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I’m absolutely thrilled to welcome to CBTB today the author of one of the most exceptional debuts I’ve read in ages - and maybe ever. Check out my preview here.Q&A: Christine Mangan, Author of TANGERINE The next book on my TBR (to be read) list is The Glitch by Elizabeth Cohen. Ripley, how are these stories similar and different?

Do you believe this book was similar to Hitchcock films? Why or why not?.

How do you think this story will play out in the movie version? Do you plan to see it?.

What happens next for Lucy? Will she ever get caught?.

What did you think of the ending? Did you feel it was predictable?.

Would you classify this story as a thriller, suspense or something else?.

What did you think of the pace of the novel?.

Did you hope for more from Alice? Such as standing up to her husband, aunt or Lucy? Where did she miss chances to do so?.

Do you think Lucy ever did actually care for Alice or was it just envy? What were Lucy’s motives?.

What did you think about the setting of Tangier? What about the story taking place in the 1950s? How did the setting and time period impact the story, characters’ decisions as well as how the investigation unfolded?.

What are some qualities that make Lucy a master manipulator?.

Which perspective did you enjoy more Lucy or Alice? What was your initial impressions of both characters?.

Thanks to the prologue, It was actually pretty straight forward of what will happen with few twists. And one point, I wondered if Lucy was even there or just a figment of Alice’s imagination, but none of that was true. I also want to point out that I thought a bigger twist was going to happen.

But maybe we’re not meant to know more than that, Lucy might never have actually cared for Alice. I say this because she seems to make such a quick switch from loving Alice to deciding to ruin her.

I think it might have been more impactful if we had the perspective of Lucy the entire time. The story is told in alternating perspectives of Lucy and Alice and it worked in some ways, for instance, we see how different they view each other. And then the reader tries to decipher if her paranoia is real. After what happens to Alice’s college boyfriend, she does put her guard up. In some ways, it was hard to believe Alice was so oblivious to Lucy in college but she’s obviously dealing with trauma from her parents passing. But we soon learn those feelings are fleeting. Right away we can tell she has romantic feelings for Alice. If you thought you had a bad roommate, at least it wasn’t Lucy. So first things first, Lucy is clearly the college roommate from hell.