Darcy Coates never disappoints. I was riveted from beginning to end with this book. I loved the relationships between the friends and between Abby and her sister Hope. The antagonist was also horrifying, and I loved how genuinely terrifying the Stitcher and his lore was. I adore Darcy Coates’s writing, and I swear she just gets better and better with each book. Highly recommend, and I can’t wait to read more from her!

I wish I had liked this one but was just not a fan of it. And didn’t like the story line of it. I think it was very confusing to follow.

A small town is plagued by a serial killer. Some town folk believe the killer is a man, others believe it's a monster. Either way the town has been suffering for as long as anyone can remember. A group of friends have a strict set of rules to keep them safe until one night a family member is taken. The rules are then thrown out in the desperate need to save her from the killer.

This book is what nightmares are made of. Be prepared to be captivated by this book and and sleep with the lights on.

Darcy coates is a queen of horror. She doesnt need the gore to make it scary just the stories she tells sends shivers down your spine.

Abby and her friends have grown up in Doubtful their whole lives and lived by the same rules. 1. Don’t go out after dark 2. Always go out in pairs. Or the Stitcher will get you.

This is a great fast paced YA Horror. With Darcy Coates you never know if you are getting a story about a monster or a human being a monster until the very end and I love it!!

I am kept on my toes the whole. This is story that keeps you scared the whole time and makes you second think reading this at night.

The town of Doubtful is one you’ve never been to before.

🧶 Where He Can’t Find You 🧶
Darcy Coates
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

A huge thank you to the publisher and @netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Wow! 😮‍💨This is my first time reading a Darcy Coates novel and it did not disappoint! 👏🏼It was fast paced, and suspenseful. Honestly, this was terrifying, especially for being a YA novel. I kept picturing slender man🫣 the imagery was amazing and made me squirm as 4 friends chase down a murderer in their hometown. For generations, people who lived in the old mining town of Doubtful, IL keep disappearing. The legend is the “Stitcher” takes people to never be seen again. Once the Stitcher is done with them, he’ll return what’s left of the bodies sewn back together in horrific and unrecognizable ways.

Abby’s sister, Hope is taken by the Stitcher. Her and her friends are determined to hunt this monster down and save her sister.

This book was so consuming, I just wanted to know the truth behind the disappearances. I wanted to know if the legends were true, or if there was just a sick serial killer on the loose. I had a horribly hard time reading it at night because I was so spooked! The loyalty these friends had for one another was admirable. I also really enjoyed that the book was broken up into different perspectives. It helped moved the story along nicely and helped put pieces of it together. The ending was 👏🏼 👏🏼 definitely a memorable read. Especially if you like a spooky small town legend.

Where he can't find you by Darcy Coates is a fast paced, suspenseful YA book. Our main character is Abby who lives in a town where people go missing all the time and then bodies show up, stitched back together. When her sister goes missing, Abby is determined to find her.

Abby has a set of friends and these friends have rules to keep themselves safe. These rules are explained in the book and make sense, they add a lot to the book in terms of building the town of Doubtful as well. I loved how the stitcher affected all of doubtful and people's reactions to it were believable. It makes for one interesting story!

No one knows much about the stitcher and this keeps everything mysterious tight up until the conclusion - which is terrifying for so many reasons!

The pace is good, and sometimes we get other characters point of view which really helps move the story along. I liked all the characters, there wasn't any I really strongly disliked.

I love anything Darcy Coates writes. Even though this is different in its own way, she manages to absolutely nail it. The setting of the hopeless town, the friends close friendship with an incredible amount of devotion to each other and the creepy, gory, nightmare filed stitcher is one hell of a story. Seriously, she can write anything.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

This was my second Darcy Coates book and I was so excited to enjoy this one as much as the first! The book burst forth with an explosive beginning and held its relentless pace without pause. Darcy Coates masterfully wove a narrative filled with suspense and tension, both in her expertly crafted dialogue and storytelling. The gripping intensity of the scenes left me breathless, my heart racing in anticipation as the unknown loomed, ready to spring from the pages in the form of unimaginable horror. This tale unfolded as a ghostly specter, one destined to eternally inhabit the realms of our dreams, refusing to be forgotten. The book's grip was unyielding; I struggled to set it aside for even the briefest moments. Only life's interruptions prevented me from consuming the entire novel in a single enraptured sitting.

The camaraderie among our central characters, adolescents whose youthful nature is easy to overlook, was a true highlight. Each character was meticulously developed, radiating distinct likability through their unique personalities. Their unwavering loyalty to each other served only to amplify their endearment. Approaching the conclusion of the book, I found myself fervently championing their cause, their fate becoming a matter of personal investment, irrespective of the outcome.

