Author: Alyssa Cole
Series/Standalone: Standalone
Genre: Adult, Thriller
Pages: 352
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Year Published: 2020
Format: Audiobook
"The gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning...
Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time she blinks. Condos are sprouting like weeds, FOR SALE signs are popping up overnight, and the neighbors she's known all her life are disappearing. To hold onto her community's past and present, Sydney channels her frustration into a walking tour and finds an unlikely and unwanted assistant in one of the new arrivals to the block- her neighbor Theo.
But Sydney and Theo's deep dive into history quickly becomes a dizzying descent into paranoia and fear. Their neighbors may not have moved to the suburbs after all, and the push to revitalize the community may be more deadly than advertised.
When does coincidence become conspiracy? Where do people go when gentrification pushes them out? Can Sydney and Theo trust each other- or themselves- long enough to find out before they too disappear?
My Rating: 4.5/5
This book was an amazing thriller, maybe because it's so close to the way things happen. It really made me think about gentrification in our neighbourhood and city. It also got me thinking about how people are forced out of neighborhoods or how systemic racism started in the first place. I think this book did an excellent job with the characters along with a fast-moving plot. While there were still some questions I had by the end of the book, that also felt natural due to the subject matter. I was impressed where the author took this thriller and look forward to reading more thriller/mysteries by her in the future (it seems that she mainly writes romance which isn't my cup of tea).
Thanks for reading,
Sidny
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