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Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time she blinks. Condos are sprouting like weeds, FOR SALE signs are popping up overnight, and the neighbors she’s known all her life are disappearing. To hold onto her community’s past and present, Sydney channels her frustration into a walking tour and finds an unlikely and unwanted assistant in one of the new arrivals to the block—her neighbor Theo.
But Sydney and Theo’s deep dive into history quickly becomes a dizzying descent into paranoia and fear. Their neighbors may not have moved to the suburbs after all, and the push to revitalize the community may be more deadly than advertised.
When does coincidence become conspiracy? Where do people go when gentrification pushes them out? Can Sydney and Theo trust each other—or themselves—long enough to find out before they too disappear?
But Sydney and Theo’s deep dive into history quickly becomes a dizzying descent into paranoia and fear. Their neighbors may not have moved to the suburbs after all, and the push to revitalize the community may be more deadly than advertised.
When does coincidence become conspiracy? Where do people go when gentrification pushes them out? Can Sydney and Theo trust each other—or themselves—long enough to find out before they too disappear?
I made the mistake/not mistake of reading some reviews before I ever started the book, simply because I was curious. In a way, it gave me some negative feelings going into it, but in the end, I was thankful because this book was unexpectedly better than I expected.
While I did lean in more to Cassie's story, George's was nonetheless as compelling. Both timelines were intriguing and sewn together in such a perfect flow. I was a bit thrown because at times it was fast-paced at others, a bit slow, however it didn't diminish the storyline and flowed well.
We've added this to the list of must reads for reading clubs this year!
Thanks to the author and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