The novel introduced a villain of astonishingly ingenious construction—the very name, "the Stitcher," conjured up gruesome and horrifying imagery. The unsettling nature of this antagonist was deeply etched in memory, persisting as a haunting entity capable of evoking shivers and nightmares. Reading the book at night proved to be a formidable challenge; each creak and rustle in the surrounding darkness became a jarring experience. And the climax—so impeccably executed—sent shivers down my spine, an ending that exceeded every expectation. I mourned the approaching final pages, such was the extent of my enjoyment. (It's worth noting that this story possesses all the makings of a chilling cinematic masterpiece.) For enthusiasts of spectral tales, horror-laden narratives, and those who thrive under the cover of night, I wholeheartedly endorse this creation by Darcy Coates. The cost? Perhaps a tad more sleep than you had bargained for. :)

Darcy Coates is a natural at writing horror and the supernatural. Her books are always page turners, shivering as you read, sometimes needing the lights on. In the town of Doubtful Abby and her friends know the rules. Stay inside after dark, never go alone and let someone know where you’re going. It’s a terrifying and strange place where electronics work sporadically, cars stop running, and even flashlights are known to fail. All of this means the Stitcher is ready to abduct his new victim, killing them and sewing them back with red thread.
When Abby’s sister Hope is taken she will do anything to get her back alive.

Normally Darcy Coates blows me away and gets all my 5 star rating but this book was just boring to me. It wasn’t quite on the mark and I can’t place what was wrong with it

Most myths and legends come from someone’s perception of a situation. After moving into a small town with her policeman father, high schooler Jen gets real world experience into how small town gossip works. Unwillingly she is also thrust into a town wide conspiracy revolving on one they refer to as The Stitcher. Riddled with anxiety in believing the ridiculous warnings of her peers it doesn’t take long for Jen and her group of friends to be dragged into a dangerous and dark world in which some may not survive.
The buildup is a little slow early on but once this book got going it didn’t let up in intensity until the end. It’s unclear if the villain is an actual monster or not and thus only adds kindling to an already raging fire atmosphere of dread. I’ve still yet to be disappointed with a book by this author. Aside from almost no character transitions (likely due to my copy being an ARC) there were a few times where the scenes flowed together so well it was unclear whose POV I was reading-until someone else would say their name. Such a good read from start to finish. Wildly outrageous ride and down right chilling!

This was my first Darcy Coates, and I'll be sure to bump her adult horror up on my ever-growing TBR stack! WHERE HE CAN'T FIND YOU is pretty hardcore for a YA horror novel -- the Stitcher's crimes are truly nightmarish and gruesome, so this one isn't for the fainthearted teen in your life. The found family vibes are strong, and I was on board with the IT-levels of a youthful gang teaming up to take down the town monster the grownups don't want to acknowledge.

Another wonderfully scary book by Darcy Coates. Abby and her sister live in the town of Doubtful, where there is someone or something who has been kidnapping and killing people. When the bodies are found (some never get found) they have been dismembered and stitched back together in unnatural ways. This has been happening for as long as anyone can remember, but they don’t know where or why it started. The group of teenagers keep together and try to figure out what is happening. When Abby’s sister goes missing, they do whatever they can to save her. They finally figure out the mystery behind the legend.

Thank you NetGalley, Sourcebooks Fire and Darcy Coates for the ARC for my review.

I really enjoyed Where He Can't Find You.
This was my first book by Darcy Coates. I'm definitely going to have to check out their other books!

This book didn't have a slow moment which definitely made it difficult to put down. I finished it really quickly!
It was a great horror book as it had some genuinely creepy scenes that were really well written!

I definitely highly recommend this book!
Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Abby and her sister live in the town of Doubtful.

Sinister things happen in this town; people go missing and their bodies are found weeks sometimes months later dismembered and sewn back together in strange ways.

Abby and her friends are not rule breakers! They never travel alone, they stay away from Charles and they stay indoors when night comes.

Abby’s sister is taken and it’s up to the group of friends to find her.

Could the Stitcher be human or something no one's ever seen or heard of?

When Abby’s sister goes missing, Abby and her friends will do anything to get her back, and finally finding out the secret behind the Stitcher.

This was my second book by Darcy Coates. I enjoyed this more than the other one I had read, I thought the writing was spectacular. This book isn't formatted very well, although I know it's an ARC so I'm not holding that against Darcy. The storyline was very unique and I enjoyed it.

This is my second book by Darcy Coates and it definitely held her style and unsettling style well. It was a bit hard for me to get into and took maybe 7-10% of the book to get really invested and follow along but after that point I couldn't put it down. The characters were great and the book was well paced and super eerie. I love her writing and look forward to reading more! Side note: If you like this book I think you would also like Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi and vice versa.

