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The people who loved you, the ones who really cared, they would always come back.

this book had me hooked for hours!

holly jackson is no doubt a talented writer, so i had high expectations for this book, and of course, they were met.

this is about a girl named bel, who is asked to film a documentary about her missing mother. when her mother mysteriously returns, something is off…and things begin to go downhill from there.
we follow bel as she begins to uncover more and more secrets about her family, where it turns out, nothing is coincidental after all.

the plot was paced well, and with all the juicy secrets being uncovered, i was not able to put this down. just when i thought i had things figured out, it threw me for another twist!
and the end leaves you with chills. it was absolutely insane. i did NOT see it coming at all!

bel was an easy to character to connect with. at first, i was a bit taken aback by her sense of humor, but i quickly learned that it was only a facade. she’s fearless when it comes to protecting her family. she believes in herself even when no one else does. the perfect main character for this book!

rachel price is such an insanely strong woman. she was put through HELL. how she pushed through, i have no idea. everything else I have to say about her will spoil the book, so I will leave it at that. but wow!! absolutely wild.

i did not by any means expect the ending parts to be so sad. i was sobbing!! the family dynamics in this were really powerful. such an unexpected, but great, addition to this book.

there were also some scary moments! i would not recommend reading at night, but even in the daytime, it was chilling. super well-done.

highly recommend this, and i will be on standby for holly jackson’s next book!