Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Release Date: July 25th, 2023
Pages: 336
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Publisher’s Synopsis:
“William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he’s been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter, Avery, unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper.
Hours later, Avery’s family declares her missing.
Suddenly Stanhope doesn’t feel so safe. And William isn’t the only one on his street who’s hiding a lie. As witnesses come forward with information that may or may not be true, Avery’s neighbors become increasingly unhinged.
Who took Avery Wooler?
Nothing will prepare you for the truth.“
My Review:
I absolutely devoured this book! I read it in two days – I could not put it down. This was actually my first Shari Lapena book and now I definitely want to read some of her previous books.
I was hooked from the explosively dark first chapter. I knew I was in for a wild ride, with some seriously juicy drama.
I typically say that I don’t care much for the suburban family subgenre, but this book might make me change my stance on that. It’s chalked full of complex family and relationship dynamics.
I was hooked and completely invested. It’s dark, creepy, and sinister.
The title is so on the nose. Literally every single person in this book is lying or hiding something. And it was the most enthralling roller coaster trying to figure it all out. Trust no one!
I can’t even express how much I loved getting thrown into the thick of it from the very beginning. This is how I want all of my thriller reads to be. I’m not a fan of slow-build, I want gripping through and through. And this totally delivered. The pacing was perfection to me.
Y’all… the very last chapter!?!? Omg… I’m shook.
I want to help get this book the hype it so deserves. I highly recommend it to all mystery/thriller readers. Even to any reader who is looking to get into or try the genre, this is a great one to start with.
Disclaimers:
Huge thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for gifting me an early copy of this amazing story! I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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