#NetGalleyARC Oh I love this author but this one was a slow start almost meh book for me. It did finally finally take the turn into "can't stop reading this" but it took a bit of time to get there. It's a classic mystery/thriller/who did it, Jackson's bread and butter. I think that because I loved the Good Girls... series so much I had a harder time with this one because I wanted it to be on Good Girls level but it wasn't. Don't get me wrong, in the end I really enjoyed this read and it was very entertaining, it just took me some time to get there. I will definitely be purchasing it for my HS library though.

Best book holly jackson has ever written I am so SERIOUS. This book was just.... incredible.. the mystery of it all had me at the edge of my seat 😭 I could have never predicted how the plot would unravel even as the author was dropping hints to the ending almost every chapter. the characters were written soso well too and the relationship between everyone was too GOODDDD.... just soso incredible and brilliant. Can't wait for everyone to read this, and thank you random house children's for the arc!!!!!!

Thank you NetGalley and Random House!

I would personally read Holly Jackson’s grocery list if she saw fit to publish it, so I am definitely her target audience. But this book is bound to be a hit with both the true crime and mystery/thriller book lovers out there. Trying to figure out the disappearance of Rachel Price in the past, while at the same time watching the events of Rachel Price’s reappearance unfold led to a fantastic twisty turny read!

Any book that can increase my reading speed solely off of adrenaline and the need to know (confirm) what is going on is an automatic “I must finish in one sitting” read. Holly Jackson gave me that in The Reappearance of Rachel Price.

Being “up front” as an avid thriller/mystery reader… yes, the plot was predictable at times but that did not slow me at all! It was still a fun fast paced read that I devoured in a 3 hour sitting!

Holly Jackson might be my new excuse for my trust issues.

Seriously, this book was crazy. My roommates heard me audibly gasp several times as Holly continually shocked me with her reveals. I went in with high expectations and she met them. I was drawn in from the first sentence and the book kept my attention until the last page.

I've read all her books, and this one felt the least like a thriller and more like a mystery. Yes, it was thrilling at times, but overall I think it carried more of a mystery element than the feelings of terror that usually accompany the thriller genre.

This book was good. Was it my favorite of hers? No (nothing can take the place of the GGGTM series), but it was a solid book. I had a good time.

Thank you Net Galley for a copy of the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Children's Books for the earc. This book follows Bel Price and her family as they cope with the disappearance of Bel's mother some 16 years ago. After 16 years, the family decides to participate in a documentary on the disappearance of Rachel Price, but soon after starting production, a wild discovery is made, causing dark family secrets and betrayals to be set in motion. Throughout this book, I was expecting to probably give it a four star, simply because Bel is Holly Jackson's most annoying character I have ever read thus far from her books. I highlighted a few sentences on my Kindle because I was kind of annoyed at Bel's "edgy, idgaf" attitude. She really thought she slayed with that attitude but in reality she was just a rude girl and said such unnecessarily cruel remarks. The whole "I have to push people away because they'll hurt me" attitude was a little cringy but near the end of the novel, I realized this book was going to be a five stars because it really picked up and got even better and more evil towards the end. There was also a moment where I genuinely jumped from a jump scare and experiencing that in a book is so rare so I think that says a lot about this author's talent in writing these thriller/mysteries. I have loved every single novel of hers so far and this one once again lived up to the hype. It had several twists and so many unexpectedly tense moments. There are a few things that felt a little too unrealistic to me but I can overlook it because this book was really good. I will definitely be buying her books as long as she comes out with them.

2.5 Like everyone else, I really enjoyed the AGGGTM series so I've kept picking up Holly Jackson's other books. Five Survive was just okay for me but I though the premise of The Reappearance of Rachel Price sounded really interesting. Unfortunately, this book just didn't work for me.

First of all, I found myself really not liking our protagonist. That can work in some books but I feel like in a young adult book, we should care about their well being and I just found her grating and self absorbed. She had been through a lot and I understood her defensiveness and pushing away of others to protect herself but it was just not enjoyable to be reading from her perspective.

I found the pacing to be really slow, it was quite hard for me to push myself through finishing the book to be honest. At about the 80% mark, almost all the action happens at once and the wrap up is not believable. Very info dumpy and just did not work for me at all. I also thought the "love interest" element should have been left out. It felt very forced and did not need to be included, it just gave us another reason to dislike Anna.....I mean Bel. *insert eye roll* (IYKYK)

I really wish I had liked this one more than I did. *Thank you to Net Galley for the ARC copy.*

I will read anything Holly Jackson writes at this point.

This book, there aren't words to describe just how suspenseful this entire story was. The amount of twists and turns that just kept coming and coming from the moment Rachel Price walked back down that highway. I couldn't put it down, I needed to know how all of it would come together in the end.

