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This was a pretty great read. I thought it was going to be all about a sex addict and ended up being !much more about others crimes being committed. I read the last 2 hours in one sitting because I confidently it down. Although I definitely thought Brick was he killer at first, I realized soon after that it was Nina. I'd definitely read books by Eva Mackenzie again.

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I found the book to good. Hard to connect with Jamie. I may alone in thinking it was just too much going on and some were just ok.. I did finish it and again, It was good. No reason to give this one a read.
Thank you, NetGalley for the advance copy to review.

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So, another new to me author I'm adding to my list because this book was sooo good!
Jamie despite therapy sessions cannot remember the light she lost her twin brother one summer night at Kring Camp many years ago.
Now, she is forced to return home after her mother falls down a flight of stairs, to care for her. Upon returning home she starts having flashes of her lost memories that night. Then once different people start dying around her Jamie knows she has to figure out what happened that summer night and who is trying to kill her and her mom.
A fast paced thriller that grabs your attention and keeps it!

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First off, this book does some things very well. The tale blends a little of many popular genres including, crime, romance, mystery and thriller. The premise is strong and creates an air of suspense and curiosity that make it hard to stop reading. The stories of all the characters are well intertwined and come together nicely to solve the puzzle that is Jamie’s memories. The mystery gets wrapped up nicely with all the character arcs resolved and the major questions answered.

While I didn’t inherently dislike the book, I felt like there were a lot of places that it could have used more work. The characters themselves are not overly developed and present as archetypes with not much else to go on. While it is refreshing to see the male-identifying characters failing the “lamp test,” several characters didn't do much to further the story. The characters also create many side plots that do come together at the end, but either seem unnecessary or like they would have benefited from some more development. The neatness of the end works, and isn't a surprise (a good crime novel gives you all the info you need), but cut short a few subplots that could have been further examined, or even turned into books in a series.

For a debut novel this book attempts to tackle a lot of layers, and mostly succeeds. It was a bold first book and I would like to see more from this author.

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