After being forced to leave her older boyfriend's beach house, Alex has nowhere to go. For six days she drifts from place to place, leeching off others in exchange for sex and/or companionship... i.e. their unmet desires.

Alex is quite delusional and this really begins to shine through as the novel progresses. Her morals are questionable, but the people she uses to get by aren't blameless either. It's quite fascinating to read how she floats through life leeching off others. She is malleable and able to contort herself to fit into many settings, but this means her sense of self is hazy and undefined.

One huge disappointment for me was the ending, which was left quite ambiguous. After building so much suspense, I was looking for a bigger payoff, but the ambiguity made it feel anti-climatic and unresolved.

Still, though, this is worth the read for those who enjoyed the dizzying suspense of The Girls, which is on display here on a smaller, more subtle scale.

Rating: 3.75/5

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.