my jaw was on the floor, butt was on the edge of my seat, eyes were GLUED to the page omfg i am obsessed with this book!!!! can’t believe it took me SO long to read it, but i am really glad i finally did (madhavi if you’re reading this, thanks for keeping on pestering me to read it HAHAHA). 

gosh, where do i even start?? the plot was so insane, and the twists and turns that reveal themselves as the story go on just keep on getting more interesting. i honestly don’t think i’ve ever read a murder mystery like this one, so it was such a cool new experience for me, i wasn’t expecting to be so into it!! it was also super fun to read because i’m shit at putting the clues together and thinking of actual theories—i never thought the killer was who they were LOL but that’s the best part cause it was so unexpected! but at the same time so obvious! holly jackson is just a genius omg.  

i LOVED pip and ravi, literally such an iconic duo. the “real men where floral when trespassing” line will live in my head forever lmao. even though the book was not focused on their romance, i liked it as a side plot and you could still tell how well they go together as a couple but also as a team!! rip sal and barney you did not deserve that 🥲🥲

the book also just makes you reflect on crime in society and how easily some cases are glossed over, and even the most obvious suspect for a crime can be innocent, even if the evidence points to them. sometimes you just need to dig a little deeper and it honestly makes me wonder how many cases like sal’s exist in the world—completely innocent people wrongly deemed the as criminals. 

overall, absolutely fantastic, mind blowing book… it might make me 2024 top 10 books i fear