bookmarkedbychalon 's review for:

Love You To Death by Christina Dotson

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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An advanced copy of this book was provided to me for free by Random House Publishing- Bantam Books.

Christina Dotson’s Love You to Death will make you rethink how far “ride-or-die” loyalty should really go. This thriller drops you straight into Kayla’s intense friendship with Zorie, a bond so fierce and codependent it’s both intoxicating and terrifying.

Dotson excels at exposing the moral gray area Kayla inhabits and how Zorie pushes her willingly into increasingly escalating behavior. Kayla refuses to see Zorie for who she truly is, clinging instead to a sanitized version of her best friend. When a disastrous road trip across the South turns into a full-blown flight from the law, Kayla is forced to confront Zorie’s darkness, her blurred boundaries, and the chilling consequences of unquestioned devotion.

Kayla’s complicated family history adds another layer, explaining why she clings to Zorie even as that loyalty drags her down. By the time the final twists hit, my pulse was pounding and I was genuinely holding my breath. I loved this book and look forward to reading more of Dotson’s work!

If you crave page-turners that ratchet up the tension, keep you guessing, and make you side-eye your closest relationships, Love You to Death belongs on your reading list!