Forget You Know Me by Jessica Strawer

Liza and Molly are childhood best friends that have drifted apart. Molly is married with a family living in Cincinnati and Liza is single and living in Chicago. After several “let’s get together” promises they finally schedule a video call to reconnect. During the call, Molly has to tend to her child and leaves the video connection open. After a short time Liza sees a masked man in dark clothes enter the house and in a panic for her friends safety calls the police. Molly does not react as expected for someone who has her house broken into and acts like it is not a big deal. Liza is worried about Molly and drives overnight to her in Cincinnati. Molly acts strange again and pushes Liza away. When Molly returns to Chicago, she finds her apartment has been destroyed in a fire and everyone on her floor did not survive. Left with little options, Liza moves to Cincinnati to stay with her brother and pregnant sister-in-law. As Liza struggles to put her life together, Molly is struggling as well. She has secrets from her husband, Daniel, not knowing Daniel has secrets of his own. Molly and Daniel’s marriage is going through a rough time. The story expands as Liza deals with the aftermath of the fire and tries to help her friends and family. Molly and Daniel struggle to deal with their secrets on their own. Can everyone come together to help?

This was my first book by this author and I struggled to get into it in the beginning. The story switched between the characters and it was a little confusing to follow. Once I got further into the book it became easier to read and I had a hard time putting it down. I read the last 3/4 of the book on a long plane trip. The book shows the struggles in a marriage or friendship are not always a what they seem. Honestly really is the best policy and can avoid a lot of misconceptions.

I would give this book 🌟🌟🌟🌟. It was a little hard to get into but grabbed your attention later on. It was very interesting to figure out everyone’s secrets. It also showed what seems like a hopeless situation is not always that.



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