Hello dear Readers,
My book review of The Girl from Widow Hills: A Novel by Megan Miranda.
Title: The Girl from Widow Hills: A Novel
Rating: 4/5 Stars
Genre: Mystery/Thriller/Women's Fiction
Author: Megan Miranda
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: June 23, 2020
Language: English
Book Description
Everyone knows the story of “the girl from Widow Hills.”
Arden Maynor was just a child when she was swept away while sleepwalking during a terrifying rainstorm and went missing for days. Strangers and friends, neighbors and rescue workers, set up search parties and held vigils, praying for her safe return. Against all odds, she was found, alive, clinging to a storm drain. The girl from Widow Hills was a living miracle. Arden’s mother wrote a book. Fame followed. Fans and fan letters, creeps, and stalkers. And every year, the anniversary. It all became too much. As soon as she was old enough, Arden changed her name and disappeared from the public eye.
Now a young woman living hundreds of miles away, Arden goes by Olivia. She’s managed to stay off the radar for the last few years. But with the twentieth anniversary of her rescue approaching, the media will inevitably renew its interest in Arden. Where is she now? Soon Olivia feels like she’s being watched and begins sleepwalking again, like she did long ago, even waking outside her home. Until late one night she jolts awake in her yard. At her feet is the corpse of a man she knows—from her previous life, as Arden Maynor.
And now, the girl from Widow Hills is about to become the center of the story, once again, in this propulsive page-turner from suspense master Megan Miranda.
My Thoughts
I enjoyed this book. A very particular and different plot from other thrillers I have read before.
The author's writing style helps a lot to make you feel invested and immersed in Arden/ Olivia's story.
Also liked how the story alternates between the past and the present, however, it started a little slow for me, but then it picked up and was more enjoyable.
Overall, a well written story, with a very unique premise.
Thank you Simon & Schuster and Netgalley for the free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
Wendy
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