It's almost safe to say that if there was a death, bad blood, or some kind of horrible event in the past, a reunion of any kind just isn't advisable. It's been 10 years, and Uquette University is hosting a reunion weekend, so of course, the East House Seven; well, Six will be in attendance. 10 years ago, the seventh member, Heather, was stabbed to death, and her brother, Eric, wants to know who's responsible, and the reunion seems to be the perfect time to find out. One thing he's certain of is that one of the East House Six members killed Heather, and he's going to find out who.
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In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead 4.5/ 5 ⭐️
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead 4.5/ 5 ⭐️ It has been ten years since they stood on campus. Ten years since they were together as the East House Seven. Ten years since Heather’s murder stained their college years. Now at Duquette University Reunion Weekend, they are together again but still haunted by the events of that toxic night. Jessica Miller is finally going to prove everyone wrong and show them the confident, successful woman she has become. Ten years ago, she lost everything including her one true love because of Heather. Her plan backfired when the reunion turns dark and fatal. Even though Jessica has moved on, not everyone else has. Secrets and memories of that deadly night surface and one person is determined to find the real killer and make them pay. WOW! This book was a wild ride of characters, flashbacks, and hidden truths. The alternating timeline between then and now was beautifully choreographed. There are a lot of characters to comprehend in the beginning, but the characters drove this book. Each and every character is deceitful and shady. I’ll be honest, I thought I had figured the whole mystery out and was a little disappointed 75% into the book. At this point, I got annoyed with the main character, Jessica. Then another flashback revealed a notable twist and left me baffled until the ending.
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- Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2022Format: KindleVerified Purchase
“My life was a narrative I couldn’t parse, full of conflicting evidence.”
Dark academia meets dangerous obsession
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2022
For a while, it was quite comforting, perhaps strangely so given the genre, to always have this book to return to to break up what I was otherwise doing, especially amidst finals. I relished in being part of this world that tilted slightly, dangerously, on its axis, drawing suspicion towards every character by the end. With the thought that each was imperfect, damaged, and at most turns messy, but definitely, undeniably, twistingly human. Author Ashley Winstead just does it right. She exacts from each character turmoil and powerfully unearths the shameful, ugly parts that they desperately wish to keep hidden from others. There were also little, surprising undertones of dark humor woven in, which only strengthened the story and made me just unabashedly feel and feel deeply and pensively.
“But in a flash, a vision of torn blond hair, sticky and red, matted against white sheets. I shook my head, pushing away the glitch.”
Now, for the actual story: Jessica Miller, the narrator, breathlessly, urgently craves perfection, always has since college where she meets and becomes part of the coveted East House Seven, which includes herself, Mint, Caro, Frankie, Coop, Heather, and Jack. With each of her new friends, she feels all at once armed with a different sense of belonging and place, but also views them as prizes to shamelessly show off, her association to them further cementing her level of status and prestige, both of which she is relentlessly, addictively after and always yearning for. However, of all of Jessica’s friends, I had a soft spot for Coop, who was filled with grit, original, no-nonsense, and all about knocking the Greek system and its toxic exclusivity. I loved every inch of him for that. However, regardless of his words of wisdom to Jessica to forget markers of status and focus, instead, on loosening up and enjoying more, she can’t help herself, she is primed, by other factors and most rigorously herself, toward becoming something greater than what she believes she is.
“He took my face in his hands and looked me in the eyes. How terrifying, to be truly looked at.”
So, regardless of reason, does Jessica’s obsession for perfection eventually go to her head and get the better of her? Do one of her friends have a vengeful, dark side they may be covering up? All these questions barge to the forefront as Heather is brutally murdered and the case eventually goes cold, with evidence, but not enough, pointing to Jack, her college boyfriend, being the main suspect. However, don’t you know, that he must be too simple, the low-hanging fruit for the real perpetrator to frame. Hence in using an effective flashing between present and past approach, Winstead puts all these characters, now called back in modern day for a college reunion, right on center stage, as each feels the heat in new and pressing ways to confess to how they could be related to the crime on that fateful, terrifying night. I loved every minute of this richly fleshed out story as doom and elitism clashed in new and interesting ways that pierced through me and held me captive.
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- Angie67Reviewed in Italy on August 16, 2022
Great academic thriller
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A gripping mystery
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