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BOOK INFO
Title: Rapid Falls
Author: Amber Cowie
Publisher: Lake Union
Publish Date: December 1, 2018
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Series: na
My Rating: 4/5
BOOK BLURB
Forgive and forget? The past and present collide for two sisters who survived a tragedy—and must now survive the truth behind it.
It’s been twenty years since Cara’s boyfriend died in a horrible accident and her sister, Anna, went to prison. The tragedy has become a local legend, but Cara has moved past her grief to have a successful career and a happy family. Pity about Anna. Recently released from incarceration, she’s struggling with addiction, guilt, and shame—a shattered life. Cara’s forgiveness seems to be the only thing that helps her pick up the pieces.
But as Anna pulls herself together, her memories of that night on the bridge start to come into focus. And few of them match her sister’s.
As past secrets unfold and nothing is what it seems anymore, Anna desperately searches for the truth. But what if Cara doesn’t want her to find it?
MY REVIEW
Twenty years ago, a tragic accident killed Cara’s boyfriend. Cara’s sister Anna was driving. They were teenagers at the time, and Cara and Anna’s lives went in very different directions following the accident. Anna has suffered with guilt and shame for years, and uses alcohol and drugs to ease her pain. Cara moved on, and now has a husband, child, and a successful career. When Anna starts to ask questions about the night of the accident, Cara takes measures to make sure her sister doesn’t remember what happened.
Rapid Falls is told from Anna’s point of view, and includes the present day story plus flashbacks to when they were teenagers. I absolutely loathed Anna. She is manipulative and self-serving. Cara is harder to explain. She’s self-destructive, which I don’t like, but she also has struggled with guilt for years, so I felt for her. The sisters have a complicated relationship, where they don’t necessarily like one another, but they rely on each other.
Rapid Falls is a twisted psychological thriller. Dark, dramatic, and complex.
Books by Amber Cowie:
- Rapid Falls
- Raven Lane
- Loss Lake
- Last One Alive
- The Off Season
Excellent review, Darinda! I’ve entered the Goodreads giveaway for this book.
Thanks Jonetta! Good luck in the giveaway!
Sounds dark. I do not like those manipulative characters who are so necessary to this type of story. Great review Darinda.
Thanks, Carla! This one definitely has a manipulative, unlikable character.
It sounded that way.