You get so much more than you expect with this book! Carter Wilson always manages to surprise me, and in a good way.

A road trip and a 1980s setting…sold!! add to that Penny, a woman who had just turned 21 and has been living in an institution since she was 7 and suffered a brain injury than gave her extraordinary abilities. She wants to live in the wild, and she wants to find her father who left her when she was 7. Of course, things never go smoothly and she soon finds herself in some dangerous and deadly situations. It was addictive.

I read this book in 2 sittings. It was just one of those books that I couldn’t work out what was going to happen, how she would get out of the places she found herself . And would she find her father. Read it and find out.

Thanks so much to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for the chance to read an early copy of this book. Published on April 2nd

Thank you NetGalley and @PoisonedPenPress for the ARC of this book.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book until I didn’t. The story caught me from the first page. Loved the story and how life could drastically change with one decision. You felt the anxiety of the characters. Couldn’t help but hang onto every word to see how it all plays out and will she find her dad.
But then came the wrap up at the end and the writer went rogue. He lost me. i was on a roller coaster ride and had high hopes for the final wrap. I wish I had just stopped reading a couple chapters before. It would have been a better ending.

I do love a book that is set during my younger years and The Father She Went To Find is just that. Set in the late 80's if you grew up then you will feel that slight nostalgia trip - something I enjoy regarding any genre of book. Although labeled a thriller, I didn't really find it as one, for me it was more of a coming of age book with some mystery and triggering situations (Although I admit the thrillers I've read recently have been a little hardcore, so that's probably why I wasn't feeling that as strongly). This is one of those stories where I feel the synopsis is enough and not to read long draw out reviews on the happenings, as it's better to have this journey with Penny.

Penny is an interesting character, at times her rash decisions and the situations that occurred seemed way out there, but add to that her sheltered upbringing and even her family and more, things tend to make sense. It's hard not to become invested, Penny and the other characters felt very full and colourful, like being there as a bystander.

With short chapters that are easy to get through, I raced through this one and was pleasantly surprised as I wasn't sure it would be for me. The synopsis although on point if what made me question whether I'd enjoy this, but I'm glad I gave it a chance! A solid 3.5 stars, this book is definitely going to be one that's mentioned a lot on its release!

Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for this ARC in exchange of an honest review.

Love a book that involves a road trip. I very much enjoyed reading this book and loved the authors writing style. The ending actually made the book for me.

Carter Wilson weaves an intensely emotional and gripping story in 'The Father She Went to Find.' Readers will be left feeling like they're on an wild, emotional, terrifying journey alongside Penny as she seeks long-overdue answers. The answers she finds will leave you in complete shock. 'The Father She Went to Find' is certainly a must-read for any reader!

Penny Bly, a savant who has been living in an institution for many years, has just turned twenty-one and decides to go on a search for the father who abandoned her as a child. The story is adventurous and interesting. There are parts that are a little over the top, but I liked that it was a mix of psychological thriller and emotional story about finding one's happiness. A quick and entertaining read.

This was a great book. I loved every paragraph, every sentence and every word of this masterpiece! I read it in 12 hours, which is a lot for me to do! It had everything and more laid out in the novel! I sure hope There is more to come from this author! I am totally hooked!

This book does not feel like hot matches the summary for it. I expected one thing and got something totally different which may be why it did not work for me.

Wow! What an amazing read! This was an amazing ARC to read after I finished a love story! I loved following Penny on her journey. Thank you for allowing me to read. I will be adding this authors to my list to check out in the future.

Wow! I loved this book! It got me hooked from the get-go and I couldn't wait to finish the book. It was a thrill to be going with Penny on her life-changing adventure. She, Travis, and Fia made quite the formidable trio. This was entertaining and fast and I loved every minute of it.

I really enjoyed this story. A book about a young woman trying to find herself. Growing up between an institution for the brain and her mom’s house. But has very little memory before she fell into a coma. When she wakes up she can’t forget anything! Everything her eyes see stays with her.
She sets out to find her dad. All she has is an address and some partial memories of him.
Along the way trouble seems to find her.
Not a thriller in the sense, but a definite joyride of a few weeks.
It won’t take you long to get thru it. Cause the author keeps you wanting to read more. And the final twists keeps you wanting to finish it.
A definite grab a drink and a blanket and don’t expect to move book.
Thank you NetGalley for the advance copy. I definitely enjoyed it

I jumped at the chance to read a new Carter Wilson book. I was blown away by this thrilling tale of an extraordinary young woman going out into the world for the first time.

