I had a hard time getting into Pieces of You, so I guess it's not surprising that I had an equally hard time with its sequel. I've found both novels disjointed and hard to figure out at the beginning. I did finally get into the swing of things, but I'm not sure I'm feeling emotionally invested in the characters.

Andrea has just become a US Marshal, and she gets immediately sent on an assignment that puts her in the hometown of her now-jailed psychopathic father. She's ostensibly there to guard a federal judge who has been receiving death threats, but she's ALSO there to investigate the 40-year-old murder of the judge's pregnant daughter. The hope is that Andrea can pin the murder on her father and keep him from getting parole.

This is probably closer to a 3.5 star read for me. I love Karin Slaughter's writing style and her books always suck me in right from the start, as this one did. I think my lower review stems from the character of Andrea Oliver. I don't think I am in love with her as a main character like I am in the author's other series. She just isn't a stand out for me. I still enjoyed this book, especially the story of Emily and figuring out what happened to her.

Karin Slaughter is back with a sequel to Pieces of Her. Girl, Forgotten can also be read as a stand alone however, I think the book is more enjoyable if you have read or watched the first one on Netflix.

This electrifying thriller features Andrea Oliver, a brand new US Marshall assigned to her first case - protecting a judge from death threats. Dual timelines take you from the present back to a murder in the 1980s. Emily Vaughn Is a pregnant, 17 year old who disappears on the night of the Senior Prom. Her killer has never been found and now Andrea is determined to find him.

Another suspenseful, fast paced read from the queen of thrillers, Karin Slaughter! Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the opportunity to review this book.

When you start a Karin Slaughter book you better make time for reading and do yourself a favor and get comfortable. I have never picked up a bad book by her and I just love her series with Will Trent and Sara down in north Georgia. Wow, what a great story line with the GBI, detectives, killers, lovers and general mayhem. Always suspenseful with just the right amount of romance. This book got away from the usual story line but still a great book and can stand alone too. I enjoy when a book goes back into the past and then forward to the present as this one did, Another murder with no idea who the killer is. Read and enjoy!

Can Slaughter write anything that’s not amazing? This can be read as a standalone, but I’d recommend watching the show on Netflix first if you choose to not read the first book (why would you choose not to!?)

There are some MAJOR TW in this one, but if you enjoyed the first one or her other works you’ll be fine.

Not surprising at all that this was a BOTM pick! Her characters are never flat, the story line is always flawless and once you start you can’t put it down.

Thank you NetGalley for providing this book for an honest review. I did not read the first book in this series but now I want to go back and read it. This book can be read alone but I'm sure it has many details that will help if you read both books. Karin Slaughter is one of my favorite authors and I have loved everything she has written. There is a dual timeline in this book. which does work very well. It keeps the reader wanting more. This is an excellent book.!!

If you liked Pieces of Her, the sequel is here and you’re gonna want to read it. The Oliver family storyline continues in Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter. We fast forward a few years and the storyline centers on Andrea Oliver, now a new US Marshal, as she tries to solve a murder case that she has a very personal connection to.

The story takes you back and forth from Andrea in the present to murder victim Emily in the 80’s. The dual timelines is effective as we slowly get to see how these characters ended up where they are, with Andrea uncovering bits and bobs along the way. The flashback scenes with teenage Emily will make you furious. 😡 The scene in the dr’s office was particularly infuriating. Thank goodness for the kindness of Mrs. Brickell.

This one has gotten starred reviews and I can see why. It’s a solid thriller that keeps the reader engaged and invested. Slaughter’s last one was a little too dark and edgy for my taste, but this one is back to the Slaughter I enjoy.

I read Pieces of Her a long time ago but saw the TV series most recently. Which means I see Toni Collette and the TV Andrea in a reel in my brain for this one. And I’m not mad at it. I think they did a good job. 😉

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

Girl, Forgotten is the second book in the Andrea Oliver series by Karin Slaughter. I did not read the first book, but this was still good as a standalone. I had access to both the kindle and audiobook version.

In 1982, seventeen years old Emily Vaughn was shocked to learn that she was pregnant. She had never had intercourse with anyone, or so she thought, so she sought answers. Her curiosity and her secrets might have lost her life. Forty years later, Andrea Oliver, a now US Marshall, received her first assignment where she needed to go to Longblll Beach to protect a judge who had been receiving death threats. Andrea also has been preoccupied and haunted by the Emily Vaughn case since she learned about it. She took the chance to try to uncover the truth since no one ever got convicted.

