I'm a big fan of Megan Miranda's writing! This is the sixth book of hers that I've read. As soon as I read the synopsis and saw the cover I knew I needed this book...

Hollow's Edge. A safe, friendly and welcoming community. Until it wasn't.

The murders of Brandon and Fiona Truett were a game changer. Friendships and trust thrown out the window ... the convicted, Ruby Fletcher, who just so happens to be one of their own.

Now, 18 months later ... Ruby's back, her conviction overturned. The community is scrambling. Lies are exposed. But what actually happening on the night of the murder?

An interesting storyline! Lots of characters to keep track of. My only complaint is that I felt some of the characters could have used more development and back story. I would have liked to know more about several of them. A satisfying ending that I really didn't see coming ...

Thanks to Simon & Schuster Canada for my gifted copy!

Set in a close-knit neighbourhood with a pool, and beyond that, woods and a lake, Harper lives alone after her fiance cheated, then left, and her roommate, Ruby, was arrested and put in jail for killing two of the neighbours – the couple next door. All the neighbours have an online chat where they discuss things, then immediately delete. Ruby was in jail for just over a year before she is let out on a technicality and to everyone’s surprise, she comes back and walks into Harper’s house like nothing had happened! To no surprise, this puts everyone on edge. Harper had, at least, testified in Ruby’s defense, but she was never really sure whether or not Ruby had done it.

I thought this was really good. It kept me reading and wanting to continue reading. Everyone has secrets. There were creepy parts. There was a map at the start of the book to show the layout of the neighbourhood and where each of the main “players” lived on the block, which I thought was a nice addition.

I loved this book so much! A perfect thriller for the summer. It was such a page turner and oh my gosh, the way the mystery unfolds is great!

The book starts off slow, which is understandable as Megan Miranda sets the scene of the idyllic perfect neighborhood of Hollow’s Edge. The perfect little town with its perfect residents. But, not quite, there’s something going on with them. You won’t know how to trust, everyone feels suspicious. We get to know the residents quite a bit in the first half.

There are quite a few characters in this book and it does take a while to get used to them. We are following the POV of Harper Nash, a single woman who used to live with her roommate Ruby Fletcher who murdered their next door neighbours. However, now her conviction has been overturned and she’s back in town. The residents are on high alert and things start to happen, not going to say any more to avoid spoilers.

Ruby was so interesting and kept me wondering what she was up to. Harper arc is slow in the beginning but gets way better in the second half. She redeems herself in the end. But, Ruby was definitely the star in this book for me.

I’ve become a fan of Megan Miranda, the various twists and turns kept me flipping the pages. I can’t believe I’m so late in picking up the Last Guest House. That’s going to be on my upcoming TBR.

I received an e-arc of this book from NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada in exchange for an honest review.

I don't think I actually liked a single character in this whole book. Everyone irritated me in their own ways. But it didn't stop me from enjoying this story!

Ruby returns to Hallow's Edge after having her murder conviction overturned on a technicality. She waltzes right back into her roommate, Harper's, home ready to return to life as though nothing ever happened. Problem is, that murder she was once convicted of was the murder of Harper's neighbours, the Truetts, and the rest of the residents of Hallow's Edge are none to pleased to see her face again. This is a story of people outside of the court playing judge and juror and maybe they're not seeing the evidence they way they should. Is Ruby really guilty? And if she's not....who among them is then?

Such a Quiet Place started off really slow, giving you a feel for all the characters and the small town of Hallow's Edge. Then the back half of the book really picks up. It was full of suspense, a little creepy and had a good amount of twists and turns. It gave me a little bit of a Desperate Housewives vibe too - a fun summer mystery to pick up!

What do you do when the last person you expected to see- needless to say one recently tried for the the murder of. your neighbors - is standing at your doorstep immediately after their release pending retrial? That is exactly what happened to Harper when Ruby (her ex-roommate) shows up unexpectedly. We follow Harper's discovery of who killed the Truett's. The once one quaint, picturesque gated community becomes a hot spot of jealousy, mistrust and mystery. Who can you really trust?

I had been recommended books by Megan Miranda by a friend, and was truly happy to receive an ARC of an upcoming release. I had never read any of her works previously, but I definitely will now. Miranda's writing style, her character development and plot line kept me enthralled the entire time. The twist at the end was one that I never saw coming. You won't regret this read!

This book did not hold my attention at all. The characters were non-descript and blended together. The plot was slow and I really didn't care what happened to the characters. The setting wasn't well described. Overall, not worth it.

Thank you so much to for my advanced copy of Such A Quiet Place by Megan Miranda.

I have read all of her books and was so excited to sit down with this one! I am a huge fan and was beyond excited to be approved for this advanced copy.

