Many thanks to NetGalley, Penguin Group Dutton for gifting me a digital ARC of the debut novel by Karen Winn - 4.5 stars rounded up!
Bee (short for Borka) lives in a small NJ town with her one-year-younger sister, Audrina, and her parents. It's the summer of 1985, and Bee is a soon-to-be seventh grader, always feeling in the shadow of her prettier and more popular sister, even with her parents. When their next-door neighbor, 4-year-old Sally, goes missing when they are all at the nearby lake, no one's world will ever be the same. Families are scared and have lost trust in the community and its members. And the two sisters have secrets and their closeness feels far away.
This is an emotional coming-of-age story, exploring sisterhood, grief, and how each decision we make builds to change the course of our lives. I got pulled into this story from the beginning and couldn't wait to figure out all the storylines. In addition, get ready for some 1980s nostalgia back to when the world wasn't on instant access 24/7 and we felt safer. A beautifully written debut - I can't wait to read more from this author!
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