Synopsis:

Naomi Shaw used to believe in magic. Twenty-two years ago, she and her two best friends, Cassidy and Olivia, spent the summer roaming the woods, imagining a world of ceremony and wonder. They called it the Goddess Game. The summer ended suddenly when Naomi was attacked. Miraculously, she survived her seventeen stab wounds and lived to identify the man who had hurt her. The girls’ testimony put away a serial killer, wanted for murdering six women. They were heroes.

And they were liars.

For decades, the friends have kept a secret worth killing for. But now Olivia wants to tell, and Naomi sets out to find out what really happened in the woods—no matter how dangerous the truth turns out to be.

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What To Expect:

Readers can expect a twisty murder thriller with dual timelines due to memory recollections. It has heavy topics that add to an unreliable narrator.

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Content Warnings:

Language: Moderate to Heavy

Sexual Content: Moderate fade-to-black + using sex as a coping mechanism

Violence: Moderate to Heavy – Murder, rape, stabbing, injuries, corpses, abuse, child death, suicide

Substance Use: Moderate to Heavy – Alcoholism

Prejudices: Mild – Classism

Religious Themes: Characters believe in a goddess game, but no real religious aspects

Other Topics: Hoarding + mental illness

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