Living in Hollows Edge is everyone’s dream. A quiet neighbourhood with a community pool where your neighbours are more like family to you, bbq’s and get together’s is a daily occurrence. That is until a couple dies mysteriously by carbon monoxide poisoning. The community quickly checked all of their doorbell cameras and front porch cameras to see who was at fault for the tragic deaths of the neighbors. In this footage they see Ruby running a crossed some cameras and decide that she’s the guilty party.

Everyone turns on Ruby when she is found guilty of the murders of the couple next-door. However not everything is as is seems. Everyone you thought you knew and trusted completely is hiding something. Who can you trust and who has something against you? Will Harper figure it out in time? Will Ruby’s name be cleared?! Find out on July 13 when this thriller is released!

This was my first Megan Miranda book. This was also the first full novel I've read on my phone, so it was a different kind of reading experience than I'm used to. Overall, the story was enjoyable. But I think I would have preferred it as an audiobook.

The plot itself moved along fairly easily. It was a very easy read (other than the fact I was reading from a small screen!). I was instantly hooked from the beginning... it's a good 'start-from-the-middle' kind of story. Where you're inserted into the middle of the plot off the bat. Ruby is back. Who is Ruby and what did she do? Are questions that are eventually answered as you dive into the past (sans flashbacks) while the present continues.

I didn't really connect with the characters, nor did I find it very suspenseful. Even the ending felt a bit... abrupt. It was missing some things. But what WAS done was totally fine. Not every story has to be full of depth.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda
I loved this novel, what a great mystery, suspense
Harper lives in a small hamlet called Hollow's Edge. A small cluster of houses and neighbors who are all close and look out for each other. They have a community page where everyone shares and keeps up to date on community events. They all trust one another and look out for each other, Or do they? Ruby shows back up at Harper's house after being released from jail for a murder she says she didn't commit. She is acting strange and the residents of Hollow's Edge decide to ensure their area is patrolled.
This was a great read, suspense filled novel,  it left me guessing until the end as to who the guilty parties were. Characters were introduced in a timely way, not all at once.
I would read more books by Megan Miranda for sure

Such a Quiet Place was a great suspense read! I was hooked from the beginning trying to piece together the story.
Hollows Wdge was a quiet neighborhood community until it was rocked with the murder of the Truett family. Seemingly safe when the culprit, Ruby is sent off to jail, the community is shattered again when less than two years later she is released and quickly moves back in with her roommate, Harper. As everyone struggles to put together the pieces of this murder, Harper races to put together the clues before it is too late.
Definitely recommended.
*I received an advanced reader’s copy of this book from NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Canada in exchange for my honest review

First Megan Miranda book and won't be my last!
Really nejoyed the writting style and premise of the private idyllic neighborhood of Hoolow's Edge rocked by murder among the community.

This was a really fun who dun it domestic thriller. Creepy vibes with intriguing characters which had me second gussing constantly. The relationship between Harper and Ruby was interesting begging the question; how well do you really know your best friend? And do you trust them?

I'm a fan and look forward to more by author.

Book Review
Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda

Thank you to @netgalley and @simonschusterca for my gifted copy in exchange for an honest review

Synopsis
We had no warning that she’d come back.
Hollow’s Edge used to be a quiet place. A private and idyllic neighborhood where neighbors dropped in on neighbors, celebrated graduation and holiday parties together, and looked out for one another. But then came the murder of Brandon and Fiona Truett. A year and a half later, Hollow’s Edge is simmering. The residents are trapped, unable to sell their homes, confronted daily by the empty Truett house, and suffocated by their trial testimonies that implicated one of their own. Ruby Fletcher. And now, Ruby’s back.
With her conviction overturned, Ruby waltzes right back to Hollow’s Edge, and into the home she once shared with Harper Nash. Harper, five years older, has always treated Ruby like a wayward younger sister. But now she’s terrified. What possible good could come of Ruby returning to the scene of the crime? And how can she possibly turn her away, when she knows Ruby has nowhere to go?
Within days, suspicion spreads like a virus across Hollow’s Edge. It’s increasingly clear that not everyone told the truth about the night of the Truett’s murders. And when Harper begins receiving threatening notes, she realizes she has to uncover the truth before someone else becomes the killer’s next victim.

Review
Honestly I was more then a bit confused by the writing style of this book. It took me awhile to wrap my head around what Megan Miranda was trying to do …using a third person point of view to illustrate Ruby.

I did not love Harper…… I found her wanting. She needed to be a little more direct, a little more decisive, a little more robust as a character. I will easily forget her and her part in the Hollows Edge drama.
The Hollows Edge community is driven by gossip and secrets. Who said what to whom and where. The ever watchful eye of the community has its gaze set on you…and inevitably someone in the chat will see you and immediately lay blame, relaying their findings to everyone. I was not a fan, been there, read that, over it.
Ruby is the star in the show. Ruby takes shit from no one. Ruby could care less what others think of her or what she may have done to the Truetts. Ruby is out for revenge… using gossip and secrets as her weapon to bring down Hollows edge. She is manipulative and conniving in all the best ways.

