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This is my first book by this author
The cover really drew me in and the description of the story
I love a good story focused on a mystery at a camp
The dual pov of the book went back and forth effortlessly and gave us an insight to the past and present
When it switched as you go further in the book it absolutely kept me on the edge of my seat! I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone it’s thrilling emotional and really just tells a good story

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The summer before Zoey's senior year of college she learns she had an Aunt named Heather! Wait...what? Apparently, Heather went missing years ago when she was just a teen herself. Just another missing person where the case was never solved. Zoey's mother always quietly mourned the loss of her sister.
Zoey now has a mission... she wants to find answers for her mom and solve the mystery of her missing aunt.

First stop… the summer camp where Heather was last seen.

Told from two perspectives:
Heather 1989 - An abusive family situation forced Heather to run away. As a counselor at a summer camp, her boyfriend sets her up in a tent on the periphery of the camp, joining her whenever he can. Once summer is over they vow to stay together forever! (Ahhh…young love)🥰

Zoey 2024 - Hires on as a counselor at the same camp where Heather was last seen. Will she find the answers she’s searching for? Or perhaps uncover secrets that should’ve stayed hidden.

A totally bingeable read I finished in one sitting. Short chapters kept me hooked with the infamous “just one more” chapter syndrome.😂 Next thing I knew… finished!

Thank you to Storm Publishing via NetGalley

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GREAT READ! I really enjoyed the twists and turns. This book kept me on the edge of my seat! Highly recommend, 5*s!

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Zoe is a criminology student who decides to spend the summer at a camp where her aunt disappeared in the 80s. The camp characters were all a little sketchy in their own way, and I loved the camp atmosphere for the setting.
This definitely needs some additional editing before publication. Overall a decent thriller with some unexpected twists.
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for access to this eARC.

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No One Saw Her Go pulled me in right away. I loved how it slowly built tension, layer by layer. The setting—an old summer camp with a dark past—was the perfect backdrop for this kind of story. It had just the right amount of creepiness, mystery, and emotional weight.

The main character, Zoey, was strong and determined, and I liked that she wasn’t afraid to dig into her aunt’s disappearance—even when it put her in danger. The more she uncovered, the more twisted and shocking things got. Every time I thought I had it figured out, something new came up that completely threw me off. The ending was a complete surprise!

This book had a little bit of everything: suspense, emotion, family secrets, and a mystery that kept me guessing until the very end. If you’re into thrillers that actually surprise you and stick with you after you finish, this one’s worth the read. Thank you, NetGalley and Storm Publishing for the ARC.

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I enjoyed that this one was told in dual POV between Zoey searching for answers behind her Aunt Heathers disappearance and Heather's POV. There were lots of secrets and betrayal throughout this book. I thought it was fast paced and at times creepy. There was heartbreak, mystery, and darkness in this one. I loved Zoey's determination and persistence at finding answers. A first for me by this author and I'll look for more from her going forward.

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This book had me not wanting to put it down. I just had to find out what happened. I liked the story line and the present and flashing back throughout. I wasn’t expecting it to all come together like it did. I’m giving this one 4 starts only because the end felt a little rushed, but overall I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it. Thank you NetGalley and Storm Publishing for the ARC.

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No One Saw Her Go is a dual timeline/dual POV story set at a summer camp. Zoey finds out that her mother had a sister who disappeared from a summer camp when she was a teenager. So naturally, Zoey wants to get a job at the camp to see if she can find out what happened to her Aunt Heather and give her mother some closure.

It was fast paced and perfect to read during a day of traveling! It was one of those stories where you had all the pieces and you know that they should go together somehow but just not quite sure how. Keeps you flipping the pages trying to piece it together. Then it all comes together at the end and leaves you going "Whoa!". All in all, an enjoyable, quick, easy thriller!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

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First, thank you Netgalley and Storm Publishing for this ARC!

Stories playing in summer camps is one of the tropes I love in both books and movies, so, of course I had to read this one. And what can I say - it really did not disappoint!

The story is told in the POV of both Zoey and her aunt Heather, who was last seen in the summer camp is is going to work at as a counselor. Zoey mainly does this to get closure for her mother, but also to get over her boyfriend recently breaking up with her.

Some twists I did guess right - which really did not take away any of the fun for me - and some really surprised me. Also, the ending, oh boi! Left me surely staring at the wall after reading. Very much recommended, you all need to go and get the book once it does publish!

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I had a hard time getting invested into this book! I like the premise and the writing is decent, it just didn’t hook me.

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Vanished Without a Trace

A chilling, fast-paced thriller No One Saw Her Go is a tense and atmospheric thriller that kept me on edge from start to finish. The mystery surrounding the young girl’s disappearance is masterfully unraveled, with twists that genuinely surprise. The characters are well-drawn, and the emotional depth adds to the suspense. A compelling, fast-paced read that’s hard to put down which is perfect for fans of dark, character-driven crime fiction. This book is Tense and addictive. Thanks to NetGalley and to the publishers of this book for giving me a free advance copy of the book to preview and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

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In this summer camp thriller, Zoey’s mother reveals she had a sister Heather that went missing in 1989 at Camp Medley. Zoey takes it upon herself to get a job at this camp to find out what happened to her aunt Heather. As she tries to find clues, she realizes her own life may be in danger.
This is a good summer thriller. I read it in one day! The writing was well done and it was a good storyline, however I think the way it unfolded in the end could’ve been revealed better.

