Made You Look
Sydney Kent is the definitive It Girl. She possesses the kind of magnetic charm, flawless hair, and effortless aesthetic that makes people desperate to either be her or date her.
But shining that brightly means everyone around her is left in the dark.
Caitlyn, despite all her social media savvy, finds it impossible to carve out her own identity outside of Sydney’s massive shadow. Even Lucy, Sydney’s childhood best friend from before the influencer fame, has been reduced to little more than her full-time personal photographer.
When the crew—including Sydney’s boyfriend Jeff, stylist Nash, and manager Brent—is invited to create content at an exclusive, remote retreat in the Catskills, it feels like the perfect chance to hit refresh. That is, until a brutal snowstorm strands them entirely, wiping out their cell service, Wi-Fi, and any chance of escape.
Then the first body drops, and their glamorous getaway spirals into a nightmare. As long-buried secrets, lies, and resentments boil over, the surviving friends are forced to confront a terrifying reality: the killer is almost certainly one of them. And the slaughter has only just begun.
- Sydney - Social media influencer
- Jeff - Sydney’s boyfriend
- Brent - Sydney and Caitlyn’s talent manager
- Caitlyn - Social media influencer
- Nash - Stylist and makeup artist
- Lucy - Photographer
- Nick - Lucy’s ex-fiancé
- Cole - Caitlyn’s stepbrother
- Breaker - Sydney’s college boyfriend
- The group goes to the Reviere retreat in the Catskill Mountains to film content.
- Sydney and Nash are preparing to launch a hair care line called Plentifol.
- They wake to heavy snowfall and no cell service.
- Nash takes a hit from one of Jeff’s joints, collapses, and never wakes up.
- They suspect it was laced with fentanyl.
- The group finds a golf cart, and Brent takes off in it to get help.
- While in college, Sydney was dating Breaker. One night, he stumbled into the road drunk and was killed by a car.
- Sydney has been having an affair with Caitlyn.
- Jeff is found dead in his bed.
- Brent never left; he slices Sydney’s back open with a knife and leaves her for dead.
- Brent and Caitlyn are in on it together.
- Brent is angry because the launch of Plentifol will cost a lot of money in lost sponsorships so his plan was to take down Sydney and make Caitlyn his new star.
- Caitlyn shoots Brent with a flare gun, killing him.
- Cole is Breaker, Sydney’s college boyfriend.
- Caitlyn’s plan for the weekend was always to get revenge on Sydney because she never believed Cole’s death was an accident.
- Lucy admits she pushed Cole into the road, not Sydney.
- Sydney appears and shoves Caitlyn off a cliff.
- Sydney and Lucy hear sirens in the distance.
- Epilogue: Sydney launches Plentifol.
- Lucy and Nick are engaged again.
Tanya Grant’s Made You Look is an engaging mystery that relies heavily on a deeply claustrophobic atmosphere to keep you on the edge of your seat. Told in the present tense and jumping between a few different perspectives, the narrative moves at a medium to fast pace driven by short chapters.
This book has a lot of red herrings which kept me guessing all throughout. Even with the sheer volume of distractions, the core twist is genuinely good and lands with a satisfying impact. The only real letdown is that the ending felt a little rushed and cut short, lacking the breathing room the rest of the book seemed to set up. Still, despite the abrupt conclusion, it’s a highly gripping read that completely held my attention from the first page to the last. If you love a snowed in or stuck in a cabin in the woods trope you will certainly enjoy this book!
- Nash - Dead - Killed by Brent
- Jeff - Dead - Killed by Brent
- Brent - Dead - Shot with a flare gun by Caitlyn
- Sydney - Alive - Still a social media star
- Caitlyn - Dead - Pushed off a cliff by Sydney
- Lucy - Alive - Engaged to Nick
- Cole - Dead - Pushed in front of a car by Lucy
- Cancer
- Drugs
- Rape
- Murder
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 9780593954041
Publication Date: November 18, 2025
Note: Details are for the original edition. Other formats, editions, and audiobook versions may be available.
