📱E-Book Review📱

Let Me Out
Amanda Brittany

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I was instantly drawn to this book by the front cover image, tag and title.
I love my psychological thrillers and although this is a new aoluthor to me, I couldn't wait to dive in and discover what was waiting inside.

I have to say that I was totally hooked from the first few pages and could not put this down!

The story unfolds gradually over a then and now timeline and we discover that events are repeating themselves twelve years on after Annie's friend died.
This split timeline allowed us to see how the events linked up, but without actually fully knowing what had happened and who was involved.

The tension builds as we start to make assumptions and theories, but this really did keep me guessing as the two storylines twisted around each other.

I loved the creepy setting which although was inhabited, it felt quite isolated too.thw backdrop of the woods also added to the dark atmosphere.

The characters were all well presented and I liked that there were a few questionable personalities in here too.
There were a few moments when I wondered about this becoming paranormal?
I was definitely on edge and felt that eerie chill!

A great read and an author that I'll be looking out for for future reads too.

BOOK: LET ME OUT
AUTHOR: AMANDA BRITTANY
PUB DATE: JUNE 2025
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REVIEW- 3.8 stars
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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At first, the first couple of chapters were kinda slow, but it picked up its pace. The storyline was engaging with the multiple POVs, Annie's brother, Elliot's accident, the missing person case, and the other assault case. I kept turning the pages, trying to see if they were all connected. It was a very nice storyline. I liked the characters. They were okay and were going through issues of their own. Annie, with her depression, burn out; Natalie with her PTSD, and Elliot with his accident. However, Natalie and Annie really worked hard to find the culprit, and that was admirable.
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There's a missing person case, sexual assault case, and a murder case. I don't really want to say much because I don't want to give spoilers. To be honest, I don't know how I feel about the ending, solving the crimes. It kinda feels weird. But each and every case got settled, with some connections to each other. However, I must commend the author's thought processes. She did a really good job with all of the cases and how she settled all of the cases.
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But, there were some things I wasn't satisfied with. I felt the ending was rushed, and I didn't really get first-person pov. And Elliot miraculous sudden recovery. But, at the end of the day, everyone got their closure and amazing plot twists. I liked the plot twists, but it just all felt scattered in a way. Most importantly, I'm glad that Annie took her mental health seriously and took a break.
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I liked reading the book, the storyline and the characters, and the plot twists. I would say you could give it a try if you like the synopsis.
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Let Me Out
By: Amanda Brittany

5 Stars

It is a story of madness and mystery. Annie is back home after her brother is in an awful accident. A mystery, years in the making, occurs when a friend asks for Annie's help. Secrets begin to be revealed, and many people in the little town will never be the same.

Wow. This was madness at its finest. I was shocked by the end of this book. I never saw the ending coming. This story was written in such a way that grabs and holds. It makes you want to read until you can't anymore. It was intriguing, disturbing, dark, and twisted. It was filled with complex and colorful characters that turn a small town into a sinister place. This was by far the most shocking story and best thriller I have read in a while.

*I want to thank Netgalley and the author for this book in return for my honest review*

Stormi Ellis
Boundless Book Reviews

When Annie returns to her childhood home after her brother has a terrible accident, she starts to realise that her past is full of secrets and someone is willing to do anything to make sure they don't get out.

This was such a great, twisty read, which had me hooked start to finish. I loved the storyline with all the twists and turns and multiple mysteries that all come together. The book is well written and nicely paced. It definitely had me turning the pages. 

I liked that the story flashes back to the past and is told from multiple pov as this added to the depth of the story but also helped me to understand the dynamics at play. The author handled difficult topics sensitively and I thought the portrayal of trauma and mental health issues were also well written.

Annie's character was really likeable. I also really liked her mum and felt that their home was full of love despite the difficult circumstances. 

The plot had me guessing throughout. It was tense and there were a few shocking revelations along the way!

I highly recommend this to any fans of gripping psychological thrillers.

Let Me Out, where every door you open leads to another “wait, WHAT?!” moment. If you love Freida McFadden, then make sure this is next on your TBR!

