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The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe
5.0

This was like a rollercoaster on fire going through a ring of sharks, just WILD!! What was supposed to be a simple deposit at the bank quickly devolves into a hostage negotiation. Pair it with the flashbacks to Nora's life as a grifter, and it's a ride that you won't want to get off. This book also doesn't shy away from tough topics like endometriosis and abuse and gives them the treatment they deserve. Through the alternating timelines, we get to see how the hostage crisis is resolved and how Nora became the girl we see in the bank. I'd love to see a sequel, but this book is also perfectly self-contained. Just wow.

*Thank you to Penguin Random House Audio for the ALC in exchange for my honest review*