In this episode, the hosts discuss Amy Engel's thriller The Roanoke Girls (ICK!). Lot's for August and Kendra to unpack there. They share how they feel about the book, representations of grooming and abuse, and some books that The Roanoke Girls reminds them of. The first half of the episode is SPOILER FREE and includes the recommendations, so do enjoy the episode even if you have not read the book! Warnings will come right before the spoiler section.
TW: mentions of sexual abuse, incest, grooming, and murder.
Books mentioned in the episode:
Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo (2021)
Perfume by Patrick Süskind (1985)
The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel (2017)
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (2006)
The Girls by Emma Cline (2016)
Dare Me by Megan Abbott (2012)
Into The Water by Paula Hawkins (2017)
The Wife Between Us by Greeer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen (2018)
The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster (1987)
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware (2018)
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (1939)
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn (2018)
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter (2015)
Bunny by Mona Awad (2015)
Trust Exercise by Susan Choi (2015
