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A review by margueriteturley
Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
5.0
“Remembering is not always a light shone into darkness. Sometimes it’s a claw reaching out and dragging you back”
Play Nice scared the crap out of me, because familial trauma and skewed memories can do that to you. Clio is an influencer/ stylist living in NYC living quite a life. No significant others, just hook ups which is just fine with her. After a night of partying her sisters Leda and Daphne (which side note, how does Rachel always nail something that’s so my life in every book? The relationship is frighteningly similar to my own with my sisters!) call her to let her know their mother has passed. The house they grew up in (according to their mother) is possessed, so Clio decides to take on the renovations herself! What happens after is nothing short of nightmare fuel.
Rachel Harrison is so good at the feminine psyche and pointing out how men often will make women think they’re crazy, the easier to manipulate them and the situation to the man’s betterment. And I will always be here for that. But she also touches on toxic mothers and how they can also change memories. Let’s not forget though how absolutely frightening this book was! I was scared to turn off my lights the whole time when I was reading this!! Once again Rachel has nailed female relationships and the hold and power men have to ruin our lives and our memories. Of course, I was in tears at the end and throughout because it’s not a Rachel Harrison book without a therapeutic cry by the end! She is a force to reckon with and damnit gets better with every book! I love being here for her progression and look forward to whatever comes next! Thank you to Berkley for the earc on Edelweiss!
Play Nice scared the crap out of me, because familial trauma and skewed memories can do that to you. Clio is an influencer/ stylist living in NYC living quite a life. No significant others, just hook ups which is just fine with her. After a night of partying her sisters Leda and Daphne (which side note, how does Rachel always nail something that’s so my life in every book? The relationship is frighteningly similar to my own with my sisters!) call her to let her know their mother has passed. The house they grew up in (according to their mother) is possessed, so Clio decides to take on the renovations herself! What happens after is nothing short of nightmare fuel.
Rachel Harrison is so good at the feminine psyche and pointing out how men often will make women think they’re crazy, the easier to manipulate them and the situation to the man’s betterment. And I will always be here for that. But she also touches on toxic mothers and how they can also change memories. Let’s not forget though how absolutely frightening this book was! I was scared to turn off my lights the whole time when I was reading this!! Once again Rachel has nailed female relationships and the hold and power men have to ruin our lives and our memories. Of course, I was in tears at the end and throughout because it’s not a Rachel Harrison book without a therapeutic cry by the end! She is a force to reckon with and damnit gets better with every book! I love being here for her progression and look forward to whatever comes next! Thank you to Berkley for the earc on Edelweiss!