I wonder if I appreciate Ruby more based on how Harper and the others portrayed her…… its possible that Miranda’s writing style gives the reader more substantial insight into the complexity of Ruby’s character? Each person at Hollows Edge saw her differently, shining a spotlight on a variety of personality traits…. Hmmm. Food for thought.

Overall not my favourite from this author. I will still read her books in future but this one fell a bit flat to me.

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 Such A Quiet Place - Megan Miranda (July 13, 2021)

Thank you @simonschusterca & @netgalley for the gifted copy in exchange of an honest review.

When Harper’s former roommate returns from prison after being acquitted of the murder of two neighbours, the entire community is on edge. If it wasn’t Ruby who killed the Truett’s, who did? And if it was Ruby, are they all in danger now?

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The setting of this book was absolute perfection! I absolutely loved the little lakeside community, with a community pool, and I adored that Miranda included a map of the community, it definitely added to the book!

While I enjoyed the overall premise, I felt quite detached from all of the characters and it made it difficult to know them and therefore care about the story. I would have liked more suspense, and felt many parts of the book dragged.

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Around the mid way point of the book I was more invested in the storyline, I would have loved to had some storyline from Ruby’s perspective whether present or past at some point throughout the book. I really enjoyed the ending as well, and didn’t see it coming! Such A Quiet Place has the perfect summer setting to cozy up with this summer at the beach!

Thank you netgalley for the ARC of Such a Quiet Place. I am always so excited when Megan Miranda has a new book! I find them to be the perfect summer reads. Enter Hollow’s Edge a quiet peaceful community where you really can’t trust you neighbour. I really enjoyed the community board chats at the beginning of every chapter. This is a book that is going to keep you guessing and accusing everyone from page 1! I had fun with this one and did not guess the outcome at all.

Another great book by Megan Miranda! I love her writing style. This book had me guessing the ending right from the beginning, and I never guessed it right, it was full of surprises. Great read!

I enjoyed this tension-filled thriller. I was genuinely surprised by the twists as I can usually guess due to the number of thrillers I read. The narrator made for an excellent POV. Highly enjoyable and I would recommend!

I'm a pretty avid thriller reader and have come to the conclusion that I like my thrillers fast paced. This was the opposite. Quite a slow-burn. I definitely continued to read it but I wasn't particularly attached to the characters or story. I thought the reveal was under-whelming and while I think it is possible to suspend belief in order to reach an effective conclusion - I just didn't buy in to the ending or the motives behind the story.

The groupthink phenomenon at play here was definitely unsettling and added to the suspense of the novel so points to that. This is my second novel by Megan Miranda (The Girl from Widow Hills being the first) and I felt ambivalent about that one as well.

Likely just a case of it's not you, it's me.

I love crime/suspense fiction and I really enjoyed this one from Megan Miranda. It was the 4th book I read from this author and I love her writing and how she brings pieces of evidences gradually. It's a good read!

Thank you to NetGalley, Simon and Schuster Canada, and the author Megan Miranda for this ARC copy of Such a Quiet Place.

A great beach read! Megan Miranda offers another suspenseful page-turner in which a small, idyllic neighbourhood is shook up by the return of Ruby who, 14 months prior, was arrested for the murders of the next door couple. She shows up, unexpectedly, at Harper’s doorstep and resumes her life as her roommate, leaving all wondering what her intentions may be and if their quiet existence may be endangered. With twists and turns along the way, and an unexpected ending, Megan Miranda delivers another satisfying read.

“Do any of us ever see each other here for what we truly are?”

How well do you know your neighbours? How would you feel if a convicted killer returned to live in your neighbourhood as if nothing had ever happened?

Known for her smart, twisty thrillers, Megan Miranda’s ‘Such A Quiet Place,’ is a murder mystery set in an idyllic and close-knit neighbourhood. To a visitor, Hollow’s Edge seems like such a beautiful spot on the edge of a picturesque lake. A little digging, however, will reveal that it’s really a toxic neighbourhood. In an attempt to become something bigger than themselves, they succumbed to their love of true crime, gossip and voyeurism.

Brandon and Fiona Truett were murdered while sleeping and their dog-walker, Ruby, served time for the murder. As this story opens, Ruby returns to Hollow’s Edge and back to live with her friend, Harper. You can imagine the gossip when a convicted killer returns. It won’t only be Hollow’s Edge that’s gripped by paranoia. You, too, will start to question what really went down that fateful night. Is it going to happen again? Was Ruby wrongfully convicted? Are the neighbours hiding something? Who is next?

You’ll love how the author introduces the neighbours’ voices through the group discussion board online. Being a character-driven story, the focus is on the secret lives of the ordinary residents on the block.

A quick, easy, beach read with enough suspense to keep you flipping pages, Miranda explores mob mentality and the wake of destruction it leaves.

“We became the very thing we feared.”

Publishes July 13, 2021.

I was gifted this advance copy by Megan Miranda, Simon & Schuster Canada, and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.