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Ella's, Regan, Josh and Brady have a 10 year reunion to have a memorial for their friend Lanie who had a mysterious fall and death at a party during their college years. They return to Ella's family cabin for the reunion. Regan has never remembered much of that night due to drugs and alcohol but after giving birth recently she has nightmares.
Suspense mounts as they worry about a approaching storm and everyone wonders if Lanies fall was really an accident. After another of the friends disappears and their body discovered tensions rise.
Story is told through Ella's or Regan voice. This is a quick read, suspenseful but rather predictable
An atmospheric, twisty slow burn thriller about a struggling young mom haunted by memories from her past. The last third really picked up and the ending was great.
This book grabbed me immediately from the prologue, and it only got better from there. I could not put it down and read it all the way through.
Reagan is a new mother struggling with post partum depression, and adjusting to married life with an infant. Awful memories come flooding back from her past when she opens an invitation from an old friend, Ella, for a weekend getaway for their 10 year college reunion. This is also the 10 year anniversary of the tragic death of their friend Lanie, that occurred at this same camp.
As the weekend approaches, Reagan can’t help but remember snippets of that night: the drugs, the alcohol, a mishap with the fire, how many people were there, a biker guy, the scream… what’s real and what’s subconscious guilt? What actually happened that landed their friend Lanie at the bottom of that ravine?
Once the old gang gets back together at the cabin, the second hand awkwardness due to the tension building is palpable. Reagan, Ella, Ted, Brady, & Josh are all back together. Ella’s parents, Helen and Rob, even show up for the memorial. As the weekend wears on, a hurricane makes its way inland trapping everyone there so nobody can leave after the memorial service, and everything starts to unravel as Reagan begins putting the broken fragments of her memories back together.
Everyone begins to turn on each other… where does Reagan’s husband Matt fit into the equation? The pebbling of clues throughout the book kept me turning the pages anxious to find out what happened next. Highly recommend!
I read this book as an ARC thanks to NetGalley. All opinions are my own and given voluntarily.
A haunting and immersive thriller about a struggling young mother and a secret from her past. Great atmosphere and setting, and more than a few crazy twists. Ending was clever. I received an advance copy and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Reagan’s memory of the night her friend died 10 years ago is spotty, tainted by alcohol and drugs. Ever since her son was born a few months ago, she’s been out of sorts and remembering little flashes. Just enough that she knows she knew something more happened that night, but nothing cohesive. When a 10 year anniversary memorial is organized, she goes because she feels like this will help her regain her memory. She gets far more than she bargained for…
A solid thriller. Compelling storytelling and interesting characters. Parts of it were a bit predictable, but there were enough twists to keep it engaging. Full four stars and a strong recommendation for thriller lovers.