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The Burning by Laura Bates
4.0

Anna is recovering from two deaths: her father's and her own. That is, she and her mother have moved to Scotland after revenge port ruined Anna's life in Birmingham, England. Her starting over starts off well when she is befriended by Cat and Lish, but of course Anna's previous life comes back to haunt her, including revealing a devastating secret of one of her new besties.

There's a subplot where Anna researchers a 17th (I think) century witch, Maggie, who Anna believes may have once lived in her house. The witch storyline is presumably meant to echo or deepen the viral, torturous deep fakes of Anna doing porn stuff, but I didn't connect as well to that part.

Reflecting on the book now, I realize I found it highly compelling, but kind of...didn't love it.