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Spoiler-Free Synopsis
Alexa lives a sheltered life with her widowed father, feeling stifled by his helicopter parenting. When she secures a marketing job and apartment in New York City—much to her father’s and therapist’s concern—Alexa has high hopes of finally sneaking her way into adulthood. But her newfound freedom is cut short when her estranged twin sister Beth, after a long stint in a psychiatric setting, unexpectedly shows up at the doorstep of her tiny apartment.
Alexa too has spent time at the Weinstein Center. But she's determined to lead a normal life now and soon begins to date a YouTuber client. According to Beth, something isn’t quite right with Curt, but Alexa shrugs her clingy sister’s warnings off. It’s Beth who’s crazy, after all . . . As the sister bond grows strained over Alexa’s relationship and career success, questions mount, and secrets unfold, revealing the wickedly dark shared history of the twin siblings. What exactly happened when the twins were only nine that set this vile trajectory in motion?
Things get more complicated, and one treacherous act threatens everything Alexa has been working toward. It will be on her—and Beth—to claw the way out of this situation.
MY REVIEW
THANK YOU Bookish-First and Greenleaf Book Group publishing for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Just because of this, that does NOT impact my review.
Not what I expected, TBH. It's a horror novel about two sisters who separated, so what was there NOT to love??
I thought It'd be good. Really, I did. It wasn't. First of all, the plot had too many of what I call "pit-stops" and constantly kept stopping, even when I was knee-deep into the book. 40% is where I decided to stop.
I didn't like the different point of views, except when I skipped pages ahead out of spite and saw the doctor's point of view (OOPS SPOILER?)
I did like the character buildup, and the way the author wrote. It's kind of what made me continue reading in the first place. The style IS powerful, and the development gives it the topping star.
The cover is nicely designed and made. I absolutely LOVE the theme it seems to have, with a glitch-like effect on the front.
When the book was delivered, the publisher provided me with a sticker, bookmark, the book, social media to contact, and the packaging which was a cute holographic blue.
Overall, the book isn't worth a read. Maybe to waste some time that's on your hands, but otherwise it just isn't a worthy read.
⭐⭐
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