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A review by shanoof
When She Was Me by Marlee Bush
3.0
Read if you like: thrillers, multiple POVs, sister stories, isolated settings, dark pasts, shady neighbors
Twin sisters Cassie and Leonora are hiding something in their past. Living in a cabin in the woods, Cassie tries to take care of her agoraphobic sister who is clearly dealing with a lot of trauma and obsessive tendencies . When a girl camping nearby goes missing, will Cassie’s greatest fears be realized? Could her sister be a killer?
This story was atmospheric and fast paced, splitting timelines and POVs each chapter. I did not care for Leonora’s character and Cassie was only a little more tolerable.
I enjoyed the amount of doubt and suspicion the author was able to cast about through the book but found the ending to be a little too “scooby doo” for my liking. I wish the pieces fell together more organically instead of having to be told the “master plan”. All in all, still an entertaining read.
Twin sisters Cassie and Leonora are hiding something in their past. Living in a cabin in the woods, Cassie tries to take care of her agoraphobic sister who is clearly dealing with a lot of trauma and obsessive tendencies . When a girl camping nearby goes missing, will Cassie’s greatest fears be realized? Could her sister be a killer?
This story was atmospheric and fast paced, splitting timelines and POVs each chapter. I did not care for Leonora’s character and Cassie was only a little more tolerable.
I enjoyed the amount of doubt and suspicion the author was able to cast about through the book but found the ending to be a little too “scooby doo” for my liking. I wish the pieces fell together more organically instead of having to be told the “master plan”. All in all, still an entertaining read.