It so hard to put into words how good this book was. I could not put it down and ended up losing sleep trying to finish because I had to know the ending before I went to bed. I would consider this book face paced and will keep you guessing. Many times when books flip between past and present they can be boring and you want to go back to one of the time frames more. That was not the case for this book. It was so intense that I wanted to be able to be both in the present and past so I could know what happened while hoping nothing bad happens in the present. The book was well done and I enjoyed reading it.

This was a fun fast paced twisty YA thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat. This book was over the top and had pretty little liars feel to it, which I loved. The writing was engaging and easy to read. This was my first book from this author but I really enjoyed it and look forward to reading more from them in the future. I would like to thank NetGalley and the publishers for a chance to read this book for an honest review.

I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ARC provided by Sourcebooks Fire.

To Brooke, image is everything. She works hard to maintain perfect grades, perfect looks, a perfect life—especially after "the incident" that threatened it all. Getting into her dream university puts her that much closer to a fresh start. How can she say no to celebrating with all her classmates?

Hanging out with her crush by the bonfire is the perfect end to the night. Except it is not the end. An old truck starts aggressively tailing Brooke and her best friend on the isolated road toward home. Someone thinks they know the truth about "the incident," and they would not stop until it is all out in the open. This terrifying drive is about to bring out Brooke's worst fear if she survives it.

No Place Left to Hide was a full on YA thriller with mean girl vibes. I felt like this book was very slow at the beginning but then eventually picked up. I did enjoy how fast paced the book got, but it did feel too quick. It just felt like I did not get a complete story. And I felt no attachment to any of the characters. The characters were just all so unlikeable. I think maybe if the book had been longer and not focused on just one day and night then we might have had a chance to focus more on the characters. There were also so many plot holes and I felt some of the plot was just unrealistic. Overall, It was still a decent read but I feel like it is more geared towards a younger audience. It was a spot on YA thriller, but I was definitely hoping for more. Not a bad book, but I was definitely hoping for more.

I read Megan Lally’s debut YA thriller, That’s Not My Name, earlier this year and it is one of my favorite fast-paced thrillers I’ve read this year. So I was super excited to get my hands on the e-arc of her second YA thriller, No Place Left To Hide.

In this so called “mean girls” thriller, Brooke is the popular overachiever at her high school and heads to a lake party after finding out she got into her dream college. She thinks this is just what she needs for a fresh start after a deadly incident that happened to her ex best friend. When Brooke leaves the party, she gets a very threatening call from someone who thinks she had something to do with the death of her ex best friend and when she’s driving home, soon realizes that someone is following her.

This book is told in Brooke’s POV and in two timelines. I did really enjoy this one. I thought the first 30% or so was a lot of build up and felt very YA. The main female character is also highly unlikeable. BUT as soon as you get past that first 30%ish it’s like a mad dash to the finish. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough and it was a super quick read (the book is <300 pages). While some of the twists and turns seemed a little far fetched, I did enjoy the suspense and didn’t guess the twist at the end. Overall really enjoyed!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

🔪┊“ you don't play with the snake that bit you. you suck out the venom and run. ”


No Place to Hide is about Brooke, a girl with everything to lose; she has perfect grades, a perfect family, and the perfect life. The only thing missing is the perfect boyfriend. After receiving good news from her dream school. she spends the night at a bonfire surrounded by friends and her crush. Everything is finally falling into place--until the ride home. A strange car stalks Brooke and her best friend, the driver seemingly someone who knows the truth about the "incident" and hell-bent on dragging it out of her.

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this book. I really liked the intensity behind the actions the stalker took to get Brooke to admit the truth (though, apparently, some of them were accidents?) and it honestly felt like I was right there with them in the car at certain points. Still, it was hard to get into it character-wise, as they were all a little meh to me. My favorite, Brooke, was definitely the most interesting to me. Chloe, her rival, confused me. What even was her plan that night? Also, the list of 'atrocities' she inflicted upon Brooke didn't entirely make sense to me, as I felt Brooke could have just told her dad and he would have dealt with it. Oh, also, the stalker thinks Brooke has something to do with Claire's death at a party the previous year, but I thought Claire was horrible so I was just like... even if she did do it, who cares?

