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  1. Manipulative people are so clever, and it will come in the most unexpected places: group homes, correctional facilities, libraries. I can say I’m speaking with experience here, lol. Typically, a manipulative person will cling on to one individual and then demonize everyone else. Thus, the one individual feels sympathy, not even realizing they’re being manipulated and separated from the herd.

    1. Yes exactly, that’s what this book is all about. I can sometimes feel myself being sucked into a manipulative person, but I’m so busy these days it’s getting easier for me to set boundaries!

  2. I can see how someone could be disappointed with this book if they were expecting a thriller. It’s thrilling without being a thriller. Lol
    Love the pic of the book – perfect!

  3. This is one of those books I keep picking up and then putting back because it seems too stressful. Your review has further intrigued me though I’m not sure I’ll pick this up anytime soon!

    1. Haha, that’s good! I don’t usually enjoy books where a character is clearly dangerous but none of the other characters realize it.

  4. Well, I’m reluctant to admit this, because I feel like it probably says something about me that I don’t intend to say exactly LOL, but I didn’t find there was a constant level of anxiety while reading this, like you’ve described. I definitely did want to know, to find out the whole story, as soon as we knew that she had told this story many times before, but I think maybe because we never had a clear sense of the kind of potential that existed (until the parking lot) I just didn’t know how nervous I “should” be? And, then, I knew. And it was all so believable. Anyway, that’s all connected to the thing that I most admire about what she’s done here: how ordinary it all is, how extraordinary the ordinary stuff can be.

    1. Yes! It’s very ordinary, I know what you mean. That’s why I said I could see the whole thing happening to me because it’s so relatable! Maybe that’s where my anxiety is truly coming from haha

  5. It was definitely a page turner and can relate as a caregiver, but I am unable to grasp the ending
    please explain. Thank you.

    1. Oh gosh it has been so long since I read this book, I’m sorry I can’t remember the ending at all! Goodreads is a great place to find explanations like that.

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