I really enjoyed this book it was a great book. I have enjoyed every book written by Allison Brennan. Thos book kept me on the edge of my seat and I couldn't put it down! So good!!
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Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the Advanced Reader Copy of North of Nowhere by Allison Brennan. Brennan is a great author, and her newest novel is no exception! This book provided a high level of suspense that keeps the reader engaged through the entire book. I couldn't wait to see how it all played out. I don't want to spoil anything, but if you are looking for an edge-of-your-seat thriller, this is the book for you!

I do not like phrases as "page turner" "Couldn't put it down", but, I must use them for this book. An outstanding tale so well put together with the best, and the worst of characters competing for their lives, and others in this tale of greed and love. I would give this book 8 of 5 stars. That is how much I enjoyed reading this novel. I must find more by this author, Allison Brennan!

Allison Brennan is truly an excellent writer. I almost didn’t pick this one up because chases through Montana woods during snowstorms are not my scene but the tension and pacing was perfect from page one.

Kris and Ryan have been in hiding from their crime-boss father for five years. They’ve been living with his best friend, who defected from the family to keep them safe. But their father has finally tracked them down and the chase is on.

Their harrowing escape leads both hunter & prey in the midst of the Montana wilderness. With a snow storm barreling in, both kids and father will have to be smart to survive.

Great characters, high intensity, solid read beginning to end.

This was so good! I really enjoyed this stand alone book by Allison Brennan. it made me want to go to Montana! Kris and her brother,who is deaf, Ryan have been living in Montana for the last 5 years with their "dad" Tony. Tony discovers they have been found and he and the kids set to leave for another location. What happens next is a wild ride! They are battling a snow storm, people trying to kill them and a plane crash. This book had so much going on, I didn't want to put it down. Really good read and I thank NetGalley for the advanced copy.

I had a bit of trouble getting into it but once I did I really enjoyed it! It was very thrilling and I personally didn't predict the ending.

North of Nowhere made me feel like i was running for my life in the middle of a snowstorm! Two young kids are on their own fighting frostbite, wild animals, and people who want to kill them make up a lot of the story. This book is full of suspense and will have you rooting for Kristen, a teenager whose life has been turned upside down.
Thanks to Netgalley for the arc.

North of nowhere definitely kept me in the edge of me seat throughout the book. I read this book pretty quickly because I always wanted to know what was going to happen next. Very well written with good characters to keep the story going.

Kristen and Ryan are kids who are on the run from their father and grandmother who are criminals. The story takes place in the snowy mountains, and while the location was good, this book was just OK in my opinion. I usually like Brennan’s work, but this one was hard for me to get through at times. I rated it 3/5 stars since it fell very flat for me.

This book takes place over a 24 hour time frame. A lot can happen in the wilderness and with a blizzard coming it is no time to be out in the woods. The story bounces between a few different people, which makes it interesting to see their side of things and to see how they think. Not everything is black and white and not all good people are good and same that not all bad people are bad. You are rooting for Kristin and Ryan throughout the book. Fast-paced book that makes your wonder who is really the bad guy.

Tony Reed is on the run with his two kids, Kristen and Ryan. The problem? They aren’t his kids and their family wants them back—a family that is willing to kill to get what they want.

This book jumps out of the gate at full speed and doesn’t let up on the action.

For me North of Nowhere started off great with suspense but than plateaus about three quarters of the way into the plot, Brennans’s crime syndicate family and a local land owner who owns a resort and has the main house on the same land are initially interesting and engaging. The Montana atmosphere is excellent the pages are filled with suspense, danger and conflict. But as the plot progresses there becomes too many characters and I feel the story suffers because the characters are one dimensional and I didn’t feel connected to them, it becomes overwhelming and melodramatic. The quality of the writing declines for me because the action scenes are interrupted by the characters digressing into what the characters are calculating or discussing their feelings when their being tracked in a snow storm by dangerous men and, the importance of getting out of the snow storm in the Montana wilderness
It had plot holes, unfinished story arcs I felt it could have used a few more chapters to tie everything together. Unless it’s being turned into a series, I was disappointed. I was left wanting more. It was not my favourites of Allison Brennan’s I will definitely keep reading her books,
The ARC of North of Nowhere was provided by the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review I would like to thank both NetGalley St. Martin’s Press and Minotaur Books.

Nail-biting suspense, engaging characters and surprise twists and turns make this book a fun read. The snow and survival setting adds even more tension. Recommended for lovers of suspense/thrillers. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

Taking place during a blizzard in Montana was the perfect setting for this thriller, the guns, the snow, the hiding . . . I was freezing the whole time reading this book. The story is about family - a blood family - which is a criminal family who does some really bad things - and the family you create being surrounded by those you love and whom love you. But when the criminal family comes calling . . . all hell breaks loose. I read this book in one day.

I had no idea this author has written so many books. Quite the prolific writer. Thank you to NetGalley, Allison Brennan, Minotaur Books and St Martins Press for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Allison Brennan's North of Nowhere is a high-octane no holds-bar thriller that holds you tight in its grip till the very end. Set in the wilderness of Montana, two siblings are forced to run when their father, head of a ruthless crime syndicate, discovers their whereabouts and comes to bring them home.

