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You Are Not Alone - Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

You Are Not Alone was written by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen.  The book was released today by St. Martin's Press.  I was given an advance copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

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Shay is a hot mess.  She has no real job, no apartment of her own, and is crashing with her best friend (oh btw she's totes in love with him) while his girlfriend is not so subtlety trying to push her out so she can move in.  Fun, right?  Just reading about how messy her life is stressed me out.  Don't worry - it gets worse.  When she sees a woman jump to her death in front of a train, she basically finishes falling apart.

Then she meets Cassandra and Jane, two sisters who seemingly have dream lives.  They have flawless wardrobes, great jobs at their own PR company, and a dream group of friends.  They take her under their wing, offering her new jobs and places to live, all while giving her dream makeovers.  A NORMAL person would have found that suspect...but our dear baby bird Shay?  SHE THINKS ALL HER DREAMS HAVE COME TRUE.

We all know what's about to happen.  Everythingggggg hits the fan.  All of a sudden, the police are wanting to question Shay about some criminal activity, and she realizes her dream may really be a nightmare.

This book was quite the ride.  I don't know how many times I wanted to scream at Shay, or grab her and shake her while yelling "YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY BE THIS DUMB."  I understand she was at a low point in her life, but this girl is clearly very intelligent.  She keeps notebooks full of statistics.  What normal person does that?  Still, she was lonely enough that the first sign of attention got her hooked into something she never could have imagined.

This was my second book by the authors (An Anonymous Girl was my first), and I was hooked from beginning to end.  I'm all for the drama their books bring.  Really though, I bought this book even though I had the digital version from NetGalley.  Give me allll the tea.  I'm ready for the next book.  

🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 Stars
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