Other than that, though, I thought it was an amazingly written second book, and I'm definitely going to check out the author's first book!


PROS:

- i figured out who the person(s) behind the mask was near the start, but i actually liked this as i anxiously awaited brooke's reaction and the fallout that was sure to follow. also, going back to my notes at the start and rereading, it makes the way they acted make so much sense!

- i thought the book being split between the past and the present was a good idea, and i really dreaded whenever we'd have to enter a new chapter because the cliffhangers were so good!!

- the main character, brooke, was a type of character i'm not used to reading about (driven, knows what she wants, etc) and i enjoyed reading from her perspective.

CONS:

- there were a few plot holes that confused me, and weren't ever really explained, but they were minor enough to not change my view of the book!

- the big twist (if it can be called that) was very obviously laid out for us, to the point that i thought the author was trying to trick us and would subvert our expectations in the end. that didn't happen, which left me feeling a little disappointed. seriously, i don't want to give spoilers, but the person in question talks like a damn serial killer half the time.

Thanks to Netgalley for this arc. I had high hopes for this one but it just didn't click with me at all. Right from the beginning it was giving mean girls and it's just pretty basic and I just couldn't get into it. Teen drama which I'm here for but it as just kind of immature and not what I was expecting for a YA/Thriller. It's not bad but nothing great either just in the middle for me.

OMG this book had me on the edge of my seat reading feverishly needing to know what was going to happen next. I mean I was up late last night reading and early this morning I said I am going to finish this book today and I did. That's how good it was. This is definitely a re-read book.

Brooke has it all. She is living her life at the top of the chain of her high school. Senior year is going to be the best year of her life. She has applied to Yale and does all kinds of fundraisers and different clubs and the dance team. She has no time for herself. It is all about making her parents proud and trying to have a life after an accident happens that involves her and her family.

Then her best friend tells her she has to go to a beach party where her crush will be and all her friends celebrating their college acceptances. At first she says no but her friend wears her down and she decides to go. It is their that things start to go wrong and she has to leave because she has a curfew. It is upon leaving the party that things change real fast for Brooke. She is being chased by a car and then things get weirder and that is when her best friend asks her what really happened in that accident.

That is where things start to get good and this mystery has you reading fast so you can get to the end to find out what is really going on. This is a must read for 2025.

Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read this ARC.

rating 4-4.5/5

I loved Megan Lally's debut That is Not My Name so when this came up as an ARC I had to read it!

This book revolves around good girl Brooke Goodwin who is the All-American rich girl. She is beautiful, popular, has great grades and has tons of extracurricular activities. She appears to be the perfect student and daughter until her world is shattered by an incident six months ago. A tragic boat accident during a secret party she was throwing at her parent's summer house. Brooke then has her tires slashed, receives daily calls from an unknown number, and has her car covered in newspapers with articles about the boating accident. Brooke decides to lay low and not tell anyone about the threats she has been getting. Her best friend Jena convinces her to go out to a party where Brooke's crush will be that that is when all the high drama fast pace story really takes off.

This story goes between the past and the present and it was easy for me to follow this. The tension is amazingly built up through the story which kept me hooked after the first few chapters. What really happened six months ago? Who is harassing Brooke even after the investigation is over? You find out in the end but it's not who you first expected.

About half way or three-fourths of the book I was pretty sure I knew who was involved in the harassment but wasn't sure. This is fast paced, heart-thumping thriller that will hook you right way. However, this book contains some of the most hatable characters ever, there was not one character that I was rooting for. My other problem, (maybe it's minor) is that Brooke is a rich girl right?! Her dad wears thousand dollar suits, she goes to this prestigious private school and she drives a Subaru? She should be driving a Mercedes or a BMW in my opinion.

Overall, if you like Holly Jackson (think Five Survive) or the show Pretty Little Liars then you will love this YA book.

Thank you to Netgalley and to Sourcebook Fire for this gifted eARC. All my opinions are all my own.

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks for the ARC!

