⚠️ cw: suicide, murder, death of a child, mental health issues, racism

After her friend's mysterious death is ruled a suicide, Elizabeth can’t shake the suspicion that her friend was actually murdered. As she spirals, her husband hires a personal assistant to keep her on track. Brianna is exactly who Elizabeth needs and soon, the assistant hired to distract Elizabeth from her obsession with her friend's death is the same person working with her to uncover the truth behind it. Because Brianna has questions too. She wants to know why a police killed her young Black son. Why someone in Elizabeth’s neighborhood called the cops on him that day. Who took that first step that stole her child away from her. And the only way she’s going to be able to find out is to infiltrate Elizabeth’s life, where the answers to her questions lie.

Thank you so much @netgalley, @sarathekoffi, and @putnambooks for the ARC! This book was a page turner for sure and I couldn’t put it down so it was a quick read! The blurb described the book as a mix of Such a Fun Age and Parasite. I haven’t seen Parasite, but I totally got Such a Fun Age vibes, but as a more of a domestic thriller. The way the secrets and mysteries were unfolded as the plot progressed was masterful and kept me engaged throughout. I loved the dual point of view and thought that both Brianna and Elizabeth were such well developed characters. The dual point of view really allowed the reader to get in their heads and empathize with them, despite how crazy and unlikeable they each are. A great domestic thriller, While We Were Burning releases April 16!