A review by julielb
When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff

5.0

This was an excellent mystery. I was quite engaged and immersed in this story about a wealthy family and how they struggled through the events and publicity after the youngest son is accused of rape and sexual assault. The protagonist is the daughter, Cassie, who is actually not truly a family member but was taken in as a toddler after her parents died. She is convinced her brother is innocent, that it’s a vindictive and unstable ex girlfriend who is making the complaint out of anger for being rebuffed.

Slowly, secrets from Cassie's private life start to be revealed and you soon understand that these impact the family dynamics and indeed the behavior of her brother.

This was so well done, that I’m still thinking about, several days after finishing the book. I highly recommend it.