I devoured Bitter Sweet—it’s one of those books that feels like watching a car crash in slow motion, impossible to look away from. Charlie, a 20-something in London’s publishing world, gets caught up with a much older, famous author, and let’s just say... he’s the worst.

I usually don’t love stories about young women making terrible choices, but here, I could at least understand it—Charlie’s past and her age make it all feel painfully believable. The writing is sharp, the tension is constant, and even when I wanted to scream at the characters, I couldn’t stop turning the pages. A gripping, uncomfortable, but completely absorbing read.