Beautiful, creative, a little wild… Edie was the kind of girl who immediately caused a stir when she walked into your life. And she had dreams back then—but it didn’t take long for her to learn that things don’t always turn out the way you want them to.
Now, at thirty-three, Edie is working as a waitress, pregnant and alone. And when she becomes overwhelmed by the needs of her new baby and sinks into a bleak despair, she thinks that there’s no one to turn to…
But someone’s been watching Edie, waiting for the chance to prove once again what a perfect friend she can be. It’s no coincidence that Heather shows up on Edie’s doorstep, just when Edie needs her the most. So much has passed between them—so much envy, longing, and betrayal. And Edie’s about to learn a new lesson: those who have hurt us deeply—or who we have hurt—never let us go, not entirely…
Another thriller touted as the next Gone Girl or The Girl on the Train, but don’t let that put you off!
The opening chapter was intense. Edie’s discomfort at seeing Heather, the best friend she’s not seen for seventeen years, set up a tense situation.
As we alternate between the present and the before, my views on the characters changed regularly. The unreliability of our narrator and the selection of memories shared made for a tense and compelling read.
Both girls/women show compassion and positive characteristics. But as we learn more of Edie’s past, and her relationship with older boyfriend Connor, we see the potential of both to act in unappealing ways.
I felt the alternating viewpoint was an interesting structural choice to manipulate how and when we received certain information. I was not surprised by the ending, though the actual details were more shocking than I thought. What I was more disturbed by was the tension created in the build-up to our final revelation.
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.