Penny is a savant due to a brain injury when she was a child. She has a photographic memory among other abilities. She's been sheltered ever since, being schooled and studied at an institute, never having to deal with real life matters.

She receives a birthday card every year from her father who disappeared while she was still in a coma. She has now turned twenty-one and his latest card is to be the last. That prompts her to finally venture out on her own to track her father down. She remembers a road trip they took together when she remembers nothing else before she was injured. He put notes in bottles in random towns so that's the path she follows.

She has to navigate an unfamiliar world and figure out how to make money. It leads to her meeting Travis. Things quickly take a turn after that. What ensues is a non-stop thrill ride. Penny has to put her genius mind and survival instinct to the test to get through the wild circumstances with which she finds herself.

What I loved about this book was how there was a lot of dialogue. It made the story flow perfectly and added to the thrills throughout. It makes the story unfold like a really good movie. There was never a dull moment. Basically what I've come to expect from a Carter Wilson novel.

Thank you Poisoned Pen Press, NetGalley and Carter Wilson for the e-ARC.

Thanks to netgalley for another solid performance from Wilson. I essentially couldn’t put this down, and loved the short chapters that kept me guessing. I felt it was a tad implausible at times, but that added to the story. I enjoyed this book, much like others from this author. I would recommend this for anyone wanting a quick, witty thriller.

Penny is a savant; she doesn't forget anything since she walked up of a comma when she was 7. On her twenty-first birthday, she decides to go on a road trip after she received the last postcard from her father, who left her right before she was in a comma.

With that cover and blurb, I expect much more than a road trip were a suicidal teen meet with only bad (or having bad life choices) people, such as drug users & dealers, assassins, and ex-cartel members to conclude with a totally open ending. It reminded me of Paper Towns but with less coming of age message and for adults due to the content warnings.

Penny has never met anyone smarter than her. That's par for the course when you're a savant--one of less than one hundred in the world. But despite her photographic memory and super-powered intellect, there's one mystery Penny's never been able to solve: why did her father leave when she was in a coma at age seven, and where is he now? On Penny's twenty-first birthday, she receives a card in the mail from him, just as she has every year since he left. But this birthday card is different. For the first time ever, there's a return address. And a goodbye. Penny doesn't know the world beyond her mother's house and the special school she's attended since her unusual abilities revealed themselves, but the mystery of her father's disappearance becomes her new obsession. For the first time ever she decides to leave home, to break free of everything that has kept her safe, and use her gifts to answer the questions that have always eluded her. What Penny doesn't realize is she might not be able to outsmart a world far more complicated and dangerous than she'd ever imagined.
Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for giving me an advance copy.

Thank you to Netgalley for this one! I selected this one at random and i am slow glad i did. I went into it not knowing what the book was about and I ended up loving it! When Penny fell down the stairs when she was 7 something happened to her brain which made her special and she now had powers she didn't have before, however her memory of life before is now gone. Now at the age of 21 she wants to find her Farther. I loved this book and the road trip she took, it action packed and i read it so quick as to know what happened next! a great read!!

This book wow, what an amazing book. Really liked the characters and a fab plot.Lots of twists, turns to keep me in suspense

Shockingly strong and a lot more thrills than I expected, i honestly thought this would be literary or coming of age before going into it hits based on the descfriptiojZ thanks for the arc. 4.5

THE FATHER SHE WENT TO FIND was an exceptional novel full of many surprises. I like Carter Wilson's style. I think this is my favorite book of his to date. Highly recommend!


Many thanks to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for my gifted copy!

Oh my, this book is fantastic! What a unique and creative premise for a story.

When Penny is a young girl, she falls down a flight of stairs and awakens from a coma with savant syndrome. She grows up in the Willow Brook Institute for the Brain so the doctors can study her genius mind. Penny knows of no other way of life except what goes on behind the walls of the institute and her mother’s not so loving home. So, as she turns 21, she decides to leave on her own and go search for her father, who left the family while she was in the coma. On her travels, not only does she find some true friends, she also gets into some untenable situations. Her gifted intelligence proves to be both a hindrance and an advantage in the real world.

This book has it all - well crafted characters, suspense, a few laughs and an excellent ending. My 5-star rating is a no-brainer and I highly recommend this book. Thank you, NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the ARC.