A contemporary take on the Lizzie Bordon story that explores the depths of grief. What would you do if after your mother’s death... your father’s mistress has moved in, you find suspicious poison in your kitchen cabinent, and a strange girl at schools claims that she has letters written from your mother before her death....what if your mother’s death wasn’t as natural as you had thought. Sisters Charlotte and Maddi are grieving their mother’s sudden death. They are not happy that not after two months their mother’s personal assistant is now moved into their home and is now their father’s fiancee. Things start to become suspicious when the girls start to uncover more and more clues that implicate that their mother’s death wasn’t as natural as it appeared... and that they can’t trust anyone. They are both grieving in their own ways and the anger that builds in them is palpable. This was such a unique take on the Lizzie Bordon story. I have always been fascinated by the story and the mystery, and this book explores the depths of grief that can impact you and have a new take on why our Lizzie Bordon might be lead to do what she did, why she did it, the powerlessness and emotions that could occur. This was a brilliant read and honestly highly recommend. I was rooting for Charlotte and Maddi and honestly everyone else was kind of horrible. I could empathize with their grief, with their anger, with the way they were processing the loss of someone they cherished dearly.

*Thanks Netgalley and Random House Children's, Delacorte Press for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*