Olivay is a fast and engaging read with an action-packed plot (and some bizarre love rectangles). This was a delightful transit commute read - short chapters and easy to pick up after neglecting the book for a few days.

Olivay watched her husband die before her eyes in a traumatic motorcycle hit and run, and finds herself the unwanted center of media attention in the months that follow. Henry, a journalist, makes attempts to woo her, which gradually work and lead them to Olivay's bed. A series of explosions, possibly terrorist attacks, rattle the city and trap them both in Olivay's home. Olivay begins to doubt her initial trust of Henry after finding out about his past and her dead husband's past, and tension builds between the two.

The ending is unbelievable (in the way that cassette tapes and VHS tapes were infuriating when the magnetic tape suddenly snapped, mid-emotion, ruining the whole tape and never to be repaired again).

(this review written based on a goodreads first reads selection.)