This was so good! I really enjoyed reading it, although it was a tad predictable, especially when things started to go down, it was kind of obvious who was behind it all. This was like Mean Girls meets 80s slasher film. It was addictive, and a quick read, because I couldn’t really put it down, but I just wish I hadn’t been able to predict the ending. Also, none of the characters were really likable, even the good ones. They were all on my nerves.

Overall, the book was really good, and enjoyable to read.

After Lally knocked it out of the park with
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗠𝘆 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲 I had high expectations for this new book and worried it wouldn't measure up.
And while I still prefer her debut novel, this story is definitely action-packed and kept me engaged.

The vibe felt like Mean Girls meets YA slasher films, meets Pretty Little Liars, and I couldn't put it down. There is considerable suspense and the perfect amount of drama and tension to keep you turning pages as it unfolds through a dual timeline.


I think my only issue with this book is a 𝗠𝗘 thing. I've come to realize that I'm not a fan of novels based ground academic settings.

Overall, it's a great YA thriller filled with car chases, stalking, threats, unlikeable teenagers, and an unhinged ending.

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3.75/5 stars

Thank you Sourcebooks Fire for the advanced reading copy!

This book started as a fun teen drama and turned into a (literal) wild ride!! I will say, I was HOOKED from the very beginning. I read this entire book in only a few sittings because I was so curious and interested to see where things would go. While there were a few fairly predictable aspects, there were also some very wild and unexpected twists that kept me on the edge of my seat. This book was definitely entertaining and super suspenseful.

In general, YA can be very hit or miss for me. I loveee the dramatic, teenage angst parts of YA novels, but can get frustrated at moments that feel too immature for the rest of the story. This one had both, keeping me from a higher rating, but tendency towards the former meant I overall really enjoyed reading this. I would definitely read more by Megan Lally in the future!

This book was a quick read for me, as it kept me guessing and I just had to find out what happened in the main character's past. It sucked me in and I immediately felt like I was back in high school (which I didn't love lol). I couldn't wait to find out more about what happened in the character's past that had changed everything so suddenly. This book had teenage characters and was set in the main character's senior year of high school, but I wouldn't classify it as a book for "Young Adults". It doesn't contain anything sexually explicit but deals with some pretty intense scenes and some strong language. I found this book to be well-written and captivating

⭐️𝔽𝕀𝕍𝔼 𝕊𝕋𝔸ℝ 𝔽ℝ𝕀𝔻𝔸𝕐⭐️

"𝑩𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒘𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒌𝒔 , 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔."

Special thanks to @sourcebooksfire @megan_lally_ & @netgalley for the #gifted physical and eARC.

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𝙈𝙔 𝙍𝙀𝙑𝙄𝙀𝙒:
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Brooke Goodwin has it all, including a deadly secret.... what actually happened that night of the "infamous" party?

The suspense was killing me this whole book. The little bits of high school romance sprinkled in were a great touch. I couldn't wait to see how this drive home ended. I also loved the dual timelines.

Less is more in this review but I PROMISE this one is amazinggggg🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

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No Place Left To Hide is a very fast paced YA thriller with dual timelines. When I say very fast paced I mean it, I couldn’t put this book down because I NEEDED to know what happened. It was hard to empathize with any of the characters because they are all a little annoying, but at the end of the day the culprit is the worst of them all.

The story follows Brooke who has the perfect life in HS and is about to graduate, she is the perfect student, perfect friend. Suddenly she starts being harassed through phone calls and pranks for an incident that happened a year before during a party at her parent’s house which resulted in her enemy’s death, Claire.

The harassment escalates when she and her best friend are followed by an unknown vehicle after leaving her first party since the previous year incident.

It is a nerve wrecking chase that lead to us finding who the person behind the harassment was, as well as the full truth of what happened that dreadful

4.5 ⭐️ Really enjoyed this fast paced YA Thriller by Megan Lally! It gave me I Know What You Did Last Summer vibes with sprinkles of private school/rich kid drama and a big twist at the end. This was a fast paced thriller featuring a mysterious “accident”, a stalker, deadly secrets and drama. Pick this one up, it was wild and fun ride!

Publishing 1/7/25

Thank you so much to Sourcebooks Fire and NetGalley for providing me with this eARC in exchange for my honest review!