Returning to your hometown should come with a warning label, especially when your childhood trauma starts acting like it never left. Annie’s trip down memory lane is less “nostalgia” and more “psychological mind games.” Twists? Check. Creepy secrets? Double Check A cast of characters you’ll side-eye until the last page? Triple Check.

If you love thrillers that mess with your head and make you second-guess everyone (including the family dog), this one’s for you. Trust no one. Especially not your gut - it will be wrong.

Let Me Out is a jaw dropping, page turning, edge of your seat psychological thriller.

I was hooked from the start! As an avid psychological thriller reader, I am usually fairly good at guessing plot twists, but this one really surprised me! My mouth physically hit the floor. I really didn’t know where the book was heading, but what a twist!! Best book I’ve read so far this year.

Thank you to NetGalley, Boldwood Books and the author for access to this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Let Me Out by Amanda Brittany had me totally hooked and drawn in from the very first page. This is a real page turner with so many twists and turns.
Quick and easy read, very well written and loved the plot.

Y’all! This one had me side-eying every locked door in my house. Small-town secrets? Check. Creepy neighbor moms? Check. A mystery that unfolds like a haunted onion? Double check. 🧅

Annie returns to Ridgewater—a place she’s avoided like expired yogurt—after her brother’s accident eerily mirrors her best friend’s death 12 years ago. Cue the ominous music and childhood trauma! And listen, Giselle’s mom? Still vibing with “haunted Victorian doll.” Natalie? Obsessed like it’s her full-time job. And Annie? She’s just trying to survive a hometown full of YIKES.

Amanda Brittany’s writing is crisp, atmospheric, and just creepy enough to make you squirm in your seat. The pacing? Smooth and twisty. The characters? Deliciously messy. The tension? So thick, you’ll need a butter knife.

By the time I hit the final reveal, my jaw was on the floor and I was whisper-yelling, “I KNEW IT… wait, no I didn’t!”

Thanks to Boldwood Books for providing this advance copy via NetGalley for my honest, voluntary review. #LetMeOut #NetGalley

Annie has avoided returning to her hometown of Ridge Water since the terrible night twelve years ago when her childhood best friend, Giselle, lost her life. But now Annie's brother has been injured in an accident identical to Giselle's, and she knows she must go back. Giselle's mother - still living in the house next door to Annie's family - is as creepy as ever, consumed with memories of her dead daughter. Natalie, another of Annie's old friends, is similarly obsessed, desperate to uncover the truth of what happened that night.

This is a cleverly crafted story that had me hooked by the end of the first page, and I just knew it was going to be good. The tension builds throughout. The twists can be shocking, I liked Annie, the main character. I was guessing throughout. There was also a creepy vibe. This is a gripping read and I found it hard to put down.

Published 29th June 2025

I would like to thank #NetGalley #BoldwoodBooks and the author #AmandaBrittany for my ARC of #LetMeOut in exchange for an honest review.

Anna left her home of Ridgewater twelve years ago, hoping to leave it behind and become a doctor. When she gets a message from her mother saying that her brother Elliot has had a terrible accident, she knows she has to return home.
Elliot has fallen from the local cliffs and is now paralysed, unable to speak, but aware of all going on around him. Anna is desperate to find out what happened to him. Even if it means she will be in danger. Because someone doesn't want Elliot to speak.

This book had so many different little mysteries running through it, but they all came together in spectacular fashion at the end. I had my theories about what happened to Elliot, Giselle, Natalie and Fi, but I was completely wrong each time.
This was such a great, twisty read. I look forward to what comes next from this author.

"I don't look. I never look. If I look it makes it real."

Let Me Out follows Annie as she returns back to her hometown after her brother had a mystery accident, rendering him paralysed. On her return, old connections are made and secrets are slowly revealed.

I don't want to spoil the book but some trigger warnings include: Abuse/Threatening Behaviour/ Violence, Mental Health issues, alcohol references.

I did enjoy this read. This was my first ever requested book to read and review and that was very exciting. It is definitely my kind of story, as a fan of the Thrillers/Mystery/Crime genres and this book matched the standards of other authors I enjoy such as Keri Beevis.

The pacing at times was a bit off. I found myself reading one day for ages, to other days only managing a chapter or two. The end felt extremely fast paced, with character seemingly to finally decide to be honest just at the right time. The main twist was great, totally didn't expect that coming! I also enjoyed most of the twists/reveals throughout this book.

