~*Forget You Know Me by Jessica Strawser*~
4.75 Stars
I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher St. Martin's Press.
Molly and Liza have been friends for most of their lives. They grew up together in Cincinnati but after Liza moves to Chicago and Molly gets married they begin to slowly drift apart. Trying desperately to reconnect the two woman plan a Skype date. Molly's husband is out of town so this is a perfect idea, until things start to go terrible wrong. For one thing the women struggle to find anything to really bond about. Liza finds Molly to be cold and distant. She doesn't seem to want to connect. As Molly gets up to tend to her daughter Nori Liza finds herself trying to figure out why she is even trying to salvage this relationship she sees something frightening pop up on screen. A masked man in black appears in the frame. As Liza tries calling Molly and screams her name the man walks calmly to the computer and closes the screen. Freaked out Liza calls 911 but still not feeling okay she decides to drive to Cincinnati. She knows that she will not rest until she sees Molly for herself. Molly is fine but her response to Liza however is not very nice. and in fact she is angry and sends Liza away!
Things don't get any better for Liza because after arriving home she finds that her apartment building had a fire and she is the only survivor. Dealing with survivor's guilt and anxiety Liza moves back to Cincinnati. Living with her brother and sister in law she finds herself becoming obsessed with death. While LIza is working through everything that has happened, including the end of her friendship Molly finds her life falling apart. In constant pain and desperate to find something to help she has gotten herself into trouble financially, emotionally and her marriage seems to be slipping away.
Told through the POV of Molly, Liza and Molly's husband Daniel this novel tells the story of desperation,anxiety and grief over the loss of relationships. I think that many people will come into this book thinking it is a thriller but it is more of a character study. Some of these topics hit home. I lost a lot of items in a house fire so I totally understood the feeling of anxiety and loss.
I would recommend this novel to just about everyone.
I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher St. Martin's Press.
Molly and Liza have been friends for most of their lives. They grew up together in Cincinnati but after Liza moves to Chicago and Molly gets married they begin to slowly drift apart. Trying desperately to reconnect the two woman plan a Skype date. Molly's husband is out of town so this is a perfect idea, until things start to go terrible wrong. For one thing the women struggle to find anything to really bond about. Liza finds Molly to be cold and distant. She doesn't seem to want to connect. As Molly gets up to tend to her daughter Nori Liza finds herself trying to figure out why she is even trying to salvage this relationship she sees something frightening pop up on screen. A masked man in black appears in the frame. As Liza tries calling Molly and screams her name the man walks calmly to the computer and closes the screen. Freaked out Liza calls 911 but still not feeling okay she decides to drive to Cincinnati. She knows that she will not rest until she sees Molly for herself. Molly is fine but her response to Liza however is not very nice. and in fact she is angry and sends Liza away!
Things don't get any better for Liza because after arriving home she finds that her apartment building had a fire and she is the only survivor. Dealing with survivor's guilt and anxiety Liza moves back to Cincinnati. Living with her brother and sister in law she finds herself becoming obsessed with death. While LIza is working through everything that has happened, including the end of her friendship Molly finds her life falling apart. In constant pain and desperate to find something to help she has gotten herself into trouble financially, emotionally and her marriage seems to be slipping away.
Told through the POV of Molly, Liza and Molly's husband Daniel this novel tells the story of desperation,anxiety and grief over the loss of relationships. I think that many people will come into this book thinking it is a thriller but it is more of a character study. Some of these topics hit home. I lost a lot of items in a house fire so I totally understood the feeling of anxiety and loss.
I would recommend this novel to just about everyone.
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