A | I usually don’t start reviews like this but I feel the need to warn any potential readers of what you’ll see in this book, especially since I know a number of people who are reading this for Wikathon.

This book is not for the faint of heart. It’s not for people looking for a warm, fuzzy, and cozy mystery/thriller. No. This book is brutal and gut-wrenching. It doesn’t hold back at all. There is abuse, violence against women, murder, and multiple rape scenes. Please remember to take care of your own mental health.

Now, I enjoyed the book a lot.

From the start, the book gripped me and refused to let me go. I know. I got through the book so fast. I sort of wished I used Bookly to find out exactly how many hours it took me to read the book. But I just couldn’t stop. Had it not been for the fact I was determined to play video games last night, I would have finished this book in one sitting. It’s that good.

But you know what? Despite the fact that I enjoyed it, the book unsettled me, specifically because of the rape scenes.

I was not at all prepared for this, especially because none of the reviews I saw mentioned them. I think what’s making it worse to the point it’s lingering is the fact that the scenes were so raw and brutal.

Still, I would absolutely recommend this book to those who can handle reading this.

It’s a good book. Even though we know what happens to Angela in the end, it’s learning about what lead to her death and the immediate events after that kept me going. It was also the mystery of those dead women and their kids. Even though I ended up guessing the twist at the end, Jennifer still managed to surprise me.

Again, give this book a shot if you are okay with the above warnings because it is absolutely worth picking up.

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