This is the first Karin Slaughter book, and I have mixed feelings. I enjoyed listening to the book, but it was not as exciting or fast-paced as I had hoped. The pacing was a little janky too. There were plenty of big surprising moments, but some parts dragged. The dual timeline helped increase the suspense. Andrea grew on me as a character. I loved how confident and determined she was, and I was rooting for her to uncover the truth. The ending ended with room for more books which I am excited about.

I loved the narration by Kathleen Early. She did an excellent job with the variety of characters, and she kept the suspense going even at the slowest parts. There were a lot of raw emotions, and Kathleen captured those emotions perfectly too.

Thank you to NetGallery and to William Morrow Publishing and Blackstone Publishing for my copy of the book.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is the second in a new series (hopefully a long series!) - I definitely recommend reading Pieces of Her first. There's a lot of context that you will miss if you skip it. That said, Pieces of Her was not one of my favorite Slaughter books, and I really had to reach back into my memory for it. But this follow-up is great!

There's a dual timeline in this book - 1981: Emily Vaughn is seventeen and pregnant. She was raped at a party when she was under the influence of acid and has no memory of what happened. She thought she was still a virgin until the pregnancy was confirmed. She is ostracized from her friend group, the clique, as she tries to put the pieces together. She is brutally murdered, and no one ever finds out who the father was, or who killed her.

Current: Andy (Andrea) Oliver is a new federal marshal. She's partnered up and sent on a judicial security assignment in Delaware with a side assignment of investigating Emily's murder.

This book was great - fast paced and suspenseful. Looking forward to reading about more of Andrea's adventures.

Karin Slaughter’s GIRL, FORGOTTEN adds a second to a series involving a mother-daughter combo previously introduced in PIECES OF HER. The backstory of these two characters is relevant to this newest book and helpful to read, although not absolutely necessary. The mother-daughter at the center of this series were not very likable in the earlier book and honestly, at best, I was ambivalent about them in this second story. Slaughter is one of the best writers anywhere when it comes to character development, place creation and description and enveloping readers in her stories, as though they are actually there. So the fact that these two characters remain somewhat distant and stand-offish must be intentional; she is too skilled as a writer to have accidentally created them otherwise.

The best part of this book, for me, is the 1980’s flashback story involving a teen mystery and interestingly enough, another fraught mother-daughter combo. The mother in that mystery plays a role in the current day story as Andrea, the daughter in the first duo, attempts to solve the 1980’s mystery.

A good book club discussion would involve the roles of mothers and daughters in this book, as the 1980’s mystery also involves a mother attempting to protect her unborn child, who she believes is a daughter. The book has its fair share of abusive men, a recurrent theme in Slaughter’s thrillers. This is a good book and the central mystery is tightly woven and exciting to read. I received my copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

I always do this to myself. I read the ARCs of Karin Slaughter's books, and then I'm left with an even longer wait for her to come out with the next one. I absolutely LOVE her work. Pieces of Her wasn't my favorite, and Andrea got on my nerves, but she seems to redeem herself in Girl, Forgotten. I absolutely loved this book, and will continue to read (and probably love) Ms. Slaughter's work.

Emily is distraught. Seventeen and pregnant … what a cliché! If only she could remember how it happened. It must have happened at her last party with her friends. That night is a total blank. That night for the first time, they had experimented with LSD. Now her life is ruined and her parents are furious. Her classmates, even those she once called her friends, treat her with distain and act like she has leprosy.
Her parents pull her out of school because of her condition. Esther, her mother, is up for a Federal judgeship and she doesn’t want her daughter trotting all over town with a big belly and ruining her chances. No public embarrassment, please. Having asked her parents to keep Emily home, the principal at her school is happy to see her go. If you don’t see the problem … there is no problem.
After several months have passed, Emily is fed-up with being invisible and decides she is going to go to her prom even if she is seven months pregnant. She barely squeezes into her dress and her shoes hurt her feet, but she is still going. Everyone is so mean to her … telling her to go home … that she doesn’t belong there anymore! How can people be so cruel! Through her tears, Emily stumbles from the prom and heads back home. She stops in an alley to have a good cry. Unfortunately, she doesn’t realize that she is not alone. That there is someone creeping up on her and they mean her harm.

