Pirate Patty Reviews

She’s an outsider desperate to belong, but the cost of entry might be her darkest secret in this intoxicating debut of literary suspense following a clique of dangerously ambitious students at the University of Edinburgh.

Edinburgh is a moody type of city. A lot of fog and atmosphere, history, and perfect for someone trying not to be noticed.

Clare arrives alone. She has secrets. Dark ones. She is sharing a flat with two girls she doesn’t speak to and keeping herself to herself.

There is a group of girls she is watching. They are a tight circle it seems. And the leader is clearly Tabitha. Tabitha is gorgeous and obviously rich. People are just drawn to her. And she is a psycho! But being befriended by this group is what Clare wants. Until she doesn’t.

When Tabitha reveals a project they have been working on Clare is certain Tabitha knows about her past. And then things get weird.

This one went so slowly I thought I was almost finished but was only a quarter of the way in. It left me with a lot of questions. Would someone just blithely go along with something so immoral? Why? The price for being accepted may be too high.

NetGalley/: January 10th, 2023 by Bantam