A Familiar Sight by Brianna Labuskes - Starting January 6, 2022

[Megan]

A shocking murder carries echoes of the past for a psychologist in a startling novel of suspense by a Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestselling author.

Psychologist and criminologist Dr. Gretchen White is a specialist in antisocial personality disorders and violent crimes. She’s helped solve enough prominent cases for detective Patrick Shaughnessy that her own history is often overlooked: Gretchen is an admitted sociopath once suspected of killing her aunt. Shaughnessy still thinks Gretchen got away with murder. It’s not going to happen again.

When a high-profile new case lands on Shaughnessy’s desk, it seems open and shut. Remorseless teenager Viola Kent is accused of killing her mother. Amid stories of childhood horrors and Viola’s cruel manipulations, the bad seed has already been found guilty by a rapt public. But Gretchen might be seeing something in Viola no one else does: herself.

If Viola is a scapegoat, then who really did it? And what are they hiding? To find the truth, Gretchen must enter a void that is not only dark and cold-blooded, but also frighteningly familiar.

[Krystal]

17% (view spoiler)[ I'm enjoying the main character's description of her sociopathic ways. She knows who she is and isn't afraid of it. (hide spoiler)]

[Megan]

Chapter 7 (11%) (view spoiler)[I'm starting to think Reed may have been involved in his wife's murder and could be framing Viola. (hide spoiler)]

[Megan]

Krystal wrote: "17% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I am too. (hide spoiler)]

[Krystal]

28% (view spoiler)[ If Gretchen is really inclined to believe Violet didn't do it, I have to believe it as well. (hide spoiler)]

[Krystal]

Megan wrote: "Chapter 7 (11%) [spoilers removed]"

38% I think you are right(view spoiler)[I'm also wondering if he killed his wife to frame Violet because he knew he couldn't kill his child but he knew something had to change. (hide spoiler)]

[Krystal]

86% (view spoiler)[ Oh wow, so Violet, while definitely a psychopath in a way, is just a scapegoat for her mother, the true abuser of them all. I also think that she definitely found and killed Tess to try and frame her husband. (hide spoiler)]

[Krystal]

92% (view spoiler)[ The rage. I think it was Sebastian who killed his mother. The poor thing. (hide spoiler)]

[Krystal]

Finished (view spoiler)[ Wow, I do wish we had known just how Claire had killed Tess. That's my morbid curiosity. This was a good read! I was pleasantly surprised with a lot of what happened and it wasn't as predictable as some other books. (hide spoiler)]

[Iris]

Chapter 1 - Chapter 15 (view spoiler)[Liking the dual perspective and Reed's chapters go back in time. Gretchen is interesting, but she seems to have a chip on her shoulder. I think Reed killed his wife and blamed his daughter. If Tess is dead, what if he had killed her too? (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 16 - Chapter 30 (view spoiler)[Gretchen has no shame and I love her for that. So many people could have killed Claire: Reed, Ainsley, Declan... maybe Lena? (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 31 - Chapter 45 (view spoiler)[So Tess didn't die at 18, someone was being violent towards her. Claire seems like such a superficial person, but we don't get to know her, we only see her through Reed's eyes (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 46 - The End (view spoiler)[So Claire was violent towards Reed and the boys, she is absolutely hideous. Not only that, but telling people that he hit her when it was all lies. I feel sad that Reed killed himself, but I think he was at the end of his rope. Viola is going to end up killing people soon, no doubt. Hopefully Sebastian doesn't kill anybody else, as much justified as it was him killing Claire (hide spoiler)]

[Iris]

Krystal wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

Same! I feel like there were a lot of things left out (view spoiler)[how Claire killed Tess, how did she find her (hide spoiler)]

[Krystal]

Iris wrote: "Krystal wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

Same! I feel like there were a lot of things left out [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Right, that part was disappointing. (hide spoiler)]

[Krystal]

Iris wrote: "Chapter 1 - Chapter 15 [spoilers removed]

Chapter 16 - Chapter 30 [spoilers removed]

Chapter 31 - Chapter 45 [spoilers removed]

Chapter 46 - The End [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[As much rage as Sebastian had, I actually don't think he would kill again unless someone was abusing his brother or trying to hurt him. I think he will hold a lot of guilt as he becomes an adult, even though it was justified. (hide spoiler)]