What I loved about this book was the slow introduction of the characters. Blain allows us to get to know her people over time, using this to her advantage in building the tension between the four adults. Taking place largely over one rainy day in Sydney, we see Ester struggle with anger and betrayal, April with anxiety and feelings of inadequacy; Lawrence with his regret and guilt; and Hilary with her manipulations, grief and mortality. The ending is so perfect, Hilary has crafted a situation in which she knows there is only one outcome and she plays it perfectly
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I read this for The Stella Project, a Goodreads group hosted by the lovely @earlgreybooks_ I am so pleased this was the first read, it is hands down one of my favourite reads so far this year but those who saw my stories when I finished will know it had me sobbing my heart out by the end. The ending broke me, even though I knew what was coming.