Once I started reading this I couldn't put it down, different to my normal read for sure. The mystery unfolds in such a way that nothing is washed over or hidden you get the complete raw emotions of everyone and that is what makes this so fabulous to read, which makes me want more. I voluntarily reviewed this book.

This book had me filled with so many tumultuous emotions, and was an incredible book! This book definitely made me cry several times, and I felt so many other emotions when I was reading it. It wasn't the easiest book to read emotionally, but definitely worth it!! Applause to Gail Harris!
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What an emotional roller-coaster!!

***I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.***

One of the most engaging stories I've read this year!

If you love stories that are loaded with drama, Who Is Sarah Randall is one you definitely need to read. I have found that I'm drawn to these kinds of stories where the characters are in high school and deal with life-changing situations. But this is much deeper, with emotions that were all over the place. I could very easily compare it to a Lifetime movie, but so much better. And because of Sarah's age and everything she discovered, my heart sincerely ached for her.

Noah is the silver lining for her, if you can even call it that because there's another mystery where he's concerned. This story will be brutal on your heart, but I think readers will find a connection with because of the realistic feel you get from it.

Gail Haris is on my radar now because I'm dying to read the next book in the series. Five stars!

My Rating: ***3/4
Type: Standalone
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Narration: Single POV
Primary Characters: Sarah(Olivia), Noah
Secondary Characters: Melissa, Richard, Cindy, Trent, Landon, Denise
Source: ARC – Courtesy or Author/publisher

I voluntarily read an ARC of this book in exchange for honest review.

My first thought after reading this book, “Randall family and several instances which occur in this book felt realistic” (Not the big game changer one’s).

Olivia loves her mother Cindy. Olivia’s world revolves only around her mother. Her mother is caring, lovely and protective of her. She will be distraught when her mother dies in a car accident. While looking for certain things for her mother’s funeral Olivia accidentally discovers truth about herself and her mother. Her mother isn’t who she thinks she is. She is been kidnapped and separated from her family.

“She stole me from my family. Yet, I feel that she’s been stolen from me”.

Now she moved in with Randall Family. As a teenager she struggles with her identity as Olivia and Sarah. Post this point book is total emotional roller-coaster ride. Her acceptance of family and vice versa along with acceptance to her past, present and moving forward seems like a bigger challenge. Even though she grew up knowing she has cousin Noah; she doesn’t know much about him. Now he is in her school and she feel the connection with him. Randall’s family is skeptical about his motives. How she overcomes all that and takes life ahead is worth a read.

Noah was supportive throughout. I could totally connect with Melissa’s emotion. It feels like we need to hate Cindy, but I understood her and loved her for the way she bought up Sarah. Sarah’s siblings were lovely. I’m in love with Landon. Liked the way how Sarah handled things. Well written plot.

Overall, its and emotional roller costar ride with fun, drama, tragedy, realities, love, lies and truth. More than all this it’s a journey of self-discovery, finding one’s true self among the chaos of the life. For a new author, she has done an admirable job of taking us through the tumultuous emotions in this book. Give it a try reading it. You might like it more than you think.

This book was completely unexpected. Yes, I read the blurb and yes, I was intrigued. But I was actually blown away with how much I actually REALLY enjoyed reading this....and I can't wait for more!!!

Olivia is the average, normal teenage girl. She lives at home with her single mother. She has a best friend who probably gets her in to trouble (like most besties). And she has the typical crush on the high school boys. What's not average or normal is what happens one day when her life is turned upside down by the tragic death of her mom....or what ever she should call her now. In fact, what should she call herself, Olivia or Sarah?

Now that her life has been completely uplifted, it's time to figure out "who she is". Is she the girl that was raised by Cindy, or the girl who has "finally come home"?

Everything about this book was wonderful. From the very first moments of the first chapter, I was completely captivated and intrigued, only to become obsessed with what was to come. This is truly a wonderful story about self acceptance and figuring out who you are. I'm pretty sure I even shed a few tears.

If you love Young Adult/New Adult books, I KNOW you'll love this one!!! I can't wait for the next installment!!! Did I already say that?? LOL

I loved this story. I couldn’t put this book down today. This book is a coming of age story for Sarah. Sarah searching for who she is had my emotions bouncing all over the place. I laughed, cried, and got really mad. It was hard to read some of her journey. Cindy’s side of the story made me mad. It made searching for the truth agonizing for Sarah. I loved Landon. He was a perfect character. I can’t leave this review before saying how much I loved him. I loved the relationship he developed with Sarah that was so much more than precious. The Randalls... they just wanted to be a happy family.

