All right all right all right: this book’s straight, intriguing opening and slow burn whodunnit style high tension premise hooked me at the beginning.

Since I’ve read the Missing Girls and huge endorsement of Reese Witherspoon book club, I keen on enjoying Megan Miranda’s writing style and devouring her gripping page turners but even though the premise picked my interest, the execution of this slow burn thriller which quickly leads us to different suspects and confuses the hell of our minds didn’t work well with me!

The idea of bunch of academicians or people who worked for the college inhabiting at a quite neighborhood, fifty closely packed homes which are similarly designed, modestly priced, oriented toward the water named Hollow’s Edge like a big connected family till two of them had been killed and one of them got convicted from the murder excited me a lot. But I could not find anything about the characters perceptible to differentiate them from each other. Most of them were so dull, boring , ordinary. They were too boring, suffering from lack of intelligence or charisma to be killer. And at the end we got the real reason why those uninteresting people couldn’t be killers instead of irritating the hell of us.

At the beginning of the story we witness Ruby Fletcher’s return to the neighborhood, freshly out from prison, appearing at her old condo, saying hi to her roommate Harper Nash as if she wasn’t convicted for killing Truett family!

Now her conviction is overturned and her so called lovely neighbors testified against her to put her behind the bars! But surprise, surprise: Ruby is back! And she is so determined to avenge, making pay someone who tries to put blame on her!

Harper Nash, who was 30 years old, always seeing Ruby not only as her roommate but her younger sister scares of her but she doesn’t have guts to tell her move away. Slowly Ruby starts to occupy her place to trap Harper in her own place by wearing her clothes, driving her car, spending her money. The only thing irritates Harper was not Ruby’s suspicious attitudes. She starts getting threatening notes, feeling like someone is always watching her. Could Ruby tell her the truth from the beginning? Could someone in the neighborhood be involved in the killings of Truett family?

It seems like entire neighborhood imagined themselves as judges, juries and prosecutors of the community but giving the power to the wrongful hands may turn them into monsters or murderers.

Overall: the storyline was creative and the conclusion was semi satisfying but characterization was a little weak, storytelling is a little monotone and perpetrator is foreseeable!

It’s definitely not a bad book. I still enjoyed the slow burn whodunnit mystery idea at a close knit neighborhood and the author perfectly succeeded confusing our minds by pointing us different directions to doubt about the different characters’ suspicious motives!

So I’m giving three mysterious, revenge, I see you stars! It’s definitely moderate, easy read! I didn’t fall in love with the book but it’s still better than the most thriller books I’ve lately read.
I’m looking forward to read upcoming books of the author!

Special thanks to Netgalley and Simon&Schuster for sharing this one of the most anticipated thriller books’ digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.

Even though The Last House Guest and Girl from Widow Hills were pretty mehhh for me, I’ll continue looking out for Miranda’s books because they were entertaining enough, just not as twisty or surprising as my usual thriller favorites.

HOWEVER...Such A Quiet Place is by FAR the best work I’ve read from her. This is a small town/neighborhood whodunit style mystery, where you get to know all the residents, their drama, and their secrets - and I’m such a sucker for that trope.

Here we follow Harper, a resident of this neighborhood, whose former roommate Ruby was convicted of murdering 2 of their neighbors, and has just completed 14 months in prison. Ruby returns to Harper’s house, expecting to just move back in and everything would be normal again...but of course Harper has her reservations, and the entire neighborhood is still afraid of her, even though she maintains her innocence.

As Harper is adjusting to Ruby being back in her life (she has always believed Ruby was innocent), but now she starts having doubts, as Ruby starts behaving suspiciously and running off with her car for days at a time. Harper also starts receiving odd notes and photos, taken from someone who apparently knows things about the case.

This is a story of how a tight-knit neighborhood works to protect and defend one another, and the lengths they will go to keep each other’s dirty little secrets.

Such a Quiet Place is such a fitting title for this book. It's told through the perspective of Hollow's Edge's resident Harper Nash and her involvement with Ruby Fletcher (the accused, convicted and released). Hollow's Edge is a unique location in which there is a small community of homes and the residents are as close knit as they come. They don't speak in person often, but rather share their concerns and communications for a residential message board. Ruby was convicted of murdering her neighbors one evening and is later released based upon new evidence. Unknowing to Harper, Ruby returns to live with her and is on a path to clear her name. Everyone keeps their secrets quiet in this neighborhood, but nothing stays buried when someone comes looking. The author kept me on the edge of my seat, changing my speculations over and over with new revelations. The twists and turns continued until the very end and was one that I didn't see coming.

