Many thanks to NetGalley and Random House for gifting me a digital ARC of the new book by Emma Cline - 4.5 stars!
Alex is a grifter and desperate to get out of the city, where her roommates have asked her to leave and someone is hunting for her to get back what she took from him. The offer to spend August in the Hamptons with Simon, an older man wanting an easy companion, will perfectly fit the bill. Until he tells her to leave. Alex is sure that with a little bit of time and space, he'll welcome her back and plans to show up at his annual Labor Day party. She just has to survive the week until then.
Alex is one of those characters that will have you rooting for her, even while you don't agree with her behavior. Cline's writing is once again top notch as we watch Alex flit and flitter in and out of strangers' lives, sometimes helping them but mostly causing them more issues, as she does whatever she needs to do to bide her time. This is all character development and the ending is left open to interpretation, which seems a fitting end to Alex's personality.
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