I know Bel was supposed to be an unlikeable main character, or at least appear that way, but there wasn't a second where I didn't like her. I understood the entirety of her train of thought, of where the trauma had its grip on her. A fear of allowing people in, of thinking that if she did, they'd all leave her as she believed her mother did, what's not to understand about her situation. The little side romance with Ash though, ugh it was adorable (just as adorable as his outfits).

All in all, this is how you do a mystery, take notes everyone. Thank you to Netgalley and Delacorte Press for this e-arc!

2/10/24: 4.25 ⭐ Thank you to Delacorte Press and Holly Jackson for the ARC!

Okay, wow. I jumped on the Holly Jackson bandwagon pretty late in the game (circa this summer), but quickly found the hype was super deserved. I devoured the entire Good Girl's Guide to Murder series in like a week and promptly had no idea what to do with myself. Luckily, I was able to get my hands on the ARC, and here we are! I only sacrificed a good night's sleep to read it.

The Reappearance of Rachel Price centers around eighteen-year-old Annabel "Bel" Price, whose mother vanished into thin air when she was little, never to be seen again. Fast forward to Bel's senior year, her family has agreed to film a documentary chronicling the cold case, a decision Bel decidedly resents. She plans to make pretty much everyone involved go through hell when she's around, but everything changes when Rachel shows up after sixteen years and threatens to destroy Bel's hard-won peace. What follows is a suspenseful, thrilling novel that was so addictive I literally could not stop reading until I'd finished the book. Did I hate myself in the morning for it? Not even. I was on a mission.

In true Holly Jackson Fashion, RRR is chock full of twists and turns that will leave you second-guessing any theory you manage to come up with. The pace was fast, the tone was sharp, and the cast was highly entertaining. It reminded me a bit of Knives Out with how the family functioned and interacted with one another, which made the story even more enjoyable. There is so much humor packed within these pages, and I think it often goes unnoticed because the mystery aspect is so outstanding, but Holly Jackson nailed the comedic moments every time. It was a pleasant surprise because GGGTM had a very different (re: darker) tone. That combined with the INSANE plot (genuinely how did she cook this up in there?? Holly Jackson you are so big brain) made this a wild ride that I highly recommend to anyone with a pulse and/or need to see the Grumpy x Sunshine trope play out in the middle of a documentary and cold case investigation. Seriously, Bel and Ash were ADORABLE.

Ultimately, this is a story about family—not the kind you are born into, but the kind you choose; the topics RRR covers are equal parts heavy, relatable, and captivating all at once. (Like I said, I literally could not stop reading.) Bel is such an interesting main character, and I love that, kind of like in GGGTM, she is a complex female character who doesn't strive for perfection, but rather leans into her flaws. It's easy to fall into the kind of cycle Bel does, and Holly Jackson portrayed her development and characterization so well. The reader's connection with Jackson's scathing, cynical protagonist drives the emotional core of the story and adds so much nuance to the backstory that is slowly shared with readers. Like, maybe it's because I too am a raging bitch most of the time but I just understand her, okay? She's just a girl!!!!

Overall, I give this almost 4.5 stars. The only reason I took so much off the rating was (I hate to say it) the trademark Holly Jackson ending, which is to say, highly entertaining and somewhat impossible to execute in real life. Hopefully, this gets as much hype as her other stuff because it deserves all of it and more! We need more murder girls!!!!!

Holly Jackson does not disappoint. I loved this book. A YA mystery that is fun and easy to read, but also still has so much thought and plot! I read Holly's AGGGTM series and was so stoked to read this one. Such a fun read with so many twists. Kept me soooo engaged the whole time. Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing for this ARC!

I've been reading Holly Jackson books since the first Good Girl's Guide to Murder was released and she is a fantastic author so I was thrilled when I heard about this book and read what it was about. Once again, Jackson has managed to write another amazing young adult murder mystery novel. One thing I really love about her books is that she doesn't shy away from tough topics within them outside of the murder investigations. The characters feel real and you really care about them. I have also seen her grow as an author through her books because in the first two Good Girl's books, I was able to figure out and guess majority of what was going to happen. In this novel, I was truly surprised and did not see the ending coming. I would and will 1o/10 recommend these to my teens in the library.

This is the story about Bel whose mother, Rachel Price, disappeared when she was only 2 years old. A documentary is being made on that disappearance and suddenly her lost mother reappears. But things are weird with Rachel around. Where was she for the last sixteen years? Bel is sure her mother is lying.

I was so invested in the story, I was completely hooked from the first few pages. There is suspense present which made me want to keep reading and find out what happened.

