e-Audio, 10:00:46
Narrated by: Tamika Katon-Donegal
Release Date: April 6, 2025
Published by: Recorded Books, Inc. (Sourcebooks Fire)
Read from: March 25-April 6, 2025
Stand-alone
Source: Libro FM (I received a free e-ALC from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review. I also read the e-book in tandem that I received from the publisher. They also sent me a finished copy.)
Content Warning: Bullying, Infidelity, Racism, Death, Physical Abuse, Blood
For Readers Interested In: Romance, Mystery, Thriller, Racial/Ethnic Diversity (Black), 2sLGBTQ+, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, YAWhy get over your cheating ex when you can get even? John Tucker Must Die meets One of Us Is Lying in a gripping, page-turning debut thriller.
His first mistake was underestimating them.
Senior year is going to be perfect. Meghan won’t settle for anything less. She’s already crushing her classes and dating the star of the basketball team. Nate’s friends have been less than welcoming, but it’s never easy being one of the only Black kids at a mostly white prep school. Still, Meghan did not expect the scene at pep rally.
Robin and Bria dated Nate too. Correction: Are dating him. He never broke up with them, and Meghan is furious.
When Nate is found bloodied and unconscious in the locker room after the big game, suddenly the three teens are prime suspects―and a tenuous alliance may be the only way to clear their names. Except Meghan doesn’t remember everything that happened that night, and the more clues they uncover, the more Meghan, Bria, and Robin each look responsible…
*MY THOUGHTS*
This one was a doozie for me. I was so annoyed with these characters but I was still cheering them on. This was big for me, because let me tell you, the way I yelled at them for getting themselves into this mess anyway was getting on my nerves. Because why in the world did y’all care about this terrible person anyway?
This was another book where the main characters had me yelling at them because they were dodging red flags like they were invisible. I got so mad at them for letting these people walk all over them. Because it wasn’t just regular bullying. Oh no it was bullying plus a side of racism mixed in. And they were still trying to hang/be with them. Each of these girls deserved so much better than this.
The plot or mystery was just ok. I figured out who it was as soon as this person was introduced! The only reason I didn’t DNF it was because I wanted to see if I was correct. And I was. There were also some places where this book dragged a bit. It felt like nothing they were doing was helping and everything they WERE using to gain some clues or something still were hung up on whether or not THEIR boyfriend would make it. And let me tell you, it was annoying lol
Although I didn’t like the girls fighting over the guy, I did like the way they evolved and came together. They were a hot mess in the beginning and I don’t mean that in a good way. I wish there was a bit more thriller to this one, but for the most part it was still good.
Overall, I give this
