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With Friends Like You
From a New York Times bestselling author comes a gripping debut that defies all expectations—a story of feverish obsession, new motherhood, and a friendship pushed to the edge
Emily is unmoored as a new mother in Manhattan—exhausted, broke, and slipping away from her well-meaning husband. She becomes fixated on finding the one person who ever truly understood her college roommate Daisy who vanished years ago after dancing at a seedy strip club off campus.
In her desperate search for Daisy, Emily tumbles from new-mom message boards into a world of porn, secrets, and a high-end escort service for global billionaires, hitting one dead end after another—until the unthinkable Daisy suddenly reappears.
Daisy infuses Emily’s life with newfound purpose and community as the two launch a new mothers’ group in a vacant luxury skyscraper (matcha on tap, vibrators on offer). But the joy of their reunion soon fades, revealing deep cracks in their friendship. Is Daisy the key to Emily’s happiness—or is she unraveling her world? And where has Daisy really been all these years?
Emily is unmoored as a new mother in Manhattan—exhausted, broke, and slipping away from her well-meaning husband. She becomes fixated on finding the one person who ever truly understood her college roommate Daisy who vanished years ago after dancing at a seedy strip club off campus.
In her desperate search for Daisy, Emily tumbles from new-mom message boards into a world of porn, secrets, and a high-end escort service for global billionaires, hitting one dead end after another—until the unthinkable Daisy suddenly reappears.
Daisy infuses Emily’s life with newfound purpose and community as the two launch a new mothers’ group in a vacant luxury skyscraper (matcha on tap, vibrators on offer). But the joy of their reunion soon fades, revealing deep cracks in their friendship. Is Daisy the key to Emily’s happiness—or is she unraveling her world? And where has Daisy really been all these years?
332 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 21, 2026
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Amy Chozick
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Amy Chozick is an author, screenwriter, and journalist who has covered major stories in politics, business, and media for The New York Times.
She is the creator and executive producer of the HBO Max original series The Girls on the Bus, inspired by her New York Times–bestselling memoir Chasing Hillary. Her debut novel, With Friends Like You, will be published by Dutton in July. She is currently adapting the novel into a feature film with Brad Weston — the producer of several Oscar-winning films — and Fifth Season. She also has multiple television projects in development at Netflix and Apple.
Amy’s writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, Vanity Fair and other
publications. At The New York Times, Chozick served as the lead reporter covering Hillary
Clinton during the 2016 presidential election. Most recently, she conducted an exclusive
interview with Elizabeth Holmes.
Prior to joining the Times in 2011, Chozick spent eight years at The Wall Street Journal,
including as a political reporter covering Barack Obama and as a foreign correspondent based in
Tokyo.
She served as a consultant on the Netflix political drama House of Cards and Greg Berlanti’s USA series Political Animals.
She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amychozick/
Amy Chozick is an author, screenwriter, and journalist who has covered major stories in politics, business, and media for The New York Times.
She is the creator and executive producer of the HBO Max original series The Girls on the Bus, inspired by her New York Times–bestselling memoir Chasing Hillary. Her debut novel, With Friends Like You, will be published by Dutton in July. She is currently adapting the novel into a feature film with Brad Weston — the producer of several Oscar-winning films — and Fifth Season. She also has multiple television projects in development at Netflix and Apple.
Amy’s writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, Vanity Fair and other
publications. At The New York Times, Chozick served as the lead reporter covering Hillary
Clinton during the 2016 presidential election. Most recently, she conducted an exclusive
interview with Elizabeth Holmes.
Prior to joining the Times in 2011, Chozick spent eight years at The Wall Street Journal,
including as a political reporter covering Barack Obama and as a foreign correspondent based in
Tokyo.
She served as a consultant on the Netflix political drama House of Cards and Greg Berlanti’s USA series Political Animals.
She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son.
