Many thanks to NetGalley and HarperVia for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest book by Lisa Harding. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4 stars!
Jessica and Linda have been best friends since the first day of school. Both are from broken, but different, homes, and Jessica made sure they thrived. Now eighteen, the two have come to Wilde—an elite university in the heart of Dublin, far away from their troubled childhoods. Jessica immediately feels as if she's found her place and, with the faithful Linda by her side, finds herself at the heart of a new friend circle. Then Linda starts dating Mark and Jessica doesn't approve or like the change in her friend. But soon Mark's influence spreads even further.
I'm always up for a dark, academic novel, with this one nostalgically set in the 1990s. That age group is so fraught with wanting to fit in and yet wanting to forge their own path. It's easy to see where obsession comes in, and this book has that in spades. This story is also interwoven with Jessica's therapy sessions in the present as she works through her trauma. We know from the beginning that there was an incident at Wilde but the details don't come until late in the book. Be aware that none of the characters are real likable, but this was another good read from Lisa Harding.
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