Even though I saw the two plot twists coming from the behaviours of the characters and the things said, but despite that, the ending was explosive in my opinion and also very touching

All in all, I loved reading this book and I also loved how the story wrapped up. Highly recommend this book.

I'm pretty picky these days about what books capture and keep my interest till the very end, and hands down, this is one of the best YA I've read in a while. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a book of this genre so much. Respectfully, Holly Jackson has a league of their own,

EXCUSE ME! This is what a good who done it mystery. Literally could not put it down. Even though it was slightly predictable it was still so gripping! I ate it up! Finished within 4 hours!

another holly jackson serve. im addicted to everything she writes and she didn't disappoint. this book was so frustrating sometimes, but in a good way. i finished this within a day and was on the edge of my seat

4.5⭐️
thank you to netgalley, the author, and random house children’s for providing me with an arc!
i didn’t want to ever stop reading this book. it had me on the edge of my seat the entire time and that’s what i love about every one of this authors books! there was so many clues and puzzles i tried so hard to put together but i couldn’t, and i was blown away by the way things always came together. i thought the pacing of this story was perfect. i was suspicious of all of the characters at one point but i came to love the main three at the ending.

3/5 Stars
*ARC Review*

Holly Jackson is quickly becoming a master of the thriller genre, and I've enjoyed all her books so far with A Good Girl's Guide to Murder being one of my all time favorite thrillers. Unfortunately, The Reappearance of Rachel Price was a weaker entry for Jackson with a generally unlikable protagonist and a convoluted ending.


Let's start by talking about our main character Bel who seemed to drastically change her mind about everything and everyone every other page. A big part of Bel's character is her firm belief that she was abandoned by Rachel, which feels strange given Rachel is suspected to be dead or kidnapped? It just doesn't fit that Bel would despise her mother as opposed to whoever took her, and then refuse to accept anyone in her life for fear that they would also leave under mysterious circumstances? It just immediately put me off Bel as an unreasonable and abrasive character who had no real reason to distrust her mother's return. This bleeds into Bel's investigation into her mother's reappearance, as she seems to change her entire opinion about everyone on a dime because of the smallest piece of circumstantial evidence. She swings her beliefs about the truth so often it's off-putting. Her attitude towards her mother eventually makes sense given what happens throughout the book, but it's still hard to root for Bel when it feels like she's not being even slightly rational.


I still really enjoyed the action and mystery of the novel, and Jackson's writing is still high quality. The book kept me interested right up until the end, and the mystery did build to a surprising conclusion which I initially enjoyed. I liked the truth reveal, and it felt like a nice departure from the expected. My problem with the ending came with the resolution to the conflict. No spoilers till the books is released, but it just felt like people would ask more questions? It just felt a little too easy and like some of the side characters in particular weren't responding to what happened in a way normal people would. It just kind of deflated all of the great mystery that led to that moment, which was a disappointment.


Holly Jackson is still a great thriller writer, this one just wasn't for me. Still, it's a nice and fast paced mystery read for fans of the genre. I just think I would recommend every other Holly Jackson book before I mentioned this one.

Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for giving me an early copy of this book. All comments are my own.

This was such a fun and fast-paced read. Holly Jackson truly never disappoints.

Although I felt that this book was a bit predictable; I still had a great time reading it. The characters were well rounded and interesting. The plot was well put together and really held my attention.

I can’t wait to see what Holly writes next.

4 stars!

Another out of the park novel by Holly Jackson. "The Reappearance of Rachel Price" is a twisty YA mystery novel following Bel and the rest of the Price family as they participate in a true crime documentary about Rachel Price, Bel's mother. 16 years after her disappearance, Rachel mysteriously appears back into the Price's lives, but Bel doesn't have a good feeling about her. Similarly to Holly Jackson's other novels, our main character is spunky and incredibly intuitive. I love how Holly Jackson uses the east coast as the setting in all of her books. It blows my mind that she hasn't even stepped foot in New England, but knows enough about the surrounding and the culture. I can't wait for the next one!

The premise of this book is super interesting. Mom disappears for 16 years and then just magically returns. This author has such a good way of hooking you into the story..

I found myself enjoying trying to work through the twists, but not enjoying the main character Bel. She was so negative, jumped to wild conclusions, and was mean to everyone because she wanted to be the one to push people away. I get her having an icier attitude towards a life that was very unfair to her. But it kind of just made you want to root against her.

Now the ending of the book… I think the twist was good, but the conclusion as a whole was so unrealistic. Lots of real life factors that were brushed over to try and wrap up the story.

This was still fun to read and appreciate NetGalley and Random House for giving me this advanced copy to review!