I think I like every Megan Miranda book a little more than the last. Such a Quiet Place is a timely book in that it looks at the power of the crowd when a crime is committed. What does crowd sourcing mean if the crowd may be biased? Aren’t they all?

Fourteen months ago Ruby was convicted of murdering the couple next door. There was no reason for the crime and it looked like an accident. But the neighborhood caught Ruby out at the wrong time and she is sentenced to 20 years. However, her lawyer finds reason for Ruby to be released and she heads right back to the neighbors who provided the evidence for her conviction. Harper had been her roommate and the only one to testify in her defense but she just doesn’t know if Ruby did it. And if Ruby didn’t do it, who did? Is the neighborhood protecting one of its own while throwing out someone who never quite fit in? Ruby is back to cause chaos.

The relationship between Harper and Ruby was the most interesting thing about this book. It is deeply flawed. Harper is not even sure she ever knew the real Ruby. But Ruby constantly takes down Harper’s barriers so that she, and we, are unsure if Ruby is really a friend or just a manipulator. The second half takes off as Harper learns more and more about the people around her. And the answers? No one comes out unscathed.

I'm a huge Megan Miranda fan (all time favorite book of hers is "All the Missing Girls" and I was so excited to read this book.

This is a quiet thriller (pun intended) that makes you think about how well you know your neighbors. The book takes place in tight knight neighborhood where all the neighbors are friendly. There is a mysterious death and eventually a conviction of the killer, but then then conviction is overturned and that's where the story begins. The "killer" is back. But why is she back? The book tries to answer that question.

Overall I liked this book. It kept my interest and there were some twists and turns but it could have been a bit more fast moving for a thriller. It captured the feel of living in a neighborhood community really well and definitely make me think about how neighbors can be friends or maybe even enemies.

Hollows Edge is a quiet neighborhood. At least it was until Brandon and Fiona Truett end up dead. As the neighbors band together in the aftermath, they all point to Ruby as the perpetrator, but is she guilty? After serving fourteen months, Ruby’s conviction is overturned on a technicality and she is free. She immediately heads back to Hollows Edge and the home she shared with her roommate, Harper. No one in Hollows Edge is happy to see Ruby! Tensions mount as residents start receiving notes and Harper is determined to find out the truth before someone else gets hurt, but will it be too late?

My Review:⭐️⭐⭐⭐.5/ 5 stars

I really enjoyed the Last Houseguest, so I knew I had to read this next one by Megan Miranda. The story takes place in Hollow’s Edge, a small, quaint neighborhood where everyone knows everyone. All is well and idyllic until the murders of Brandon and Fiona Truett who were found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. Harper and her neighbors are unable to sell their homes due to the tragic events and they can’t seem to shake the bad vibes after news of Ruby Fletcher’s release. Ruby was Harper’s roommate and the Truetts' dog walker, who served time for 14 months before her lawyers appealed that her case was handled improperly. Now she is back in town, causing the town to be on edge as she is insistent that she was not the murderer. If she wasn’t, then someone from the community did and if so, how well do they even know each other?

This gripping thriller had me on the edge of my seat the whole way through. The writing is so captivating that there really isn’t a dull moment - and it kept me guessing. And I was wrong! I had no idea who to trust and everyone and anyone is a suspect. Ruby was such a great “villain” but I wished there was more of her. Overall, Such a great who-dun-it thriller!

Thank you to Simon & Schuster and Netgalley for the advanced e-copy in exchange for my honest review!

When the neighbors in the tight-knit community of Hollow's Edge discover fellow resident and convicted murderer Ruby Fletcher has been released on a technicality, they are shocked to find her waltzing right back in the house she shared with Harper. Ruby has been in prison for fourteen months for killing their next door neighbors, and Harper is still unsure if Ruby is guilty. She is caught in the middle when the neighbors plot and rally together to get Ruby out. Having always maintained her innocence, Ruby is planning her revenge for everyone's part in testifying and implicating her for the murders. And she will go to great lengths to reveal the identity of the real killer.

I thought this was a good read. At the beginning of the book there is a map of the neighborhood, which I really liked because it helped with the timeline of the events that took place. This book makes you question how well do you really know your neighbors? I'm not into slow-paced books but I was engaged in this one because I can relate to all the neighborhood happenings and gossip. Everyone knows everyone's business. There are a lot of characters involved and I was guessing all the way through. Overall a good read and I look forward to reading more from this author.

Thank you Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for the opportunity to read this book.

I found “Such a Quiet Place”, while having interesting characters, to move rather slowly for a thriller. This book details the release of a murder suspect to the neighborhood where the murder took place. Upon her return, another mystery follows. This premise sounds ripe for exciting, edge-of-your seat scenes in the book, but in actuality that was not the case. There were just not many parts that allowed me to become really invested and play detective, which is what I look forward to in this genre. This was not a bad book by any means and I’d be interested in seeing what Miranda does next, but this one left me wanting more, so it’s a 3 star ⭐️ rating for me. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for for the advanced copy.

