When She Was Me by Marlee Bush is a story about sisters. Lenora and Cassie survived a tragedy when they were younger and they have both been damaged in different ways by it. They are identical twins, split apart in the womb. For years they have been living in a cabin in the woods of Tennessee. Lenora doesn’t leave other than to use the bathhouse. Everything has been ok until their landlord dies and a new owner moves into the cabin next door. Then a camper from another cabin goes missing and the world the twins have carefully built starts to crumble. This book weaves in and out between the sister’s viewpoints and goes back in time. It is well executed and does a good job of building suspense. There were moments that my heart was in my throat from scenes that left me spooked. I wanted to pick this up and speed through it so I could find out what was going on. I couldn’t tell who to trust. I came up with theories in my mind as I was reading, and I was totally wrong. I had no idea what was really going on. Now I feel like I need to read it again to really understand what was what. This is a twisty, suspenseful book that kept me guessing. I enjoyed the ride. 4/5 stars. Thanks to the author I was able to read an advance copy of When She Was Me. It will be published on May 7th, 2024. I highly recommend you grab a copy.
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