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Like I said, the plot alternates between the point of view of three women; Rachel, a depressed alcoholic struggling to get her life back on track after her divorce, Anna, the women who Rachel's ex-husband remarries after their affair, and Megan, a charming and complicated women, who is struggling with issues from her past. The constant changing between point of views provides an interesting plot twist that adds to the uncertain feelings throughout the story. While sometimes alternating points of views can be tricky, Hawkins does a wonderful job of switching between them and skillfully weaves their stories together.

Many critics claim that readers who enjoyed Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn will also like this novel. While I enjoyed both of these books, I do not agree with this statement. The plot of both novels follow a vague similarity, but the writing style and mysterious thriller aspects vary. Hawkins masterfully creates a plot that begins with a a normal story, three women and the descriptions of their daily lives. As the plot continues, the mystery begins when a woman goes missing. As the months go on, no one can provide any information and the case starts to go cold. BUT! When the missing women's body turns up, the case reopens and more secrets and scandal pour out through the media as the killer is still on the lose. 

I really enjoyed how Megan, the missing woman, is included as one of the narrators. However, to add to the confusion of the plot, her timeline is written in the past, so as to give some clues to the murder, but not give enough away that the mystery is ruined. Rachel gets dragged into the whole murder since she has created her own world, where Megan is Jess and Megan's husband is Jason, the perfect couple with a flawless relationship. All the viewpoints differ, but they all add towards solving the murder and each point of view adds a new layer and details.

TLDR

Would I recommend this book? Yes, this book had a unique plot structure with a good twist leading towards constant uncertainty and guessing throughout the story.