I read this so quickly! I did not expect this to be so addictive. Usually I’m not a fan of so many POVs but it worked and made each character memorable. I had it figured out by the end but I still enjoyed it and can’t wait for more. Everyone should definitely check this out because it was so good!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc

This one grabbed my attention from the beginning! Seven people who don't know each other receive invitations to a mysterious dinner party at an out-of-the-way restaurant in London. Each person has a drawing of a cartoon animal by their plates and as the dinner goes on, everyone notices a small black envelope near them. When a few people open their envelopes, they are startled to see the message, "You will die at age ___." This is so unsettling that others refuse to open their envelopes, but everyone agrees it is some sort of sick joke. No one thinks much about it until the first person dies as predicted soon after the dinner. The death could have been an accident or suicide, but some members of the group begin to wonder if there is something more sinister going on. As more members of the group begin to die as predicted, the few who are left are affected by the predictions -- either investigating the deaths or throwing caution to the wind and living their lives wildly to enjoy what time is left. The question remains: why where these seven chosen and what is the connection between them?

The story is told in alternating chapters from various points of view. Even getting the backstories of the characters doesn't do much to help figure out the connection between them. There are some clues toward the end that help the reader piece together some connections, but when the final reveal happens there is still a bit of a mystery as to how the people concerned weren't able to figure it out for themselves! I did enjoy the story and trying to figure out which one would be the next to fulfil the prediction on the card. The story was really interesting, and I had a hard time putting the book down until I got to the final solution!