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BOOK PUBLICATION: Forget You Know Me by Jessica Strawser

QOTD: Do you have a best friend? How long have you been friends?

🔹Happy publication day to FORGET YOU KNOW ME by Jessica Strawser🔹

My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐/5

My Review:
This is the story of two best friends who grow apart and whose relationship comes to a near end after a tragic incident. Liza and Molly have been friends since their teens. Liza moved away to Chicago for work and Molly is dealing with major health and financial issues. One night, as they are skyping, Liza witnesses an intruder in Molly’s home while she is attending to her children. She scares the intruder away, but once she tells her friend about it, Molly is acting like it is no big deal. Liza is worried for her friend and drives all night to Cincinnati to find out while Molly is so aloof. When Liza confronts Molly, she gets a cold reception and eventually a slammed door in her face.

This book about their friendship and their separate lives. It was hard to read as there was no real common denominator between the two stories. I was expecting some conjunction to come eventually but did not get one.

I love reading and reviewing books before they are published. I promised the publishers to always provide an honest review and sometimes it is not an easy thing to do. I am giving a generous three-star rating to this book. The story did not grab me, and I found myself easily distracted while I was reading it. Not to say that you would not like it. The writing is good and there are great life lessons to learn.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for my advanced reader’s copy of this book. FORGET YOU KNOW ME by Jessica Strawser is now available at your favorite bookstore.

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