Miranda is a master of suspense and the unsettling. Every time I read one of her books, I don’t know who to trust, including the narrator. The narrator always seems to be involved in the mystery, even if it is never in the way you expect. I also love how Miranda explores the nature of friendship in her books, and the seedy underbelly or mistrust that can be found there.
I never know how Miranda’s books are going to end; I’m always surprised and shocked and left feeling a little wary, and that’s part of what makes them so good.

In Such a Quiet Place, Miranda explores the secrets neighbors keep in order to protect themselves, even to the detriment of someone else. Ruby was accused of killing the Truetts who lived in Hollow’s Edge, and was sent to prison for twenty years. But after information about the way the case was handled comes to light, Ruby is released and returns to Hollow’s Edge, to Harper’s house where she had roomed before. Everyone in the neighborhood is on edge again, fearful and watchful. But they don’t realize they’re being watched, too.

Megan Miranda is an auto-read author for me. Her books are always enjoyable and well written. This one is just as well written but the mystery/suspense is weaker than in any of her others that I’ve read. It takes about 60% of the book for things to get interesting and then it feels like it’s over before it started. This is definitely a character study and examines how fragile neighborhoods can be when placed under stress. It does make you think about how well you know the people living next to you. I think that I just expected more suspense and mystery from one of my favorite writers.

Hollow’s Edge is a quite, idyllic, gated community where most of the residents work for the local college. Where everyone knows everyone and no secrets are safe. Then, a murder is committed and a neighbor is charged and sent to prison. Harper thinks her life will return to normal with her roommate in jail. Until Ruby is suddenly released, sending the whole neighborhood into a frenzy. As emotions run high, fingers pointed and everyone is suspicious, tempers come to an all time high.

Enjoyable mystery. Author sets the stage perfectly with the background of both the area and the neighbors, especially explaining the dynamics of a community and a home-owners assoc. While many neighbors are introduced, I found them easy to follow and keep track of. Fast read.

Thanks to Ms. Miranda, Simon and Schuster, and NetGalley for this ARC. Opinion is mine alone.

Ruby Fletcher comes back to the quiet neighborhood after 14 months. She was in prison for the murder of her neighbors. No one is happy to see her. Such a Quiet Place was a fantastic read. I found myself on the edge of my seat and couldn’t read fast enough. Yes, slow at times, but it sucked me in as the secrets unraveled to the unexpected ending. You’ll never be disappointed by anything by Megan Miranda.

*ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest review.

Such a Quiet Place is the third book I have read by Megan Miranda. I enjoyed All the Missing Girls and The Last House Guest. I appreciate the map of Hollow’s Edge, a small neighborhood where everyone knows everyone. Most of the people work or have some connection to the college. The book opens with Ruby Fletcher being released on a technicality from prison about fourteen months after being convicted of the murder of the next-door couple of Harper Nash. Ruby rented a room from Harper. When Ruby was released, Ruby showed up, on Harper’s doorstep. I kept wondering how Harper, who was head of admissions at the college, would allow Ruby to stay with her. The truth is I had a really difficult time staying engaged with this story for the first fifty percent of the book. It moved slowly and there were so many characters.

I did become engaged in the second half for the most part. I thought the climax was just so-so. My thanks to Simon & Shuster and NetGalley for an ARC of this book. The opinions in this review are my own.

Thank you to Simon & Schuster for my advance copy of Such A Quiet Place by Megan Miranda in exchange for my honest review.

I have read all of Megan's adult novels and she is an Auto read/buy author for me and I look forward to her new release each summer! Her writing always hooks me from the very beginning and I know that I can expect some crazy twists in the story.

I loved being transported right into the middle of Hollow's Edge neighborhood. It was the perfect small, quiet neighborhood where everyone knows the other's business. At least they think they do... until the Truetts are found dead. Then the finger pointing begins. One of the neighbors, Ruby Fletcher, is charged and sentenced in the double homicide. But after only serving a short time of her sentence, Ruby is released on the grounds of a questionable investigation. The first thing Ruby does after being released early is return to Hollow's Edge and sets the whole neighborhood talking and conspiring when they believe a killer is among them again. She walks right back into the home and life of her roommate, Harper Nash, like nothing happened. Harper is tuly struggling with believing that the person that was her best friend could have committed this horrible crime. 

