When a young girl is found murdered in the supposedly safe and perfect town of Emerson, the race to find out what happened is on. It comes to light three local high schoolers were with her that night. The town wants the culprit identified and brought to justice so they can go back to their peaceful existence. But will the truth come out when not only the suspects but also their parents are working to write the narrative?
When the first page is about a dog getting hit by a car, it kind of put me off. However the dog survived so I kept on, and I’m glad I did. The rest of prologue and first chapter immediately pulled into the story.
A murder in a quiet idyllic town with juicy secrets? Sign me up! It gave me Little Fires Everywhere vibes which I also enjoyed. Similar to Little Fires Everywhere, this book is a slower burn that is more character driven but still had an intriguing murder mystery to go with it.
The story is told in multiple POV, five to be exact. Having that many POV was overwhelming at first but once I got into the story it got easier to separate them. In the end I actually loved getting so many sides to the story.
At first I did not like the ending, it left me with a weird feeling. However upon further reflection I believe it was the right call for the story.
P.S. Think it’s worth mentioning that the story got a little deep at times, with trigger warnings of self harm and racism.
When the first page is about a dog getting hit by a car, it kind of put me off. However the dog survived so I kept on, and I’m glad I did. The rest of prologue and first chapter immediately pulled into the story.
A murder in a quiet idyllic town with juicy secrets? Sign me up! It gave me Little Fires Everywhere vibes which I also enjoyed. Similar to Little Fires Everywhere, this book is a slower burn that is more character driven but still had an intriguing murder mystery to go with it.
The story is told in multiple POV, five to be exact. Having that many POV was overwhelming at first but once I got into the story it got easier to separate them. In the end I actually loved getting so many sides to the story.
At first I did not like the ending, it left me with a weird feeling. However upon further reflection I believe it was the right call for the story.
P.S. Think it’s worth mentioning that the story got a little deep at times, with trigger warnings of self harm and racism.