Amanda Jayatissa, you did that! This was so, so good you guys - wow, what an amazing debut!

At the outset, I'd say go into this as blindly as possible, so I'll keep this relatively general. I love an unreliable narrator & Paloma might be, hands down, my favorite unreliable narrator, ever - her inner commentary at times was just brutally vicious, yet bluntly honest, & I found myself cackling at her thoughts more than once. I'm a huge fan of alternating timelines & Jayatissa balanced the past & the present with such finesse. I particularly loved the chapters set in Sri Lanka, it was refreshing to read about a location hardly, if ever, featured in the thriller genre. I really enjoyed the paranormal elements, as well, they were really unique & added lots of creep factor to the overall story. This was more of a slow burn, but this was a slow burn done right - there were so many layers to this & everything was done incredibly well, by the end not a stone was left unturned & all questions were answered. & I'm still catching my breath from that ending!

I really, really loved this & I highly recommend going out & grabbing a copy - I can't wait to see what Jayatissa comes up with next! Thank you so much to Amanda Jayatissa, NetGalley & Berkley for providing an ARC in exchange for a honest review, & to Berkley for having me as part of the blog blitz for the book's release!