When Ruby comes back into their lives, secrets are exposed, and you can feel the tension in the neighborhood like you were right there with them all. I was constantly guessing what would happen next and suspicious of everyone in the neighborhood as the truth started unraveling. As Harper's paranoia spiraled out of control, I was second and third guessing myself right along with her. There are several shocking twists in this book that had me blown away, and an ending that I just never guessed. I loved that the story is told through Harper's POV. I felt like she was the perfect narrator for the story since she was on both sides of the fence, with Ruby being her former best friend and roommate, and also in the middle of the neighbor gossip.

*3.5 Stars – rounding up to a 4

I recently realized that I have a love for neighborhood thrillers, where everything takes place in one area of a town and includes a lot of people around the main character(s). So, I was extremely excited when I received an E-Arc of this novel not realizing I had 4 days to read through it and review while I was in the middle of another book. Although I raced through and finished just to review this novel.

First off, I adore the cover of this novel, which is always the feelings behind looking at Megan Miranda’s novels. She always has some moody and enticing covers that go along with her stories.

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and the slow mystery that keeps you guessing from the beginning. Miranda makes you wonder who is lying, if Ruby is guilty, and what is about to happen now that she is back in town acquitted of murder. I felt like the beginning was a little slow but that allowed all the story building to take place and with the murders already happening I think that is a good use of creating a well-built world that the reader can get to know the characters.

This book is the first of hers that I have picked up and I will definitely be looking to pick up more of her novels to enjoy.

I received an ARC of this novel from NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for a honest review.

I received an ARC of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Harper lives in a community where everyone knows their neighbors. After a breakup with her fiance, she allows a female acquaintance to move in with her. Everything goes well until a couple dies and her roommate is charged with their murders.

This is my third Megan Miranda book and I feel like her writing just keeps getting better and better. This book took a little while to reel me in but once it did, I was hooked! I loved the pacing of the second half, the characters, the setting, and how it kept me thinking and trying to guess ahead. Thank you to Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for a reader copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Four solid stars!

Welcome to Hollow’s Edge, a close knit, gated community where we have secrets, lies and murder - sounds like the plot to the perfect thriller!

What I liked: This book is full of unreliable characters – the main character, Harper, Ruby and all the neighbors. Not one of them was trustworthy, and I had no idea who the killer was.

What I didn’t like: The slow pace and repetitiveness. I felt the first couple of chapters were basically saying the same thing over and over again. I also felt like this was not a thriller, more of a slow burn mystery and the suspense was just not there.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Harper is shocked to see her former roommate Ruby Fletcher back at the door of their previously shared home. The young women lived together until their older neighbors Brandon and Fiona Truett were found dead, and Ruby was subsequently convicted of their murders. Ruby is released by a mistrial after a year in prison, and Harper can’t imagine why Ruby would return to the neighborhood where she’s universally hated. Harper doesn’t have the backbone to turn Ruby away, and soon the formerly tight knit neighbors turn on each other and secrets rise to the surface.

This was pretty good. I liked the idea and was satisfied enough by many of the elements of mystery and the ending. However, parts of this were really frustrating – I hated how passive our protagonist Harper was and it literally killed me to witness her inaction. Additionally, I didn’t immediately feel connected to this neighborhood and or feel much for the characters, even sometimes struggling to tell them apart. All of that to say, I was bored at points but happy to finished it.

The first half of the book is a bit slow, it focuses a lot on the background and all, but when it picked up, it was mind-blowing. I mean, a story about a small town where everyone knows everyone, to the extent where people entrusted their house keys to their neighbors, that’s how “close” these people are. Then there comes the murder and mysterious threats to the neighborhood. There were misjudgments and that shocking truth and revelations. The characters are well-developed, and the plot is thought-provoking. I was surprised by the villain, and I thought it was someone else. Overall, I love this read. MM gave us another intriguing read!

I absolutely loved this one. I was a bit hesitant going into it, because I had a previous book of this author's that I did not enjoy. This one however, blew me away. I was completely drawn in by the characters and their community. The author did such a fantastic job at building up the plot that even I became sort of paranoid when looking around my community and thinking about what people are capable of. The characters have stayed with me since finishing and I find myself thinking of the community as if it were a real place that I could visit. This is a wonderful psychological thriller and it hit the mark for me.

The first half of this book was slow, it definitely picked up and I enjoyed the second half, but it took me a while to really enjoy it.

Hollow’s Edge seems like the perfect suburban town, until the murder of their neighbors. Over a year later the residents can’t sell their homes, and the woman implicated in the murders, Ruby Fletcher, has returned. The neighborhood is terrified, especially Harper who Ruby lives with. As time goes on, it becomes clear that many neighbors did not tell the truth about the murder case. When Harper starts receiving threatening notes, will she be able to discover who the murderer is before someone else becomes a victim?

If you are looking for a fun mystery, definitely give this a try. Just know that the book will pickup half way through!