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The Girl from Widow Hills

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

I. Love. Megan. Miranda!!! I cannot shout this loud enough. Every single thriller I read from her gets better and better. Her writing his flawless. Every book I read flies by, they’re that good. This one was no different. Miranda has a way with narrators that make them simultaneously seem like living, breathing people, but also, she makes you feel like it’s YOU, you living this nightmare. I cannot recommend this one - and every single book from the author - highly enough.

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A slower start than her other titles. The story ends up being very good, following the same twists as her previous titles.

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The Girl From Widow Hills is a psychological thriller. The author takes you down a dark path of experiences that happened to a small girl who was lost. She develops the characters phenomenonally. Her secondary characters all have important parts in the story. They are also rather mysterious and keep you guessing as to their intentions, good or bad.
The main character is strong, determined and a true fighter.
There are many twist and turns that keep you guessing. The ending is spectacular! Who would have know.
Incredible read!!

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When Olivia was a small child, she lived in a small town called Widow Hills. She was prone to sleepwalking, and one day wandered away from her home. She was missing forseveral days. She was in the news, and there was a massive search. Eventually found, Olivia made the news with stories about her incredible survival.

Years later, Olivia has changed her name started a new career and a new life. But what happened to her when she was a three has followed her. This story is told through Olivia's point of view. The past is related through Olivia 's memories and transcripts from news and police reports.

This was an interesting plot that seamlessly moves from past to present. The characters were interesting none were above suspicion.
This story kept me interested and engaged with twists and turns until the final shocking ending.

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Thank you Net Galley & Simon & Schuster for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
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This book intrigued be from the get go. Arden is a 6 year old, who's been know to sleep walk. Her mother wakes to 'feel' Arden missing. Seems Arden was sleepwalking again and walked right into a rain storm that literally swept her away. It took 3 days before she was found by Sean Coleman, her hand seen sticking up through a storm grate.
As one can image this was a story to got attention. A 6 year old swept away by a storm; enough attention that her mother was able to write a book and sell their story, the who shebang

Fast forward 20 years Arden, how now legally is Olivia Meyer to escape the following that came with being Arden "the girl from Widow Hills", is sleep walking again... only issue is this time it isn't a storm drain she wakes up in... its a dead body she's standing over.

As Arden tries to remember what happened the night the man was killed; she is also inadvertently uncovering what happened those 20 years ago. Thing is Arden can's remember what happened during those 3 days. The Doctors' say it was the pain and shock to her psyche that made her not remember.
By the end I bet Arden wishes she couldn't remember...

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Wow! What a unique and winding story. We follow Liv, who survived a traumatic and well published rescue as a 6 year old, and is now as a grown up dealing with the 20 th anniversary of the event. This is a great story with so many twists and turns, some a saw but most I didn't. Really drew me in from the get go and never let go!

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Thank you to the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book. I love Megan Miranda's work and this was no different. Arden gets swept away in a storm and goes missing when she is a child. The rest of the book focuses on the "aftermath" of that. It reminded me of another book that I just could not remember off the top of my head.

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Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

I adore Megan Miranda and her talent for awesome story telling and this book is no different.
I don't want to give too much away until its closer to Pub date, but buckle up because this is a great ride!

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I really enjoyed The Girl from Widow Hills. It’s one of those thrillers that grabs you, and keeps you hooked until the end. Megan Miranda does a fantastic job of character development, and keeps you guessing about who is about to be a culprit. She throws in several unexpected twists (including a BIG one at the end), and wraps up the story beautifully. Her descriptions and build of the plot are incredible - she’s so talented. Don’t miss this if you enjoyed her other books!

Thank you to Netgalley, Megan Miranda, and Simon & Schuster for my gifted copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

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This book started out a little slow but picked up the pace soon. I really enjoyed the book even though it was confusing at times The ending did not tie up all the questions I had and was confusing

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When I was about 75% done with this book I texted my friend that I want to live inside of Megan Miranda's brain because I don't know how she comes up with this stuff sometimes and then there was just an even bigger twist and she blew my mind. This book instantly hooked me. It's a great story with really riveting characters- and I NEVER saw that ending coming. Megan has fully outdone herself here. I can't wait to tell everyone about THE GIRL FROM WIDOW HILLS.

