BY ANDREA BARTZ
SYNOPSIS FROM AUTHORS WEBSITE⇣
What really happened the night Edie died? Ten years later, her best friend Lindsay will learn how unprepared she is for the truth.
In 2009, Edie had New York’s social world in her thrall. Mercurial and beguiling, she was the shining star of a group of recent graduates living in a Brooklyn loft and treating the city like their playground. When Edie’s body was found near a suicide note at the end of a long, drunken night, no one could believe it. Grief, shock, and resentment scattered the group and brought the era to an abrupt end.
A decade later, Lindsay has come a long way from the drug-addled world of Calhoun Lofts. She has devoted best friends, a cozy apartment, and a thriving career as a magazine’s head fact-checker. But when a chance reunion leads Lindsay to discover an unsettling video from that hazy night, she starts to wonder if Edie was actually murdered—and, worse, if she herself was involved. As she rifles through those months in 2009—combing through case files, old technology, and her fractured memories—Lindsay is forced to confront the demons of her own violent history to bring the truth to light.
BOOK TAGS⇣
⤏ MYSTERIOUS QUESTIONABLE SUICIDE
⤏ THE PARTY LIFE IN 2009
⤏ FOGGY, ALCOHOL INDUCED MEMORIES (BLACKOUT DRUNK)
⤏ A VERY UNRELIABLE NARRATOR
⤏ PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
⤏ THE PARTY LIFE IN 2009
⤏ FOGGY, ALCOHOL INDUCED MEMORIES (BLACKOUT DRUNK)
⤏ A VERY UNRELIABLE NARRATOR
⤏ PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
BOOK DETAILS⇣
AUDIO PERFORMED BY⇢ KRISTEN SIEH, BRITTANY PRESSLEY, WILL DAMRON, FRED BERMAN, AND MACLEOD ANDREWS
NARRATION RATING⇢ 4.5/5
BOOK COVER⇢ WHO DOESN'T LOVE DRUG INDUCED BLURRY LIGHTS?
SETTING⇢ NEW YORK
SOURCE⇢ LIBBY AUDIOBOOK (LIBRARY)
AUDIOBOOK LENGTH⇢ 10 HOURS, 20 MINUTES
AUDIO PERFORMED BY⇢ KRISTEN SIEH, BRITTANY PRESSLEY, WILL DAMRON, FRED BERMAN, AND MACLEOD ANDREWS
NARRATION RATING⇢ 4.5/5
BOOK COVER⇢ WHO DOESN'T LOVE DRUG INDUCED BLURRY LIGHTS?
SETTING⇢ NEW YORK
SOURCE⇢ LIBBY AUDIOBOOK (LIBRARY)
AUDIOBOOK LENGTH⇢ 10 HOURS, 20 MINUTES
MY THOUGHTS⇣
For the most part, this is narrated by Kristen Sieh as Lindsay and I liked her better in this than I did another audiobook. But the best part is we get a separate narrator for each person whose head we are in. Which I like a lot. Did the excellent narration carry this story? I don't really know, but a lot of other people didn't really care for this book, so maybe. But in all seriousness, I found the story within this mystery rather fascinating.
It delves into the mysteries of our memories and how our brain can play tricks on us and makes us remember are memories differently, especially if it's something we don't want to remember. It shows the highs and lows of being a 20-something, especially the dark side of getting blackout drunk or just drinking excessively, without glorifying it. Although, it helps that I've done some hard-partying myself in the past and it's probably why this resonated with me.
If you can relate to characters who once relished the party life and everything that goes with that, and you also like an unreliable narrator, then this could totally be your jam. I also saw on Andrea Bartz's website that this is being optioned by Cartel Entertainment for development as a limited series, with Mila Kunis’ Orchard Farm set to produce, so we'll see if that happens.
For the most part, this is narrated by Kristen Sieh as Lindsay and I liked her better in this than I did another audiobook. But the best part is we get a separate narrator for each person whose head we are in. Which I like a lot. Did the excellent narration carry this story? I don't really know, but a lot of other people didn't really care for this book, so maybe. But in all seriousness, I found the story within this mystery rather fascinating.
It delves into the mysteries of our memories and how our brain can play tricks on us and makes us remember are memories differently, especially if it's something we don't want to remember. It shows the highs and lows of being a 20-something, especially the dark side of getting blackout drunk or just drinking excessively, without glorifying it. Although, it helps that I've done some hard-partying myself in the past and it's probably why this resonated with me.
If you can relate to characters who once relished the party life and everything that goes with that, and you also like an unreliable narrator, then this could totally be your jam. I also saw on Andrea Bartz's website that this is being optioned by Cartel Entertainment for development as a limited series, with Mila Kunis’ Orchard Farm set to produce, so we'll see if that happens.
It delves into the mysteries of our memories and how our brain can play tricks on us and makes us remember are memories differently, especially if it's something we don't want to remember. It shows the highs and lows of being a 20-something, especially the dark side of getting blackout drunk or just drinking excessively, without glorifying it. Although, it helps that I've done some hard-partying myself in the past and it's probably why this resonated with me.
If you can relate to characters who once relished the party life and everything that goes with that, and you also like an unreliable narrator, then this could totally be your jam. I also saw on Andrea Bartz's website that this is being optioned by Cartel Entertainment for development as a limited series, with Mila Kunis’ Orchard Farm set to produce, so we'll see if that happens.
MY RATING⇢ 4¼✰STARS✰
BREAKDOWN⇣
Plot⇢ 4/5
Characters⇢ 4/5
The Feels⇢ 3.8/5
Pacing⇢ 4/5
Addictiveness⇢ 4.2/5
Theme or Tone⇢ 4/5
Flow (Writing Style)⇢ 4.3/5
Twisty-ness⇢ 3.7/5
Originality⇢ 4/5
Ending⇢ 4.3/5
Plot⇢ 4/5
Characters⇢ 4/5
The Feels⇢ 3.8/5
Pacing⇢ 4/5
Addictiveness⇢ 4.2/5
Theme or Tone⇢ 4/5
Flow (Writing Style)⇢ 4.3/5
Twisty-ness⇢ 3.7/5
Originality⇢ 4/5
Ending⇢ 4.3/5
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