I had the pleasure of meeting Stacy and hearing her speak at a local Charleston event, and I must admit, I did not read the book beforehand. It’s now 2am the night after the event and I just finished flying through it because I couldn’t put it down!

There are quite a few twists in this story and though I managed to pick up on one (which made me feel like a detective), there were still more waiting to shock me. This book raises some great talking points about motherhood and the way mothers are constantly judged regardless of what they do.

The story also touches on the true crime fandom and the exploitative nature of it. I think I’d like to see a book someday where the true crime industry itself is the “bad guy.”