We Were Never Friends: A Novel

Name: We Were Never Friends: A Novel
Price: 9.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.6 (703 reviews)
Author: Kaira Rouda

by Kaira Rouda

Contemporary Fiction Thriller

3.6 (703)

3.6 stars from 703 reviews. Top 93% of Contemporary Fiction books we track.

Published by Penguin Random House NZPublished 2026-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy thrillers with multiple unreliable narrators where everyone has motive and nobody tells the truth.
You love dark comedies that balance backstabbing ambition with genuine wit—think ruthless people in expensive outfits.
You're drawn to stories where old grudges and buried secrets make the past far more dangerous than the present.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer straightforward plots with a clear villain. This one keeps you guessing which sister did what and why.
You want feel-good reunion stories. This is nasty, competitive, and deliberately uncomfortable.
You're sensitive to themes of substance abuse, infidelity, and classism. All present and central to the drama.

About this book

Five sorority sisters from Theta Gamma Mu reunite at Roxy Callahan Gentry's luxurious Palm Springs vacation home for a weekend celebrating the engagement of Roxy's son to Beth Harrison's daughter. The group includes Roxy, the former sorority president; Amelia Dell, a wealthy widow; Jamie Vale, now a cardiologist; Beth, a former scholarship student; and Sunny Spencer, once beloved by all. The 1920s estate where they gather bears an unsettling resemblance to a hotel where tragedy occurred during Spring Break twenty-five years earlier. As the weekend unfolds, long-buried tensions and secrets surface, complicating what was meant to be a celebration of the future. The past proves difficult to leave behind.

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Currently around #50K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Sales have softened 558% recently.

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Currently 3.6★ from 703 reviews

Gaining approximately 150 new reviews per month. Reader interest is accelerating. Rating has dipped slightly from 4.1 to 3.6.

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