Another great page turner by Minka Kelly! The writing is taut, the plot clever and the twists and turns unexpected. Recommended!

This book is amazing. I couldn't believe where the story was going and where it ended. I couldn't imagine this happening to a mother. I felt like I was there when he was telling her what happened to their child. This book brought out so many emotions anyone would love reading this story. I love all of Minka Kent's books. She has made me a true fan of psychological thrillers.

The characters in this book were more annoying than anything else for me. I tried so hard to look past the initial annoyance, but no matter what, the characters just couldn’t become strong enough to maintain a strong and realistic storyline. The ending was way outlandish, which made the rest of the book even less impactful.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book. This was my first book by Minka Kent and won’t be my last. This story was suspenseful, thrilling and you will not want to put this book down. I was intrigued from the start with how this story was unfolding. Sisters kept in the woods in a cabin with siblings and their mother only to be left for months alone to fend for themselves. Everything is scary and they were told to never leave the cabin or to let anyone in and when a man comes to get them, who do they believe? What their mother told them about the outside world or what the man has come to tell them? Secrets and lies are swarming around, what’s happened to their mother and Evie? Will Wren and Sage ever be reunited with them? What does Brant and Nicolette have to do with their mother and sisters disappearance? I guess you will need to read to find out how their story plays out.

The Stillwater Girls by Minka Kent
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Entertaining

A special thanks to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review. The book had potential. I was completely enthralled with the first half. It was very hard to put down. Over time, it started to fall apart. Why? Why? Why? I wanted to love it. The final reveal was a total letdown, which was unfortunate. This could have been an excellent read with very few issues. Overall, it was entertaining and easy to read.

Wren and Sage will capture your heart as they navigate daily pioneer life. The fact that they live in our modern society is lost on them, until one day when a stranger enters their life. Wren and Sage spend their days tending the goats and just trying to get by in their little cabin in the woods. Waiting for their Mama and sister to return is taking more patience and endurance than either of them can spare. What happens when you discover your life is built in a forest of lies? Who will you be? How will you handle it?

I read this book in one sitting. It was a compelling mystery with a twist! I loved it!

Amazing read by this first time author to me. It's a psychological thriller, mystery, intrigue and suspense. I really enjoyed this book.

A very suspenseful book.
Following Wren, a very young, incredibly sheltered girl, she and her two sisters and their mother live off the grid.
When their mother and youngest sister leave due to illness and never come back, Wren must leave their home with her sister.
But there are other dangers lurking nearby.
Suspenseful

Minka Kent has won a new loyal fan this book drew me right in .A chilling read a haunting read a book with twists and turns told through different eyes.Highly recommend this book this author.#netgalley #thomas and Mercer publishing

Two sisters living off the grid in a cabin in the woods are faced with dwindling supplies and an upcoming harsh winter. Their mother left with their younger sister, who was very ill months ago and never returned. Raised to be afraid of the outside world and all it’s inhabitants, they are terrified when a stranger shows up asking questions about their mom. Heartbreaking story of determination and survival.

3.5 stars (rounded down)

An Enjoyable Mystery with an Unrealistic Ending.

Wren, 19 and Sage, 18, are sisters, living somewhere off the grid in the woods of New York. Their Mama and their younger sister, Evie, 9, left them months ago - as Evie was sick and needed medical attention. Fending for themselves, foraging for food, Wren doesn’t know how much longer they’ll survive, when a man breaks into their cabin - though he doesn’t hurt them, both sisters are scared. When it becomes clear he knows their Mama, Wren becomes suspicious. She just knows that she and her sister Sage need to escape - or else.

Once they get out, they find safety at Nicolette’s house a few miles away. Nicolette, who has never had children and who has always longed for them. Nicolette who suspects her husband Brant of keeping secrets from her and who finds peace and comfort in Wren and Sage’s appearance. Nicolette who has only ever wanted to feel needed.

This is a novel filled with mystery and intrigue and I was hooked immediately by Minka Kent’s storytelling! It wasn’t until I got to the final reveal that I did a “huh,” well that was a bit strange. As in, never have I ever! That said, up until that point, I was was loving every second. And I didn’t really read the synopsis of this one I just saw “Minka Kent” and “read now” and I was like “yeppers, I’m in.” That said, it was still pretty good, the twist was just a little “out there.” That aside, I loved the characters of Wren and Nicolette - they were compelling and convinced me that I’d made the right decision - this book screams “read me” and if another one of Ms. Kent’s books came up as a “read now,” I’d grab it in a heartbeat. Hope you will too!