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June 28, 2026
I think this will catch a lot of people by surprise. The storytelling and writing was so fast paced, humor witty and raw. This is 100% the modern day moms’ Fight Club. The writing style and inner monologue also reminded me so much of reading Fight Club. I loved how the author made it her own and ended in a very satisfying way. Highly recommend this read! Thanks to Dutton and NetGalley for this ARC.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 7, 2026
Oh man, this book made me so mad. How is this marketed as litfic?! I was intrigued in the beginning, but the twist is SO dumb and lowkey fucked up. What an offensive and frankly stupid representation of personality and mood disorders. The Freida McFadden girlies would love this one, tho…
July 14, 2026
With Friends Like You by Amy Chozick. Thanks to @duttonbooks for the gifted Arc ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Emily is a new mother in Manhattan and having a hard time adjusting. She starts to look up her old roommate from college, Daisy, who vanished after starting stripping at a seedy club.
I loved this dark humor look at motherhood and mental health. The story is very entertaining and flips a few times unexpectedly. I really enjoyed it. It’s hard for me to say more at risk of spoilers but it’s a great read!
“We were witches, wild and drunk and together and so, so alive.”
Read if you like:
-Stories about motherhood
-Friendships
-Unexpected twists
-New York City settings
With Friends Like You comes out 7/21.
Emily is a new mother in Manhattan and having a hard time adjusting. She starts to look up her old roommate from college, Daisy, who vanished after starting stripping at a seedy club.
I loved this dark humor look at motherhood and mental health. The story is very entertaining and flips a few times unexpectedly. I really enjoyed it. It’s hard for me to say more at risk of spoilers but it’s a great read!
“We were witches, wild and drunk and together and so, so alive.”
Read if you like:
-Stories about motherhood
-Friendships
-Unexpected twists
-New York City settings
With Friends Like You comes out 7/21.
August 24, 2026
"A feverish search for a long-lost friend threatens to upend a young woman’s life in this darkly funny, gripping thrill ride of a novel that defies all expectations."
Emily is struggling after giving birth to her first child. She decides to look for her college roommate, Daisy, her only friend who truly understood her. She went missing after working in a strip club fifteen years earlier. When she finds a vacant penthouse looking for a job, she stumbles upon Daisy. They reunite, she provides childcare for her baby, and they start a moms group. Suddenly, Daisy starts behaving unpredictably and Emily wonders if she should help her again or if Daisy will be her undoing.
This is a slow-burn psychological thriller that takes a dark look at motherhood, post partum depression and friendship. Part satire and part reality. I don't want to give anything away but this has a twist that reminded me of The Silent Patient in some ways. Highly recommend!
The audiobook performance by Ellen Adair (11 hours 24 minutes) is fantastic! She completely immerses you into the story and makes the characters feel like real people.
Many thanks to NetGalley, Dutton Books, PRH Audio and Amy Chozick for the gifted advance reader's copy and advance listening copy. All opinions are my own. 🎧📚
Emily is struggling after giving birth to her first child. She decides to look for her college roommate, Daisy, her only friend who truly understood her. She went missing after working in a strip club fifteen years earlier. When she finds a vacant penthouse looking for a job, she stumbles upon Daisy. They reunite, she provides childcare for her baby, and they start a moms group. Suddenly, Daisy starts behaving unpredictably and Emily wonders if she should help her again or if Daisy will be her undoing.
This is a slow-burn psychological thriller that takes a dark look at motherhood, post partum depression and friendship. Part satire and part reality. I don't want to give anything away but this has a twist that reminded me of The Silent Patient in some ways. Highly recommend!
The audiobook performance by Ellen Adair (11 hours 24 minutes) is fantastic! She completely immerses you into the story and makes the characters feel like real people.
Many thanks to NetGalley, Dutton Books, PRH Audio and Amy Chozick for the gifted advance reader's copy and advance listening copy. All opinions are my own. 🎧📚
Did Not Finish
April 10, 2026this book got way too graphic about child-birth for me to enjoy it
August 18, 2026
I’m gonna keep this short and not so sweet. This book may be one of the worst novels I’ve read in the last decade.
August 17, 2026
the first 80% felt like an over-researched debut and the last 20% was kind of insane. i wouldn’t necessarily recommend, but i like it has some positive redemption arcs that kept me engaged. so far i’m not sold on eli rallo’s bookclub because of this.
July 30, 2026
This book tried to do a lot but ended up not doing any of it particularly well.
