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After renouncing her online obsession and deleting her dating apps, Ana finally meets a cute, charming man in the real world. Though initially determined not to gather intel from Evan’s social media accounts, her resolve is short-lived. The inevitable deep dive reveals that Evan’s previous girlfriend Emily, with whom he had a picture-perfect relationship, died almost a year ago. Evan shuts down completely whenever Ana broaches the subject. His silence only fuels her obsession, and soon she is visiting the place Emily worked and furtively seeking out her family, desperate for evidence against the former couple’s perceived perfection. Taylor makes a clever, compelling debut with this contemporary novel about dating, death, and dishonesty. Narrator Maddy Withington gives an expressive, sometimes unsettling, performance of the many flawed characters in this self-centered, social-media-driven world. Their obsession with image is eye-opening and deeply engaging.