This is a fast paced YA mystery/thriller I think kids will really enjoy.

I enjoyed the story line and didn't see the ending happening right away so I enjoyed that. Being certain you know the ending from the start and then being right is the worst. I love being wrong on a thriller ending. With all that being said though I think the end happened too quickly. Good ending jus wish it had been a little longer and more in-depth.

Kids will love the thrill and quick pace, a for certain library purchase in the next order!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read and review.

This was a really fantastic read! I was really interesting in reading it, because I've only read her zombie series, so I was interesting to see what was going to happen in this one, where the vibes might be the same, but it was more a mystery then a horror.

First off, I have to say, that cover is so creepy and cool! The ski lift going off in the distance, with the bloody text of the title layered on top, with the snow coming down? It's visually something that catches the eye, to kudos to those that created it!

Watching as Esme look for her sister, trying to find clues to where she is, I had to watch! That people really didn't care that Gaia was missing was pretty horrible, but I really enjoyed her investigation! She felt guilty that she didn't know what happened to Gaia at the party, and I was rooting for her!

Oh, but the direction that it went to was fantastic! When we found out what had happened, oh, yeah, it made sense with what had been found out, but it was pretty shocking. I had such a great time reading it, and I loved where we left these characters!

This was a fantastic read, and I can't wait to read more by Kirsty McKay!

Decently engaging YA mystery.

Esme's older sister Gaia has been working at a ski resort and is headed for college soon. Esme and her parents are visiting the US from England and Gaia is supposed to be flying home with them. Yet the day after the farewell party, Gaia is nowhere to be found. Everyone who knows Gaia seems to be brushing it off, but as time passes and she doesn't return, Esme knows she needs to do some of her own investigation to find her sister.

The book starts off strongly and it did keep my interest throughout, but the narrative was a bit uneven with a lot of armchair detecting by Esme and too much happening all at the end. In the end there were just too many threads of things the author tried to tie together and it just became a huge mess. If things would have just stayed focused on Gaia, it would have been a much stronger story but there were too many extra storylines thrown in.

I listened to this as an audiobook and the narrator really helped keep me engaged with the story. I did like Esme and the YA audience will probably warm to her more than I did.

I first started this book months ago and just could not get into it. Instead of judging it based oon that, I sat it down and decided to come back to it and I am so glad I did. This book was so good and had so many twists that I almost had book whiplash.

The story follows Esme as she and her family try to help look for her sister Gaia who did not return from a party. Esme was such a fun character to read from as she was spunky, daring, and did not take crap from anyone. Her emotions were what I would imagine many in that situation would be reacting like which added to the believability of this story. McKay did such a great job writing this story and the details that kept it realistic and exciting. The supporting characters were everything in this story. Brody was the best sidekick and I think the story would not have been as exciting without him. I also love the lightness of his and Esme's relationship that kind of lightened the load of this story a bit.

Kirsty McKay deserves a round of applause for this story. The only issue I had was that it took a few chapters to hook me and I wish it could have right from the beginning because maybe I wouldn't have had to come back to it. Absolutely get yourself a copy if you love a mystery with lots of twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the very end.

I was really looking forward to this since it sounded like a fun thriller set in a location (a ski resort) that I love. Unfortunately, I was pretty disappointed in the execution of this story (though it was an easy read at least).

The pacing was up and down. It's a pretty short book, but I did struggle to get through it in places, and the ending was fairly abrupt. One of my major complaints is actually about the ending of this story. While I don't want to spoil what it is, this actively made me angry. I've seen successful versions of this type of ending in other books, but the mystery and characters weren't enough to make the ending work for this particular book.

I was really bummed that the setting of the ski resort didn't come into play more. Going in, I was hopefully for some wintery scenes and actual skiing, but that wasn't really the case. Honestly, I feel like this same story could have taken place anywhere else. Sadly, I also didn't particularly care for any of the characters and found them to be immature and frankly, somewhat irritating.

There were some good moments in this book to bump it up to a 2 star rating, but this is not a book I'll remember or recommend unfortunately.

I really enjoyed the many twists and turns in this novel that leaves you guessing and then second guessing everything. I loved the mystery and trying to uncover what happened. Definitely would recommend this one.

I love young adult mystery thrillers. This one had a lot of twists and turns I didn’t see coming, and I loved the mysterious aspect.

i"ve really enjoyed this one! packed with mistery ever since the begginig. the characters needed a little bit of development,tough. even still,i recommend this one for everyone who enjoyed karen mcmanus books.