Mean girls thriller!

Brooke is an overachiever who comes from a long family history of overachievers. She’s determined to get into Yale and has pushed herself into all work and no play since the lake party where a classmate drowned months ago. The investigation ruled it as accidental but Brooke has been getting harassed by an unknown person who’s been calling her, slashing her tires, leaving lake water in her locker, and covering her car with newspapers featuring the article about the incident. Her friend Jena wants her to attend a lake party to blow off steam and celebrate reaching her goals. A seemingly harmless party quickly turns into a horrific nightmare for Brooke.

Likes/dislikes: This book is a suspenseful thriller that I couldn’t put down. Twisty fun. I love how the author portrays the characters and how everything spirals to the ending. It was also a quick read at 272 pages.
Mature content: PG-13 for underage drinking, kissing.
Language: R for 263 swears and 143 f-words.
Violence: PG-13 for death
Ethnicity: mixed; Jena is Black. Brooke is white.

I enjoyed this! It was a fairly typical YA thriller with rich mean girl drama most of the way through. It was fast paced and I liked the dual timelines to tell the “before” and “now”. I didn't find our main character to be very likeable so my worry and sympathy for her only extended so far.
The last twenty percent though! I knew fairly early on that it would take the turn it did but I didn't realize how unhinged it would become!
It was a 3 star until the end. Enjoyable but nothing new. The ending bumped it up to a 4 star read for me.
I'm interested in reading more from this author!

This was like Mean Girls meets a slasher movie, and I couldn’t put it down! I didn’t think Lally’s newest book could top That’s Not My Name, but even though this was different, it was just as awesome!

Brooke Goodwin seemingly has it all. She’s beautiful, rich, comes from a prominent family, and she just found out she’s been accepted to Yale… but things aren’t as they seem. There was an incident at a party she threw earlier in the year, her parents haven’t looked at her the same since, and she’s been severely harassed by an unknown person ever since.

After months of being a recluse, she finally decides to take charge of her life again and celebrate her acceptance with her friends at a party. But when she and her best friend leave in her car, things take a deadly turn. The unknown stalker is now trying to run them off the road and is threatening their lives unless Brooke comes clean about what she did. However, Brooke is adamant that she didn’t do anything wrong. What starts off as a night of celebration quickly turns into a fight for survival.

- This has two timelines: before the “incident” and now
- One POV with short chapters
- Fast-paced and eerie… my anxiety was through the ROOF
- The way I felt from beginning to end gave me whiplash 😅. I kind of saw it coming, but the execution was perfection.

If you’re in the mood for a fast-paced YA thriller with major Mean Girls vibes, then definitely pick this one up! Thank you, NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire, for the ARC! This publishes on 1/7/25.

Megan Lally has done it again! I jumped on her debut novel, That's Not My Name, when it first came out, and was not disappointed. Knowing this was a sophomore novel, I went in with an open mind because we all know the sophomore might be scarier than the debut. I can happily say, this novel was different, but just as fantastic.
If there's one thing Lally can do well, it's create suspense. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to find out what happened next. I love that the dual storytelling was brought back, but mixed up with it being dual timelines instead of POVs. It created a sense of anticipation without losing focus on the current story.
For fans of academic settings like the One of Us series and true crime fans, this book gave the same feeling as your favorite true crime docuseries. I love the way Lally is able to keep some surprises easy to figure out, but others we find out with or just a bit before the characters.
I cannot give enough praise for this book or this author. I am a forever fan!

Meghan Lally has done it again with No Place Left to Hide! This fast-paced thriller kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish—I genuinely couldn’t put it down. After reading her impressive debut earlier this year, I knew I had to get my hands on this ARC from NetGalley, and I was thrilled to be accepted.

The story is gripping, with twists and turns that kept me guessing until the very end. However, I’m rating it 4.5 stars (rounding up to 5) because, without giving away too much, most of the characters are quite unlikable. In addition, I felt the ending was a little unfair when it came to some characters.

That said, fans of high-stakes drama and tightly wound mysteries will absolutely love this one. Highly recommended!