This book is a solid sophomores novel! Suspenseful, atmospheric, chugging along to a fantastic conclusion.

That said, the first part of this book is SLOW. And I think there was room for some character development because not all the characters are introduced in a way that makes sense. The middle is a lot faster paced and much more horror than the beginning.

I will say, this is a cast of petty, unlikeable characters! If that's your jam, you're going to love this!

This was definitely a thriller that kept me on my toes the entire time reading. I am not normally a thriller reader and several moments in the book did give me an ishy feeling in my stomach at times, but it was still a solid read. I do have to say the characters were very unlikable and, at times, the plot felt unrealistic, but I think some thrillers can naturally gravitate that way. I would still recommend it to people who enjoy thrillers and fast reads.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire from the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

What happens when your family is like royalty in your county? Well just ask Brooke Goodwin.

Brooke comes from the prominent Goodwin family, mom is principal of the prestigious Waldorf where Brooke attends and her dad is a lawyer who is due to be chosen for a judge position on the state Supreme Court. Brooke was involved in a tragic boating accident to start her senior year, but everyone believes the case is closed and shut for good & none of it was Brookes fault. But when Brooke begins to get her tires slashed, reminders of Claire's death and repeated called from an unknown number, the real truth of the night Claire died might be revealed.

The whole dynamics between the characters were so interesting, and really played well into themes that many high schoolers go through on a daily basis. I mean who hasn't fought over a cute boy with one of their friends in high school?

This book provided a fast pace, heart rate inducing thrill! This was gripping and if you were into the Murdaugh case in South Carolina, I think you'll enjoy this one. While the FMC wasn't that likable, I really think this book was great & would highly recommend if you're looking to read a great thriller.

Thank you so much to NetGalley, and Megan Lally for this ARC! No Place Left to Hide is set to publish on Jan 7th, 2025!

No Place Left to Hide ⋆˙⟡

She’s in too deep, and the only way out is through the truth.

Brooke’s life looks flawless from the outside, top grades, acceptance into her dream school, and a polished reputation thanks to her family.
But when an unknown driver begins stalking her, she is forced to confront the truth she’s been hiding, a truth someone is determined to bring into the light no matter the cost. 👀

While some clues towards the plot twists were a bit easy to guess, I was shocked when they all started unraveling.
I thoroughly enjoyed the chapters between past & present. Kept me engaged and I devoured it 🙌🏼

After loving Megan’s first book, my hopes were so high and I was not disappointed! ✨
So grateful and appreciative to receive this ARC.
Thank you NetGallery & Sourcebooks Fire

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

"No Place Left to Hide" feels like your worst urban legend driven fear come to life. Brooke Goodwin is the kind of girl everyone admires (or loves to hate)—she’s beautiful, gets good grades, and is super involved in all kinds of activities. Everything changed for her six months ago though after a terrible incident during a party at her parents’ summer house. A boat accident led to the death of Claire, one of her classmates and biggest rivals.

Claire's brother is on a mission to make sure Brooke takes the blame for what happened. He’s been publicly threatening her. To make things worse, a mystery person has been calling her every day, slashing her car tires, and leaving creepy newspaper articles about the accident on her car.

All Brooke wants is to move on and start college, leaving the nightmare behind. For the past six months, she’s been avoiding being the center of attention. Her best friend Jen finally convinces her to go to a party after she promises they won't drink or do anything else to get into trouble.

After the party, when a Bronco starts tailgating them and the mysterious caller intensifies their threats, Brooke realizes it’s time to take control of her life. She’s determined to fight back and outsmart whoever is trying to mess with her.

This book was like a roller coaster. It started off slow to climb for perhaps a bit too long. Then it had a big drop/loop combo that you aren't expecting, but it finishes rather slowly.

The initial climb is slow for a couple of reasons. Not all of the characters are well introduced. I was left wondering who the heck Beau was pretty much the whole book. It also began with Gossip Girl vibes - it was less thriller and more petty, catty, privileged drama.

However. Halfway through, it got real. It became a horror book! I was forced to the edge of my seat! The catty drama evolved to seriously life-threatening danger. The middle of the book was exceptional.

The ending was satisfying but also predictable. It slowed down substantially near the end, and just like a good roller coaster - I was left craving more. It was a short, easy read and the good outweighed the bad. I want to ride again!

