About this book
(blurb from Jonathan Ball Publishers)
“Two women named Sara each get into a rideshare. . . but only one makes it home alive. Which Sara was the real target?
Law student Saraswati “Sara” Bhaduri holds down two jobs in order to make her way through school, but it’s still a struggle. She’s had to do things to pay the bills that most people wouldn’t expect from “a nice Indian girl.” It seems like an ordinary busy Tuesday night at the local dive bar until her boss demands Sara deal with a drunk girl in the bathroom.
The two become fast friends. Why? Because they both have the same name. And despite their different circumstances, the two connect. When they both order rideshares home, they tumble in the back of the cars and head out into the night.
But when Sara awakes in her rideshare, she finds she’s on the wrong side of town—the rich side—and she realizes: she and Sarah took the wrong cars home.
With no money, Sara walks back to her apartment on the shady side of town only to discover police lights flashing and a body crumpled on her doorstep: Sarah.
Was Sarah Ellis or Sara Bhaduri the target? And why would anyone want either of them dead?
In this smart, twisty novel about ambition, wealth, and dangerous longing, the layers are peeled back on two young women desperate to break out of the expectations placed on them, with devastating results.”
My Thoughts
My ThoughtsI have some mixed feelings about this book. The first couple of chapters had me hooked, and the premise of the plot is intriguing. It did lose me a bit along the way though.
There were quite a few twists and turns, alternating between “predictable” and “I didn’t see that coming”. As always, I do enjoy short chapters – and the alternating POVs and timelines take some getting used to (a personal thing).
I struggled to really ‘love’ the characters, I guess it is because I feel that there was no real character development or growth? Yes, as the chapters are counting back to that fateful night, we do learn a bit more about the protagonists, but I felt that I needed a bit more to be fully invested in them and the plot.
- Mystery/Thriller
- Fast and easy read
- Suspenseful
- Twists and Turns
- Surprising ending
RRR (Roelia Reads Rating) 3/5
With thanks to Jonathan Ball Publishers for the opportunity to read this book
The Details:
Category: Contemporary Fiction
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publishing Date: September 2022
Format: Paperback
About the Author:
An author of Punjabi and Bengali heritage, S. C. LALLI writes romance and women’s fiction novels under her full name, Sonya Lalli. She studied law in her hometown of Saskatoon and at Columbia University in New York. She has worked in law, legal journalism and book publishing. Sonya Lalli lives in Vancouver with her husband. (as per JBP website)