I can’t wait for more of the of them! The twist in this book had me speechless. I wanted to throw things. I did cry. I got totally swept up in this story and cried my eyes out. Now the only thing I can say now is give us more! Please give us more!!! 😉

Before I picked up Who is Sarah Randal? I was unsure what to think but I am beyond glad that I accepted this ARC because I was blown away by the intense emotions I was feeling. I found myself thrown between confusion, anger, frustration, sadness, happiness, and satisfaction. Reading this story was like taking a dive into a wave –– I was tossed around, beat up, spit out, and ready for more!

Sarah/Olivia is such a brave and respectful young woman. I could not have handled half of what she went through with nearly as much grace or forgiveness for all the wrongs she endured. She learns she was a kidnap victim and that her best friend –– her mother –– is not the person she thought she was. She must assume the life of Sarah; the life she was always meant to have with the siblings she was always meant to bond with. Only bonding with her siblings isn't the problem. Sarah finds herself struggling between her love for a dead fake mother and the love she wants to have for the woman who gave birth to her. Add in the confusion for feelings that develop for Noah, a boy she used to think was her cousin and Sarah is overwhelmed. She must overcome her feelings of guilt for loving her kidnapper, her romantic feelings for her non-cousin, and her strained relationship with her mother.

This book is so much more than a high school romance. It is perfect blend of mysterious, thrilling, and romance, and above all, it is a self discovery of a young girl who must figure out who she is among the chaos that is her life. There is nothing quite like this.

Wow, this book was everything I wasnt expecting.

Olivia had the perfect little life untill her mom is in an accident. Through some horrible twist of fate Olivia's whole world changes. Everything she thought she knew is a lie. I loved watching Olivia struggle and grow into who she could've and should've been. The pain and stress slowly turning into friendship, happiness and love. It was a beautiful transformation. However plot twist left me clutching my chest as I truly did not expect the pain that followed such an amazing change in life.

Who is Sarah Randall has left a mark on me, with a beautiful reminder to love everyday, because life can always change in he blink of an eye.

I received a complimentary ARC of this book through NetGalley and the publisher for an honest review. Upon reading the description, it appealed to me and reminded me of a show I liked called Finding Carter. However, this book was a let down. The writing was stiff, and the execution was somewhat off putting. Sarah finds out her "mom" Cindy isn't her mom when she dies in a car accident, she was kidnapped as a baby from her family. The adjustment from a unspoiled, sheltered teen to a family with 3 siblings, well off parents was a lot for her to take. So many other things just threw me for a loop- she is attracted to her sort of cousin? Something tragic happens towards the end of the book but felt like a lazy plot device. This rags to riches story left me wanting a lot more.

This book definitely has me feeling everything from sadness, anger, doubt, excitement and more. Just when you thought you could not experience another, this book definitely throws you a whole different curve ball. It will keep you guessing and wanting to know more on what is going on and what will happen.

I devoured this book. I started and finished all in one night. I literally couldn't stop myself from turning the pages until it ended.

Who is Sarah Randall is highly emotional, filled with terrific characters, family drama, siblings and lots in between.

I felt awful for Sarah. I couldn't imagine finding out your whole life has been a lie. I felt for her because it seemed she was to just cope with everything around her. It doesn't work that way..... and I understood why she acted the way she did at times.
That being said, I loved that she was still in contact with the boy in her other life. I loved seeing them together and thought it was great that she got to see him in a "new" light.

If you're looking for a page turning, thought provoking story Who is Sarah Randall is the book for you!

I can't wait to read more!

5 Luv Bug Stars from me.

ARC received from The Next Step PR

When the synopsis for this dropped, it didn’t sound good. The synopsis is quite misleading. When there was clarity around this and reviews started to come in, I was quite drawn into this book, and now having read it, I can say I made a very wise choice.

There’s something very eloquent about this story and no matter what I say about it, I will never be able to capture the beauty that is this book. Our main character Olivia finds out she was kidnapped and she’s sent to live with the Randalls, a family she never knew she had. All of a sudden she has a second life

The plot alone is beautiful and heartbreaking. I felt for Olivia/Sarah. She’s happy to have a loving family, but she already had that. She’s happy to be loved by people who clearly want her, but she’s being torn in multiple directions. I have to say, I hated her parents at first. I understand their fears and how for them, she’s always been Sarah. But they needed to understand her as well; that she was this other girl for so many years. Sarah attends therapy, but I think they all should have done family therapy. I think when situations arose that they fought over, this could have been stuff to be counselled through by a professional, since the mother clearly needed a reminder that Sarah lived as someone else for a while.

