Thank you to the publisher for a Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. 

Well this was highly enjoyable. After DNFing Hawkin's 2022 novel, I was hesitant to pick this one up. But I am super happy I did. I flew through this novel. Though I found the present day timeline to be a little more intriguing than the past timeline, I found myself wanting to know how the story ended for both. 

This truly was well put together-- weaving all the plot lines neatly. My biggest "issue" was the "reveal" about Em. This fell a tad flat for me, but the web between her and Chess was well done.