Devi Nair
🎧 Listened in audio 📢 Narrated by Vikas Adam, Tyla Collier, Logan Rozos, Nicky Endres ⏱ Duration: 11 hours 🏷️ Publisher: Books on Tape / Sourcebooks & Poisoned Pen Press 📅 Published: June 2, 2026 📖 Read as part of the MOTIVE 2026 books lineup & Goodreads Pride Month Challenge
Okay, I'll admit it: I almost passed on this one. The blurb did not sell me. It reads like a quirky rom-com with a body count, and I wasn't sure I was in the mood. But MOTIVE 2026 put it on my radar, and then the Goodreads Pride Month Challenge sealed the deal, and I am so glad both of those things exist because this book absolutely blindsided me with how much fun it is.
The four-narrator audiobook setup is where this one truly comes alive. Vikas Adam, Tyla Collier, Logan Rozos, and Nicky Endres each own their character completely, which matters enormously because the book's signature move is replaying the same pivotal moments through each of the four friends' perspectives. On the page that might feel repetitive; in audio, it genuinely works. You're not re-listening to the same scene, you're re-experiencing it, and there's a real difference between how Brandon catastrophises, how Nicole compartmentalises, how Ollie catastrophises while also being high, and how Ian catastrophises while hate-stalking his ex. (The group chat scenes, by the way, was peak chaos. I would die for this friend group.)
What got me, though, was the found family energy radiating off every scene. These four are messy, dramatic, and deeply devoted to each other in that specific way that makes you grieve the group chats you don't have. The middle section loses some momentum, which is the only thing standing between this and five stars, but the character warmth carries you through it. This is the kind of book Pride Month was made for.
Would I recommend it? The found family dynamics are genuinely special, the multi-narrator audio cast is perfectly matched, and Lev AC Rosen clearly had a blast writing something this delightfully unhinged. If you’re here for a twisty queer mystery with strong found family vibes and layered storytelling, this absolutely deserves a spot on your TBR. It’s not perfect (the middle drags slightly) but the emotional payoff and character work more than make up for it.
🎧 Listened in audio 📢 Narrated by Vikas Adam, Tyla Collier, Logan Rozos, Nicky Endres ⏱ Duration: 11 hours 🏷️ Publisher: Books on Tape / Sourcebooks & Poisoned Pen Press 📅 Published: June 2, 2026 📖 Read as part of the MOTIVE 2026 books lineup & Goodreads Pride Month Challenge
Okay, I'll admit it: I almost passed on this one. The blurb did not sell me. It reads like a quirky rom-com with a body count, and I wasn't sure I was in the mood. But MOTIVE 2026 put it on my radar, and then the Goodreads Pride Month Challenge sealed the deal, and I am so glad both of those things exist because this book absolutely blindsided me with how much fun it is.
The four-narrator audiobook setup is where this one truly comes alive. Vikas Adam, Tyla Collier, Logan Rozos, and Nicky Endres each own their character completely, which matters enormously because the book's signature move is replaying the same pivotal moments through each of the four friends' perspectives. On the page that might feel repetitive; in audio, it genuinely works. You're not re-listening to the same scene, you're re-experiencing it, and there's a real difference between how Brandon catastrophises, how Nicole compartmentalises, how Ollie catastrophises while also being high, and how Ian catastrophises while hate-stalking his ex. (The group chat scenes, by the way, was peak chaos. I would die for this friend group.)
What got me, though, was the found family energy radiating off every scene. These four are messy, dramatic, and deeply devoted to each other in that specific way that makes you grieve the group chats you don't have. The middle section loses some momentum, which is the only thing standing between this and five stars, but the character warmth carries you through it. This is the kind of book Pride Month was made for.
Would I recommend it? The found family dynamics are genuinely special, the multi-narrator audio cast is perfectly matched, and Lev AC Rosen clearly had a blast writing something this delightfully unhinged. If you’re here for a twisty queer mystery with strong found family vibes and layered storytelling, this absolutely deserves a spot on your TBR. It’s not perfect (the middle drags slightly) but the emotional payoff and character work more than make up for it.