I was pretty bored by this one. Definitely not the worst thriller I've read, but everything that happened was so predictable and obvious, yet it took all the characters hundreds of pages to get there. And when I say obvious, I really just mean if you follow the most basic logic, you will arrive there about three pages into the book. Irini's parents sent her away to live with family when she was three. They kept her sister Elle. Irini considers Elle to be toxic, dangerous, and abusive, even calling her a sociopath, and spends most of her life moving and changing her phone number to hide from her. Irini goes on to spend basically the entire book wondering why her parents sent her away. I truly cannot fathom how that answer is not incredibly obvious to everyone involved, even without all the details of the situation. And also why the adults didn't just tell her early on. There are other secrets, sure, but pretty much everyone knew there was something wrong with Elle. There are some easy, obvious choices here that none of the characters made.

I also felt unsatisfied with the ending. It wasn't awful and explained enough of everyone's motivations, but I felt like I wanted more. There were so many more answers to be had and details that were never uncovered. It kind of ended with a shrug and Irini deciding that she guessed she knew enough. I could be more okay with that kind of ending if I was at all invested in the characters, but I really wasn't. The thrills were all that was going for this book.

It just dragged. Nothing much happened throughout the book until near the end, except for Elle bullying and gaslighting Irini. It felt like all of the drama and thriller-y aspects were secondary to Irini's internal struggle over why her parents gave her up (which again, was perfectly obvious and boring), so I didn't care.

Overall not a terrible book. It held my attention enough while I was reading it, but I doubt it'll be one that sticks with me for more than a day or two.