May 15, 2026
2.5 it just didn’t work for me. Felt like way too much build up but also the ending was rushed for me. I did like the twists, I think they weren’t executed well enough though. There’s a stretch of 4ish chapters that end with something along the lines of “until the bad thing happened dot dot dot” and I was getting very upset at that just write better. Also “Virginia Woolf was wrong. A woman doesn’t need a room of one’s own. We just need three hours with no one asking us for a snack.” That’s literally exactly what Virginia Woolf meant 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I got so mad at that line I took a photo on the plane to put in this review like please be serious
July 29, 2026
I hated the ending. Absolutely despised it. My heart sank as it neared and I could sense where the author was going. I kept whispering to myself, “No, no, no, no. Please don’t go there.” Unfortunately, she went there. In my opinion, it’s been done before, and actually quite overdone to the point where it just makes me mad. It felt lazy to me. Okay, that’s all I’ll say about that.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
𝘈 𝘧𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘺, 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘮𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘻𝘪𝘤𝘬. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦.
With that said, I did enjoy the story itself. The first three quarters of it was solid and included various themes that I love such as motherhood, female friendship, complex relationships, and mental illness. There’s a constant air of mystery that gave off some great thriller vibes, so that was much appreciated as well. New motherhood in the modern world and the postpartum experience is greatly explored, so if you’re into that, then this new release would be a great option for you.
Sadly, I need to dock off some major points because of the conclusion. It simply ruined the book for me. I really wish the author took a different route. Bummer.
3/5 stars for WITH FRIENDS LIKE YOU! It’s out now!
ABOUT THE BOOK:
𝘈 𝘧𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘺, 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘮𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘻𝘪𝘤𝘬. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦.
With that said, I did enjoy the story itself. The first three quarters of it was solid and included various themes that I love such as motherhood, female friendship, complex relationships, and mental illness. There’s a constant air of mystery that gave off some great thriller vibes, so that was much appreciated as well. New motherhood in the modern world and the postpartum experience is greatly explored, so if you’re into that, then this new release would be a great option for you.
Sadly, I need to dock off some major points because of the conclusion. It simply ruined the book for me. I really wish the author took a different route. Bummer.
3/5 stars for WITH FRIENDS LIKE YOU! It’s out now!
July 25, 2026
Emily is a new mother who is beginning to unravel. Husband, Roman, is working all tje time and baby, Holden, seems impossible to satisfy. Having come to terms with a horrific birth and post partum depression, Emily wants something more.
She begins a search for her college roommate, Daisy, who made her feel like the best version of herself. But her desperate longing for Daisy will lead her to some dark places. And when she finally finds her, the offer of a fabulous new way of living may not be quite everything it appears to be.
It took me some time to get into this novel. Emily is not the most sympathetic of characters - she is quite selfish and incapable of recognising when others are struggling.
However I continued reading but the end was, for me, the biggest disappointment. What an anticlimax.
I have seen other reviews which have praised the end. I cannot say why, for some, it will be marvellous and others will simply think "oh that" because it would ruin it.
I would recommend this book if you like a psychological novel that focuses heavily on the exhausting life of new mothers - it is easy to see why Emily took the easy way out.
However, if you have read one certain book then you may feel let down by the end. I did.
Thankyou to Netgalley and Dutton for the digital review copy.
She begins a search for her college roommate, Daisy, who made her feel like the best version of herself. But her desperate longing for Daisy will lead her to some dark places. And when she finally finds her, the offer of a fabulous new way of living may not be quite everything it appears to be.
It took me some time to get into this novel. Emily is not the most sympathetic of characters - she is quite selfish and incapable of recognising when others are struggling.
However I continued reading but the end was, for me, the biggest disappointment. What an anticlimax.
I have seen other reviews which have praised the end. I cannot say why, for some, it will be marvellous and others will simply think "oh that" because it would ruin it.
I would recommend this book if you like a psychological novel that focuses heavily on the exhausting life of new mothers - it is easy to see why Emily took the easy way out.
However, if you have read one certain book then you may feel let down by the end. I did.
Thankyou to Netgalley and Dutton for the digital review copy.
