No Place Left To Hide will leave your head spinning! Megan Lally has taken mean girls to the next level, a gripping page turner with plenty of very unlikable characters and unpredictable twists.

While I thought I may have been a bit old for this one, I thoroughly enjoyed it as I did her last offering. Megan has some serious writing skills that draw you in and hold you for the duration. The ending was quite the mind bender and one I almost had worked out.....almost!

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire for this early reading copy, I certainly recommend it!

Title: No Place Left To Hide
By: Megan Lally
Pub. Date: January 7, 2024

Genre:
Fiction, Young Adult, Mystery, Thriller Suspense

Red Flags:
Underage Drinking, Drowning, Death,

Summary:
When the perfect couple has a perfect daughter…Brooke is ‘little miss perfect’ in every way. She is beautiful, kind, and intelligent. However, Brooke hosts a secret party, and the result is tragedy strikes her friends and community. A secret is hidden, and someone knows the truth, will everyone make it out alive?

Review:
No Place Left To Hide is a fast paced, young adult action packed thriller. Megan Lally deeply weaves all the characters together. The reader swiftly develops a love-hate relationship with several characters, making for an engaging and dynamic novel. The author expertly weaves a suspenseful atmosphere that grips the reader's attention, however, at times, the storyline had a couple gaps. Also, for a young adult novel this narrative used the F word way too much for my liking in the young adult genre. For this reason, I knocked off a star since I can't recommend it to secondary schools.

Thank you to Megan Lally, Source Books Fire, and NetGalley for the Advanced Readers Copy for free. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

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I'm a conflicted mess, but that's how Megan Lally intended to leave readers after finishing No Place Left To Hide!

Was this book over the top, dark, graphic and like Mean Girls on crack?
Did I hate every character in this book?
Did it feel like a hate read as I devoured this unhinged plot?
Did I love this book?

It's safe to say I answered "yes" to each of these questions!

The change in format cut right to the chase for this ending making it as cut throat as the rest of the story!

Justis Bolding did a great job amping up the tension, drama and honestly the hatred I felt towards Brooke with her narration! (And by Brooke, I literally mean all of the characters!)

Bonus: I loved spotting the little That's Not My Name Easter egg!

If you love YA thrillers like I do, you're going to love the way Megan Lally writes em!

Thank you NetGalley, and Sourcebooks Fire, RBmedia and Recorded Books for the complimentary copies to read and review.

Megan Lally has fast become one of my auto faves! I have read both of her books and the suspense and unraveling of the mystery being revealed at the end has kept me at the edge of my seat page after page! I am highly anticipating whatever she comes out with next!! I love the thrilling punches she adds in to really get the suspense up high and climactic, the plot twists are superb, and the characters are really high energy! This brought the wealthy entitled mean girl vibes to whole new level and I was here for it all till the end!
You have Brooke who seemingly has the life everyone wants; wealthy prominent family, can basically have whatever she wants thanks to daddy but it isn't all it seems. Brooke's life isn't as glamourous or great as everyone thinks, add on top of that a party she threw where one of her ex best friend's died.... that is a whole lot of drama to unpack! Brooke for months has been being stalked and harassed by some unknown assailant but what is their end game?!?!
This is really centered around Brooke and what lengths some will have to go to keep their image clean. Brooke's friends, her crush Dylan, and her life in the limelight at her peak of senior year really mesh well into this YA thriller! I enjoyed it and really brought me back thinking of my high school days and how many different types of mean girls you could find, there is never just one kind of mean girl!! Thank you NetGalley and SourceBooks Fire for the digital copy to review! I'm so glad I ordered her special edition sprayed edge set to add Lally's two books to my thriller collection!

What starts as a fun evening celebrating Brooke's success turns into a night of terror in No Place Left to Hide.

I enjoyed the dark academia setting of this book. Unfortunately the truly nasty and unlikeable characters made this less enjoyable of a read for me. There was not a single character I was rooting for & at one point thought to myself, "Good riddance!" The story was well-written on a sentence level and had a propulsive storyline, but I found some major plot holes were too hard to dismiss. If you enjoy books with high school dramatics and don't mind very unlikeable characters then this may be a good fit for you. 3.5 stars.