Karin Slaughter is such a wonderful author. I’ve been reading her for years. This book was so well written. This was a pulse pounding twisty thriller that had me guessing until the very end. Fans of Catherine Coulter will flock to this novel.

I’ve really enjoyed most of Slaughter’s books and this was no exception. This is a sequel to Pieces of Her in which Andrea has become a federal marshal and must solve the case of a teen girl’s rape and murder from the past. Dual time periods create an urgency and the pace is relentless. Several characters are hiding deep secrets which make up a a sordid and very complicated puzzle once all the pieces are in place. The ending is complex and utterly gripping. This definite must-read for fans of psychological thrillers.

Girl, Forgotten is a follow-up to Pieces of Her. Andrea/Andy is now a brand-new US Marshal and gets assigned to protect a judge and investigate the cold-case murder of the judge's daughter.

This did not read like a Karin Slaughter book to me. Andrea isn't an interesting character and the mystery was bland and predictable and boring. I won't be reading any more books in the Andrea Oliver series, but will happily read anything else she writes.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this eARC.

I’ve enjoyed many of Karin Slaughter’s books, including Pieces of Her, the first Andrea Oliver novel. (I also recommend the Netflix adaptation!)

I was pleased to see Slaughter return to Andy and continue her story. Unlike the shiftless woman we saw in Pieces of Her, Girl, Forgotten starts with Andrea’s graduation from the federal Marshals program. But the true star of this novel is Emily Vaughan, the pregnant teen killed in the early 80s, who has a link to Andy’s psychopath father.

While I enjoyed Andrea’s chapters, particularly her relationship with her new partner and her mother Laura, I really felt for Emily and found her story as fascinating as I found it heartbreaking.

I highly recommend this book to suspense readers, especially those who like a dual timeline story.

You know what I didn’t think after reading Pieces of Her? “Man, I wish I could read more about Andrea Oliver.” This book is an unnecessary cash grab because the first book was picked up by Netflix. If you thought Andrea was stupid and annoying in the first book, becoming a US Marshall does not make her any better. Nor does it make any sense for her as a person. The past case was again more exciting than the present storyline. Overall, forgettable.

Andrea, now a newly graduated US Marshal, is sent to her psychopathic father's hometown to guard a federal judge whose daughter Emily was murdered almost 40 years ago. While Andrea is assigned to guard the judge, her hidden agenda is to find who killed the judge's daughter and to find if her father was involved at all. This fast-paced thriller alternates between Emily's story in 1981 and the current day search to find her killer before they strike again.

Book has great key characters. Read Pieces of Her before Girl, Forgotten. This one was better! Lots of questionable antagonists and don’t know which is the worst. Strong 4 stars!

As a die-hard Karin Slaughter fan, I was not impressed by the first book in this series; however, this one really turned it around for me. It is kinda cool to be able to follow a new character around in a Slaughter-verse since it has been sometime since that has happened.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this early read!

Karin Slaughter is one of my favorite thriller writers for a reason - she never disappoints and Girl, Forgotten is no exception. You may remember Andrea (Andy) Oliver from Pieces of Her. She is now a brand-new U.S. Marshall and her first assignment takes her to Delaware, ostensibly to protect a federal judge who has received death threats, but her true goal is to solve a 40-year old cold case. Emily Vaughn, pregnant and alienated from her friends and community because of it, was murdered on prom night. While there were plenty of suspects, neither the killer nor the baby's father were ever revealed. What is Andrea's tie to all of this? Cult leader Nicholas Harp (from Pieces of Her) used to be Clayton Morrow and is just one of the potential suspects in Emily's murder. He is about to go before the parole board again, and Andy would like nothing better than to prove he was involved in order to keep him in prison where he belongs. What she finds in the little Delaware town, however, is an evil that has been going on for 40 years, and it may be up to Andy to stop it.

This has all the usual Slaughter hallmarks - tight plot, fast-paced action, and strong women. Two women who maybe didn't realize they were strong - Andy and Emily. In fact, for those that weren't fans of Andy in Pieces of Her, I think you will be glad to see the progress she is making. As usual, Slaughter doesn't back down from showing the ugly underbelly - in this case, the anger and misogyny that Emily experiences, which has echoes in the present day for Andy's case, and which feels scarily appropriate in the real world given the reversal of Roe v. Wade. Thriller fans - give Girl, Forgotten a try!