August 14, 2026
i don’t know. this book tried to do a lot but then did so little. i didn’t really enjoy the personality disorder portrayal, it seemed sensationalized. the whole thing also felt like an ad for luxury baby brands.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 3, 2026
I always enjoy books centered around female friendships. They’re some of my favorite relationships to read about because they’re often just as complex and compelling as any romance. Going into this one, I expected more of a psychological thriller or a story about a toxic, obsessive friendship. The title and synopsis gave me the impression that things would gradually spiral out of control. Instead, the novel took a very different direction. At its core, it became a story about female solidarity, teamwork, and women supporting one another. I’m still not entirely sure how I feel about that shift. I think part of my hesitation comes from my own expectations. I’m so used to stories about female friendships ending in betrayal or obsession that I kept waiting for this one to do the same. When it didn’t, I found myself slightly caught off guard. That said, I did enjoy the book. It just wasn’t the story I thought I was picking up. Looking back, I think my expectations, shaped by the synopsis and the title, had a bigger impact on my reading experience than the novel itself.
June 11, 2026
3.5 ⭐️
February 21, 2026
This book feels like a fever dream in the best way. The writing is sharp, fast, and completely driven by Emily’s inner dialogue, and it is so witty. It has that spiraling, slightly chaotic energy that makes you feel like you’re inside her head the entire time. I loved it.
Emily, a postpartum mom, becomes determined to track down her old college roommate Daisy, someone she hasn’t spoken to in years. What starts as curiosity, or maybe unfinished emotional business, turns into something much more consuming once she finds her and gets pulled into Daisy’s world.
There is a major plot twist. It briefly crossed my mind at one point, but the way it actually unfolds is so much better than I expected. Even if you start to suspect something, the execution makes it feel very satisfying.
Thank you to NetGalley and Dutton for the ARC.
Emily, a postpartum mom, becomes determined to track down her old college roommate Daisy, someone she hasn’t spoken to in years. What starts as curiosity, or maybe unfinished emotional business, turns into something much more consuming once she finds her and gets pulled into Daisy’s world.
There is a major plot twist. It briefly crossed my mind at one point, but the way it actually unfolds is so much better than I expected. Even if you start to suspect something, the execution makes it feel very satisfying.
Thank you to NetGalley and Dutton for the ARC.
April 23, 2026
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
Ok, I feel terrible saying this, especially since it’s my first advanced copy from NetGalley, but this one just wasn’t for me. It took me a long time to get into, and I found myself not wanting to pick it up each night.
I also struggled to connect with any of the characters. Daisy, Emily, Roman… I didn’t find myself rooting for any of them. The twist at the end felt pretty familiar too, and I had a feeling early on where it was headed.
Overall, it felt like a strange mix of too much chaos but not enough actually happening at the same time.
Ok, I feel terrible saying this, especially since it’s my first advanced copy from NetGalley, but this one just wasn’t for me. It took me a long time to get into, and I found myself not wanting to pick it up each night.
I also struggled to connect with any of the characters. Daisy, Emily, Roman… I didn’t find myself rooting for any of them. The twist at the end felt pretty familiar too, and I had a feeling early on where it was headed.
Overall, it felt like a strange mix of too much chaos but not enough actually happening at the same time.
July 20, 2026
3.5 rounded up for GoodReads. This book tells the story of new motherhood. It depicts the challenges and loneliness and how you often feel like you lose a part of yourself. I thought the author did a good job of illustrating motherhood. Daisy and her story was a little much for me at times and I didn’t love all the description of her life and line of work. I thought the way it depicted mental health issue was eye opening but also was confused by how the last part played out, especially with her husband. I think it was a good book, but maybe not for me. A different audience may like it a lot more.
August 6, 2026
I wasn't really into this at the start but the plot twists got me goooood
August 24, 2026
everyone needs to read this
Did Not Finish
August 28, 2026Could not get into this book. This is my first DNF. I pushed myself to make it halfway, but couldn’t do it anymore.
August 10, 2026
WOW that was actually insane super impressed
August 20, 2026
Such a fascinating read on motherhood, loved it
August 13, 2026
could have been 100 pages shorter also on the back so many quotes were talking about how it was funny, it was not
August 22, 2026
Thank you to @prhaudio for the #gifted audiobook.
Emily is exhausted, lonely, broke, and barely holding it together after a difficult birth. Her husband is working constantly, her new-mom life is not exactly matching the Instagram fantasy, and she becomes obsessed with finding Daisy, her magnetic college roommate who disappeared years ago after getting into sex work.
Then Daisy reappears.
