I didn’t know if I loved this or hated it. But I think it did it’s job as a thriller! It was definitely a page turner - I wanted to know more and read it basically in one sitting. I’m pretty picky with thrillers and this ended up hitting all the marks for me - even if I didn’t like the wrap up in the moment. Something about it made me groan like hearing a dad joke. But maybe it was brilliant for doing that.
The writing was smooth and very easy to read. It was short, but not too short. But at the same time, the book did not overstay its welcome or over explain things at the end. (I didn't think much of it in the moment, but it's so hard to do!)
The writing was seamlessly done. It took a long time for me to realize that the Theo/Kathy chapters were written in the past tense. I did not see the big twist coming, but then everything makes sense in hindsight - if I had sat back and thought about why the Kathy story was even there, I would have figured it out - but I didn't have time to do that. But even if I did see it coming, I still loved the final twist - that the author was right when he told you at the top that Alicia killed her husband! It wasn't perfect, but it was a really fun ride.