oh my GOD I haven’t had a good thriller binge in so long - and this one was done in 5 hours poolside and I feel revived 😮‍💨😮‍💨

mary kubica is the queen of thrillers for me, so when I saw an early copy at barnes and noble this morning, I knew I was ready to enter back in the world of being completely shocked and thrown on a roller coaster

and this may be one of my favorites of hers yet! there’s so many stories to tackle in this one - from a stalker terrorizing the streets of chi town to a nurse getting threatening phone calls about her daughter to a su!cide patient in the ICU that may not be all as it seems … and that’s just the first few chapters!!!

I was completely thrown for a loop right before part 2 hit, and I will say that a certain thriller trope gets me 👏🏼 every 👏🏼 single 👏🏼 time (if you’ve read and want to discuss, shoot me a message!) 

and while I did guess the last plot twist, it was honestly me laughing at myself in the beginning for suspecting this particular person so …. I was pretty surprised at myself 😅😅

the only thing keeping me from five stars was the idiocy of the MC - and yes, I know this is usually the case in thrillers but it really took me out of the story a bit every time she claimed to be a private person but then spill her deepest darkest secret to a stranger 🫠

this is such a bingeable read - and I can’t wait to discuss it with everyone!!!! 

rating: 4.5 stars
wine pairing: columbia valley rosé