Overall Take:
Despite being on the slow side, this one was really a great read.
Star Rating:
4 Stars
Genre:
Thriller, Mystery, Suspense
Synopsis:
It was supposed to be a romantic getaway weekend in New York City. Breanna’s new boyfriend Ty took care of everything. But when Bree comes downstairs the final morning, she’s shocked. There’s a stranger lying dead in the foyer, and Ty is nowhere to be found.
A Black woman alone in a new city, Bree is stranded and out of her depth. There’s only one person Bree can turn to, her ex-best friend, a lawyer who shares a very complicated past. As the police and a social media mob close in, Bree realizes the only way she can help Ty, or herself, is to figure out what really happened that night.
Thoughts:
This was a compelling read with an interesting premise. I loved the characters, Bree and her relationship with Ty, then getting to know Adore was also a lot of fun. I found the later relationship to be the primary focus of the book and rather nuanced and complex. I also loved the tie ins with the Instagram live episodes. They added some levity to a heavy topic and really helped break the book up and make it a fun read.
The problem I had with this one was the pacing. I just can’t see how others are saying it was fast paced, as I found it to be quite the opposite. I found it slow and easy to put down. I struggled with it because it just felt like hardly anything was going on. I hate it when I am trying to get into a thriller and my mind wanders all over because I’m just not pulled in. I wanted to like this one more than I did, because it had so many elements going for it that would work, however, just in the end, the pacing is what did it in for me and made this a four and not a five-star read.
I think that this is a solid thriller, albeit on the slower side pacing wise, and it is a good read.
Publication Date:
April 30, 2024
Author:
Kellye Garrett
Page Length:
336 pages
Publisher:
Mulholland Books
Thank you to:
Thank you to Mulholland Books @Mulhollandbooks and Netgalley @Netgalley for this e-arc. All thoughts are my own.
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