Book:
NO PLACE LEFT TO HIDE by Megan Lally
Thank you Netgalley and SourcebooksFire for the EARC (Jan 7)

Review:
5⭐
I remember when I read Megan Lally's debut novel and couldn't wait to read more because the thrills and plot twists that came with that one was just perfect. Going into NO PLACE LEFT TO HIDE, my expectations were extremely high---like through the roof. I was so afraid that this wouldn't live up to the glamor and greatness that was in my mind. Super happy to report that this sophomore novel EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS.
NO PLACE LEFT TO HIDE is a dual pov novel. In the Now pov, Brooke is being stalked and threatened all while college acceptances are looming and the prospect of finally getting to be with her crush. In the Before, we learn the story of Claire Heck, and what happened to her.
This book was amazing. Hands down one of my favorite reads of the year, and I've read a lot of really great books this year. Lally was able to deliver another high-stakes novel that kept me hooked from page one, and I easily devoured NO PLACE LEFT TO HIDE in a few short sittings. NO PLACE LEFT TO HIDE is an edge-of-your-seat thriller. There's not a minute that this book didn't leave my mind boggled and my heart racing. This book was just so thrilling and so wild. Not to mention how twisted it was as the whodunnit was close to being solved, the confession, etc. Yes, I called part of that equation, but OMG that twist and then that other one...what are read.
If you loved Lally's THAT'S NOT MY NAME, you'll absolutely love NO PLACE LEFT TO HIDE. Not only does it deliver on the pulse-pounding, edge-of-your-seat thrills, but Lally throws twists that the reader may or may not see coming. 10/10 would recommend, and I can't wait to do a reread and read whatever Lally writes next.

Megan Lally does it again. I might have enjoyed this even more than her debut, which is a high bar. I absolutely LOVED the main character and being in her head was such a wild ride. That probably says something less than ideal about my mental state, but not going to worry about that. Just going to eagerly await the next Megan Lally thriller.

Fast paced and twisty! Filled with unlikable characters, this book is intense and the pages seem to flip themselves.

Brooke tries to live behind a facade of being perfect: she takes great care with her appearance, she strives for top grades in school, and she applied to only the best university. Everything she does is designed to cause others to think she lives a charmed life. When she receives her acceptance to Yale, it is not only important for her ‘perfect’ persona, it’s an opportunity to reinvent herself. What most people don’t see is that Brooke has a sinister secret. But someone thinks they know what it is and they’re willing to put Brooke in danger for it. While she can’t wait to flee her PNW hometown and start over, first she has to survive the class bonfire!

I think people who enjoyed The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder will also enjoy this one.

Thank you Netgalley, SourceBooks Fire, and the author for this eARC in exchange for my honest review. This book will be available for purchase on January 7, 2025

Just WOW! My second Megan Lally novel and I can’t wait to read more. This sets up as a slow burn. Great character development and story background Holy cow! Once the fireworks start popping, it’s nonstop action the whole way. So many secrets, lies and misgivings. It was impossible to know who to trust. Crazy great reveals, I loved everything about this book. Big 5 stars from me.
Thank you NetGalley, Megan Lally and Sourcebooks Fire for the opportunity to read and review this cracker of a book.

I recently read “That’s Not My Name” by Megan Lally and truly enjoyed it so when I saw “No Place Left to Hide” available to request on NetGalley, I immediately requested it!

This story was everything I didn’t think it was! I was completely shocked by the entire twist and the ending… like wtf was that! So good! The beginning started off a little slow but by chapter 5 I was completely invested!

Most of the story does take place in a single small spaced area which normally I don’t think I would like but Lally has such a way of writing the setting and events that you feel like you’re actually experiencing all of the anxiety, stress and fear right along side the characters. She is truly such a gifted thriller writer!

I will officially read anything Megan Lally writes! If you’re looking for a twisty, thrilling read, I highly recommend this book!

Thank you #NetGalley & @meganlally for this ARC of No Place Left to Hide”

I really liked this one and I can’t wait to read more from this author. I ate this up in one sitting and I was not expecting that ending.

After getting into her dream school, Brooke heads to a party to celebrate, only to be terrorized by an unknown assailant as the past resurfaces.

