This is my 5th Megan Miranda read and it's definitely one of the best so far IMO. Very different sort of story line. The main character was a victim of a sensationalized accident when she was a child. The kind that has everyone in the community involved in search and rescue efforts. She doesn't remember much about what happened to her, but as an adult she changed her name and cut ties to anyone related to the incident in order to put it all behind her and start a life of her own. It really made me think... I know I've been guilty of being sort of offended when I can't find out more information about victims whose stories I've read or watched movies about. As if we are owed a piece of them because we cared enough to watch a story unfold in the media. I mean, there's much more to this novel than that, this is just something that jumped out at me and made me think.

This story has some great twists and dark content. I would recommend it for sure!

This was a fast-paced read that kept me guessing. The main character was sympathetic and the ending was a surprise. Much better than the The Last House Guest.

*Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an e-galley in exchange for an honest review.

I have read All the Missing Girls and The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda, so when I saw her new book, I jumped at the chance to read it! The Girl from Widow Hills had me hooked instantly and I couldn't put it down. It kept me guessing through all the twists and turns. It was such a good book! I will definitely read all of Megan Miranda's books.

Talk about a heart racing novel! From page 1, this book had me in suspense and just when I thought I "solved" who was behind the murder, I was proved wrong. The booked flowed well but there were a few spots in the that confused me character wise, it was a little all over the place but I will highly recommend this to friends. (Also can't wait to read more of Megan's books!)

This one really did not hit home for me.

The story begins with an overly sensationalized (and in my opinion inflated for the sake of the story) incident where a child was washed away in a flood and found 3 days later. Sure, these things happen, but I don’t believe she’d be nationally hunted for decades to come. I bet 70% of America wouldn’t recognize even Elizabeth Smart walking down the street less than 20 years later.

There are also major gaps with characters and plot development. More than once, I found it difficult to distinguish who crucial characters even were, since they were never introduced properly (mainly Elyse, but also Bennett). Then pivotal plot points would involve them while I struggled to remember who they even were. It also became obvious that the author was incorporating a wide variety of red herrings simply to keep the reader on their toes. It felt more like being tested than reading a good story.

It would be a one star, but moving to 2 since I don’t give 1 stars at all, and the ending was mildly clever. I was definitely disappointed. Thank you Simon and Schuster for the ARC.

This was an excellent novel that I had a great time reading. The characters were well drawn, and the storyline flowed seamlessly. Would like to read more books by the amazing Megan Miranda.

The Girl From Widow Hills is a thriller about a young woman named Arden who, as a child, was swept away by rain waters and found after three days in the drainage pipes underground. As an adult Arden has changed her name to Olivia and moved away from Widow Hills to try and leave her past behind her. All seems well until a body is found on the property line between her house and her neighbors.

While I enjoyed the story, I felt as though the build up to the big plot twist wasn’t enough. I felt thrown off when I got to the end and it just didn’t make sense. I can see how some people could look past the issues I had with the story, which I will keep to myself as they do contain spoilers. However, for me this missed the mark. It wasn’t a bad book by any means, I just didn’t connect with it.

I alway's enjoy Megan Miranda's books and jumped at the chance to read this one early. This one started a little slowly, but it didn't take long for me to become invested. Fun, twisty read.

The first half of the book was a bit tedious - repeating bits of background info and not really focusing on much action. Even when there is a murder, I had to wait quite a while to find out who the victim is. However, in the second half, the mystery picks up. There are a few revelations that made me rethink what I thought I knew about the characters, and a few action sequences that made me want to keep reading. However, overall, I didn’t love the book; it was just okay. The short flashbacks are overdone and I wasn’t surprised by the final twist.

The Girls from Widow Hills is slow for about the first half of the story. At that point, it finally started to pick up and hooked me. Honestly, the book could've been a little bit shorter and faster paced. Had it been, I would have given it five stars.

I have really enjoyed some of Miranda's previous books. This one I found to have some strong points but it started off very slowly. I think it was a little overly descriptive and I found myself wanting it to get to the juicier parts of the story. Towards the end I found the story to get really strong and I enjoyed it. Had it been faster paced in the beginning, I would have been able to rate the book higher.

Another atmospheric winner from Megan Miranda. None of her thrillers are ever straight-cut, and this one is true to form, more about character development and the inner life of the female protagonist and her ambivalence to moving the action forward. She feels very real and that propels the reader through the murk. Definitely grateful for this ARC.

