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cinderellasbookshelf's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Kidnapping and Murder
Minor: Death, Abortion, and Death of parent
clairebonney's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Vomit and Abortion
onemorepagecrew's review against another edition
4.5
Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering was a bingeable thriller I could not put down. In it we meet Cassie and Billie, two childhood friends who have drifted apart in adulthood. Billie longs to reconnect, but Cassie is in her own world of Instagram influencing, motherhood, and socialite life. One night something tragic happens with Cassie and it catapults these friends back together. I suggest knowing little more on plot, though you can see more in the publisher’s description.
Let’s talk mood instead, to help you know if the book is for you. It’s fast-paced and alternating POV, along with alternating timelines. There isn’t a crime to solve as a reader, you know what’s happening because of the POVs, so the tension comes from the secrets being kept and if / when they will come to light. At the center of the story is a toxic friendship and a few snobby, elitist characters. The story has closure in the end and is a quick, entertaining read.
This one doesn’t come out until next year, but I also enjoyed the author’s prior book, Can’t Look Away, and would recommend it as well. I’m going to try her other backlist books, too, so let me know if you recommend any.
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the complimentary, early copy – it was an exciting read!
Content warnings: child abuse, sexual assault (with a few descriptive scenes), kidnapping, toxic friendship
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship
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