4.5 STARS!

If there's anything I know about Ms. Willingham, is that she is going to write a fabulous twisty mystery set in the Deep South! As a southerner myself, I always appreciate her accurate descriptions about scenery and life in the south.

This was such a unique and captivating story! I was hooked almost immediately and stayed up WAYY past my bedtime to find out the ending (that's when you know). It is in the same vein of THE NIGHT SWIM and a little bit creepier than her previous work. This is why for me, she is an auto-buy thriller author. I highly recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a gifted eARC in exchange for my honest review.

so grateful I got to read an early copy of this book!

This is now my second favorite Stacy Willingham (behind a flicker in the dark)!

The main character Claire was a little insufferable, her “forgetting” crucial things in crucial moments multiple times was so infuriating, which had my yelling at my kindle, but that also means I was invested.

It was a little slow until about 30%, and then you couldn’t pry my kindle out of my hands.

But the plot twist…. I did NOT see it coming! It takes a lot for the book to shock me, and it shocked me twice. Some of the “twists” I guess, but some of them truly came out of left field for me!

I loved Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham. Thank you NetGalley for the arc! Main female character quits her big city job and heads back home to rural SC. What starts in an attempt to feel closer to her dead sister turns in a decades long, complicated suspenseful investigation. I was really hooked and loved the way it ended! 4.5 stars but couldn’t do a half star on here.

This riveting southern thriller keeps you engaged from the first page to the last. It pulls you in with family drama and then the atmospheric setting filled with mystery and suspense.

Claire went to New York to start a new life and thought she had left all the trauma behind of what happened to her sister. Now Claire quit her job as an investigative reporter and is going home to take care of her estranged mother. Even years later she is still haunted by what happened to her sister-Natalie. Now, she goes to the last place she remembers her sister being happy Galloway farms. She accepts a job as a seasonal worker as she feels Natalie’s presence and feels like this is where she is meant to be.

She discovers a diary of Marcia and begins reading it. The diary is so detailed that she feels she gets to really know the mysterious owner. The further she reads the closer she feels she is getting to what happened to Natalie and that there may be others crimes that happened here.

Read this if you like family drama, domestic suspense, unsolved mysteries, isolated settings, and second chances.

Now this was a truly enjoyable suspense thriller. I love the Southern setting because it always makes the books so atmospheric. Claire has never gotten over the disappearance of her sister many years ago, and after traveling back to her hometown, she uncovers secrets, lies, and lots of deception that lead her down a path she never expected and get her closer to the truth of what really happened. It did move a bit slow at times, but not enough to truly take me out of the story. If you enjoy true crime, mystery journals, lots of secrets, lowcountry settings, and dual timelines, I highly recommend this one!

A haunting story that will leave you on the edge of your seat as you read. Another true crime from Willingham that centers around family drama and is full of twists and turns. Highly recommend picking this one up!

I love this author and her newest book did not disappoint! Lots of twists and turns that keep you guessing. Loved the character development, the setting, the descriptions. Definitely recommend you add this to your TBR for this year!!

Thank you #netgalley and #stmartinspress #minotaurbooks for the eARC.

This was my favorite Stacy Willingham yet! Claire, having rage quit her job as a journalist, is broke and without anything to do except open the old wound of her old sister Natalie’s murder 22 years ago. She ends up going home to see her mom and eventually getting a job on the same vineyard that her sister worked on all those years ago. Claire, a journalist by trade, can’t stop herself from digging into the vineyard and the family running it, and discovers more stories of mysterious disappearances associated with it. Some things I predicted but the end surprised me. Not to mention the character growth was very well written. Thank you NetGalley for this ARC, publishing August 26, 2025.

Claire was just turned down for a promotion at work and isn't in a good place. A recent news article has her reminded of her sister who disappeared twenty-two years earlier. Her sister's disappearance left her family fractured and Claire hasn't been back to her home state in fifteen years. A recent call from her dad sees her back home and more curious than ever about her sisters disappearance. Claire goes on an adventure to try to become closer to her sister, but what she finds is far more sinister. Throughout the story I enjoyed the dual perspective of Claire and Marcia--providing necessary exposition for the setting at hand. The characters were relatable and likeable--even the ones you weren't sure if you were supposed to like. The story kept you guessing and I was quite surprised by the ending! Another great book from Stacy Willingham! Anyone who loves a good mystery needs to read this book!

Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham is a haunting, beautifully written thriller that keeps you hooked from start to finish. The characters are richly developed, and the story weaves suspense, emotion, and psychological tension with expert precision. Just when you think you have it figured out, the plot takes another unexpected turn.

I was so graciously given an ARC of this title.

This was my first read by Stacy Willingham, and it DELIVERED! It kept my attention and I felt it was a fast paced book.

Great read!

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review! While this book starts slowly, it picks up pace and becomes super enthralling. The twists and turns just kept coming and the author did a great job keeping the suspense. I enjoyed this book a lot and would recommend it to anyone who likes twisty thrillers

When Claire is without a job and her mom needs her she heads back home. She hasn’t been there for 15yrs and she hasn’t healed from the loss of her sister 22years ago. While she is going through her sister’s old things she finds mystery after mystery. I absolutely loved this captivating suspenseful book!!

Another great read from Stacy Willingham! Such a great thriller with twists that I could have never guessed (and I read a lot of thrillers!). Thank you so much to Minotaur Books and Net Galley for the ARC!!

I am a BIG psychological thriller fan and I always say for it to be really good it needs to have atleast 3-4 twists in it and HOLY COW were there twists in this book! I honestly was not expecting any of them at all! I did truly enjoy this book from beginning to end but with all the twists the ending was obviously the best part. I was not expecting any of the truth about Liam or Claire’s mother…mind blown! This story was edge of your seat good, great twists, interesting stories and really great back stories. I would truly recommend this book to any psychological thriller fan or any thriller fan. 5/5 stars!! "Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martins Press for the arc! All thoughts and reviews are my own."

A solid 4 ⭐️!

I read thrillers for the plot, and while this one started off a bit slow for me, I was immediately drawn in by Willingham’s signature atmospheric and lyrical writing style. The first 25% focused heavily on setting the mood and building the characters, and while it was beautifully written, I found myself eager for the story to really take off.

But once it did—wow. The pace picked up dramatically and didn’t let go. The second half was packed with twists and turns that kept me guessing all the way through. The suspense kept building in ways I didn’t expect, making it hard to put down.

Overall, a solid and satisfying thriller that rewards your patience. Willingham fans will not be disappointed!

Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham was a wild ride! Thriller isn’t usually my go-to genre, but this one completely pulled me in. The twists and turns kept me guessing until the very end—I never saw them coming! There were several moments that had my heart absolutely racing. It was fast-paced, engaging, and super well written. Highly recommend to anyone who loves a good thriller.

Forget Me Not grabbed me from the start and never let me go. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time!

This story was written in such a way you couldn’t help but get hooked. So much suspense, mystery, unanswered questions. And so many secrets! I loved every minute of this thrilling and twisty ride! Stacy Willingham never disappoints!

Thank you NeyGalley and Minotaur Books for an advanced copy.

I will start by saying that A Flicker in the Dark is one of my favorite thrillers from Stacy Willingham. I will also add that I have never not enjoyed her books. You will always be guaranteed a wild ride. That being said, I did go into this one completely blind & man am I glad I did. Claire Campbell has never forgotten her sister, Natalie, after she disappeared at eighteen. Her case going cold decades earlier. Claire travels back to her hometown & starts to unravel secrets buried long ago. This was a slow burn until it wasn't & I loved it. I was trying to play detective the whole time but of course the ending showed me. The Lowcountry & small town backdrop provided the best atmosphere for this nostalgic mystery. This is now my favorite Willingham book! I highly recommend this one! 5 STARS!

Thank you to NetGalley, Stacy Willingham, & St. Martin's Press!

Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham follows journalist Claire Campbell as she returns to her hometown in South Carolina after losing her job. She hasn't been home since her sister Natalie’s disappearance over twenty years ago, an unresolved mystery that continues to haunt her. Claire decides to take a seasonal job at the local vineyard, where her sister last worked, and discovers an old diary written by one of the vineyard's owners. After reading it, Claire suspects her sister may be linked to other murders, leading to unexpected twists throughout the story.

The narrative is filled with twists and suspense as Claire’s journey uncovers long-buried secrets that alter her understanding of the past. The book explores grief and the effects of unresolved mysteries on a family. The book explores grief and the effects of unresolved mysteries on a family. Willingham's books are always filled with great twists and quick chapters. I enjoyed this book, but I preferred Willingham's earlier reads, "A Flicker in the Dark" and "All the Dangerous