Review of When I Was You by Amber Garza

 I received a copy of this title via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

You meets Fatal Attraction in this up-all-night psychological thriller about a lonely empty-nester's growing obsession with a young mother who shares her name.

It all begins on an ordinary fall morning, when Kelly Medina gets a call from her son's pediatrician to confirm her upcoming "well-baby" appointment. It's a cruel mistake; her son left for college a year ago, and Kelly has never felt so alone. The receptionist quickly apologizes: there's another mother in town named Kelly Medina, and she must have gotten their numbers switched.

But Kelly can't stop thinking about the woman who shares her name. Lives in her same town. Has a son she can still hold, and her whole life ahead of her. She can't help looking for her: at the grocery store, at the gym, on social media. When Kelly just happens to bump into the single mother outside that pediatrician's office, it's simple curiosity getting the better of her.

Their unlikely friendship brings Kelly a renewed sense of purpose, taking care of this young woman and her adorable baby boy. But that friendship quickly turns to obsession, and when one Kelly disappears, well, the other one may know why.

My Review:

5 Stars

Kelly hasn't had an easy time. Her son's gone to college and she's not adjusting as well as she thought she would to having him gone. So when she receives a fluke phone call from the doctor's office intended for someone with the same name she can't help but to become intrigued. 

Her curiosity leads to a friendship that starts bringing Kelly back to her normal self. With her newfound happiness she can't understand why her older friends and family are starting to seem leary of her. Starting to think there's something wrong her. Obviously they must be jealous of her new friend and her fantastic son. 

An emotional, heart wrenching and soul baring story of what one woman will do to have the perfect life.