As psycho-thrillers go,
this is a dark and twisted tale. The
title should give you a clue about its subject.
The narrator is unreliable, being a middle-aged lady with constant mind
“check-outs”. She (the narrator) is part
of a group of four girlfriends, who inevitably reminds me of a slightly younger
cast of Steel Magnolias.
The cast alone provides a
lot of noise and humor to the story. The
narrator is a grade school teacher, so the rest of her world revolves around
kids, both present and previous. The
conflict is provided by historical relationships that she has had, as well as
her current realtor and an ex-convict student who is now an adult.
The story is quite
well-written. Because of the chatter of
the girlfriends (both the narrator’s and another key character’s posse), it
sometimes feels like a Lifetime-meets-CW network show. However, the twist and climax is so demental,
that it kept me reading up to the end, despite the constant chatter. This is a creepy and insane read that is
surprisingly entertaining.
I received a review copy of
this book from Oceanview Publishing via NetGalley.
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