Rating: 4 out of 5.

This was a fun and twisty mystery/thriller set during the FMC’s senior year of college. Sloan is a pretty good student and has a close group of friends. Her relationship history is not so great and she frequently gets her heart broken. To cope, she writes a fake eulogy in her journal about the boy to put to rest the relationship.

One day Sloan is called home because her first serious boyfriend died in a terrible car crash. Shortly thereafter, the ex-boyfriend’s in her journal end up dead, with a copy of her journal page left at the scene. The police investigate her as a suspect and she decides she needs to figure out who the killer is before more people are killed and she lands in jail.

Asher, the asshole of their friend group offers to help Sloan , in exchange for her helping him with a family matter. Sloan has no desire to accept his offer, or be around Asher more than necessary, but eventually agrees. As they chase down every lead that Sloan can think of, bodies keep falling and the friend group starts to fracture.

The book is fast-paced with plenty of twists and will keep your attention. Sloan is smart and brave, but she doesn’t always make smart decisions. Her friend group has all the stereotypical personalities you’d expect in a book with college-age characters. They tease and torment each other and party a lot. Jealousy rears its ugly head occasionally, but most of it is harmless. You know something is off, but can’t really figure out what. The ending was surprising and yet not surprising. You’ll understand what I mean when you read it.

I listened to the audio of this book and the narrators did a great job bringing the characters to life. The female narrator depicted most of the characters and did great job distinguishing between them. She built tension in the story and expressed Sloan’s vulnerability really well.

I received a complimentary early copy of the audiobook from NetGalley and Harper Audio and Avon Books. All opinions are my own.