Thanks so much to NetGalley, Simon & Schuster, and Danya Kukafka for the opportunity to read and review this wonderful debut novel - by a 24-year-old no less!
I thought the writing in this book was beautiful and I couldn't put it down. The story opens with the discovery of a teenage girl, Lucinda, whose body is found brutally murdered at a school playground, covered in a blanket of snow. The story is then told over a period of days by 3 different voices - Cameron, a young boy who was obsessed with Lucinda and had been seen watching her through her window; Jade, another teenager who hated Lucinda and resented her perfect life and who felt that Lucinda took her boyfriend and babysitting job; and Russ, a town policeman, who was best friends with Cameron's father before he left town.
All three of these characters have depth to their stories. You feel the longing that they just want to fit in and be accepted and loved. Great writing really made this book - bravo!
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