I like Allison Brennan as an author and signed up for ARC for this book. So thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
The book started off at a fast pace, fast enough that I couldn't put it down and then became a bit predictable. So many characters to keep track of. I appreciated that there are no "good guys" vs "bad guys" but that everyone can do good and bad deeds.
There are a lot characters and at times it wasn’t clear who the good guys were and who were the bad guys. I don't want to give away the story, so do read the book. Another interesting trivia is that Ms. Brennan submitted this story back in 2016 and revisited it again and changed it to one of hope and forgiveness.

I would never miss a book by Allison Brennan. Her writing is highly entertaining. I loved this book! Couldn't put it down. Don't miss it.

Be prepared - this book has lots of characters to keep track of. Perhaps a bit too many. At times it's confusing as to who is on what side. Multiple plot twists will keep you on your toes - or in my case trying to refresh my memory as to who is the good guys. My first book from this author. Hope the others are not so confusing.

For five years, Boyd McIntyre has kept Kristen and Ryan McIntyre safe from their father and their family, hiding, moving from place to place and teaching the kids how to survive on their own in the wilderness in case the inevitable happens and Boyd is no longer there to keep them safe. But the time has come as their father and his henchmen have finally found them and this time Boyd is determined to keep the kids safe no matter what but with enemies after them, their aunt Ruby is determined to help find the kids and keep them as safe as possible even as she goes against her crime family as well as their plans for the kids. With nowhere to turn, Kristen and Ryan have to stay alive in the wilderness even as they grieve the loss of their protector while staying ahead of the people bent on capturing them no matter what.

NORTH OF NOWHERE by Allison Brennan is an action-packed adventure from start to finish as Kristen and Ryan’s crime boss father finally catches up with them and now with their protector dead and kids on the run, it’s a race against the clock as the bad guys known and unknown chase after them and they are determined to capture them once and for all. Allison Brennan delivers a wild ride from start to finish and it’s a story I was so caught up in that I lost track of time until I finished the book at three in the morning. This is one book that can read as a standalone story and delivers characters that will keep you glued to the pages, from a crime family that is determined to tie up loose ends, an aunt who got out of that family and is determined to find the kids and keep them safe and a cast of secondary characters that will leave you breathless. I love this author’s books and she is an auto-buy no matter what she writes and NORTH OF NOWHERE is one adrenaline race against the clock with twists I sure didn’t see coming until the end of the book.

NORTH OF NOWHERE is about Kristen and Ryan McIntyre, whose father and his family run a crime family filled with bad people, corrupt police/politicians, etc. and more in California. Ryan and Kristen have been on the run for five years, moving repeatedly, learning to survive and stay safe with their protector, Boyd McIntyre and the game finally ends as they face their greatest test when their family finally finds them. These characters had me gripping the kindle in anticipation as the race to find the kids ramps up halfway through the book and even more players come aboard the pages. I was thrilled to see that I had no problem keeping the cast of characters straight to the end of the book. I can attest this book had me on the edge of my seat till the very end of the book. There were a few twists and turns that I didn’t see coming and the ending was satisfying in all ways.

Allison Brennan is a talented storyteller who delivers a great thriller to lose yourself this summer. If you haven’t read this author before, then you can start with this one then tries her other books. I can’t wait to see where she goes next in her writing and what she comes up with story wise. I highly recommend NORTH OF NOWHERE if you enjoy action packed books filled with good and bad guys, captivating characters, and a setting that’s lush and wonderfully described.

This is an objective review and not an endorsement.

North of Nowhere was a solid thriller with interesting and multi-faceted characters. As they say, no one is truly good nor evil, and finding the gray is what Allison Brennan was able to do exceptionally well.

Kristen and Jamie are siblings being raised by Tony, whom they call dad. Kristen is 16 and knows that Tony isn't her dad and she's been prepared for the early morning wake-up since they escaped her and Jamie's biological father five years previously. Kristen and Jamie get up and start moving and Tony does all he can to lead them to a remote cabin in the woods where they can begin the second part of their journey. Unfortunately, more than Kristen and Jamie's father are out to find them, and the book almost immediately jumps off into a hunt--but who's hunting the kids and why? That's the question that the first half of the book explores, all the while delving into the grayness of life. Kristen, as the older sibling, remembers why they left her father and what kind of man he was. But is her memory from when she was a tween that reliable? Can she forget the good times when he was a generous and loving father? And will Kristen and Jamie be ok? Will they escape, with a storm coming and limited resources with multiple people hunting them?

Multiple excellent characters come in and out of the book, adding layers of complexity that would be excellent if not for the repetitive geography lessons and the unreliable storm timeline. I learned about the counties that Big Sky is in, near, straddled between multiple times and the storm seemed like it was always a couple of hours away.

Overall, this was a solid thriller, a good chase through the woods, and an excellent examination into family ties, the dichtomy of good versus evil, and how nothing is really ever what it seems.