Overall, I am giving the book 4/5 stars and would very happily recommend this book . I am very interested in reading more from Amanda Brittany and Boldwood Books!.

Thank you Amanda Brittany, Boldwood Books and NetGalley for the ARC!

Let me out was a wild ride of a thriller. Annie returns to her hometown after learning of her brother’s awful accident. There’s a whole ton of dark secrets brewing under the surface, and she finds herself thrust into the middle of several dramatic mysteries that she begins to unravel.

The characters were well written, and their interactions very fluid and believable. The plot lines were pretty captivating, if not a little far fetched in some instances. I was completely shocked with the twist though, and didn’t see it coming at all. Highly recommend.

Let Me Out by Amanda Brittany, Annie is a doctor in London but ever since the break up with her boyfriend she isn’t happy. So when she gets a text from her mom telling her about her brother Elliot who fell off the same cliff that her friend Gisele did and is now not speaking and seemingly paralyzed, she packs up everything and heads back to River end and Kent to help out her mom. The last time she was there her friend Gisele died after falling off of a cliff something that wasn’t so clear cut. Her and Giselle at one time were very close but when her mom claimed she became allergic to the sun and that Annie wasn’t welcomed in their home their friendship changed. soon after Annie arrives home her old friend Heather shows up wanting Annie’s help but when Annie’s help brings only anonymous threats she starts to second-guess it but soon learns she is in too deep to get out on scathed. if you think the book sounds good just know I haven’t even mentioned mysterious bartender Tom, how Giselle‘s mom wanted to be close to Annie after her return despite the fact everyone in town thinks Annie‘s dad died having sex with her, a girl who shows up from Australia looking for her sister who was last seen meeting a guy in Rivers end and so so much more this is what I call a banger of a book and I am so shocked there is only one other review for it on Goodreads because this is the type of book you scream from mountain tops how great the book is. If you are a fan of thrillers and mysteries then why haven’t you already read this book it is so so good and will probably be my favorite book I’ve read this year. there is no way you’ll guess the awesome ending! #NetGalley,#BoldwoodBooks, #TheBlindReviewer, #MyHonestreview, #AmandaBritney, #LetMeOut,

I loved this book-I loved the characters, I loved the plot, I loved the twist at the end.

I thought I knew where this book was going, and had no clue. It was great and I really enjoyed it!

Annie hasn't returned to her hometown of Ridgewater in Devon for the last twelve years, always citing the pressures of her work as a doctor in London as the reason and putting that before her family, but the real reason is because twelve years ago her childhood best friend Giselle died. When Annie receives a letter from her mum saying that her brother Elliott has been hurt in an accident mirroring that of Giselle's, she knows she needs to go back to see if there's any connection and, with the help of another old friend, Natalie they start to uncover the truth, but there's someone that doesn't want the past revisited and Annie soon finds her digging is putting herself and her family in danger.

Let Me Out is the latest thriller by Brittany, told from various perspectives and multiple timelines, both past and present, this is another fast paced story that had me hooked from the start. This author weaves an intense and intriguing tale full of twists with well crafted characters that bring the story to life in this atmospheric setting on the edge of Sycamore Woods and, piece by piece, this multi-layered puzzle begins to take shape. This is a plot that kept me second guessing throughout and, just when I thought I'd figured it all out, along comes the mother of all jaw dropping twists that had me wondering if I'd missed something. A gripping and, at times dark read which I devoured in a matter of hours and one you definitely do not want to miss.

I'd like to thank Boldwood Books and Netgalley for inviting me to read this, I will post my review on Goodreads now and Amazon on publication day.

This was a twisty psychological thriller where buried secrets, creepy neighbours, and a haunting past collide. I loved the locked-room vibe and small-town chills.

If you name reference Freida McFadden in the book synopsis I will always try your book because I love Freida so much 😆😆😆😆

And actually this one didn’t disappoint! A super twisty fast paced read with lots of quirky characters, a mystery surrounding a cliff and many twists throughout! This is definitely what you would call a page turner.

I liked the main character and im always a fan of the “returns home due to a traumatic event that needs investigating” trope.

