Many thanks to NetGalley, Ballantine Books, and Kyle McCarthy for the opportunity to read and review her debut novel. 3.5 stars rounded up for a literary look into toxic, obsessive friendships.
Rose and Lacie were friends since elementary school when they were both a bit of outcasts. But Rose was the smart, shy one and Lacie the more popular, social friend. And so the jealousy began. An incident in high school caused the friends to become estranged until a meeting in NYC more than a decade later restarts their friendship. But Rose not only wants to be Lacie's be all friend but she wants to BE Lacie. Rose is writing a book about their friendship and she needs to get inside Lacie's head more to finish it.
This was an intriguing look into this topic of toxic friendships. I also enjoyed Rose's job as an elite tutor for SAT/college essay prep. Reminiscent of the recent college entrance scandal, it's amazing to me how wealthy people try to manipulate every part of their child's life. Rose is not a likable character which made some of this book difficult to read although it was well written. It was a promising debut and I look forward to reading more from this author.
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