She’s put her life back together since her best friend, Heather was murdered and Jack, one of the East House Seven was accused of the crime. Ashley Winstead narrates the story from now and then, from the point of view of Jessica and from who we need to hear. Jessica Miller is the main character in the story and she can’t wait to show her old crew, the East House Seven, how far she’s come since their college days.

Newsflash: In My Dreams I Hold a Knife is one of the best, most addicting thrillers I’ve read all year! At one point or another I suspected pretty much everyone, so the ultimate revelation definitely came as a surprise to me. A fast-paced thriller set in a tense academic setting, In My Dreams I Hold A Knife is a page-turning mystery that follows a set of untrustworthy characters who could all be to blame. Because she seemed unlikeable to me, I failed to understand why two of the men in her group loved her, and her inability to choose between them.The characters and their friendships with each other were so dark and gritty, each one more than what they appear on the surface.

Initially, I must say that I enjoyed this less than I had hoped for, but still definitely enjoyed certain parts. Now she is an Upper East Side girl named partner at one of the most sought after positions at a consulting company in NYC. What she does not anticipate, is that her former friends have lived with their own insecurities and dark secrets.

They are each distinguished well and the developing cracks in their relationships add a lot of dark, brooding suspense in an already sinister-feeling mystery. IN MY DREAMS I HOLD A KNIFE is an immersive, atmospheric story of friendship, secrets, and obsession.

Ashley Winstead gives readers a complex and compelling protagonist in Jess, and I enjoyed every moment spent in her sometimes twisted, sometimes heartbreaking inner world.

This balance between drama and suspense, once established, sucked me right in and kept me hooked until the book’s end. i like ashley winstead but maybe i need to only read her romance novels because what the fuck was that? A college reunion brings together a group of friends once shattered by a vicious crime in this thrilling debut, reminiscent of Cruel Intentions, Heathers, and, of course, the Secret History. ICYMI: Our Mortal Editions are Exclusive Editions for YA and Adult contemporary books and can include any books that do not fall under the fantasy genre.