Book: We Were Never Here
Author: Andrea Bartz
Genre: Thriller
Date Read: 1/14/22
Stars: ★★★☆☆

Challenge: 2022 PopSugar Reading Challenge
Promt: #33 – A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page

Summary:
College best friends Emily and Kristen are on their annual overseas trip to a random country, Chile. The previous year, they were in Cambodia where they threw a body off a cliff to drown in deep waters. Now in Chile, a similar chance takes the life of a backpacker. When the friends cover their tracks to bury the bloody corpse, things take a turn for the worse. When they return to the United States authorities unearth the body in Chile and it becomes the number one news, especially since the deceased was a United States citizen. The girls begin to question the strength of their friendship. Are they able to get away with murder?

Review:
Bartz’s tone and amazing writing induced my anxiety at every chapter. My heart palpitated like a metronome at 200 bpm as Emily narrated the past and the progression regression of her crumbling life. However, it was a ride that sped up to a disappointing climax. In the end, everything was tied in a neat bow when it should have been splattered with detailed litigation, social, and media chaos.