Thank you to Megan Lally for sending me the ARC!! I was so psyched to win this and absolutely devoured this book! It starts off right into the thick of it and does not let up! With one narrator who has no memory, we are trying to figure out who she is along side her. The format of switching POVs kept me continuing on in the book! As one character would end a chapter with a cliffhanger, then switch to another character, I couldn’t wait to get back to see what would happen! And I loved the writing style! It made it such a quick, easy read and the subtle nod to Mean Girls was everything! This is a great YA thriller that I think any thriller lover will enjoy! I am shocked this is a debut and cannot wait to see what is next for Megan!

This book was definitely a page turner, I was hooked from the first chapter.

A teenage girl wakes up in a ditch, bruised and bleeding. A police officer finds her and takes her to the station, where later a man named Wayne comes in, frantically searching for his daughter. The girl has amnesia due to her injuries but Wayne provides photos and a birth certificate to show that she is his daughter.

Elsewhere in the state, Drew is continuing to search for his girlfriend, who went missing after they had an argument. He becomes the prime suspect and is desperate to find her.

I really liked all of the characters and couldn’t stop reading to find out what would happen.
The two storylines converge for an action-packed ending. There was more violence/blood than I was expecting but overall I really enjoyed this YA thriller.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

A young teen is found on the side of the road. She’s injured, has a concussion and memory loss. She’s at the police station trying to figure out who she is, and what happened. While refusing to go to the hospital to get looked at, a man walks into the station and claims to be her father..
In a different town a few hours away, Drew is distraught over the disappearance of his girlfriend Lola. Drew is desperate to find Lola and prove his innocence, because he was the last one to see her before she went missing.
This novel is told with dual POV”s, the young teen girl and Drew.
I found the story fast paced, and quite intriguing for YA.

Imagine being a girl who wakes up on the side of the road battered and bruised with no memory of anything. Not even your name.
Imagine being a teenage boy who is the number one suspect to his girlfriend’s disappearance!
Such a great YA novel. It follows a girl with no name who’s dad just happens to show up at the police station shortly after she is discovered on the road with no memory of anything and a young man who is the talk of the town and the #1 suspect of his girlfriend’s disappearance. Until a discovery is made that a call to the tip line for the missing girl has them chasing down leads to find the missing girl and clear his name. A definite page turner that doesn’t disappoint

I really enjoyed this book. I was completely engrossed in the story right away. It was fast paced and I loved the writing style. The alternating chapters was a great way to tell the story.

I also really enjoyed the fact that it was set in Oregon. The creepy isolated cabin in the woods was the perfect setting. I could really envision it.

I don’t want to give too much of the plot away. There was a twist I didn’t see coming and I don’t want to chance running that. Just know if you enjoy YA thrillers, I highly recommend this book!

Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire for allowing me to read an eARC in exchange for an honest review.


She woke up in a ditch, bruised and bleeding. She doesn't remember what happened, or who she is. She is found by a police officer. Wayne comes to claim her, says he is her dad and her name is Mary. He explains that she disappeared earlier that day while traveling from home to the cabin they are staying in while their house is under construction. He has a birth certificate, social security card, pictures of them together when she was younger & more recent pictures of her. The longer she is with Wayne, the more things don’t feel quite right.

Andrew “Drew” Carter-Diaz was with Lola the night she disappeared. She had an argument with her parents and asked Drew to pick her up. But then she walked away from the car and disappeared.
Everyone except his dads and cousin Max believe that he did something to her. The sheriff is convinced that Drew killed Lola, and is not open to other theories of what could have happened.

The questions:
What happened to Lola?
What is Drew hiding?
Is Mary really Mary?

Just when you think you have it figured out, there is a twist.

I absolutely loved this debut novel. I will definitely be purchasing this title for my library.
Grades 9+ No sex, some language

Holy cow.......such a quick read and so good!!! A a mystery where I did not see the end coming. A little bit of what feels like true crime.

thanks to NetGalley for the eARC

⭐️=4.25 | 😘=1 | 🤬=4.75 | ⚔️=5 | 15+

summary: a girl is found in a forest with no memory of how she got there. her father picks her up from the police station. or does he?? a boy’s girlfriend is missing and he’s accused of murdering her; he goes looking for her. how are these two POVs connected???? who knows!!!

thoughts: really really good. heart-pounding edge-of-one’s-seat content! some of the ending felt a little weird?? like the character arcs weren't quite... arc-ing. but overall this was a great thriller! solid twist! absolutely recommend if you need to be spooked out for a few hours!!!!!

I could not stop reading this book! This is intense and page turning the whole way through, leading me to finish in 4 hours. Usually I don't love the "amnesia" troupe but it didn't bother me at all this time!

It's been awhile since I've read a YA book. I forgot how good they can be. This one is told by 2 POV, one being the girl that lost her memory and the other is a boyfriend under suspicion of murdering his girlfriend. It's 2 stories that will converge with a twist. Megan Lally does a fantastic job telling this story. Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. It will make you sad and frustrated at times, but it's part of what makes it work.

Thank you to NetGalley, Megan Lally and Sourcebooks for the opportunity to read this ARC.

