I’ve been meaning to write this review for quite a while now, which I think is quite a recommendation in itself because it means the novel has stuck with me enough to still review (and still want to). I would classify this as “cozy thriller”, for any of my easy-going, “no intense reads for me” readers out there.
Evie Porter has everything a nice Southern girl could want: a doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence, a tight group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t exist.
I have shamelessly stolen this from the Goodreads’ description of the book because it so perfectly captures what I wanted to say. Evie has a mark, a job to do, and she doesn’t ask questions – at least not the questions that will get her in trouble. But this job isn’t going to plan, and Evie can’t help but start questioning who’s really pulling the strings.
You are dropped into this story from the first page. From the beginning you know that there are secrets, that things are not what they seem, and you’re not quite sure that your protagonist isn’t actually the antagonist. Rather than feeling overwhelming and chaotic, I felt this smoothly skipped over a lot of build-up and I was picking back up on a book right as it was getting good.
As you try to figure out Evie’s past and what is driving her forward, the pace doesn’t seem to slow or make you lose interest. I tore through the book and enjoyed it the whole way through. I was also decently surprised by the ending, although I didn’t feel I needed it in order to enjoy the book. This came as a recommendation to me, and I would definitely pass on the recommendation to anyone looking for a change of pace in their beach reading this summer.
2% Rating: 8/10
Recommend? Yes
Re-Read? Honestly, maybe in a year or two
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