E-Audio, 09:27:44
Narrated by: Caitlin Davies
Release Date: July 17, 2019
Published by: Scholastic Audio
Read from: May 8-11, 2020
Stand-alone
Source: Library (Overdrive)
TW: Stockholm Syndrome, Kidnapping
For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Thriller, YAMega-bestselling author Luanne Rice returns with a ripped-from-the-headlines story of a girl who is kidnapped by her friend’s family.
Emily Lonergan’s best friend died last year.
And Emily hasn’t stopped grieving. Lizzie Porter was lively, loud, and fun — Emily’s better half. Emily can’t accept that she’s gone.
When Lizzie’s parents and her sister come back to town to visit, Emily’s heartened to see them. The Porters understand her pain. They miss Lizzie desperately, too.
Desperately enough to do something crazy.
Something unthinkable.
Suddenly, Emily’s life is hurtling toward a very dark place — and she’s not sure she’ll ever be able to return to what she once knew was real.
From New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice comes a breathless, unputdownable story of suspense, secrets — and the strength that love gives us to survive even the most shocking of circumstances.
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*MY THOUGHTS*
This was a prime example of why I should read the synopsis of a book before I start reading. I had no idea what this was about besides the fact that one of the characters dies. I thought it was a ghost story. This was NOT a ghost story lol
Emily has lost her best friend. When her best friend’s parents come back into town Emily feels a bit better after seeing them since she knows their pain. But what she doesn’t know is her parents are desperate. Desperate enough to do something crazy.
I almost didn’t even read this. I tried reading the actual e-ARC and I couldn’t get into it. But I kept seeing it pop-up in my library and I finally just put my name on the hold list. And I’m glad I got the audio version. The narrator was great and she really got into it. It made the story all the more intriguing.
For the most part, this was a good story. I found myself yelling at the computer (yes I talk back to my audios don’t judge me) and I was so upset with the Porters. This was gross and I couldn’t believe they did that. I know grief drives you to things, but man, this was nuts. So in other words, the writing style was good enough for me to talk back to.
As for the ending, I could have done without that. It was perfectly ok and then the ending came and it left me disappointed. I just don’t think it needed to be there. It introduced more information and didn’t seem like it closed anything up. It just seemed like it was there for no reason. I think it could have been better without it.
This wasn’t what I was expecting, but as it turns out, I actually liked it. Definitely glad I didn’t let the one failed try deter me from trying to read this one again. There were some issues, but those things were easily overlooked.
Overall, I give this
Have you read this? Have you read anything by Luanne Rice? Did you know this wasn’t a ghost story? Were you as surprised as I was? Let me know in the comments!