My review: 3.5 ⭐ rounded up
Tansy and Selene have a history together that involves a dark secret. Now 20 years later Selene is back and wants Tansy, a school counselor, to talk to her 18 year old daughter, Juniper, who she thinks is being abused by her boyfriend, Colton.
As Tansy tries to help Juniper she grows close to her uncle, Zach. Zach doesn’t trust his own sister and urges Tansy to keep her distance.
Selene is very manipulative and rather annoying.
Zach was a delight.
Some chapters were awfully long ~ like one chapter was over an hour listen – how many pages does that equate to? Geez.
I am wondering if I missed something because I am not sure why Tansy’s ex-husband was introduced into the story. I can’t figure out what that bit added to the story.
Emily was an excellent narrator nearly nailing every character. I listened at 2x and it was the perfect speed.
I am happy with how everything played out in the end. This was my first time with this author and I’d probably give her a go again.
*Thanks to Netgally, Dreamscape Media and Jody Gehrman for the advance audiobook. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
Book blurb: Release date ~ March 8, 2022
Twenty years ago, Tansy was drawn to Selene’s hard edges, her grit, and her knack for survival. Since then, the confused tangle of guilt about covering up a murder shattered their friendship, and even now, at thirty-eight, Tansy has never come to terms with what happened that night.
But now, Selene is back, demanding her old friend repay her. Selene’s daughter, Jupiter, attends the college where Tansy works as a guidance counselor. Selene is convinced that Jupiter’s boyfriend, Colton, is abusive, and wants Tansy to intervene. As she is drawn back into the intensity of Selene’s world, Tansy discovers the ugly truth about Colton. But Tansy suspects there’s far more to the story, and now she’ll finally have to confront Selene once and for all.
