I didn't love this one. It was definitely suspenseful, but I thought it lacked character development.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for a review.

2/5 stars! I think I was the wrong audience for this. The writing itself was well done but it felt like a weird jab at polyamorous relationships and a strange angle for this story. I haven't read anything else from this author, so I'm certainly not calling her out. It was just the vibe I got from this story. Kelly is also a really hard character to root for. Overall, just not for me.

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Heart pounding thriller that left me on the edge of my seat. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. Definitely one of the best books this year.

A few months into 2020's Lockdown, Kelly Doyle has done something to give her fiance cold feet and decides a change of scenery will make his heart grow fonder. She has connected with an old school mate on Instagram. Sabrina is now a famous writer of steamy romance novels. While the two women weren't really close at school, she invites her to come and stay with her and her husband in Virginia....in the midst of a pandemic. With few options, Kelly moves in. She is dismayed by some neighbors who are quite rude about the couple but Sabrina doesn't say why they feel that way. Kelly also makes an acquaintance while walking in the nearby cemetery. Before long, Kelly begins an intimate relationship with the couple. Secrets are exposed and explanations don't really ring true, but Kelly can't quite make herself leave. Then there is a murder, but which of them is the killer? I guess my biggest problem with this book was the lack of character development. I didn't feel anything for any of the characters because I never felt like I knew them and this also goes for the first-person narrator. At first I thought it was just an unreliable narrator and that's how these things play out. Lots of foreshadowing never seemed to pay off and the ending just went on and on before revealing a killer which really didn't make sense to me. I liked the writing style and kept reading, but the story never came together for me.

Delicious, twisted, wicked and seductive. The main character's troubles and feelings were relatable and interestingly written as well, which can be a rare thing in the thriller genre. Really enjoyed this.

I liked Andrea Barry’s first book but I think I liked this one much more. I really liked the relationship between the three main characters. It was different but in a good way and they were all interesting people. I really loved the twist at the end.