This is the first book by Wendy Walker I have read but I will be reading more of her books. She knows how to get into the heads of her readers by not making things easy to see what is coming next. Thank you for the ride from beginning to end with this book.
This is a book I am going to buy a copy for my daughter in law when it comes out in the fall.

I started reading this book and before long I was so hooked on it and could not wait to find out what happened.
The interaction and connection of all the people in the book was excellent. I could feel what each person was feeling.
The twisting story line kept me glued to the pages. I had to find out why things happened. I thought I could see where things were going but then it twisted a different way.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read ARC and introducing me to a fantastic new author.

BOOK REVIEW: Don’t Look for Me.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5

This thriller book was so creepy and crazy good. I stayed up way too late reading this one but I couldn’t help myself 🤷🏼‍♀️

Molly Clarke is a devastated mother who accidentally ran over her nine year old child. Her family is torn apart in the wake of this event and Molly is barely hanging on. Years later, on her way home from visiting her son, she runs out of gas on the side of the highway during a hurricane. She never makes it home. Her family is left a note saying she has left, but what really happened to her?

Wendy Walker is such a talented author and writes this story with a nonlinear timeline and cliffhangers at the end of every chapter! This book publishes September 15th and I highly recommend you pick this beauty up!

Don’t Look for Me was a heart thumping ride. It was a real page turner and a book I couldn’t put down.

Having said that, I did find the twists and turns a bit far fetched in places, but it did keep me guessing till the end. I’d like to say I loved this book, however, I’ll just say I liked it. Good suspense, the ability to keep you reading, and surprises you weren’t expecting.

This book drew me in from the first chapter - not only is the protagonist deep and complex, but her family and it’s dynamic adds so much to the story....I don’t want to give anything away, but this is a book you definitely won’t want to put down!

Don’t Look For Me by Wendy Walker

Thanks to NetGalley for my digital ARC of Wendy Walker’s Don’t Look For Me. I was shook by her novel All Is Not Forgotten and was excited to preview her new book. Right away I was drawn in by Walker’s quick, clipped writing. Her sentences are clear and paragraphs are short, pacing the story and pulling you quickly into the story line. Walker weaves the sweet with the horrible, drawing you deep into the characters goodness and evil. Overall, you won’t be able to shake that creepy feeling, along with the low-grade anxiety of what will be revealed next, all with the backstory of Molly’s original tragedy, from which every sin flows. Mixed in is the complexities of family love and hate, and the King of Emotions, guilt. There are also plenty of clever phrases and wonderful descriptive language which will hold readers who appreciate a fresh turn of phrase. Walker does an excellent job of leaving you with a taste of fear at the end of every chapter, which turns into hope at the beginning of the next one...and so it goes, this steady back and forth until you near the end. There’s a real whammy of a plot twist, and after that you won’t stop reading until you get to the end, and you’ll want to get there as fast as possible!

I’ve read Wendy Walker before and jumped at the chance to read this, but I just could not get into it, despite all the excellent reviews it is getting. The book fell really flat for me, I kept waiting for the story to really capture me and make me invested, but it did not.

Wendy Walkers ‘The Night Before’ was one of my favorite reads and I pushed this new novel to the top of my to-read list. And what a read it is! Just what I expected - twists, turns and really, really unexpected developments. Superb writing and great pacing. I can imagine Walker smiling as she came up with yet another extraordinary scene to keep me glued to the last page and wanting temporary amnesia so i could read it freshly again.

Don’t Look For Me is Wendy Walker’s newest thriller coming out in September and it will take you on a good, twisty ride!!

I think it’s best to go in blind on this one. I’ll reiterate the blurb for you. Molly Clarke’s abandoned car, a note left in a motel room. Did she run away from her family? Did she disappear? What happened to Molly Clarke?

One of my favorite things in a novel is an alternating timeline! This one switches from day one to day fourteen and so forth. I loved it! It worked very well and was written flawlessly. There were a lot of twists in this one. I had my predictions but ended up being wrong and the ending shocked me! One thing I loved is how well one of the characters is written. Honestly, I loved the ‘hero’ of the book because he seemed so genuine, but then he turned out to be the villain. His character was amazing! To make me love someone for most of the book and then hate them towards the end is a sign of a terrific writer!!

Thank you to Wendy Walker, St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for sending me an early reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review!

Definitely a page turner! This story follows the disappearance of Molly, a mother of three who is grieving the loss of one of her children. It alternates narratives between molly and her grown daughter, Nicole. This kept me guessing the whole time. A decent amount of plot holes but good writing and a fun read!

This book was fantastic, my first by Wendy Walker and it won't be my last. I could not put this book down. Don't look for me is a clever book that kept me guessing and I did not figure out the ending!

Molly is a grieving mother who debates walking away and leaving her pain behind. When Molly goes missing her family is left to pick up the pieces and figure out if she truly left to start fresh or something more sinister happened.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for giving me this ARC to read in exchange for my honest review. When this book comes out in September, pick it up and I guarantee you won't put it down until you are done!

This book left me...unsettled at times. I am a huge fan of Wendy Walker’s thrillers, but this one just hit differently. Not in a way that was better or worse; it just sent chills up my spine and made me want to keep the lights on!

Molly Clarke is gone, and after a few days, the case is deemed a “walk away,” with Molly abandoning her family after a tragedy that tears them away from one another.

Until, Molly’s daughter Nicole gets a tip that brings her back to the last place Molly was seen. Flawed but relentless, Nic takes up the search for her mother.

Told from Molly and Nic’s narratives, the back and forth is what kept this story going for me. I was unsettled and deeply curious and found myself tearing through the thriller in under a day. While not my favorite Wendy Walker, it’s worth the read!

