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I Know Where She Is

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I Know Where She Is by S.B. Caves is a riveting psychological thriller that will mess with your mind and your emotions.
The novel is menacing - bad guys have families and faces just like good guys. How do you tell them apart?
The question of trust arises. The very people who should be keeping girls safe, fail them and let them down. There is misguided trust. People are loyal to what they know, fearing the unknown.
What is truth? What is imagined? Who can be trusted? Characters and readers wrestle with these questions.
Corruption is rife. Just who are the good guys?
The one firm foundation is the love of a mother. A love that will not let go. A love that refuses to give up. A love that keeps on hoping. A love that will not stop believing. Like a Rottweiler with a bone, a mother's love clings on and will not let go.
I Know Where She Is is a disturbing read. There is more than a hint of menace. It will invade your thoughts and mess with your mind. This book will consume you. The ending will leave you wanting more.
I received this book for free. A favourable review was not required and all views expressed are my own.

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I am split in half with this book. It’s well written, compelling reading, great twists. But I really struggled with reading about child abuse and gang rapes. It’s very unsettling and disturbing to read as a topic. I skipped most of the parts which referred to this. Some may not mind reading these topics and being part of the story line. But I struggled.

Equally I wanted to read to the end to see what happened. I just had to know the ending and continue.

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Every parent’s nightmare. In that respect, this book did it’s job very well as I was almost afraid to read it; the content, chilling and disturbing. Very well written. It portrayed so well, that mother instinct to fight for her young no matter the outcome.

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Francine’s young daughter, Autumn, was abducted 10 years ago but Francine has always believed that she is alive and has never given up hope of seeing her again and being reunited. She then receives a scrawled note – “I know where she is” – written in a childish hand. Her ex-husband dismisses the news so Francine is on her own.

The book, therefore, shows huge promise at the early stages. Despite the fact that this is not a new idea, the way in which it is approached is novel and well presented. The style of writing is excellent. I did have great trouble at times with the dialogue in determining who was speaking but that may have lain more with the fault of the Kindle format than with the writer. The pace of the plot was excellent. It rose and fell and gave the reader an opportunity to recover during the quiet spells. Books with light and shade are always more interesting than those written purely on one level.

My major criticism is with the actions taken, or not taken, by the heroine of the piece, Francine. It’s not possible to be more specific without introducing spoilers but there were several points throughout the story where I was screaming that she would not have done what she did. In fact, this woman is so irrational that she ranks among my top ten people I would least like to meet. Now that doesn’t necessarily make this a bad book but it did spoil the enjoyment for me as I have to believe in the actions of the main characters and couldn’t do so. It’s also not enough to be told that a mother seeking her lost child will do anything. Whilst that’s true, against the odds she faced she wouldn’t succeed.

If you are someone who can easily suspend belief then I heartily recommend the book. I can’t – hence the three-star rating.

mr zorg

Breakaway Reviewers received a copy of the book to review.

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Any book about a child's disappearance is harder to read once you are a parent as you have the 'what would I do' thoughts. This was true for this book. The mother has never given up hope but the father needed to move on and doesn't want to believe that any can know where she is.

The book draws you in and wills you to want the mother to be right in 'knowing' her daughter is still alive. I enjoyed reading this and if you want to know what happens, get a copy!

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Well this book certainly got my attention and kept me reading. The book explores the aftermath of a young girls disappearance that has never been solved. It moves into the realms of sex slaves and with the apparent escape of one of these slaves hope for finding the long missing Autumn crystallise for Francine her mother. Whilst a good read with well developed characters I found some of the facts somewhat unbelievable and some questions left unanswered.

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Loved it,had me worried that there is bad people about,and not bothered about using and hurting people,a must read

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A compelling read. Upsetting and unsettling due to the storyline, but I could not put this book down. You will not be disappointed with the ending and you will find yourself just having to read to the end to find out what happens.

It all starts with a note simply stating "I Know Where She Is" and from there begins a troubled and manic journey of a desperate mother trying to find her long lost daughter - the journey is harrowing and sometimes just heartbreaking, but a fantastic gripping read.

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This book had me gripped from the beginning. I could relate as a Mother to the main character and rooted for her. There were enough twists and turns to keep me reading way past the time I should have been asleep. I would highly recommend this thriller.

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A rip roaring ride with suspense throughout. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and feel there maybe a sequel coming - if so, then I'd love to read it. It's so refreshing to have a strong female fighter - it could so easily have been both parents, but I appreciate that the author chose to have a fierce female protagonist (actually, two fierce female protagonists). A thoroughly well deserved 5 stars

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Absolutely loved this book, loved the characters, all believable. Fast paced and a real page turner, literally couldn't put it down! Def a 5 star

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Gripping thriller, although felt a little disjointed - first part very different to the second part and also ended quite abruptly with many things unresolved.

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I know where she is by SB Caves was an enjoyable read, was gripped by the start more so than the ending, not due to the pace as the end is fast and action packed. More so the exploring emotions of the characters. often read a new author to see what else is out there and with this one i would be happy to pick up the next book to enjoy

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Francine’s daughter went missing leaving her parents devastated.

10 years later with no leads or clues Francine finds a note on her doorstep saying: ‘I know where she is’. Francine fines herself plunged into every mother’s nightmare in a race to save her daughter. To be fair to Francine I did come to believe that she had been preparing herself at least physically for this race and she stepped up to the mark when she needed to. Go Francine!

I cannot believe this is a debut novel as its brilliant. It takes you through the dark underbelly of society and leaves no holds barred. The story is horrid, explicit and terrifying. There has to be sequel – it just can’t be left hanging there I have to know what happens next.

Do yourself a favour lock the door, switch off your phone and be prepared for a rough ride of it.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for my free e-copy in return for my honest review; I loved this.

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This is one of those books that hooks you from the very beginning. And holds onto you firmly. I didn't dare start it until I knew I could just sit and read it in one long fabulous read-a-thon. It was well worth it.
The story was strong (like the women) and the turns and turns enough to make you want to read faster, to see what happened next, and slower to savour it.

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I found this book very hard to put down. The pace is good, the plot is good, I felt that some of the characters are hard to believe and that the extent of the conspiracy (Francine was warned that the police were in on the plot) is over the top, BUT it is still a damn good read!

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Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. S.B. Caves is certainly a new name to me in the mystery/thriller department but I do hope this is not his first and only book. The book intrigued me and pulled me in from the first few chapters and although it was a little slow to start it picked up and became a fast-paced read

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Francine is a mother whose daughter had disappeared some years previously, unable to move on as she believes her daughter is still alive, she is a psychological mess. When a young girl turns up and says her daughter's alive, Francine really has no one to turn to as nobody believes the girl's story. What follows is a story of how Francine's inner strength propels her to keep digging and eventually find her and rescue her from a depraved group of men who capture and keep girls for sex and to have children to be sold. At times I have to admit I quite enjoyed the book, but I did find the plot to be slightly unbelievable and the ending was somehow underwhelming.

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Great book, with interesting women characters - victims turned avengers

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This book had me gripped from the get go! It's a dark and twisted novel that is utterly enthralling and awful at the same time. Francine's daughter was abducted 10 years ago when she receives an anonymous note simply saying 'I know where she is'. At first Francine dismisses it as a hoax but when the person who left the note approaches her it becomes clear that this women knows things only her daughter would know. Francine quickly starts to unravel secrets that hold the clue to where her daughter is which inevitably take her on a hard, dangerous journey. Good read, thoroughly recommend.

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