Read if you like: The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin, or City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert , or The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
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All in Published 2023
Read if you like: The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin, or City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert , or The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Read if you like:
đș: Orange is the New Black or Weeds,
đ: A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard, Maid by Stephanie Land
Sugar sweet đłïžâđ, for all the Heart Stopper fans
When Tara Connelly is released from prison after serving eighteen months on a drug charge, she knows rebuilding her life at thirty years old wonât be easy. With no money and no prospects, she returns home to live with her siblings, who are both busy with their own problems. Her brother, a single dad, struggles with the ongoing effects of a brain injury he sustained years ago, and her sisterâs fragile facade of calm and order is cracking under the burden of big secrets. Life becomes even more complicated when the cop who put her in prison keeps showing up unannounced, leaving Tara to wonder what he wants from her now.
When Tara Connelly is released from prison after serving eighteen months on a drug charge, she knows rebuilding her life at thirty years old wonât be easy. With no money and no prospects, she returns home to live with her siblings, who are both busy with their own problems. Her brother, a single dad, struggles with the ongoing effects of a brain injury he sustained years ago, and her sisterâs fragile facade of calm and order is cracking under the burden of big secrets. Life becomes even more complicated when the cop who put her in prison keeps showing up unannounced, leaving Tara to wonder what he wants from her now.
The writing in this book is just beautiful, and I felt emotional throughout. Rachelâs journey is fragile and heartbreaking but filled with determination and love.
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie) meets Pretty Little Liars. Semi-predictable revenge thriller!
Sweet, lovey read.
Read if you like: How Not to Die Alone, Eleanor Oliphant
Points for being unpredictable and hitting hard with topics like environmental activism/climate crisis and problematic, god-complex billionaires. I was (am?) deeply uncomfortable with the way the book ended, but also feel like that is ultimately the point.
