First published 2020
The book club gathering starts innocently enough with a game of Never Have I Ever. But when the question turns to doing something truly terrible, Amy realizes she cannot honestly play along. She has done something awful, and Roux, the charming new resident in Amy's neighborhood, knows exactly what that secret is. Roux makes Amy an offer that sounds simple: follow her rules, and the secret stays buried. Amy finds herself trapped in an increasingly dangerous arrangement. She refuses to surrender everything she has built. Amy decides to fight back against Roux's manipulation. What begins as psychological pressure escalates into a vicious battle of wits. Both women understand that only one of them can emerge victorious from this contest. Amy must use every resource at her disposal to protect her life from complete destruction while Roux tightens her grip with calculated precision.
Genres: suspense, contemporary, thriller, psychological-thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
384 pages · Paperback · Nieuw Amsterdam
Content warnings: gaslighting