A millennial take on a man trapping trope, with added levels of complex friendships and layers of past mystery. I am not a thriller reader in general and didn't know this was a thriller, well until I saw the genre on GR, maybe because disturbing books are my everyday by this point.

For me this is a brilliant contemporary literary exploration of many layered friendships between already dark and disturbed characters, and the plot allows for those relationships to really be explored.

If you want a fast paced thriller, I'm not convinced this is 100% that, but I also don't think its trying to be. If you want something a bit deeper and more thought through, but not necessarily with shocking twists, this is the perfect book.