I received an ARC of this upcoming psychological thriller through NetGalley.

The protagonist in this novel is Beth Ralston, a paralegal at her father's prestigious law firm in Portland, Oregon. Beth is a workaholic with an older sister (Lindsay) who does investigative reporting.

At the outset of this story, Beth is attending a company cocktail party, but answers a summons from her boss who is working in his office. Beth finds her boss murdered at his desk and sees what she thinks is her sister fleeing the scene.

Her sister remained missing. Beth took a leave of absence to try to find her sister, while also coming across evidence that indicated why her boss might have been murdered. Her sister and Beth's boss were working together on something, activities involving the possible theft of babies born of poor and/or troubled women.

The story grabbed me right away, a good sign, but then dragged as Beth explored theory after theory of where her sister may have gone. She encountered too many characters to count and the reader received superficial information about any of them at best.

The ending was solid and, to me, not surprising. Book would have received a higher rating from me if its middle part had the pace of activity that the book's beginning and ending had.

Don't Ask, Don't Follow it’s a psychological thriller that is about greed and unravelling family secrets. It has suspense, action, intrigue, and mystery all together.

It was a good story with a great ending but with too much repetition for me, personally. I was a bit bored by Beth’s constant theorizing about the reasons for her sister's disappearance and the murder of her boss.
I think the author was trying to steer the reader away from the truth, maybe? But despite that, I enjoyed this book, it dragged a bit but I kept reading to see how it ended, and I was not disappointed by the ending!


Thank you NetGalley and Oceanview Publishing for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Don't Ask, Don't Follow releases on June 04th, 2024! You can pre-order now on Amazon

I have to say that I almost DNF multiple times. It was a good story with a great ending but too much repetitive guessing on Beth’s part of where her sister is and slightly boring! It also is a little too long. Not sure if I would recommend. Thank you to netgalley for letting me give an honest review of this book.

Beth is a paralegal and heads to her office and finds her boss murdered. She then sees her sister fleeing the scene. The rest of the book is spent trying to find her sister and solve the murder. Story seems to drag a bit but I kept reading to see how it ends.

Don't Ask, Don't Follow by Mary Keliikoa is a fairly good psychological thriller that is about greed and unraveling family secrets.

It took me a bit to get involved in the story. There were a few times I found myself having to read over paragraphs as I lost my train of thought with the story, and it felt a bit slow in parts. There were good red herrings that kept me guessing and some good twists.

Overall, Don't Ask, Don't Follow was just an okay read for me. I will read more from this author, though. I thought the book's premise was promising, the story just fell a bit flat for me.

3.75 (rounded to 4) out of 5 stars.

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This is a great psychological thriller about a woman in search of her sister and the secrets she’s carrying. It was fast-paced, clever twists, and kept me interested until the end. I would recommend it and will definitely read other books by this author.

This was a pretty exciting read, I thoroughly enjoyed it! Looking forward to more titles by this author.

A fantastic read! I was genuinely engrossed from start to finish. This book masterfully wove suspense, action, intrigue, and mystery together. With elements of murder, abduction, and an engaging "who-done-it" plot, it was filled with unexpected twists. The narrative had me constantly turning the pages on my Kindle! I wholeheartedly recommend diving into this captivating tale. A big thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this gem with me!

I have to say that I almost DNF multiple times. It was a good story with a great ending but too much repetitive guessing on Beth’s part of where her sister is and slightly boring! It also is a little too long. Not sure if I would recommend. Thank you to netgalley for letting me give an honest review of this book.

Thank you NetGalley and Oceanview Publishing for the eARC
A good read with an ending I honestly didn't see coming.
The narrator is quite likeable, although I was a bit bored by her constant theorizing about the reasons for her sister's disappearance and the murder of her boss. Maybe it's to steer the reader away from the truth? But despite that, I enjoyed this book. Recommended.

Good book! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one! This book had a bit of everything! It had suspense, Action, intrigue, mystery, murder, kidnapping,, a great who done it, great plot twist, and some crazy twists and turns! The storyline was very interesting and kept me glued to my Kindle! I definitely recommend reading this book as it was well worth reading! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!