Do you ever have a recurring bad dream or worst-case scenario that you think about over and over? Mine is what I would do if I had the kids in the car and we went over a cliff and we landed in a lake. How would I get them out? Which kid would I start with? Well, that’s the premise of this book: Lizzie is swerves off the road with her two girls in the back seat, and only has time to get one girl out of the car as it starts to fill with water. Then, the police want to investigate the crash, adding more devastation to Lizzie’s life. This premise was so interesting to me and held my attention for the whole book. I also loved taking a look at the various forms that grief can take and how it can affect people’s actions. I did have an issue with the language used to talk about a specific type of person in this book, but it’s a spoiler, so i won’t say more in this review. This is a short thriller at 288 pages and worth picking up for a beach read or weekend trip.

Thanks to Sourcebooks Landmark for the gifted ARC!