Going into this I had high expectations, seems a little too high. Sadly this was a disappointing read.
This started off strong. Jumping between 1998 and 2020. Giving hints about what happened in 1998.
But then the second quarter of the book started and it was downhill from there.
Suddenly it was all 1998. Showing the days leading up to the incident. Giving probably too much information that the rest of the book became obvious and somewhat predictable.
Let’s be honest a whole group of characters were utterly pointless and just there to attempt to throw you off. But other than one character out of the group acting suspicious about her IPad you wouldn’t have a single reason to suspect the others.
Then there is the “mystery” POV. That is obvious if you paid enough attention to the 1998 parts leading up to the incident. So that wasn’t that intriguing either.
The characters themselves were all unlikeable and annoying. I have nothing to expand on them. Just they were there.
The ending felt rushed. If there were a twist at the end I either missed it or it was so obvious it didn’t felt like a twist.
The last line made me cringe. It was so corny.
The only positive I have really is this was a quick fast paced read. I do feel some people especially ones who are newer to mystery thrillers will probably love this more than me.
Trigger Warnings: Rape, Suicide, Child Neglect, Domestic Violence? (Its hinted)