Again, given the original belief about this book, it seemed very coming-of-age women’s fiction. It is a young adult book, but it’s a novel that needs to be experienced. It can be considered coming-of-age, but it’s more coming-into-self. Because she was Olivia, and is now Sarah, so who is she really?

The siblings really won me over. The brothers are fantastic. Kind, patient, and protective but not annoying; even keeping secrets for her. They were uber understanding and I think they should have had conversations with their mother. The sister isn’t in this book a lot, and I think that was based on her age, so I suspect in coming books we will.

Olivia grew up having a cousin but never seeing him. She mainly just knew of him. After the funeral, she sees him again, at the same high school she is now attending. He’s protective of her, and more importantly now that they are not family (and never was) he is able to act on it. What I enjoyed the most was the distance at first. While he was a friend, and later a flirt, he was understanding of her situation and tried to help while he could but also kept distance. He let her experience friendships and relationships in this new place without his direct intervention. He was patient, kind, and exactly what she needed. They were a perfect fit.

GIven the synopsis, I actually had a feeling there would be more lies and more deceit eventually coming, something that he would help her uncover, but there isn’t. It’s a straightforward story by the end, which is nice.

This book is a lovely blend of strength, family bonding and growth, angst/heat, and romance. My one major critique with this book is how it ended. I can see the author was going for an open-ended “she is happy” vibe and leaving it open for the future. I also suspect “the future” will be shown to us through the other books of the series, but given the emphasis placed on the ending and the after-grad plans, I wish we got a bit more of that.

To sum up this book: it’s beautiful, heartwarming, additive, and something that should be experienced. I so look forward to Trent’s book!

This was my first introduction into Gail Harris. Let me start off by saying that I love the cover. Normally, I do not enjoy a lot of covers with people on them but this book cover was captured wonderfully. I could really envision what she looked like. With that said, I did find some parts quite cheesy. The first couple chapters made me doubt whether I was going to like this book or not. They felt cheesy and rushed. However, as my daddy raised me to not be a quitter, I continued on. I found myself LOVING Noah. However, once the book was pushed in a certain direction, even I felt like scenes and relationships were rushed with him. I did enjoy the concept of the entire book. I just wished the characters had felt a tad more developed. I did enjoy the slow burn that Gail Harris had going up until that point.

This was a high school drama but in a good way. It had loads of drama, twists, turns, and sadness evoked throughout the book. All in all, this was a decent read. I didn't hate it but I didn't love it. It appears that Rachel and Trent get the next book. I think I'll read along to find out what happens next with the Randall family.

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I was given the opportunity for an arc of this read.
It did not disappoint me, I couldn’t put it down but at the same time, I needed to take a few minutes between pages sometimes. This book is an amazing rollercoaster ride of the life events of one girl, and so many other key players in her life. At times you want to scream at the characters, other times you wish you could reach through and hug them. I lov d this read, great story line and characters, amazing plot changes. I absolutely would give 10 stars if I could.

I received this for an honest review!


I honestly didn’t really know what to expect when I started this book. It became more then I could even picture in my mind. It takes you on a journey to finding ones self. Who is Sarah Randall? Who is Olivia Stevens? This journey is an emotional roller coaster one that takes some real dramatic turns and leaves you breathless and wanting. I cried and laughed and loved these people like they were mine....and that’s how well it was written. This author really know how to create a life and story.
Expect suspense, life, love, death, self discovery.....

It all starts with a letter and some pictures Olivia finds in a box in her mother’s closet, a box that changes everything she’s ever known.

Oh my word... this book!! It broke my heart more than once!! I can’t say I am not very excited for the next one! Gail Haris has created such a wonderful story, with love able characters, and told it with such depth and feeling!!

Noah was such a solid, supportive character! As was Richard. I wasn’t sure about Melissa. Landon was my favorite!!

What would you do if your whole life, your whole existence, was changed in a blink? I think Olivia is brave... I think Sarah is tenacious, but Alice?? Alice is... well... she’s the shit!! (Sorry for the language... it just fits.)

Wow! Let me just say that Gail Haris is a new for me author, and I am so glad I was able to get an ARC copy!

This was a emotional read! This story lures you down the rabbit hole from the beginning. I could not put this book down! Gail makes you feel so much in this story! You will experience the characters feelings as if they are your own. At times I felt gutted and wrecked! I can’t rave enough about this book. I felt the connection between Sarah and her siblings. Their love for one another was endearing. You could also feel the bond between Sarah and protective, loving, supportive Noah. I can’t wait to read the next book!

5*
Olivia is close to her mother Cindy and is distraught when she is killed in a car accident.
Gathering some things to take to her aunts house she discovers a box that changes her world & starts an incredible journey.
A new author for me and I can't wait to read more from the Randall's