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

I loved this one. Very fast paced, had me turning pages as I tore through it – I had to see how it would end. The characters were well rounded and the narrative felt believable. Gave me chills. Solid five

A fun twisty read. Harper lives in a very controlling community and when two residents are found dead in their home, Ruby is arrested. Well, Ruby is out of prison and is back in the neighborhood for possible revenge. A compelling and creative storyline. Highly recommend.

Thank you to the publisher for an advanced copy.

I was very excited to receive an approval for Such A Quiet Place. All The Missing Girls by Megan Miranda was one of my favorite thrillers of the past. I went into this book with high expectations. Unfortunately, however, I did not enjoy Such A Quiet Place AT ALL compared to other books by the author. I felt the writing was repetitive and lacked luster. I did not connect to any of the characters, and just did not care about the final outcome of the story, or "who-done-it". Sadly, instead of a hit, this was just a big miss for me. I hate to give a negative review to one of Miranda's novels, but I just didn't enjoy this book at all.

Thank you NetGalley, Megan Miranda, Simon & Schuster for this eARC in exchange for my honest review. I have read all of this authors book and have loved all of them. However, I felt like this one was a little darker than the others....maybe it was the characters or the writing approach, but I loved it.

Such A Quiet Place is centered around Ruby who has come back to her small town to clear her name after a mistrial in the murder of her neighbors, the Truetts. Ruby shows up on the doorstep of her old home that she shared with her roommate Harper. Harper and the rest of their neighbors/friends are still suspicious of Ruby. Harper wants to find out her true intentions, but ends up uncovering secrets of neighbors she thought she knew.

This novel is twisty and leaves you feeling a little uneasy because you never really know people. Such a Quiet Place blew me away and just shows how much Megan has grown as an author over the years. I would definitely recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys a good thriller.

Thank you to both NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing me an advance copy of Megan Miranda’s latest thriller, Such a Quiet Place, in exchange for an honest review.

This is not my first encounter with Ms. Miranda’s writing, so it was not surprising when I felt the same way I usually do after reading one of her novels: average. This one was a solid three for me as the writing felt a little flat. The characters were neither particularly likeable, nor distinguishable for that matter. The story is told from the perspective of the protagonist, Harper Nash, and kicks off with a message from the Hollow’s Edge Community Page—the fictional message board that appears approximately every two to three chapters along with an illustration.

Such a Quiet Place opens with the antagonist, Ruby Fletcher, showing up at Harper’s door fresh out of prison. I happen to like when there are a lot of characters to keep track of, but due to their blandness or how Harper needs to recap everything the reader missed up to this point, the beginning was a confusing mess.

Fortunately, the story improves around chapter six/seven and becomes a page-turner. The plot is compelling and though the concept of a gated community with secrets is trite, it happened to work well here. Also, I do not often say this, but the book could have benefitted from an epilogue.

In sum, if you enjoy Ms. Miranda’s novels and are looking for a beach read or a quick thrill, then Such a Quiet Place might do the trick.

I love Megan Miranda and the suffocating tension of this thriller that takes place in a neighborhood full of secrets. This kept me on the edge of my seat until the last page. Then as soon as I finished I read it again. I highly recommend this.

Some authors mature with the progression of their writing while others fizzle out. Megan Miranda has fine-tuned her writing, and with her recent releases over the past few years, I’ve seen great growth in her as a writer.

Such a Quiet Place was a thriller unlike anything I’ve ever read before. The crime seemingly solved, and quiet unrest simmering on every page. But, this book blew me away. It left me reflecting on questions like:
-How well do we know people we think we know?
-How often is justice obscured because of withheld information?
-Do I let past convictions taint my view of those with criminal records?
-How do we measure the worth of a man or woman?
-How far are we willing to go to preserve peace and acceptance?
-How do we find solace in relationship when inevitably, we are all humans all too willing to put our best face forward.

I really loved reading this. Miranda wove a twisty tale of mob mentality and secrets kept that hid behind an alarmingly easy read. I finished it both satisfied and unsettled that I could read it quickly and calmly, never prepared for the heartbreak awaiting.

Thank you, NetGalley, Megan Miranda, and Simon & Schuster for this eARC. I devoured it as soon as I had access, and it sure didn’t disappoint. Go ahead and preorder this one and put it on all of your TBR lists. It’s well worth the read! Run, don’t walk, to get your hands on this novel when it’s released on July 13!

This book starts off, and continues, with a story that wraps you up in the mystery of who killed the Truetts. I was glued to this one and found the tale riveting. Ruby, a shady character for sure, returns to exonerate herself of the murder after a mistrial. Her roommate, Harper, is obviously suspicious, as are all the neighbors. So who did kill the Truetts? I guess you’ll have to add this one to your reading list to find out!