Thank you for the gifted copy i look forward to reading more from this author!

Publishes - June 29th

📚 E-ARC BOOK REVIEW 📚

Let Me Out By Amanda Brittany
Publication Date: June 29, 2025
Publisher: Boldwood Books

📚MY RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Thank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for this #gifted e-arc -- in exchange for my honest review!

📚MY REVIEW:

Let Me Out is a relentlessly suspenseful thriller with an underlying sense of foreboding from the very start. With a feeling that something terrible is lurking around every corner, this book had me captivated with its heart-pounding tension and creepy mysteries.

This story was told from multiple POVs and over multiple timelines. There was A LOT going on across numerous storylines all at once, and the tension built slowly at first. However, as the book continued, the tension continued to increase and I COULD NOT put this book down.

Annie returns to her hometown after 12 years when her brother is in a terrible accident and paralyzed. Her childhood best friend, Giselle, died in a tragic accident years ago, ironically in the same place where her brother's accident occurred. Giselle lived in the creepy house next door to Annie's, and Giselle's mom still lives there. There is an Australian girl who went missing from the town around the same time Giselle died, and Annie has learned another friend was assaulted around that same time, too. Annie and her family are being threatened, there's creepy people watching her house from the woods, and she doesn't feel like she can trust anyone in this town. (I mean, can you blame her?!)

I loved all the different storylines going on, because I knew they were going to be intersecting at some point. And let me tell you, the twisty journey this book took me on was phenomenal! The twists were truly unexpected and absolutely unpredictable for me -- to the point I had to re-read some parts of the last few chapters to be sure I read things right. I yelled out "WHHAAATTT?!!?" at least 3 or 4 times, and I was genuinely THRILLED with the brilliant ways Brittany left me completely gobsmacked.

If you're a fan of unputdownable, twisty, and completely unpredictable thrillers -- you're going to love Let Me Out. I'm still thinking about some of its twists hours after I finished reading it, and it's one of those books I may just go back and read again so I can experience it all over again. With Let Me Out - my second read from her - Amanda Brittany has solidified herself as an auto-read author for me. Don't miss out on this book!

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LET ME OUT by Amanda Brittany is a masterfully woven thriller that grabs you from the first page and never lets go. The synopsis sounded amazing, and the book did not disappoint. The tension is razor sharp and the pacing is perfect. Short chapters move the plot along at warp speed and make the book almost impossible to put down. And the twists are genuinely shocking—truly make for WOW moments.

We are introduced to an incredibly likable and endearing protagonist, Annie, who returns home when her brother suffers a horrible accident. Or was it an accident? That’s what’s also so fantastic about LET ME OUT— it keeps you guessing throughout. In addition to Annie (whom I loved) and her brother, we are introduced to several characters from Annie’s past, each complex and multi-layered, all harboring secrets. The emotional undercurrents—trauma, grief, guilt, survival—are visceral, adding layers of depth to the storyline. It’s not just about solving mysteries for our characters—it’s about confronting the past and the cost of keeping secrets.

Perfect for fans of psychological thrillers with rich characters and lots of heart, LET ME OUT is a chilling, gratifying read that stays with you long after the final jaw dropping twist. Highly recommended! Gripping, emotional, and truly unputdownable!

I want to thank NetGalley, Amanda Brittany, and Boldwood Books for gifting me the ARC of LET ME OUT! It was such a privilege to read this before publication. And I appreciate you trusting me with an honest review!

Woah what a read!! This pulls you in and from the very first page is gripping. With twists and turns throughout this in my opinion is a must read.
Annie is a burnt out doctor in London when she receives the news that her brother has been in an accident. There are similarities between his accident and the death of her childhood friend Giselle 12 years previously. Reluctantly she returns to Ridgewater and reconnects with school friend Natalie, who is looking for answers about an event that happened to her 12 years ago. When they learn that a girl went missing around the same time as Giselle’s death they start to look for the truth of what really happened. However the more they investigate the more it looks like their own lives are in danger. The depth of the characters, how they’re linked and interact with each other is brilliantly written. I seriously couldn’t put this down and loved how the story developed. Absolutely brilliant! Thanks to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for the ARC