*2.5 stars ✨

I usually like Megan Miranda’s adult mysteries, but this one didn’t do it for me. Olivia has shed her past since becoming the infamous “girl from widow hills”. Throughout the story you are shown glimpses from her past & you’re left wondering what’s real or not. She’s always had trouble sleepwalking and one night she wakes up over a dead body. Olivia tries to piece together what happened and if it has anything to do with her past. Shady people enter her life, bringing nothing but falsehoods with them. You don’t know who to trust and what will happen. The story was a good pace but the actual mystery was, well, blah/lame. Well written but definitely my least favorite from MM.

*Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to #Netgalley for the opportunity to read #TheGirlFromWidowHills by Megan Miranda. This is my first book by her, but it won't be the last.
This book is a great thriller that kept me guessing. Just when I thought I knew what was happening things changed.
I don't like to give away anything about the book. But I will say, if you get the chance to read this book, you should.

Olivia has been able to reinvent herself since her tragic childhood accident. But when a familiar face comes out of the woodwork just before the 20th anniversary of her accident, she becomes a person of interest in a murder investigation. As she tries to fill in the blanks of her night, partnered with flashbacks, loss, and her real identity threatening to be released, she must get to the bottom of the murder while keeping all of her secrets intact. But she soon finds out, she’s not the only one with secrets.

I liked this book by Megan Miranda much better than her first one. The main characters, fraught by night terrors stemming from her childhood, wakes up to a body on her property and no idea who it is or how it go there. From then on, the twists and turn kept me flipping the pages frantically. I did not find the ending predictable or out of left field. The major twist at the end shocked me---I did not see it coming. Great book, thank you netgalley!

Oh these types of thrillers. Nearly impossible to avoid, but one can prescreen for quality. And with Megan Miranda, it’s a pretty safe bet the quality will be there. This is my third maybe read by the author and she has consistently been standout in the sea of homogenic similar. So what is it about her books that makes them different? Well, the writing, mainly. I mean, Miranda sticks with all the genre formulas, so you get your split narrative and your women in crisis and your plots twists, she just doesn’t it all really well and fits it all into a context of something dangerously close to a proper literary novel. So here you have a story of Arden, a young girl from a small town who undergoes one of those freak of nature storm disappearances that rivets the nation so and, once she is found 3 days later, becomes something of a symbol of positive motivational things. Eventually, public affection and attention turns ugly as these things are wont to do, so Arden changes her name, moves away and starts over. Now the 26 year old adult Olivia has a perfectly orderly attention free life, until one night, sleepwalking, she stumbles onto a corpse in her backyard, and not just a stranger either, but the very man who has rescued her two decades ago. Then his son turns up. Asking questions, Suddenly everyone’s asking questions and a meticulously crafted safe and quiet life Olivia has built for herself is no longer safe or quiet. In fact, there’s suspense at every corner. And just when you think it’s more or less sorted out, Megan Miranda delivers one final plot twist so brutal and nasty and messed up, it totally elevates the book from good to very good. If you’re a genre fan, you know the plot twist is coming, but it’s still really something. A doozy. A memorable doozy. So yeah, this was fun, a really fun read, as immersive as these things ought to be, helped in no small way by the fact that most of the narrative takes place in the present, interspersed with excerpts from Arden’s past in forms of interviews, newspaper articles, etc. And Arden/Olivia does well as a protagonist, nowhere near as annoying as some millennials can be, somewhat unreliable, just enough to be intriguing without being frustrating and tough enough to deal with all the crap life puts her through. I enjoyed this one and was thoroughly entertained. Recommended. Thanks Netgalley.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to preview The Girl From Widow Hills by Megan Miranda. Miranda brings to life the story lines for women of all ages. She is a very good story teller and draws you in to the plot.
In her latest, Miranda tells the story of a young woman with a strange past. She survived being out in the elements for several days, was rescued, and became a flavor of the week for some time. Her name is now Olivia, but she used to be Arden and for 20 years she's been running away from that child.
Olivia has a new life now, but her past is coming to get her and she can't run fast enough from it. Someone is watching her and she's getting more scared by the day. Because Olivia has secrets and she wants to keep them buried.
Good Read - I think too much detail n the writing made it hard to keep the focus. Although the details can be helpful, sometimes they are too much.
3 stars.

This was a fast-paced thriller about a woman who was swept away during a rain storm while sleepwalking when she was 6 years old. It took the community three days to find her clinging on to a storm drain. To escape the media attention, she eventually changes her name and moves away. She starts rebuilding her life but then as the 20 year anniversary of her rescue looms, people from her past start appearing in her new life. A gripping read.

Megan Miranda has done it again. As a big fan, she has never disappointed. Riveting, suspenseful thrillers. Couldn't out it down til the end. Highly recommend to other fans of Megan Miranda & even to those who haven't read her work yet.