On one fateful night in 1992, the lives of two seventeen-year-olds are changed and intertwined forever. Quinn Riley, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks, is arrested after he innocently tries to break up a fight but ends up nearly killing someone. Jules Delaney, high school royalty, survives an attack by the elusive and terrifying May Day Killer—a serial predator who strikes every May 1st in midwestern small towns.
A year later, Jules is struggling with trauma and guilt, tormented by one question: Why was I spared? Quinn is newly released from juvenile detention and returns home to fresh the unsolved murder of his mother.
Over the next decade, their lives are revisited on a single day each year—May 1st. As secrets unravel and the paths of Quinn and Jules collide, two mysteries edge closer to the truth. All the while, the May Day Killer is still out there—and the clock is racing toward another May 1st.
The Anniversary is an utterly compelling story of the hunt for a serial killer. But it’s also a heartfelt—and heartrending—novel about fate, innocence lost, and two souls who find that sometimes being broken is the only way for the light to get in.
I was also lucky enough to receive both a digital and audiobook ARC, so I ended up doing a hybrid read again, which worked really well for this one. With the story going back to the same date over multiple years, having both formats actually helped keep everything straight.
The story is told from two points of view, it worked nicely since Jules and Quinn’s lives are so connected. I liked seeing both sides, especially as more pieces started to come together.
Jules and Quinn were both solid characters. The way their lives are tied together from that one night and continue to overlap over the years, it added a bit more depth than I was expecting. It’s not just about the mystery.
The Anniversary is unique in that the story kept going back to May 1st each year. It kept things interesting and I found myself trying to figure everything out as it went along. It’s one of those books where I was trying to connecting the dots. It is a story about how one moment can change everything and how the truth has a way of coming out, no matter how much time has passed.
Overall, this was a solid, engaging read and one that kept me turning the pages to see how it would all come together.
My thanks to both St. Martin's Press and Macmillan Audio for advanced copies in exchange for a honest review.
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