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bookhorror's review against another edition
4.0
Very good, didn’t anticipate the twists! Felt like there could have been a little more to the ending but overall it wrapped up nicely.
lolo412's review against another edition
4.0
This one was approaching 5 stars for me. It kept me engaged, but the ending wasn't as good as I had hoped.
cassies_books_reviews's review against another edition
4.0
I can always rely on Minka Kent to spin a great mystery and keep me on my toes and this book did just that!
As a teen Afton was found covered in blood standing over the body of her moms boyfriends body, who also happened to be Aftons best friends Sydney’s dad. Labeled crazy and a murder her past has followed her she’s an outcast. Now as an adult Afton lives with her grandmother and works the night shift at the local hotel in her small town, she relies on pills to help her sleep and make it through the day. Luck has never been something Afton has ever felt, but one night everything changes. Afton creates a secret plan in motion to help her only friend Sydney yes the same Sydney whose dad she’s accused of murdering! Afton sees how Sydney is struggling being a wife and a mom and a business owner. Afton also believes Sydney’s husband is toxic and lazy and a possible adulterer. What could go wrong?! Afton begins receiving unsettling phone calls from a restricted number, and someone has been lingering outside her home. But soon it’s apparent her best intentions maybe spinning out of control and whose lurking in the dark or is it just her imagination?
As a teen Afton was found covered in blood standing over the body of her moms boyfriends body, who also happened to be Aftons best friends Sydney’s dad. Labeled crazy and a murder her past has followed her she’s an outcast. Now as an adult Afton lives with her grandmother and works the night shift at the local hotel in her small town, she relies on pills to help her sleep and make it through the day. Luck has never been something Afton has ever felt, but one night everything changes. Afton creates a secret plan in motion to help her only friend Sydney yes the same Sydney whose dad she’s accused of murdering! Afton sees how Sydney is struggling being a wife and a mom and a business owner. Afton also believes Sydney’s husband is toxic and lazy and a possible adulterer. What could go wrong?! Afton begins receiving unsettling phone calls from a restricted number, and someone has been lingering outside her home. But soon it’s apparent her best intentions maybe spinning out of control and whose lurking in the dark or is it just her imagination?
theliterateleprechaun's review against another edition
5.0
“My mother always says that inside each of us is a stranger - someone who looks like us and sounds like us, but is anything but. She calls it our shadow self. It’s where we keep our anger, our shame, our guilt, our darkness.”
A fantastic standalone psychological thriller!
Don’t you often wonder how authors come up with names for characters? I’d love to know how Minka Kent arrived at ‘Afton Teachout’ for her protagonist. Even more puzzling than the FMC’s name is her ‘friendship’ with her best friend and her family after allegedly killing Sydney’s dad. How can you remain friendly after you see your bestie with a bloodied knife and your dad dead? I was hooked - especially after learning that Sydney’s dad was Afton’s mom’s boyfriend! What toxic relationships.
What follows is a dual timeline revealing Afton’s friendship with Sydney; it’s dark and full of secrets! The author examines mental health and questions whether a deferred sentence really means freedom or if it’s just as limiting as a conviction. Sometimes, second chances aren’t all they are cracked up to be….even after a windfall! Even after boring shifts at the Grantwell Hotel in Shelter Rock. Just ask Afton! I had to suspend disbelief for a few moments and I didn’t know whether to trust the narrator, but I was on the edge of my seat and I was entertained.
You’ll have to read this well-paced quick read to get an inside look into the strangers, the ‘shadow self,’ within Afton and Sydney. Know this, you’ll have plenty of questions unanswered!
Anyone else need a sequel?
I was gifted this copy Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.
A fantastic standalone psychological thriller!
Don’t you often wonder how authors come up with names for characters? I’d love to know how Minka Kent arrived at ‘Afton Teachout’ for her protagonist. Even more puzzling than the FMC’s name is her ‘friendship’ with her best friend and her family after allegedly killing Sydney’s dad. How can you remain friendly after you see your bestie with a bloodied knife and your dad dead? I was hooked - especially after learning that Sydney’s dad was Afton’s mom’s boyfriend! What toxic relationships.
What follows is a dual timeline revealing Afton’s friendship with Sydney; it’s dark and full of secrets! The author examines mental health and questions whether a deferred sentence really means freedom or if it’s just as limiting as a conviction. Sometimes, second chances aren’t all they are cracked up to be….even after a windfall! Even after boring shifts at the Grantwell Hotel in Shelter Rock. Just ask Afton! I had to suspend disbelief for a few moments and I didn’t know whether to trust the narrator, but I was on the edge of my seat and I was entertained.
You’ll have to read this well-paced quick read to get an inside look into the strangers, the ‘shadow self,’ within Afton and Sydney. Know this, you’ll have plenty of questions unanswered!
Anyone else need a sequel?
I was gifted this copy Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.
kelseysterg's review against another edition
3.0
don’t be friends with nurses that can sneakily fuck with your meds!!!!!
kimmansfield22's review against another edition
3.0
This was a good book and I enjoyed it. The reason I gave it 3 stars is was predictable and just a little drawn out. It did, however have some interesting twists. I would recommend reading it, but it’s definitely not my favorite.