There are particular "formulas" to stories like these in most cases, but I like how this one seemed to deviate from the most obvious route it could have taken. While it wasn't coming completely out of nowhere, I do like that for a YA thriller, there was some originality in the genre and storytelling!

This is a quick and easy read about a sister who is looking for her missing sister. She teams up with a nice guy to help her look and realizes her sister's life isn't quite what she thought it was. A good read. Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Gaia Gill has been accepted to a prestigious college in the United States and spends her summer working at ski resort to help pay for it. Her family flies from England to visit her, but the night they are supposed to fly back, Gaia comes up missing. This is unlike Gaia, so the family begins searching immediately. Esme, Gaia’s younger sister, begins investigating on her own, and she realizes she didn’t know Gaia as well as she thought.

This is a very young version of a YA novel. The narrator Es seems very immature, and that’s probably due to her dyspraxia. Her disorder is frequently referenced, but there isn’t much time spent exploring it and how it actually impacts Esme (considering it’s a rare disorder that many people are likely not familiar with). Also for this being a mystery/who-dun-it, not much happens. There aren’t any real twist or turns, and most of the books seems less focused on finding Gaia and more focused on Esme’s budding friendship/romance with Bode. I could not get into this book at all because there was nothing that kept me engaged. Thanks to NetGalley, Sourcebooks Fire, and Kirsty McKay for this free ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Interesting “whodunit” that takes place at a ski resort. 15 year old Esme finds herself tasked with solving her older sister Gaia’s disappearance after she fails to return home from a resort party.

I enjoyed the setting of the story, a swanky ski resort is assumed to be a safe or sheltered place and community and in this story, the close knit town works against them in that everyone is a suspect. It’s eerie to think that a heinous crime could take place within a popular resort.

While Esme is a young, and the author tries to voice her as a teenager, I felt that her thoughts and mannerisms were a bit too juvenile or immature, even with the story being YA.

This started out strong, but fell a bit flat for me. I had a hard time differentiating between the Brit speakers and American accents, because it seemed like the author is British and was guessing at American ways of speaking. There was also a character who was British but raised in the US, so when imagining their dialogue, sometimes it took me out of the moment when things didn't ring true. I felt like the author put a lot of emphasis on accents so this made a difference too.

I liked that the main character was neuro divergent, as it made her appear to be an unreliable narrator. There were several red herrings, and I think overall it was an interesting read. It was just not the book for me.

Gaia disappears the night of her going away to college party. Her sister Esme goes above and beyond to try and find her. Great detective work and many suspects. Esme proves her worth and attempts to find her sister at all costs. Recommended read for ages 11 and up

Sadly, I think this author is a miss for me!

I gave THE ASSASSIN GAME a shot and couldn't love it, but wanted to give the author another chance since sometimes it's a weird fluke on my part. But it looks like I have a hard time connecting with the writing and characters across the board.

I think readers of younger YA might enjoy this one, though!

Still, super grateful to Netgalley and the publisher for the arc--the summary sounded fabulous!

I liked the idea and premise of the book but unfortunately I couldn't get into it and it didn't hook me from the start like I want from thriller books. This book wasn't bad but for some reason it just wasn't for me.

It was just fine. I couldn’t bring myself to care about or feel invested in any of the characters or the setting.

Gaia Gill is missing after disappearing from her going-away party at a luxe ski resort and it looks like her little sister Esme is the one who has to find her.

At first glance, this looks like a book that would be right up my alley. Beautiful people, a disappearance, and a bunch of teenagers doing a job for adults. But unfortunately it fell a little flat. The pacing was too slow for me, I didn't connect with any of the characters and it seemed like just another book in the genre, nothing special.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Have You Seen My Sister was an okay read and a fine mystery. I wasn’t all that drawn in by the story - the main characters disability seemed a little forced and made her awkward and uncomfortable rather than endearing. I also found the “sister kidnaps herself” plot to be a little predictable and lackluster. The end wrapped up rather quickly as well. Not my favorite read, but I did find some of it enjoyable.

This book was both very boring and incredibly unrealistic, which is a combination that is almost impressive.
I loved this author's duology about zombies, and was excited for something else from her. However, this book was a total disappointment.
It felt like nothing happened for most of it, with the main character just running around doing whatever. But then we got to the end and it was like eight different things happening at once and they were all kind of ridiculous.
Honestly, if the rest of the book was interesting, the unbelievable ending wouldn't have been a problem.
I thought the setting was cool though, and it really gave off "isolated and scary" vibes.