The hook:
After participating in an unsettling survey, Jess finds herself pulled deeper and deeper into a tangled web of lies and obsession.
My impressions:
Another nail-biter from dynamic duo Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks. I read this in one sitting, enthralled by the suspense as each new piece of the puzzle came together. Much like these authors’ other books, the pace starts off slow and picks up speed as it goes, becoming absolutely frantic by the time it reaches the climax.
While a lot of the plot hinges on the protagonist making less than sensible choices, further embroiling her in a twisted game of cat and mouse, it was still easy to root for her, hoping she’ll make it out alright. The narrative style has managed to capture the particular feeling of watching a girl in a horror movie go downstairs to investigate a spooky noise: the audience is yelling at her not to make the obvious mistakes, but the beauty of the thing is of course, that she doesn’t know she’s in a story. We all might make obvious mistakes, were we suddenly to be thrown into such a plot.
If you’re looking for a light read filled to the brim with suspense, this book is just the thing. I highly recommend it for fans of mystery writers like Ruth Ware and Alafair Burke.
Happy reading!
Kat Pollock 