This was an interesting read that definitely has a lot of twists and turns, You get a past and present chapters that get you into the story. I found myself going back and forth with which story I felt was more interesting. The present day chapters were honestly terrifying at times. it was nonstop on the road or the woods and heart pounding.

This was honestly a 4 star read all the way up until the last quarter. But the twists were interesting, just might not be for me.

All in all, an interesting and hear pounding YA thriller.

Thank you to the author and publisher for the gifted copy!

This author is great. I have read both of her books and while this one is #2 with rating (her first book would be hard to beat because it was incredible) it’s good enough that I’ll be searching for the date of her next release. I absolutely recommend this book. It was predictable to a degree but a fun read. 4/5 stars

Firstly, thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks fire for the arc! This was my first time reading from Megan Lally and it was such an amazing read that I nearly read it all in one.

My first complaint with thrillers/whodunnits is that I always end up predicting the ending, but I oddly missed the mark with this read and I’m so happy about it. The twist was completely unexpected.

This was such an easy yet exciting read, I can’t wait to check out the authors other works.

4.5 stars. megan lally blew me away with her debut novel, that's not my name, and i've been so excited to read her second book, no place left to hide. if there's one thing that lally knows how to do, it's write a high stakes thriller. i truly did not see the big plot twist coming and i was so surprised she went that route, but i loved it. this book was a wild ride and i think if you liked her debut you'll enjoy this one as well

Thank you to NetGalley for letting me read an early copy of No Place Left To Hide!
High school drama, perfect image, wrapped in a mystery of what really happened at that summer party that changed everything...
For Brooke, a high-schooler from the prestigious private school, Waldorf, all her life has been about the perfect image, perfect grades, and perfect life - until she starts receiving calls, and cryptic messages from an unknown sender who keeps telling her to confess what really happened to her friend-turned-enemy Claire, who drowned the first week of school. But if Claire's drowning was ruled an accident, then why is she being harassed by the unknown sender? Mean girls, sprinkled with I know what you did last summer, and Scream vibes.

I did struggle in the first few chapters to start reading No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally - I felt it was a bit slow, and wished the flaskback storyline started earlier than it did. While I did struggle with it in the beginning, once I hit the 35% mark, the pacing picked up, and with the flashback and current timelines being mixed into the story, it was a quick read.
The twists in this book I felt were easy to quess, and I was able to figure out early on from a few sentences sprinkled throuhgout the book who the killer was and the culprits who were stalking Brooke. (The instances were the killer was moving around I was able to figure out who it was, also the sidekick character behavior and the sentences that she spoke). However, I found the book was well-paced that I still needed to finish it to the end, and the ending was definitely a satisfying read after learning the truth and finishing Claire's story.
While it was an obvious storyline, I still really enjoyed reading this book, and would definitely recommend; I did really enjoy reading, but how it was going to end was obvious early on, I give it a solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️ read

it's a very fast, easy, and unputdownable read that I recommend to YA thriller lovers! I loved it. I will read more for sure.

Thank you, NetGalley!

I'll start by saying I gave her other book, That's Not My Name, 5 stars. Both books are YA thrillers, but the difference is that TNMN only felt YA because most of the characters were high school age. The plot was much heavier and more adult. NPLTH read extremely YA throughout the entirety of the novel.

This book has dual timeline, unreliable narrator, academic rivals (not romantically), short chapters, under 300 pages.

It was very fast-paced and easily digestible. The ending wasn't as satisfying as I was hoping it would be, but that won't discourage me from recommending it once it comes out in January.
I enjoyed it thoroughly and will continue to read more of Megan Lally's work.

This is my second title by the same author and I really enjoyed it! This was a solid 4.5 for me out of 5. I read this via eBook as part of an ARC opportunity through NetGalley. (That's Not My Name by the same author is still my favorite by her!)

This story was engaging from start to finish. It was a quick read with dual timelines, which I love as a reader. I truly thought I had it all figured out, but I did not! This had a major twist at the end that I didn't see coming and had me in a true WTF moment. This book gave me all the mean girl vibes and was hard to put down. I highly recommend this book if you enjoy fast-paced and twisty with strong female characters.


Thank you NetGalley, for giving me the opportunity to enjoy this ARC copy of No Place Left to Hide!