A review by theboundless_bookworm
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen

4.0

“An Anonymous Girl” is the second psychological thriller novel co-authored by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen after their bestseller, “The Wife Between Us”. Through the first half of the novel, I admit to having been drawn, finding myself curious to see how the story unravels. This is the kind of psychological thriller that keeps you on your toes — distorts your judgments then draws you back to square one as soon as you find yourself betrayed. And just when you thought you are at the height of uncovering the lies and the secrets, you then become aware of the unlikelihood — like digging deep for fine treasures only to be fooled by run-of-the-mill trinkets. But that is not to say that the novel lacks literary merit. The narrative is both sententious and emphatic and the triggers explored (mental health, self-harm, sexual assault) are perennial social issues that continue to raise awareness. The novel also explores the elements of psychological and emotional manipulation to gain power and control over people, while narrating the perspectives of both sides of the power matrix: the manipulator and the subservient.