Where Sleeping Girls Lie

I wish I was more confident to do video reviews because I feel like that is what this book deserves. 

This book had me first at “Oh my god Faridah is about to murk my emotions” to “oh my god I need financial compensation for the emotional state of RUIN I am in”. 

Faridah has been my go to mystery author since Ace of Spades and at the time... that was her debut book. Her writing is top tier, and her storytelling is just as powerful. 

After finishing the book I went back to the letter Faridah wrote at the beginning of the book, and I was further torn. Don't get me wrong the book finishes on a beautiful note, but going back and reading the note really did it in for me. 

I don't even know how to write a review for this? I know I say that a lot just because I'm not great with explaining BUT I truly don't want to spoil anything. The synopsis does a great job of not going into the true story especially since this is a mystery book it is very easy to say one thing and mess up the story for someone. Which I don't want! 

Where Sleeping girls lie explores “boys will be boys”, and schools brushing serious issues under the rug, revenge, and a splash of top tier black feminine rage. But on a serious note divulges in topics such as sexual assault, rape, suicide and suicidal ideation, grief, and death of family members (including parents).

This one was definitely less nerve racking than Ace of Spades, but still gave me all the same level of anxiety. 

Sade (SHAH-DAY) is a dynamic character, and I want to talk more about her, but I feel like it would give too much away 😩

While reading I loved that I was able to catch on to the mystery, and clues that were sprinkled in. BUT I still didn't have the full picture until the very end.

Then there was THE ANAGRAM! There was a freaking anagram to solve while reading. That I unfortunately still don't understand even after the answer was revealed. I'm hoping to read other reviews closer to release, and see if anyone fully grasped it. 

I can't wait until March to see what everyone else thinks about it ! 

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