Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead - Jenny Hollander
Pub. Date: Feb. 6, 2024
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Charlotte “Charlie” Colbert was a witness to “Scarlet Christmas”, a horrific tragedy that found some of her fellow graduate students dead. That night and her lack of memory of it as well as her lie to the police have always haunted her as she rebuilt her life, rising in the world of journalism to editor-in-chief of an important magazine and engaged to the scion of a wealthy family. Now, as the decennial of that event approaches, another woman who was also present that night wants to make a film about it and “tell what really happened”. Charlie’s life spirals out of control as she desperately tries to recall the events of that night while also attempting everything possible to prevent the film being made.
This book had ups and downs for me. I really liked the first quarter introducing the main character and the plot; I couldn’t wait to get into the story. But then it devolved a bit for me as Charlie frantically tried to control the situation. I felt it was a bit all over the place and some important characters not particularly well developed
While there was a mystery at the heart of this book, it also was a study of PTSD and how guilt can weigh one down. The story is told in two timelines, then and now. There are some twists the reader might not see coming and may or may not like. Despite my reservations about the story, this is a sold debut and I look forward to reading other works by this author.
Thanks to #netgalley @stmartinspress #minotaurbooks for the ARC.
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