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The premise of this book hooked me and made me want to read it, and it definitely delivers some excellent thriller traits. I love a dual timeline with multiple POVs, and the idea of a young college student digging into her aunt's long-ago disappearance from a summer camp is so incredibly juicy. There is some difficult subject matter that's handled in a mostly vague way (which I appreciated--I don't need gory details when it comes to violent crime). I thought the author built up suspense very well and delivered a satisfying ending.

That said, the writing quality is really hard to look past. This book needed better editing to ensure proper sentence structure, and the dialogue felt very stilted and unnatural for most of the book. I'm assigning four stars, but that's definitely a generous rounding up from maybe 3.5, only because I do believe a powerful story hook and well-developed plot can go a long way for a good reading experience.

Thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for the ARC of this novel.

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1.5/5. I wanted to like this book. I really did. A psychological thriller at a summer camp has such promise. But this book is so poorly written I struggled to finish it. First, whoever edited this book did not do their job. At a minimum, it needs 20%+ fewer flowery, descriptive adjectives, and 20% more commas to make sense. Then it needs conversation that actually sounds realistic and is not simply superficial and stilted.

I really thought this was a book by a first-time author. It is that awkward. I was shocked to see 18 books in her Goodreads author profile.

Overall, one of the more disappointing books I have read in a long time.

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Zoey is a criminology student who decides to spend the summer at the camp where her aunt disappeared 30 years ago, she hopes to solve the case. She also wants to find out if something happened to her ex boyfriend Craig, who broke up with her by text quite abruptly and basically disappeared without a trace. She has a lot on her to do list.
People at the camp are obviously mysterious and not big fans of talking about the past, the camp has been in the same family for a very long time and they still run the place.
We get alternative POV from both Zoey and Heather (from 1989) and getting to know Heather makes every thing even more sad, she escaped a terrible home situation to basically end up in another really bad place. That case would have worked out great on its own but the author decided we needed a few more twists and the resolution of Craig's whole story was absolutely not needed and ridiculous, honestly took me out of the whole story. I'm choosing to ignore that part of the book because I really enjoyed the rest. But a not to aspiring authors, you can have a very simple resolution that works because of the emotional consequences without having to add one more ridiculous twist on top of it.

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In 1989 Heather runs away from home and goes to stay at Camp Medley, hidden in the woods with her boyfriend. While at the camp she goes goes missing and her sister has no idea what happened to her. Fast forward to 2024 and Heather’s niece Zoey heads to the camp to get some answers for her mum.

The concept of the plot was good and it had potential to be a great read but unfortunately the book didn’t live up to my expectations. I found it to be quite repetitive and somewhat boring at times, certainly throughout the first half. I got to around 70% of the way through before I thought anything major really happened, because of this the ending felt extremely rushed. Despite this, there were some unexpected twists revealed at the end which contributed towards a good ending.

Overall I didn’t love this book, and probably wouldn’t recommend it. Thank you NetGalley for my ARC.

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Zoey takes a job at a summer camp to uncover the truth of what happened to her aunt, who disappeared decades ago. She only recently discovered that she had an aunt because it was too painful for her mother to talk about. She figures the mystery is a good distraction from her recent breakup, and if she can't make herself feel better, she may as well help her mother. Of course, investigating the past isn't easy, even though the camp is still run by the same family that was there thirty years ago. This makes her think they have to know more than they say, or that they disclosed in the past.

The story is told not only from Zoey's perspective, but also from her aunt Heather's, when she was hiding there in the woods. She wasn't a registered camper, but had left a terrible situation at home and had nowhere else to go. Her boyfriend worked at the camp, so he was able to keep her hidden and fed while they worked out a future together. One they never got to enjoy.

I have to say, this story was darker than I expected. Not exactly one of those bright and sunny, everything works out great type of books. I think that's part of why I liked it - even though some reveals were pretty obvious, they were also realistic and bleak. The ending was more like one of sad resignation than an aha! end to the mysteries.

I think I would have given it the full five stars except that one of the only parts that didn't seem realistic to me was the lack of attention paid by law enforcement in the past. It's pretty obvious that if they had just performed an actual investigation, the mystery would have been solved. It's the fact that they didn't that made no sense to me. Just because Heather wasn't reported missing for a while after it happened, because of the series of events? I wasn't convinced. It should have made the whole disappearance even more suspicious. But overall, not a big deal, I still couldn't put it down and had to see how it all played out. And I wasn't disappointed!

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This was interesting, and extremely creepy. However the plot was pretty scattered, and I found the protagonist’s abit difficult to deal with, due to their ages, and subsequent way of thinking. The different chapters being from the point of view of different characters was definitely interesting, and helped expand the story. Some of the plot points were slightly derivative, and I could kind of predict what was going to happen, but it was definitely an interesting premise, and the writing was good, I just don’t think it’s my cup of tea!

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Zoey has a penchant for cold cases and discovers one belonging to her own family’s past. The story evolves flipping from the present to the past as they interconnect. The mystery moves smoothly down a dark path and ends with all the questions answered.

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A camp setting? An urban legend with the 'the man in the woods." Missing girls and multiple POVs that move the story along to it's mind-blowing conclusion? Royer-Derr had me along for the ride, turning the pages. This story is spooky and creepy. And fantastic. I'm going with spooktastic (new word). Give me s'more (sorry, had to pun here) from this author and I'll be there.

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