This book was a quick and creepy read that made me uncomfortable many times. Adam is your typical creepy af little boy who bats his pretty eyes and talks sweetly while he literally sucks the life out of the adults around him.

No amount of coffee is going to improve this situation.

Phil’s life spirals out of control and into a complete abyss when he is all of a sudden daddy to our sweet little monster Adam, who keeps Phil on a short leash and makes him a prisoner in his own home.

It wasn’t the story I was expecting but it was enjoyable and creepy, perfect for an October read.

I won’t this as an e-book a while back on bookstagram and when it became a skip the line audio through my library I knew I needed to pair it and read it.

Alicia Berenson has what appears to be a happy life. A painter in a happy marriage, with a beautiful home. What dark secrets are lurking beneath the surface that would make Alicia shoot her husband five times and stop talking completely? Will she ever talk again and explain what happened that night?

WOW. I had an assumption a bit early on about one of the characters and part of my assumption was correct. However, Everything else surprised the hell out of me. While there were a bunch of connections made and many twists and turns it wasn’t a blink and you miss crucial information type of book. It had so many layers that were slowly revealed for the characters that made these seemingly two dimensional bland characters come to life and jump off of the page. Brilliant!

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Thank you to Harper Collins and Park Row Books for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
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I enjoyed this book. The plot was interesting. The characters (while I felt there was not a tonne of development) were interesting. It was a quick, somewhat dark read. The entire time I was listening to the narrator Adepero Oduye I was just captivated by her voice. It’s one thing to read a book but to have someone narrate and bring the words to life is a heightened experience.

Set in Nigeria we follow Korede as she deals with her serial killer sister Ayoola. While I felt Ayoola was an absolute narcissistic sociopath I wondered HOW Korede could continue to back her up I found myself feeling sorry for Ayoola and realized that is how serial killers and sociopaths work. They are able to milk sympathy and kindness from everyone while giving nothing in return.

The cover drew me in, the narrator captured me and the story kept me going. Loved it.