I liked the author's last book, but this one I could not put down! I love a mystery or thriller that leans literary, and that is exactly what this was - well written, reflective, engrossing. I don't always enjoy a duel timeline, but this one worked for me, I thought you could really see the how the character in the past timeline became the one in the current.

I rarely reread books but I want to restart this one immediately. I rushed to the end because I wanted to know how the story wrapped up. Now I want to reread and savor each beautiful sentence. Loved the story, loved the depth, loved the complicated characters.

I enjoyed Olivia Muenter's first book, Such a Bad Influence, and was looking forward to this new novel. Catharine West had a traumatic childhood, something the reader learns in the present day perspective when a reporter tracks her down. Through flashbacks, we realize that she grew up on a cult-farm in Florida led by her father. Her mother died when she was young as did her beloved grandparents. But did these deaths happen the way Catharine remembered? Catharine's memory is confronted with reality as the story unfolds. Her primary goal is to find her former best friend Linna.

I love Olivia and was thrilled to receive an ARC of her newest book! I loooooved the cult vibes and the dual timeline. I ate this one up and you will too if you love a literary thriller!