A fun, straightforward thriller, delivering action and tension at a good clip. Some of the connections and conclusions drawn by characters required a little suspension of disbelief, and the most significant plot twist was too obvious, too early, for maximum twisty enjoyment, but it was still an entertaining, fast read.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Fire for the advance review copy!

Thanks to Sourcebooks Fire and NetGalley for this ARC. Although this is an YA mystery, I devoured it in one day. Recommend

If you’re looking for a grab-you-by-the-hair kind of opener, that keeps you flipping pages with its alternating POV’s and twisted little turns, then this one’s for you…!

Thank you Sourcebooks Fire and NetGalley for this arc!

3.5/5★
A teenage girl is found bloody on the side of the road with no memories. When a man shows up claiming to be her dad, complete with documentation, no one questions whether or not he is telling the truth. However, "Mary" starts to question it when some things don't add up as she spends time with this man. Meanwhile, Drew, in another town, is believed to have murdered his girlfriend. Knowing he is innocent, he sets out to find her to prove his innocence.

I thought this one was decent. It was really easy to read, and there was a decent twist at the end. However, I do think it took too long to get to any sort of twist because I thought it was just going to be the predictable outcome as the twist. I think if the Drew investigation had started earlier rather than his first few chapters being about him being the pariah, it might have increased the suspense some.

I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

4.0 stars.

Thank you to SourceBooks Fire publishing and Netgalley for providing me with this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

With the amount of crime/thriller content I consume I was able to predict the plot twist pretty easily. With that being said, I still enjoyed the journey and had grown to root for both main characters which isn’t always easy to do. I also loved the descriptions of the surroundings and what exactly the main characters felt. It really helped to place me in the story.

There’s some obvious notions about how teens were able to solve / break into the police station to steal information, but I easily chalk that up to it being YA.

It’s definitely a fun, easy mystery to read that I would recommend!

“I think I might be dead.” Here are reasons to read the Young Adult Thriller book:

2 POV - In this book we follow Drew and “Mary”, each with their own journey of realization. Mary has amnesia after an accident.
Guilt - Drew feels extreme guilt after his girlfriend Lola left his car and then disappeared
Remembering - and while Mary is found by her supposed father, is she really who he says she is?

This book was very fast paced, especially as we follow Drew in his quest to find Lola. Everyone thinks he did something to her, so he has a lot to prove. But in the Mary storyline, it’s really tense because you know that what she is being told is extremely sketch. And the last few chapters of this book are SO crazy and suspenseful. This is a solid YA Thriller if that is up your alley.

This one was a great, quick YA read! I love me a YA mystery!! I don't want to spoil it, so won't say much, but oof! That twist!!!

ahhh I flew through this book!! I'll come back to type this review. I'll leave this for now... HIGHLY recommend.

It's so hard to find books that I can read in 2 days with life, but somehow I was able to with this book!! Could you imagine waking up one day in the middle of a ditch with no idea who you are. You go to the police station, only to have your dad to come in saying he was looking for you. Although, you have no idea if this is your dad or not, but why couldn't he be since he has pictures of the two of you together... duh duh duh, now here is the beginning of it.

There's two POVs during the story, a boy (Drew) and girl (main character). It was a nice flow from one chapter to the next and the writing was so easy to follow along. I think the entire book took place over a course of a week?? so you'll just want to find out what the heck happens next. It's rare I find mysteries that I love this much and honesty I can't say I have found anything wrong with this book. It caught my attention, I was immersed into the storyline, and the characters were likeable!!

Fabulous

Even though this starts with one of my least-favorite story cliches. amnesia, this book caught my attention right from the start and kept it right through the end of this very fast read.

There are two parallel stories. One has a deputy sheriff finding a bruised and bloody teenaged girl on a remote mountain road. The injuries prove to be mild, but she doesn't know who she is or how she got there. When Wayne Boone, claiming to be her father, shows up the next day with pictures and documents showing that she is his daughter Mary, the deputy releases her to him.

Drew is the main suspect of the disappearance of his girlfriend, Lola. Although Drew knows he did not harm her, he feels his actions the night she went missing makes him guilty. When the town sheriff seems to stop looking for Lola, Drew, his best friend, Max, and Lola's best friend Autumn (who happens to be the sheriff's daughter), use police department evidence to look for her.

The only part that didn't seem plausible to me was Wayne going to the sheriff's office. Also, if you have ever read the news, don't trust anyone named Wayne.

For the sensitive, squeaminsh or easily triggered, this book did not have any sex or rape scenes but some violence, including the fleeting description of a decaying body.

I appreciated that Drew had two dads. It wasn't a central part of the story. It did not cause anyone angst. It just was a fact just like another character's mom had died. I think normalization of different family dynamics goes a long way toward acceptance. Of course, that means this book won't be available in some Florida libraries until the laws become more humane. Crazy.

All in all a great read that I devoured in one day. In Florida.

When Drew's girlfriend Lola disappeared the whole town thought he was responsible because he was the last one to see her that night at the river. Drew's best friend is the only one who believes him until Lola's best friend has doubts so they decide to find her. In the meantime a girl has an accident late at night and can't remember her name. She is rescued by someone who has proof he is her father, but something does not seem right to her. Before things come to an end all the teens are in danger. I will purchase this for my high school library. I received this as an arc from NetGalley and under no promise for a positive review.