For some reason this book didn’t land it the same way as That’s Not My Name did. I thought that was a 5 star, fast paced, perfect thriller read with twists I wasn’t expecting.

With that said, the first 30-40% of No Place Left To Hide felt pretty slow moving to me. When things did pick up, I felt like before too long I had everything figured out - and my predictions ended up being correct. However, I did enjoy the ride and I was still captivated! The last half of this book absolutely flew by. I enjoyed the writing and the dual timeline. Overall, I’d give it 3.5 out of 5 stars. Might have just had my expectations set too high after the first book but nevertheless this was an enjoyable read!

Megan Lally has done it again! I thoroughly enjoyed the sophomore book from the author of That's Not My Name (which I devoured in one sitting on a 4 hour flight). In Nowhere Left to Hide, Brooke Goodwin is at a turning point in her life where she will finally have the opportunity to step forward and leave her past mistakes behind. Her college dreams are within reach and her crush is showing interest at last. She heads to a party on the coast but has no idea what's in store for her on the way back.

This book is full of twists and turns, just like the road between Salem, OR and the coast that Brooke must navigate. Fans of Taylor Adams will appreciate the fast paced suspense and dual timelines. Brooke is a well done unreliable narrator and as her night unravels, so does our trust in her. Whether you're rooting for her or rooting for her downfall, it's a hell of a joyride. I did guess a bit of the twist but still enjoyed watching it all unfold. The PNW vibes made me miss living there so much. Thank you Megan!

Megan Lally delivers another fast paced read you won't want to put down. Is it as good as That's Not My Name?? 🫣 No, that's almost impossible. I loved that book and it was soooo twisty! I still REALLY enjoyed this book and read over half of it in one sitting.

Brooke keeps getting intimidating phone calls, slashed tires, and someone obviously thinks she knows more than she says she does about a death that happened last year. She's been laying low since "the incident" but it's the end of her senior year and there's one last party she figures it can't hurt to go to.

Stalkers, mean girls, covered up lies, and lake parties gone wrong. If you like a fast paced twisty read, this is for you!

I have some questions about some plot holes, but I'm also ok with them. Lol. When will Megan Lally write her next book? I can't wait to read it!!

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an ARC to enjoy.

Like this authors previous book, this is such a fast paced read and it will keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Just when I thought I had everything figured out things would take a turn and I realized I didn’t know anything.

Highly recommend this one if you’re looking for a fast paced read that will keep you glued to the pages.

Loved this book, super quick paced, so many twists and turns that I just couldn’t put it down and the ending was just incredible!

4/5 star⭐
Plot
Brooke is a perfectionist, striving for flawless grades, looks, and life, especially after a past incident that almost ruined everything. With her dream university within reach, she decides to celebrate with her classmates. A cozy evening with her crush by the bonfire seems like the perfect conclusion to the night. But as she and her best friend drive home, an old truck begins to aggressively tail them on an isolated road. Someone knows about the incident and won’t stop until the truth is exposed. Brooke’s worst fears are about to surface—if she survives the night.

Thoughts
I loved Megan Lally’s first book and was excited to read this one!!!
I praise the book for its incredibly fast pace, intense shifts between past and present, and gripping tension which led me to finish it in one sitting. I enjoyed the shocking twists and climax but found the characters highly unlikeable, including both the antagonists and victims, which made some of their motivations feel implausible. Despite some dissatisfaction with certain explanations and plot twists, I give the book 4 stars for its thrilling, fast-paced nature and I recommend to YA thriller fans.

Thank you Netgalley and Sourcebooks Fire for sending me an arc!!

I was hooked. My jaw was on the floor. I read this so quickly. I just had to know how things went. This is my second book by Megan Lally. She hasn’t disappointed yet.

Mean girls, highschool drama, secrets, a stalker and a dead classmate culminate in this tense and unputdownable YA thriller.

No Place Left To Hide is mind-blowing! The back and forth between the past and the present is perfect - it builds up tension and pressure but also leaves much to be anticapated. You also get to a point in the story where EVERY SINGLE CHAPTER has an insane cliffhanger and then the timeline changes and you hate it until another shocking revelation comes out and the cycle repeates endlessly. It’s also so addicting! I read it in one day and I think it is the perfect length for a thrilling thriller (pun intended); it isn’t dragged out and as soon as we are introduced to the characters things start to get creepy and suspicious and you have a million theories running around in your head. I have to be honest, the plot isn’t new or unique but it’s still executed amazingly so that didn’t affect my reading experience at all. The whole book is part mystery, part car chase and I just had so much fun with this. I love a good car chase moment and things just kept escalating unbelievably, I loved it! Plus the ending is insane, it was so unexpected and had me on the edge of my seat with my jaw on the floor 😂

The only thing I didn’t love about this book is the explanation for all of this. I don’t know it just felt like the reason for everything happening was a little far-fetched given the knowledge that certain characters had. That’s as much as I can say without spoilers though :)

Thank you to Megan Lally, NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire gifting my an e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally is your standard YA thriller - you'll predict the plot and ending pretty quickly if you're a regular reader of the genre. This one happens to be pretty over the top in terms of plot and unlikeable characters, in the style of Gossip Girl (both the original and remake). Still, I flew through this in one sitting because it's easy to read and I wanted the confirmation of my plot prediction. The ending is a little unsatisfying. It does wrap up, no question, but we see it from a more removed POV, which is different from the rest of the book. I'd like to see a little more detail there or hear from the MC again. Overall, give it a try if you enjoy quick thriller reads when your brain needs a break from books with complicated wold building and characters.

