Thank you to NetGalley and Fearless Publishing for access to an early release copy.

Is there a better way to open a thriller than with death? If there is, I don’t know if I know it. A story of tarot cards and dual timelines told in first person, a letter arrives at Aisha’s front step reminding her of who she truly is.

Telling the story of tarot cards and readings, I appreciated the author integrating it into the story, like with a YouTube video, rather than with just telling the reader. I always appreciate that more as it comes across less condescending to the reader. It does go on for a little too long, as our main character already knows. 

The dual timelines didn’t work for me. The story jumped way too quickly between the two without feeling like it said anything. I would have preferred to get a little more from the present time before jumping so much. I did appreciate the care and attention the author expressed in Aisha’s OCD

Overall, the story feels lacking; it mostly feels like an over explanation regarding tarot cards and I think I wanted more of a story. And it could be the length of it but it just felt underdeveloped and I never felt fully invested in the characters. Also, Aisha should have figured out the who in the story. I was just bored and this put me in a serious reading slump