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The Girl From Willow Hills is the latest thriller from Megan Miranda, and is another winner. The story centers around a 6 year old girl who, while sleepwalking, is swept away by a flash flood. The ensuing search becomes a national story, and the girl is found clinging to a storm drain 3 days later. Now, almost 20 years later, that little girl again becomes the center of attention, but for all the wrong reasons. The book takes a little while to get going, as we get snippets of the flood story told in alternate chapters as press releases. But once things heat up, the story takes off, and I was spellbound as the layers are peeled away. Miranda fans will love the story, and this book should definitely cause new readers to check out her previous books, Loved it!, I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through @NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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This was an amazing story. There were twists and turns and I was hooked from the very start to the last page. You really didn't know who you could trust through this story and that made it so suspenseful. I really want this one to be picked up as a movie because wow!

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An OK mystery but pretty confusing with lots of different characters and things going on. I didn't feel like there was quite enough resolution at the end, I'd like to find out what happens to Olivia with the detectives, her job, Bennett, etc. It's all a bit murky, especially about what all happened in the past, and I can't say more about that without spoiling it!

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I have read other Megan Miranda books and thoroughly enjoyed them. However, this one missed the mark for me. There were a lot of characters introduced that were not crucial to the story and I think that they ultimately confused me and left me wanting more development of the characters that were crucial to the plot. I don't want to get too specific, since I do not want to give anything away. I'd give this book 3 stars, but would recommend other Miranda books over this one.

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Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for my ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

I am pretty back and forth when it comes to Megan Miranda novels but I really enjoyed this one. It is 3.5 rounding up to 4 stars from me, with good twists but not too many to leave the reader feeling. I also liked that the ending was pretty reasonable overall, not stretching the imagination beyond its capacity or giving me a headache in the last 20 pages as so many thrillers often do.

This novel focuses on the traumatic childhood event of a woman who has almost no memory of said trauma and how it is haunting her in her present life even though she has done everything in her power to start her life fresh, even changing her name. The lead character of Olivia (formerly Arden) is given the right amount of reasonable fear as well as survival instincts to make her a character the reader can root for and, as the mystery unfolds and more info about her childhood is presented, the characterization deepens into a sweet spot where I like it to lie when reading a thriller.

There are a couple loose ends not cleared up at the end that probably should be and the romantic relationships Olivia is faced with, although rightfully secondary, are extremely weak and not reliable enough to be believed in. I think with some fine tuning and more precise editing, this book could easily be more refined and a solid 4 to 4.5 stars.

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The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda is the perfect thriller! This will easily be a best seller for 2020 and will be one of my favorite reads for the year, even though the year has just begun! Arden / Olivia is piecing together both her past and present, trying to both figure out the truth of her childhood and protect herself from an unknown threat. This book is full of twists and turns and is seriously suspenseful! I had to stop a few times to take a breath, and “save” some of the book for later since I couldn’t put it down. The characters in this book were so nicely done. I honestly didn’t know who Arden / Olivia should trust and who she should fear! I love when I can’t figure out a character or an ending and am surprised by something in a book. I can honestly say that I did NOT see this one coming.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the electronic ARC of this book. I will definitely continue to follow this author. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Megan Miranda does it again. Miranda has become one of my favorite mystery/suspense authors and The Girl from Widow Hills is no exception. I was captivated from the beginning and once I was sucked in I couldn't stop until I finished. The entire time I second guessed almost every character, sometimes multiple times too, and definitely never saw that ending coming. The only thing I would have liked to see more of was the aftermath of everything such as "one year later" or something similar. Although I have an e-book copy, I will be adding a physical copy of The Girl from Widow Hills to my bookshelf upon it's publication.

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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! No spoilers. Beyond amazing I enjoyed this book so very much. The characters and storyline were fantastic. The ending I did not see coming Could not put down nor did I want to. Truly Amazing and appreciated the whole story. This is going to be a must read for many many readers. Maybe even a book club pick.

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Who needs sleep? Not me! From the moment I opened this book, I don't think I put it down once. In this thriller, the story of sleepwalking Arden Maynor, lost in the drains on a rainy night, once captivated the nation. The world watched Widow Hills as she was rescued, catapulting Arden and her mother to fame. 

Her mother used the tragedy as a money-maker, while Arden just wanted a normal life. Now an adult, going by the name Olivia, she thinks the past is behind her. It's been years since the last sleepwalking incident and she's just received a box of her mother's last effects.

However, as the 20th anniversary of the incident nears, strange things begin to happen. The sleepwalking begins again, and this time, Olivia wakes outside next to a dead man. And when his identity is revealed, her well-hidden past is certain to catch up with her.

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