Some secrets just won’t stay hidden.
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Brooke is all about working towards her future: perfect grades, all the extracurriculars, awards & accolades just to get into Yale and make her parents proud, especially after what happened in the fall after “the incident”. Since then Brooke hasn’t done anything socially, but after getting the good news she’s been waiting for, she and her best friend head to a party to celebrate and to see Brooke’s crush. But the bonfire is anything but celebratory after the stalker she’s had since “the incident” decides to make their move.
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I adored @megan_lally_ debut YA thriller and was worried the sophomoric novel wouldn’t live up to my high expectations, BUT I WAS WORRIED FOR NOTHING! This mystery was so fast-paced and high octane throughout and the twist!!!! Wow! I can’t wait to see what @sourcebooksfire releases from Megan next!

CW: death, drowning, murder, conspiracy, car accident, blood, body horror, gore, hospitalization, bullying, violence, gaslighting, toxic friendship, alcohol, injury, stalking, classism

That’s Not My Name was my favorite YA thriller that I read in 2024 and No Place Left To Hide is another 5 star read!

This book grabbed my attention from the start and proceeded to be twist after surprising twist. I highly recommend reading this if you love YA thrillers with mean girls vibes, revenge, and multiple, completely surprising twists that will want you to keep reading past your bedtime!

Thank you to Sourcebooks Fire, Megan Lally and Netgalley for the ARC!

“Sucks to suck…”

…is a phrase our spoiled rich girl FMC mumbles constantly about people around her. People that are “lesser”, if you will. Because your social standing, your image, is what matters most to Brooke and her family. So when she was accepted to Yale, she couldn’t help but celebrate with her closest friends, despite the death of a classmate still looming over her. Nobody knows what really happened, except Brooke. Or so she thinks. But Brooke is in for a wild game of cat-and-mouse, because somebody knows the truth.

This was a fast-paced story of mean girls and rich people behaving badly - and I mean that in the best way possible! It was fun to follow these teens through their high school drama, problems that were fixed by money being thrown at them and who you know, and all the while trying to figure out who really knew what Brooke did. I was not expecting the conclusion that we got, and it was very satisfying.

If you enjoy YA thrillers, you can’t go wrong with Megan Lally!

“No Place Left to Hide” is out NOW! This review will be shared to my instagram blog (@books_by_the_bottle) shortly :)

YALL!!! Just go buy this book right now. I am officially a Megan Lally stan forever. I read That’s Not My Name last month and my jaw was on the floor the whole time. I got approved for this book and the audio for it and I was so excited to jump in. I read this while listening to it and when I tell you the twists and turns will take you for a ride I’m not kidding. I was very impressed by the narrator for the book. The voice changes for each character did the book justice and I was sooo glad for it!! Now to the actual story; this book has some twists and turns you won’t see coming. The whole time I was on my toes. I listened to parts at the gym and I had people coming up asking what I was listening to because of my facial expressions 😂

This book follows Brooke to a party after getting into her dream university which her best friend dragged her to. She didn’t want to go until she found out her dream guy was there. Brooke had an “incident” the year before and this story follows that time line as well. Everything seems fine at the parties but you just never know what’s going to happen. If you love thrillers then I highly recommend running to get this book right now!!

Thank you NetGalley, Megan Lally, Sourcebooks, and RB Media for a copy of this ARC and ALC!

I really enjoyed That's Not My Name and was looking forward to picking up the author's next book. This one did not disappoint, despite having perhaps one of the most unlikeable main characters I've read in a looooong time. I could not stand Brooke - she was so pretentious and snobby (she couldn't pump her own gas . . . really?) and I lost count the number of times I heard about the damn Goodwin family. It wasn't hard figuring out who was out to get Brooke, mainly because the cast of characters was pretty small (and certainly not after the interaction with the police and Brooke's phone). I really enjoyed how condensed the time frame was, with most of the story taking place over the course of less than 12 hours, with flashbacks thrown in to flesh out the story.

Coincidentally, I had just finished listening to a podcast about Ethan Couch, who killed four people and injured several others while driving drunk, with the defense being "affluneza", meaning he was too privileged to be held accountable for his actions. Brooke, meet Ethan; Ethan, meet Brooke.

This author is 2 for 2 for me, so I will be on the look out for future books.

I really love the author’s writing style. I LOVED her first book, and this one didn’t disappoint! It is definitely a YA book, but I still enjoyed it. It’s suspenseful and kept me on the edge of my seat…and biting my fingernails to figure out what was happening!

