This was a decent read but definitely not the psychological suspense that it claims to be.

I was interested to read about toxic male friendships especially since toxic female friendships are very well represented in the thriller/suspense genre. However, this falls short of the mark because Carl is just so clearly awful and Jason is a complete idiot. Both Alice and Jason are complete pushovers when it comes to Carl. I felt frustrated and unsympathetic to them because they almost make it too easy for him to take advantage of them, especially Jason.

The plot twists were the most disappointing part of this book. The big (and honestly only) plot twist was extremely easy to guess. I expected at least one of the three central characters (Alice, Jason, Carl) to have an ulterior motive/secret scheme. Carl especially seemed set up to be hiding something but nothing ever came of it. Truly disappointing.
 

Thank you NetGalley and Joffe Books for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.