Book Review - "You Killed Me First" by John Marrs
Three women. Three smouldering secrets. Who will make it out alive?
It’s 5 November, and a woman awakens to a nightmare. Bound and gagged, she lies trapped in the heart of a towering bonfire. As the smoke thickens, panic sets in – she’s moments away from being engulfed in flames. How did it come to this?
Rewind eleven months: Margot, a faded TV star, and her long-suffering friend Anna watch as glamorous Liv and her flawless family move into their street. The three women soon fabricate the perfect pretence of friendship, but each harbours her own deadly secret – and newcomer Liv senses something is terribly wrong beneath the polished exteriors.
As cracks widen in the veneer of perfection and lies escalate out of control, tension ignites. Bonfire Night is approaching, and someone is set to burn…But who will it be?
My review:
This was my second John Marrs book and definitely confirmed him as one of my new favourite authors.
"You Killed Me First" kept me glued to the pages... once I wrapped my head around who was who (which happened fairly quickly), I couldn’t stop. The three main characters? Utterly chaotic, unlikable in the best possible way, and disturbingly fun to read about.
No spoilers here, but if you've read a Marrs book before, you’ll know: he’s the king of unexpected plot twists, and this one was packed with them.
It felt like watching a dark, twisty series unfold in my mind, and honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if it ends up adapted for the screen.
Highly recommend for fans of sharp writing, morally grey characters, and thrillers that mess with your head.
If you want to read it too, you can find this book here: You Killed Me First
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