With friends like these, who needs enemies?
Isolated and embroiled in a custody battle, Mary needs a friend more than ever. When she meets the charming and enigmatic Willa at a Brooklyn playground, the women’s connection feels fated. Finally, she has someone on her side. During a margarita-fueled moms’ night out, though, Mary shares her darkest secret about her ex, George, and Willa simply disappears. No calls, no texts, nothing.
Two months later, Mary’s divorce is almost finalized, and she’s trying to build a new life for her son in upstate New York. On her first day in town, she runs into Willa…only Willa’s name is Annie now, and she’s got an entirely new family in tow. When George turns up dead and Mary becomes the prime suspect, she has no choice but to turn to her only friend in Willa.
As coincidences—and evidence—pile up, Mary begins to wonder whether Willa had something to do with George’s death. Is the other woman a friend or a foe, a confidante or just a con? Mary must uncover the truth before she loses everything.
MY REVIEW
Talk about one crazy read! Keep Your Friends Close starts off with a bang and never looks back.
Told from not only dual point of view but also, past and present tense, Keep Your Friends Close follows the story of Mary. Mary’s life has been quite the tailspin since leaving her husband. She’s isolated, alone, and in desperate need of a friend. When Mary meets Willa one day at the playground, she feels as though her prayers have been answered. Finally, she has someone on her side, someone she can turn to. But when Mary shares her darkest fears about her ex, Willa disappears without a trace…
Keep Your Friends Close had me hooked from the very first page. I was completely invested in Mary’s story and couldn’t put it down. Mary’s life had been completely turned upside down and I could not wait to see how everything would come together in the end.
This story was deliciously twisty and left me with a million questions. Just when I thought I had a handle on things, I would be thrown for another loop. I loved all the coincidences, drama, and moments that left me shaking my head.
Not gonna lie, I’m normally a romance-heavy reader, and I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed this story. I was glued to the pages, right until the very end. Keep Your Friends Close is my first book by this author and I can not wait to read more from her in the future.
*Thank you so much to the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this title.*
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