A review by lifewithcristina
Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter by Samantha Crewson

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

“It boils my blood to think of people settling into their living rooms to consume my mother’s tragedy. They think of themselves as bystanders, but they’re fiends, nourishing themselves with someone else’s suffering.

There is nothing Americans love more than butchered women. Nothing captures our imagination so completely.”

An emotional and dark thriller, Everything Sweet Is Bitter follows Providence as she unravels the mystery of her mother’s disappearance while confronting the weight of her own lived trauma. The audiobook narration was outstanding, perfectly capturing the intensity and vulnerability throughout the story. While a few loose ends left me questioning some of the plot choices, I couldn’t put it down and finished it in a single day. Definitely read the author’s trigger warning at the start of the book before diving in.

Thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for a free copy of the audiobook in exchange for my honest review.

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