And suddenly Emily has a new best friend, a new purpose, and a wildly over-the-top mom group in a vacant luxury skyscraper. Matcha! Childcare! Free Botox! What could possibly go wrong?
Pretty much everything.
This was a twisty, darkly funny, slightly bonkers ride, and I genuinely had no idea where it was going. It’s part psychological suspense, part toxic friendship story, part savage takedown of the class/status Olympics of modern motherhood.
The middle dragged a bit for me, but I’m glad I stuck with it because the ending absolutely delivered. I had theories. They were wrong. It was a delight!
I listened to the audiobook narrated by Ellen Adair, and she absolutely nailed Emily’s exhausted, increasingly unhinged inner monologue.
If you like unreliable narrators, messy women, toxic friendships, and books that make you say, “What the actual fuck?” this one is worth a look.
Emily is exhausted, lonely, broke, and barely holding it together after a difficult birth. Her husband is working constantly, her new-mom life is not exactly matching the Instagram fantasy, and she becomes obsessed with finding Daisy, her magnetic college roommate who disappeared years ago after getting into sex work.
Then Daisy reappears.
And suddenly Emily has a new best friend, a new purpose, and a wildly over-the-top mom group in a vacant luxury skyscraper. Matcha! Childcare! Free Botox! What could possibly go wrong?
Pretty much everything.
This was a twisty, darkly funny, slightly bonkers ride, and I genuinely had no idea where it was going. It’s part psychological suspense, part toxic friendship story, part savage takedown of the class/status Olympics of modern motherhood.
The middle dragged a bit for me, but I’m glad I stuck with it because the ending absolutely delivered. I had theories. They were wrong. It was a delight!
I listened to the audiobook narrated by Ellen Adair, and she absolutely nailed Emily’s exhausted, increasingly unhinged inner monologue.
If you like unreliable narrators, messy women, toxic friendships, and books that make you say, “What the actual fuck?” this one is worth a look.
July 22, 2026
4 ⭐️ 1.5 🔪
This was a twisty, character-driven suspense that kept me hooked from start to finish. Emily’s obsessive search for her missing college roommate slowly unravels into something much darker, and I loved how the mystery unfolded alongside her messy, complicated inner world.
If you enjoy unreliable narrators, toxic friendships, and slow-burn psychological suspense with a satisfying twist, you’ll probably love this.
This was a twisty, character-driven suspense that kept me hooked from start to finish. Emily’s obsessive search for her missing college roommate slowly unravels into something much darker, and I loved how the mystery unfolded alongside her messy, complicated inner world.
If you enjoy unreliable narrators, toxic friendships, and slow-burn psychological suspense with a satisfying twist, you’ll probably love this.
August 6, 2026
I have never been so shocked with a book as I was this one. After almost every chapter I found myself screaming “what?!” with my jaw to the floor.
Nothing could have prepared me for this book’s ending.
I don’t want to say much out of fear of spoiling it, but let’s just say if I could give this book more than 5 stars I WOULD.
Truly a masterpiece that depicted motherhood in its realest and rawest form.
You will not be able to put this book down.
Nothing could have prepared me for this book’s ending.
I don’t want to say much out of fear of spoiling it, but let’s just say if I could give this book more than 5 stars I WOULD.
Truly a masterpiece that depicted motherhood in its realest and rawest form.
You will not be able to put this book down.
August 21, 2026
It took me some time to get into the book and then it had me hooked, I’d say a little before half way. I was all in until her DID diagnosis. Then the psychiatrist in me got a little weary. I suspended that part of myself and kept going. I’m glad I did because this was a fantastic twist and it all held up. It made sense in the end. Roman is the biggest green flag. The way turtley tied in to it too … chef’s kiss. Also made my heart happy when she realized Holden said „mama” to her.
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August 21, 2026
4.5 ⭐️
This book was excellent! I couldn’t put this book down, and it was gag city the entire time. Would recommend this!!
This book was excellent! I couldn’t put this book down, and it was gag city the entire time. Would recommend this!!
July 30, 2026
This was bonkers - the perfect mix of suspense and satire. It won’t be for everyone but it certainly was for me. Best to go in relatively blind - would recommend if you likes Yesteryear, Yellowface and/or All The Other Mothers Hate Me.
August 18, 2026
3.75 💫
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