My Sweet Girl An addictive, shocking thriller with an UNFORGETTABLE narrator

An outstanding debut thriller

Thala am 23.11.2023
Bewertungsnummer: 2074523
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)

I loved reading the book. Jayatissa has a great way to tell stories in the voice of a first-person narrator. I was fascinated by her protagonist Paloma who was not sympathetic in any way, always feeling better than anybody else in the room when she just had the privilege to be adopted by rich white American parents. The story switches between the 30-years old Paloma living in San Francisco, California and the past when Paloma was twelve years old, living at an orphanage in Sri Lanka. I was deeply impressed how Jayatissa managed to tell so many difficult topics like transracial adoption and being an undocumented worker in the US. All the time, it felt like the story was racing and I could feel how Paloma felt watched and haunted. Also, I wanted to know from the beginning what has happened to Paloma's roommate Arun. Why did he disappear so suddenly? And with what could he blackmail Paloma? What terrible secret did she leave in Sri Lanka? It's a great, fast-paced mystery story with an extraordinary setting in both San Francisco and Sri Lanka, touching so many complex topics, including a little bit of Sri Lankan folklore. I think this is an outstanding debut and I wish I had released this gem earlier from my stack of unread books.