This was a buddy read with Kaceey, which we flew through in less than a few hours!

Thank you to NetGalley, Thomas and Mercer and Minka Kent for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

Published on Goodreads and NetGalley on 3.10.19.
Will be published on Amazon on 4.9.19.

Creepy, chilling and excellent. I loved every single minute of it. Thqnk you for giving me a chance to reqd it

My thanks to Thomas & Mercer, and Netgalley.
I had.decided.not to request this book for review from Netgalley because it seemed a bit overhyped. I really wish I'd stick with my gut instinct! This story was so disjointed and all over the place. The twist? Damn it, woman! I should know better by now. If someone says to watch out for that twist then I should be able to find said reviewer and give them a swift knock upside their noggin! If there's a twist in these type of books, then it's usually one I've seen coming from a mile away. This isn't a book is recommend for people who enjoy authors that leave you guessing, or if you really enjoy digging into clues. I can't say it was a bad story though. For me it was meh.

It's like two different stories at first. I am not sure that I liked it very much, it was different that's for sure. There are these two girls with no knowledge of the real world and in the other story Tage the strange couple who not to know what to make of them and there relationship. Than about half though the story they met. It was kind of mysterious. The solution was kind of unbelievable. But of course at least everything turned out good. All in all, if you like angst and tragedy, this is the book for you.

The Stillwater Girls by Minka Kent is the story of two young girls abandoned in the woods by their mother never having seen the modern world. When the girls attempt their own rescue they come face to face with modern amenities we easily take for granted. The story that follows entails their search for their mother and youngest sister. The story kept me interested from page one, and by the midpoint of the novel I was captivated. I loved how this story juxtaposed the setting of backwoods country with modern day suburbia. Additionally, I felt the varying viewpoints between adult and child was well-designed. The ending was a bit unbelievable, but I appreciated it, nonetheless. This was my first novel by Minka Kent, and I look forward to reading more. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for my honest review.

This was my first book by Minka Kent, and I really enjoyed the story and the writing.

The book weaves in the present day situations of Nicolette, a rich woman who feels her marriage to an artist may be in trouble, and Wren and Sage, two girls raised off the grid by their single mother.

Wren and Sage collide with Nicolette when the girls, who have been seemingly abandoned, must leave their home in search of necessities and safety.

I was completely entertained by both stories, but especially by Wren, whose voice is half the book. I loved how tenacious and strong she was as she cared for her sister and awaited the return of her mother and baby sister back to the cabin.

I will be picking up Ms. Kent's other books and awaiting future novels.

Thanks to Netgalley.com, the author and publisher for my advanced copy.

Wow. Wow. Wow. This is my first book by Minka Kent and I'm fully blown away! If all her books are like this, she may be my new favorite author! I read this book in one day and was totally shocked at the ending. The story was so interesting, especially with how many questions I had about where the girls came from, how the two storyline were going to connect, etc. Fantastic job! 5 stars!

I was able to read this ARC, thanks to Net Galley, but this is my honest review.

A mother and her three daughters live totally off the grid in the Stillwater forest. A place no one wants to go. The girls, Wren, Sage and Evie know nothing beyond their own one room cabin and the mysterious supply man who their mother meets in the forest. The world is dark and dangerous they are told. 

When Evie gets sick her mother leaves with to get help.  They never return. Months go by and Wren is sure they will die and then a mysterious man shows up asking questions and the girls take a chance and escape into the forest. What they will find on the other side will rock their lives.

The story is told from multiple view points and I was hooked from the first chapter! The author has a very engaging style and I was reading as fast as I could to see what happened. And at the end is when it all fell apart for me. It was so disappointing. I can suspend belief on a lot of things but this was just so real and raw and gritty up until the end that when the end came I couldn't make it sync with the rest of the book.

Solid 3 stars on this one.

NetGalley/April 9th 2019 by Thomas & Mercer

I didn't understand how the two strands in the book would merge but they do, and it's very skillfully done.
A tale of 2 sisters, alone and abandoned in the forest. Another tale of a woman who believes her husband is being unfaithful. Both tales amazingly entwine easily and believably.
Well worth reading, recommended.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for this ARC.

I just love Minka Kent. This was well written, with well-woven small twists. It was such a quick read. Though, I do have to say, the ending moved a little too quickly and I feel it could have been handled a little better. It was a good twist, sure, but the coincidence a little unbelievable. I enjoyed how everything was nicely tied up, though. Overall, 3.5 stars, rounded to 4. I will continue looking forward to more from Minka Kent.