What an exciting book! When Molly goes missing, her daughter Nic knows she did not just walk away despite the tragedy she had faced. While Nic is on her journey to find her mother, we are left wondering just what will happen next!

Molly lost her youngest child, Annie, to an unimaginable accident. On the 5 year anniversary of Annie’s death Molly disappears in a small town on the way home from her son’s college football game. Nicole, Molly’s oldest child, returns to the small town searching for answers to her mother’s disappearance.
I loved this book. The author did an amazing job writing about everyone’s grief and guilt and the strength of a mother’s love. I was glued to the book and was disappointed when it was over.

The car abandoned miles from home.
The note found at a nearby hotel.
The shattered family that couldn’t be put back together.
They called it a “walk away.”
It happens all the time.
Women disappear, desperate to leave their lives behind and start over.
But is that what really happened to Molly Clarke?

This is not a book you just pick up and casually scan through. There are little tidbits threaded throughout this book that you will miss if you are not paying attention. The reader cannot help but empathize with Molly and Nicole, even while not completely understanding their emotional states and personal issues. Alice is a complex and disturbing little girl whose troubling personality can't be totally explained by her circumstance(s).

All in all an intriguing read, even though parts of it might be somewhat far-fetched.

Thank you to NetGalley for giving me an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest feedback.

I have just finished reading Don't Look for Me, by Author Wendy Walker from St. Martin's Press

I have not read anything from this Author before, and must say I did enjoy her style of writing. A Thriller that is easy to get into, and had me engaged the entire time.

A story of a woman who goes missing,while under a great deal of turmoil in her life. Has she just disappeared to get away, or perhaps she has been taken?

A really good storyline right through to the last page!

Thanks to NetGalley, Author Wendy Walker and St. Martin's Press for my advanced copy to review

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4.5 Stars!

Protagonist Molly Clarke is the most sympathetic character I have read about in a long time. She has lost everything, through no fault of her own, and her pain is palpable throughout the book. It made me angry that her family mistreated her so badly, and I wouldn't have blamed her for wanting to walk away. I found myself rooting for Molly page after page.

A less sympathetic second protagonist, daughter Nicole Clarke, grew on me as I read the book. The author, Wendy Walker, described Nic's attempts to ease her guilt and pain through high-risk behavior as a way to "fill the hollow places" inside. I thought that was a brilliant analysis. As the story continued, and I came to understand her, I found myself rooting for Nic too.

The secrets to the mystery were well kept and the red herrings were all plausible and well done. This book is an exciting read that I would have given 5 stars except that the big reveal felt a bit anticlimactic. The ending didn't clearly explain the motive behind the mystery, and that left me somewhat unsettled. Still, I'm glad I read the book and will recommend it to others.

Don't Look For Me is exceptionally well-written, fast paced, and highly entertaining. I plan to read the author's backlist titles and will look for future books. Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for offering an ARC of this book for an honest review.

A curiously compelling read which kept changing direction and confounding my predictions! Alleged disappearances and kidnappings and characters lying made this an engaging psychological thriller. Wendy Walker novels never disappoint.

*REVIEW BASED ON AN ARC RECEIVED FROM NETGALLEY. BOOK MAY HAVE CHANGED AT THE TIME OF PUBLISHING OR SOME OF THE MATERIAL MAY BE DIFFER FROM WHAT I READ*

Ok. Pardon my French but, what the fuck did I read? And, is there a support group for people who read this book? I don’t think I’m quite the same after reading this.

WHAT A FREAKING RIDE!

I first found out about Wendy Walker when I requested an ARC for her book The Night Before. And I remember that book had me on the edge of my seat. Between the back and forth and past and present and omg a ride. A RIDE I TELL YOU!

I was fortunate enough to be invited to read her new one. And that’s where my anxiety and trust issues began
Molly is your average mom and devoted wife. She adores her two kids, Nicole and Evan. We see their relationship is kind of estranged, broken it may seem. Her marriage is on the rocks and there’s suspicions of a possible affair on her husband’s behalf. And all this time we wonder, why? She seems to be so in love, and she loves her children. We find out later. And its heartbreaking.

The pacing of this book much to my surprise is quite good. Not too slow not to fast, just right. The way she writes makes you feel like you’re part of the story, like a by stander wanting to help but with tied hands. It’s a bit frustrating because I found myself telling one of the characters “girl you out yo damn mind getting in that damn car!” but alas she didn’t hear me. And the perils unfolded.

It’s a web of lies and no one is to be trusted. NO ONE.

One thing I did not like at all, it felt a bit like her previous book. I don’t know if this is more like a pattern or if its just a coincidence, but to me it felt like that.

I can’t force you to go out and buy this book, but I will tell you its worth the read. It’s worth the anxiety. And its worth the drama.

I took longer the usual because my job is very time consuming but once I started reading, I would look for any small-time window to read as much as I could!! I do recommend it and I do wish you like it too! I can honestly say I give this book 4 stars 😀

Wendy Walker has done it again with Don’t Look for Me.

Love, love, love and creepy crazy read. Not my first Walker read, but definitely my favorite. Some of the previous had some slow spots for me, but this one stayed steady the whole time. Highly recommended to anyone that likes a suspenseful twisty read. Thanks to the publishers and net galley for the early release copy.

I was hesitant about this book as I didn’t enjoy the authors last book, The Night Before. I am SO glad that I gave it a chance though! Don’t Look for Me has turned out to be Walker’s best novel yet!

This was such a page turner that I couldn’t put it down. When Walker is good she is AMAZING. The mystery kept me constantly guessing, and I was truly shocked at the ending.
4.5 stars rounded up to 5. Fantastic!
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this one early. I will post a review to Instagram and Goodreads closer to pub date.