** I received e-copy from the publisher via NetGalley. Many thanks to @berkleypub .** Iâm pleased to be part of #blitztour in celebration of #debutrelease, My Sweet Girl- an intriguing, dark, atmospheric, and #suspense #thriller- partly authorâs experiences of living in the US and being a brown woman navigating typically white spaces, and partly an ode to the horror stories author whispered as a child growing up in Sri Lanka. đđđ«đđđŹ ââââ/5 My Sweet Girl was suspenseful thriller that revolved around Palomaâs past life and her past catching up for what she did to get adopted. The story was about life of orphans, trust, friendship, betrayal, revenge, lies and deceit. The story was in dual timeline taking place in present California and past in orphanage in Sri Lanka which made story more mysterious and suspenseful. Characters were complicated. I didnât like any of them, only few side characters were good but both main characters, protagonist and antagonist were horrible. Sure one wasnât as bad as the other but I didnât like them. There were layers of racism, bullying and prejudice not just towards South Asian characters but also among them and their views towards white. It also represented trauma of losing child, because of abusive people and sexual predators. I liked mention of classic novels in this book. Why 4 stars- Often I wanted to put it down because of pace. I was too impatient and just wanted to read revelations. Overall, #MySweetGirl was intriguing, suspenseful, dark and atmospheric thriller with well written twists and complicated characters. I recommend this if you like, Slow burn thriller unreliable narrator complex and unlikable characters dark and atmospheric setting intriguing and suspenseful plot dual timeline South Asian character and setting đđđđż-đđđđ© đŹđđš đźđ€đȘđ§ đĄđđšđ© 5 đšđ©đđ§ đđđ§đđĄđĄđđ§? #reader #bookstagrammer #bookaesthetic #bookphotography #BooksTeacupandReviews #bookrec #Indianbookstagram #bookcommunity #bookgram #Bookrrview #thriller #mystery #AmandaJayatissa #BerkleyPublishing (at Ahmedabad, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTzUTdzgmcc/?utm_medium=tumblr