A fabulous twisty plot. As the backstory for each character is revealed their personalities become more complex and interesting. The novel shifts back and forth between the present and 20 years prior when the event that sets the story in motion occurs. Publishers Weekly and Library Journal starred reviews.

This novel captured me from the beginning. I thoroughly enjoyed the surprises which kept coming. The book had elements of "The Girl on the Train" & "Gone Girl". It was suspenseful & a better read than I thought it would be.

Great psychological thriller with nice twists and turns. Great on audio. I appreciated the older cast of characters...more relatable for my middle-aged self.

An excellent psychological thriller.

If you like plot twists, simple prose, and page-turning suspense, you'll probably like this one! If you're annoyed when authors allow characters to withhold known information (used as a device to prolong suspense) or if you're sensitive to scenes of twisted violence/disturbing interactions (maybe 1-2 scenes), this may be one to skip.

I thought this book was going to be another kind of "women writers who hate women" sort of thing (think AM Homes or Gillian Flynn) but the ending saved this book from being that. It was a fair examination of the human failings of judgement & revenge. We all do it so it was good to think about all that juicy hypocrisy that is probably our greatest of sins.

Though I nearly stopped reading after the first 3rd of the book, it never really became a pleasure but a curiosity. Still it's worth staying with until the end. Anyone who thinks the ending wasn't plausible probably should read books by Gillian Flynn & AM Homes.

I thought of this book as a wannabe twisty novel--like Gone Girl or When I Fall Asleep or so many others. But I didn't think this one worked. Now I'd say when this particular genre doesn't work it can be really bad because it is just sort of silly. Though I will say that it is tense at moments and you do want to see how it's going to end. I just think the workings are all too transparent and the writing not strong enough.

In the genre with Gillian Flynn and Paula Hawkins. Very well done.Clever. Creepy. Most unpleasant.Renee Knight, like the others, doesn't need to write any more in similar vein but.. I'll have the same awful fascination that will compel me to read her later efforts should there be any.

one of the best thrillers I've read this year.Highly recommended

More poignant than "Gone Girl", although even less believable in terms of plot. Once I got to page 100, it was hard to put down.