Morrow comes a new adult social horror novel in the vein of Get Out meets My Sister, the Serial Killer, about Farrah, a young, calculating Black girl who manipulates her way into the lives of her Black best friend’s white, wealthy, adoptive family but soon suspects she may not be the only one with ulterior motives. You never know who’s really in control." - LA Times From bestselling author Bethany C. Magazine* * Medium * * BookRiot * * BookPage* CrimeReads * Tor Nightfire * Bookshop* * Book Talk * BiblioLifestyle * and more! APRIL BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK "Morrow uses her heroine’s warped perspective to examine painful truths about race and class in America, but this isn’t a book intended to teach anyone a lesson, except maybe: Be careful. Thank you to Dutton for providing an arc via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.įor regular reading updates, see my Goodreads profile.Named A Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by *PopSugar* Ms. I see there is a nice backlist to explore. I look forward to reading more from the author. Around the midpoint, it all gets wild and grisly, and the tension does not let up.
The way the author was able to up the threatening atmosphere while simultaneously keeping some characters oblivious to it was just excellent. While most of the characters were unlikeable, they all had enough depth to make them thoroughly compelling. I found Farrah’s head to be a dark and joyless place. The first half is pretty slow and is very introspective.
This book examines the inequalities and intersectionality of race and class. Note: I’d recommend not reading the book’s synopsis because it reveals most of what transpires. It’s not long before things start getting weird and terrifying, and Farrah has to wonder who is actually in control. She decides it would be better to become part of the Whitman household than join her family on their new trajectory. She lets her mask down for no one, including her best friend, Cherish Whitman, whom she loves as much as she hates.īeing thrust into this position without consultation, Farrah feels the need to reassert her coveted control over the situation.
Farrah calculates her every action to keep everyone under her thumb. She analyzes every word and action directed at her. Farrah often calls Cherish White Girl Spoiled because her parents humour her to no end.įarrah Turner is obsessed with control.
The Whitmans adopted Cherish when she was a baby. When her parents fall into financial trouble, they decide it’s best that Farrah stay with the wealthy and white Whitman family. The comparisons to Get Out and My Sister, the Serial Killer, are entirely apt. Morrow is a bone-chilling social horror novel that kept me reading into the night.
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