Told from perspective of multiple key characters, this family and socially dramatic tale is woven with island flair. A murder mystery unfolds on a fictional resort island and told from the view of Alison (never Ali and victim), you can feel yourself cringing along with her as she describes the socioeconomic differences between her parents and the resort staff and islanders. As the book progresses, Allison’s reflections, diary entries, etc... had me questioning whether she was going through a mid-life identity crisis at 18 or was just an entitled young adult looking to be an attention whore without the obvious label. After Alison dies, the book is written mainly from the little sister’s view - from being neglected in the immediate aftermath of her sister’s death to navigating life as a redesigned person faking her way through a deliberately deprived hipster life in NYC. Things take a twist when Emily/Clairey comes into contact and subsequently stalks a key suspect in her sister’s murder. She fakes a friendship in the hopes of his confession but behind to lose everything including herself. When her true identity is discovered by suspected murderer Clive, she gains a confession but with a few twists that left me wanting more details that should have been revealed. There are secondary characters that have some limelight moments throughout the book and you will need to remind yourself a few times that the book has probably switched and this is another character who has some connection to the murder. At first, this seemed like a murder mystery but revealed itself to be more of a fictional exercise in how to deal with a murder and the fake nature of a family dealing but not dealing with the murder. I gave the book 3 stars for the following reasons: the switch between perspectives and characters was not easy to follow at points and didn’t lend to each other at times, the murder mystery isn’t given detail like it should to provide the twist needed (without revealing too much, the “cause” of the murder felt unconnected), and some of the personal insights from the sisters in particular were a bit contrived and whiny. In the end, I enjoyed the book but wasn’t gushing about it to my girlfriends or putting it down because I was moved or shaken. *I received an ARC to review from Celadon books*