I was hooked from page one and loved this thriller…until the truth about THAT night came to light. The female MC wasn’t particularly likable from the beginning but I must say the conclusion of the story disappointed me—it felt like the easy route out. I would have hoped the author had found a more clever resolution that tied everything together and given it a different ending. That said, I couldn’t put it down. The pacing is perfect, shifting seamlessly between past and present, and the story delivers some truly heart-stopping moments.

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 bool 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.

3.5 stars rounded up

I was so excited to read this book after devouring Lally's debut novel, That's Not My Name. I'm not a big YA reader, but if there's a lot of buzz and good reviews, I will definitely give it a shot. FOMO, you know?! Unfortunately, my lack of overall enjoyment for this one is disappointing. It was fast paced, well written, and presented an interesting storyline, but I detested all of the snotty, entitled characters and the ending was extremely unbelievable. I can't fathom that more of these characters weren't in trouble for what they had done. I just couldn't relate to this. I think that YA thriller readers are going to love this book. I would definitely recommend even though I didn't love it. And I will still look forward to reading more from this author.

Thank you to SOURCEBOOKS Fire for granting me digital access via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review!

This book had me in a doozy. Honestly I was left speechless, from beginning to end I was very hooked. This is the type of plot that I love to read. And trust me when I say this book was not long enough. I couldn’t stop turning the page I even had to have my iPad read it to me while I was cooking because I didnt want the sizzle from my food to keep me from hearing the story. I am not one to have that happen to often. But this story is exactly what I needed. I was in for a wild ride and I didn’t even know it yet. I also had never had a feeling of being spooked by a book but the lights were off and I was a little bit on edge.

The only thing that I felt a little iffy about was the ending and the reasons behind how both sides were justifying their decisions and acts because nothing justified what both parties did. I feel like there were other ways to go about things and everyone involved took it way too far and I just couldn’t get behind anyone. But this was exactly what I needed to read during this fall season. I had so much fun diving into this story and that plot twist was crazy. I was suspicious but I also thought maybe I was imagining and seeing things where there wasn’t much to see. The writing was great as well, so much so that you forgot it was a book and not a movie. But it was so good. I definitely recommend, especially if you like this type of storyline.

Oh man, I wanted to like this book SO HARD. But I'm sitting here struggling with how it all ended up. I need something more redeeming from this story arc. As someone who reads a lot of mysteries, the twists and turns weren't surprising enough like they were in Lally's debut. I hate to not like this book but I am just left asking "WHY?"

I really enjoyed this book a lot. There was a lot of suspense and it was written very well! The absolute betrayal that happened in the book!

This was a good and twisty thriller! I do think there were some TERRIBLE characters here in this book, and that did make me like the book a bit less. I did enjoy the twists and turns, but some were pretty predictable so that was really annoying, I hate it when that happens.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for this complimentary ARC in exchange for an honest review!!

I absolutely loved Megan Lally's first book and was so very excited to get my hands on this one! First let me say, there are some very unlikeable characters in this one. That does not bother me but I know some people need to like the characters to be able to enjoy a book. It is quite unbelievable and really puts out how rich/influential people can get away with quite literally anything. In fact, this sort of reminded me of Paul Murdaugh and how much he was able to get away with. In that sense, some of the actions start to become a bit more believable. I read this in one day and it was such a fast paced and hard to put down kind of book. The ending was where it really got to be a bit out there and hard to believe but overall I enjoyed it. It was quite thrilling and action packed. I definitely figured out where everything was going and who was involved, but with it being YA I think the author did a great job with everything. I still think her first book is my favorite but I am so excited to see what she writes next!

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. I'm always very happy about an ARC and being able to give it a review! <3


After her debut "that's not my name" I couldn't wait to read her second book and well... what can I say? It absolutely blew me away!

The characters are perfectly described and the story starts immediately exciting. It feels like you're there the whole time.

If you really pay attention, you'll know who's behind it towards the end... but the author was still able to get a lot out of it in the end. The ending was just *chefs kiss* I just couldn't put it down and had to finish it in one sitting.

If you want to read an exciting thriller, there you go !!

<b>What I loved:</b>

-The writing style.
-The cover
-This was a fun thriller read


<b>What prevented this from being a 5 star book for me</b>

-I did not feel myself getting invested in the story or caring about the plot as much as I would have liked
-The multiple time periods of before and after is something I am not the biggest fan of.
-Heavy focus on the party throughout the book lost my interest. I believe this just isn't the book for me.

I received an advanced reader copy for free and am leaving this review voluntarily.

Brooke is being harassed by a blocked number who calls repeatedly, which she believes is connected to several times her car has been vandalized (newspapers, bumper stickers, slashing tires). All of this she blames on the brother of the girl at the center of the incident. Regardless of all of this, she’s still accepted into Yale and doing well at school. She goes to a party to celebrate her Yale acceptance and the night does not turn out as she expected.

This story is being told in two timelines, before the incident and after. It’s primarily from Brooke’s POV.

It was a fast paced, interesting story. I enjoyed That’s Not My Name, so I wanted to give this one a chance. I was trying not to compare them, but I felt this was a bit more predictable and I wasn’t shocked by the ending. I didn’t like a single person in this book.