No Place Left to Hide delivers a pulse-pounding thriller that keeps readers hooked from start to finish. The story centers on Brooke, a perfectionist high schooler whose carefully curated life masks the weight of a dark secret, known only as "the incident." As Brooke inches closer to her dream of leaving the past behind, a night of celebration turns into a harrowing journey of survival when she and her best friend are chased by a relentless, menacing figure determined to expose the truth.

The fast-paced narrative is one of the book's strongest features. The tension builds quickly and sustains throughout, creating an atmosphere of dread and uncertainty. While some twists were predictable for an observant reader, the final reveal was truly unexpected and added a chilling layer to the story’s resolution.

The novel effectively explores themes of guilt, image, and the lengths people go to protect their secrets, making Brooke a relatable protagonist for teens navigating pressures to appear perfect. Her emotional growth and resourcefulness under extreme stress are compelling to witness.

Overall, No Place Left to Hide is an engaging read with a strong balance of psychological depth and suspense. While the twists might not surprise every reader, the combination of an intriguing plot and a surprising finale makes it a satisfying thriller for fans of fast-paced, character-driven stories.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire for giving me an early copy of this high paced thriller. It was non-stop from the beginning and so much of it I didn’t see coming. I think I almost didn’t like it as much as I liked it. Mostly because the characters are just horrible. I can’t say I liked anyone but yet they all lived up to the character that was presented.

It was a fast paced, easily enjoyable thriller!

Loved this book. I also listened to the audio version as well.
Well written mystery and the antics of teenagers with too much time on their hands. Interesting and surprising as well. Multiple timelines that tell two stories that merge together.
Great book.

Thank you Sourcebooks Fire & Megan Lally for this read!

This book was fast paced, highly addicted and full of twists. This was definitely the case of expert the unexpected - I was really impressed with the way the author threw in a few things I definitely did not predict!!

The way it's told through past and present cleverly helped to form a complete picture of the events and build suspense!

Despite owning another book by this author, this is my first read from them and I LOVED it. Megan Lally is definitely going to be an author I am looking out for in the future.

The narration of the audiobook was brilliant! They did a great job at enhancing the story. If you're an audiobook lover and after a thrilling ride of suspense with unexpected twists, without being too dark or gruesome, this book is for you!

4.5/5

This was another fast paced shorter book from the author. I must say that whilst I enjoyed it, it was missing something that I can't quite place. However, if you like books that feel like mean girls, I think you will like this one. Plus you add in the mystery and its even better! I will say that I adore all of the PNW references.

Thank you to netgalley & the publisher for my early e-arc.

3 1/2 stars rounded up.

Totally loved and enjoyed that’s not my name by this author and was super excited to be given an advanced reader copy of this one!

Well, I really enjoyed the storyline, was very twisty and definitely had things that I did not see coming, it was really hard to get over some of the behaviors and concerns of our main character. It was a bit over the top and definitely extreme, especially For a capital YA book. And that genre also gives me much feelings about the amount of swearing that is present in this book, including the use of the GD word. I personally don’t really care for that in any book but I definitely don’t need it in a YA book. It’s just sleazy.

Definitely don’t think I’ll be forgetting about Brooke Goodwin or her character for a while.

Thank you to NetGalley for my advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review, all opinions are my own.

I really liked this author's debut novel, That's Not My Name. So, I assumed I'd like this one to. A thriller with gossip girl characters and a tragic backstory.

However, it fell flat for me. I predicted the outcome of this book a mile away, and just to prove it to myself, skipped to the end to confirm. None of the characters are likeable or even nice. Even the people trying to get justice break the law in order to get their way.

Overall, it just wasn't for me. It wasn't poorly written, and Lally has a lot of potential, but this story just wasn't it.

I was completely obsessed. I binge this in a day. I did guess the twist but it was extremely extremely well executed. I loved all the characters

Thank you to both Megan Lally and Netgalley for the gifted ARC of “No PlaceLeft to Hide” in exchange of an honest review by me.

I loved Megan Lally’s first book and was so excited to read her second novel “No Place Left to Hide,” as well. I LOVED this book. I have always enjoyed comically bad villains and if you enjoy a funny kind of evil, I totally recommend this book. This novel is not necessarily a mystery, but it was a thrilling read for me. You may guess the answers near the start, but the ride you venture on has twists and turns to keep your heart racing. A total page turner, and each sentence had me excited to see what was going to happen next.

I gave this one 4.75 stars!! The only reason why this book is not five stars is because I wish there was a little more meat to the villain’s reasonings, BUT I understand the reasoning why there is so little, as well.

I cannot wait to read more from Megan Lally in the future!