Thanks to Berkley and Let's Talk Books Promo for the copy of this book!

One summer, friends Bess, Joni, and Evangeline head to Greece before they part ways for college... but only two of them come home. Years later, Joni once again finds herself in the middle of a scandal and seeks Bess's companionship as she goes through another unthinkable situation.

Before We Were Innocent is a story of (toxic) friendship and mystery, told in alternating past (2008) and present timelines. It's character-driven and slowly unravels as the reader is able to piece together which girls played which roles in the past and how they've changed ten years later. I would've preferred this in a grittier, fast-paced format to really show the wildness and scandal of the girls in their teen years leading up to Evangeline's death, but still found the story enjoyable overall!