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I found this book through one of the many bookish podcasts that I listen to and was really excited about it. Ava is brought back to her hometown after her crazy twin Zelda dies in a fire in the barn on their property. Then, she starts receiving letters from her, and maybe Zelda isn't actually dead. This book was originally promoted to me as a thriller, but I really don't think it is.

I found that this book explored family dynamics, and what it's like living in a broken home and having to be the caretaker of a parent more than I would expect in a thriller. I found the characters extremely well developed, and while I found myself wondering "Is Zelda dead or isn't she?" it didn't have the pacing of the thriller title. The book moved slowly, but not in a bad way. In a very immersive way, and a way that made me want to keep reading because I wanted to know more about these characters.

The only things I didn't really like in this book is only because I went in with the expectations of a thriller. I think a lot of my friends (and actually, my dad) would really enjoy this book, because yes, while Ava is trying to figure out whether or not Zelda is dead, she's dealing with her dad who has come back for the funeral and abandoned them, her mother who has dementia, her grandmother who is very over the top, her ex boyfriend, and more. I found it much more a deep dive into the characters, than a fast paced "What's happening next?" feeling that I expect in thrillers.