center stage as the stakes of their criminal escapades rise higher, and Kayla begins to question just how well she knows the person she’s been closest to for years.

Dotson crafts a story that is both thrilling and darkly comedic, blending moments of absurdity with the grim reality of the characters’ increasingly chaotic lives. The humor is sharp and biting, often providing a necessary counterbalance to the increasingly deadly situations Kayla and Zorie find themselves in. As their road trip becomes a deadly pursuit, Dotson excels at keeping readers on edge, constantly shifting the dynamic between the two women while throwing unexpected twists their way.

Love You to Death is a fun and exhilarating thriller that grabs you by the throat from the first page and doesn’t let go. Dotson’s ability to blend suspense with wit makes this novel a compelling read, perfect for those who love stories about complex relationships, chaotic escapes, and the consequences of living on the edge. It’s a wild ride you won’t want to miss.#randomhouse #loveyoutodeath #christinadotson

I loved the writing of this book, it hooked from the first page. I really felt for Kalya and what happened with her family and the life she got handed at the beginning. Then wrong choices with her best friend from childhood just kept getting made and then well... lets just say they have to run for their lives. I really enjoyed this story and can not wait for Christina Dotson`s next book!

wow what a good story of what happens with choices and friends. Loved kayla what happened to her over the weekend and what a mess of destruction that was left from just crashing a wedding. loved the ending.

The debut novel from the brilliant Christina Dotson is destined to be a bestseller. From the first paragraph, I was drawn in and immediately hooked. I could NOT put it down and had to see where the journey ended. I was able to finish the book in around 3 hours, in one night. The characters are truly relatable-young women trying their best to survive despite the social and family challenges that they have encountered. The way Christina describes the characters and sets the storyline pulled me in and I felt emotional throughout the story. Empathy, anger, sadness, pity.
The story explores the bond of childhood friendships and pushes us all to think “just how far would I be willing to go” for that one true friend. It makes us question what would we do for the ones we love And, how well DO we know the ones who we literally have known forever and trust the most. 10/10 highly recommend!

This book shows how easy it is for people to fall down the wrong path because another person ropes them into it. I was getting very annoyed at Kayla for not leaving her earlier because then their becomes a point were she can’t because she might die. They were a little ridiculous for being almost 30, but I think that conveyed the point.

this is a really good book! I love the wedding crashing stories they go over, and how they continue to do so. I love how this one takes us on the journey of running away for their lives, and it was definitely entertaining!!! I was a big fan

Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complimentary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!