I won't take points off for it because it's not the finished product but, to other potential ARC readers and as a note to the publisher, this was not formatted well and that definitely made it a bit hard to stay in the story so I would urge the publisher to fix formatting before putting it out to ARC readers because it was really bad at some points.

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire for this ARC!

Before writing my review, I want to extend a huge thank you to NetGalley, Darcy Coates, and SOURCEBOOKS Fire for gifting me the ARC of this book! I appreciate you trusting me with an honest review!! It was a privilege to be able to read WHERE HE CAN’T FIND YOU before publication in November.

When I saw this book by Darcy Coates available on NetGalley, I requested it immediately. And I was like a kid on Christmas morning when I found out my request had been approved! I started reading at that very moment, and realized early on this was going to be an unforgettable read. And it was!!

The book started off with a bang and did not let up for even a second! The suspense and tension created through Darcy Coates’s narrative and dialogue were off the charts. I found myself holding my breath during the most intense parts, my heart racing, not knowing what was going to happen next—realizing I probably wasn’t ready for whatever horror would soon jump off of the pages. The book read like a ghost story, one that would forever haunt your dreams. It was difficult to put it down for even a few minutes. Had life not gotten in the way, I definitely would have finished the novel in one sitting.

I loved the friendships among our protagonists, whom you forget are only teenagers. Each one of them is so well-developed and incredibly likable, with very distinct personalities. Their loyalty to one another only makes you like them more. As you near the end of the book, you find yourself rooting for them, fiercely protective of them, and completely invested in what happens to them, good or bad.

The novel had a brilliantly written villain! Even the name —the Stitcher—creates horrific and terrifying images! Creepy, oh so very creepy, and horrifying. Definitely memorable, haunting, and the stuff of nightmares. I found this book hard to read at night — in the darkness, every noise in my house made me jump. And that ending — could not have asked for a better one! Actually gave me goosebumps. I hated for the book to end—I enjoyed it that much! (And what a fantastically chilling movie this would make.) For fans of ghost stories, horror-filled novels, and night owls everywhere, please read this one from Darcy Coates! All you have to lose is a bit (maybe more than a bit) of sleep. :)

I’ve only read one other Darcy Coates novel before and loved it. Dead of Winter was a great thriller and I loved every minute of it.

Where He Can’t Find You was horror from start to finish. And I don’t deal with horror as well.

I gave this 4 stars because I do NOT like horror but if you do, it deserves 5 stars! I will be losing sleep over this book for sure! Whenever I see red thread I will think of this story and trust me, they won’t be fond memories!!!

The small town of Doubtful has a stranglehold on its residents . Horrible things happen in this town: people go missing, their bodies are found days, weeks, months later, dismembered, sewn back together in strange and unnatural ways. People have gone mad and fallen ill in Doubtful and if they’re sent out of town to recover, for treatment, they don’t survive.

Abby and her three close friends follow all the rules. They never travel alone, they stay away from Charles Vickers. They stay indoors after nightfall. But that wasn’t enough. Abby’s sister, Hope, is taken, and it’s up to the group of friends to find her and rescue her. What they go through is the stuff of nightmares, and despite the relatively happy ending, I think the nightmares will last.

Yet another Darcy book that I absolutely loved. I have yet to read something that I don’t like by her. This story was different in the sense that it is YA characters but it is no less creepy and gory. There is a little stretch of the imagination with some injuries these characters survive but I mean there’s a reanimated monster haunting the town so I got over that real quick. I loved being able to get all the different stories about each character and their development was awesome. We learn pretty early on what their greatest fears are and all the characters face them by the end of the book. There was plenty of creepy dark parts and some really haunting descriptions. I’m super excited to get a physical copy of this book with the graphics in it. Highly recommend this one for spooky season!

Huge fan of Darcy Coates. I've loved nearly every piece of dark fiction she's penned. This one was a little difficult for me. It was quite confusing in parts and I struggled to follow along. In the none infusing parts it was spooky, chilling, twisted, thrilling, and suspenseful. A goof urban legend tale that will keep you up at night.

Thank you to the publisher for giving me this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Abby and her sister live in the town of Doubtful, where there is someone who has been kidnapping people, dismembering them, and stitching them back in unnatural ways for as long as anyone can remember. Could the Stitcher be human or something more sinister? When Abby’s sister goes missing, Abby and her group of friends will do anything to get her back, and finally ending the mystery of who, or what, the Stitcher is.

This was a good spooky read for sure! It was dark, gory, atmospheric, and chilling. The spooky scenes really did have the hair standing up, and it was just good. I had a harder time with the plot and that there was way less lead up to the urban legend of the Stitcher. I think I needed a lot more back story before jumping right in like we did. Was a 3/5 stars for me!