Forget You Know Me by Jessica Strawser: A Review
Do you have a childhood best friend? Did you ever hide secrets from her or him? Then what happened? Did the secret-hiding cause complications? Well, in Jessica Strawser's new novel, Forget You Know Me, best friends from childhood, Liza and Molly, have secrets. The hiding of their secrets becomes entangled with other people's secrets and cause relationships to crumble.
Liza lives in Chicago, and Molly lives in Cincinnati. The book opens with their having a video chat when Molly's daughter calls her. Instead of ending the call, Molly leaves her computer open. After she leaves the room, Liza sees a hooded man dressed in black enter the living room and close the laptop. Liza, of course, is frantic, calls the police, and tries calling Molly several times until she answers. Liza describes what she saw, and Molly dismisses it. Fearing the worst, Liza and her friend Max drive to Cincinnati. When they arrive at Molly's six hours later, Molly practically slams the door in their faces.
And so it begins. The hiding of secrets that not only involve the best friends but also Molly's husband Daniel. The secrets compound, with every chapter revealing more and more.
I have read Strawser's previous books and liked Forget You Know Me the best. Though there's little physical description of the characters, she describes them so accurately through their dialogue that you know who's speaking without reading the name.
Though the novel is primarily set in Cincinnati, it could be anywhere. Secrets cause deception; deception causes trouble. I give it 4.5 stars.
Publication Date: February 5, 2019
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the review copy. The opinions are purely mine.
Liza lives in Chicago, and Molly lives in Cincinnati. The book opens with their having a video chat when Molly's daughter calls her. Instead of ending the call, Molly leaves her computer open. After she leaves the room, Liza sees a hooded man dressed in black enter the living room and close the laptop. Liza, of course, is frantic, calls the police, and tries calling Molly several times until she answers. Liza describes what she saw, and Molly dismisses it. Fearing the worst, Liza and her friend Max drive to Cincinnati. When they arrive at Molly's six hours later, Molly practically slams the door in their faces.
And so it begins. The hiding of secrets that not only involve the best friends but also Molly's husband Daniel. The secrets compound, with every chapter revealing more and more.
I have read Strawser's previous books and liked Forget You Know Me the best. Though there's little physical description of the characters, she describes them so accurately through their dialogue that you know who's speaking without reading the name.
Though the novel is primarily set in Cincinnati, it could be anywhere. Secrets cause deception; deception causes trouble. I give it 4.5 stars.
Publication Date: February 5, 2019
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the review copy. The opinions are purely mine.
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