A review by lavanda4
When She Was Me by Marlee Bush

5.0

When She Was Me is a bone-chilling rollercoaster ride of a thriller with lashings of tension, flashbacks and tongue-gnawing suspense. Super impressive, especially for a debut!

Twin sisters Cassie and Lenora have always had each other's backs. After a traumatic event, they went to live in Cabin Two in a woodsy campground. One creates true crime YouTube videos, the other writes. But their lives are far from ordinary and their quirks are unsettling. They have suffered from childhood trauma and have great insight into the macabre. When a neighbour dies and a camper goes missing, their world grows even darker and suspicious. The past is dug up and the present is riddled with fear and paranoia.

If you like the feeling of being chased in the woods at night, this is your wheelhouse. It is darkly disturbing in the best way. My mind was so involved and riveted I lost all track of time. I live in the woods and while reading this my imagination went wild.

My sincere thank you to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for providing me with a digital copy of this wonderfully engrossing novel.