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The Girl from the Sea

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I thought this book was engaging and fast paced. I read it quickly but was glad when it was over. Lots of twists and turns.

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This novel full of suspense and intrigue with lots of twists that kept you gripped

Thank you Netgalley for a copy for na honest review

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A woman is found on the beach, and she has no idea who she is. A man steps forward to "rescue" her and tries to bring her memories back. He is to be trusted ? A fast read with some good twists and turns.

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Mia washes up on the beach with no memory of how she came to be there, thankfully a boyfriend shows up to whisk her off to their beautiful home. Once at home she starts having small flashes of memories leading her to discover not everything is as it seems.

This book was okay, I enjoyed the read.

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This was a great read. For that rainy weekend you've been waiting for and warm pizza & wine for dinner.
The book starts a bit simple, a girl, amnesia, who finds her footing fast and sees that apparently her life is amazing. And that's just the blurb of the book and you instantly kind of know it's whudunnit and after a few pages you "think" you have the answer. There are some characters that you just hate! and without giving any spoilers, just like in movies, when you have a visceral emotion you know the writer did a great job.

I do recommend and you won't be able to put it down.

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I love and amnesia story. I could read them forever. And The Girl From The Sea is not exception! While I did feel some information was mentioned but never revealed and that's frustrating, at doesn't detracted from enjoying the overall story.

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Mia is found on the beach with a head injury and nearly drowned. She has no recall of what happened, in fact she doesn't remember her name or anything about her life. Mia is a self-absorbed character and I found her annoying, but this characterization plays a key factor in the book. As a result, my annoyance with the character turned into admiration for the author for a job well done. This book is full of twists and action packed. I couldn't stop reading. A good, absorbing thriller.

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A woman is found washed ashore on the beach with no memory of who she is or how she got there. As she talks with family and friends, she tries to put together the pieces of what happened and start afresh, but with her memory not returning, she’s not sure who is telling her the truth and who she can trust.

This was an exciting, fast-paced book with a twisty ending. I read it all in a couple of hours while holding a sleeping baby because it was hard to put down. I’ve always been intrigued by mysteries involving amnesia. I thought I had figured out the twist once, but it turned out to be wrong. Then I thought I had figured it out again, but I was only partially right. I did not see the ending coming. However, it was not a particularly satisfying ending for me. It also had more bad language than I would have liked, but I was already in too deep by the time it started popping up more frequently and so I had to find out what happened. Those two reasons bumped it from a 3.5 to a 3.

Thank you to NetGalley for the free ebook.

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This story has potential to be a solid and enjoyable read, however, the writing becomes very muddled and things just do not make sense. It does not help that the characters are not well developed or fleshed out and feel unrealistic. The story is very forgettable, overly predictable, flatlined, implausible, and illogical.

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This was a quick read and hard to put down. I could not wait to find the answers to Mia’a mystery. I would like to read more of this author’s work.
Many thanks to Adrenalin Books and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

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DNF'd this book and at this time I do not plan to ever continue or finish the book as I requested and began the book in four years ago.

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"Washed up on the beach, she can’t remember who she is. She can’t even remember her name. Turns out, she has an idyllic life – friends and family eager to fill in the blanks.

But why are they lying to her? What don’t they want her to remember?

When you don't even know who you are, how do you know who to trust?"

Not crazy about the protagonist Mia. Not a bad psychological thriller and the ending was satisfying. If you can get past the character of Mia, you will probably enjoy this book.

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I enjoyed this book. There were so many twists and turns as you went from page to page. I enjoyed the overall storyline and was quite intrigued about what was to happen next when surprising things happened. I highly enjoy psychological thrillers and this was no exception!

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Thank you to NetGalley and Adrenalin Books for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a pleasant surprise of a story. I thought this was going to be a YA type book , but it turned out to be a psychological thriller. Our MC wakes in a hospital room with no memory of herself or anyone. We follow her as she slowly discovers who she is and what happened that left her half dead, waking on a beach.
This was a well done mystery, it wasn't immediately obvious who the guilty party was and I found it very interesting to learn about Mia as she was learning about herself. Gripping and kept me interested throughout. Definitely recommended to those who enjoy thrillers and mysteries. I will look for another book by this author!

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I love an unreliable narrator, and what's more unreliable than a narrator who can't remember a single thing that happened before the first page of the book? Needless to say, I was intrigued. While Mia's life at first seems simple (boyfriend, family, hobbies), as the layers get peeled back I was drawn more and more into her world, needing to uncover the mystery.

Some twists surprised me more than others, but all in all, it was a fun psychological thriller that kept me entertained for my entire flight! If you like slow and bendy tales with an eerie aftertaste, I think you'll enjoy this :)

Thanks to the publisher/Netgalley for giving me a free copy in exchange for an honest review!

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Who do you trust when you remember nothing? This book is gripping and terrifying, what would you do in this situation? I haven't a clue but all I know is it makes for a thrill ride of a read, one where nothing is as it seems.

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Ok, was NOT expecting that ending! Fast paced and kept me guessing throughout. Very well written.

4 stars

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Thank you very much for allowing me the opportunity to read this book! I appreciate the kindness. <3

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Thank you for the opportunity to read and review. Unfortunately I am unable to give you a proper review. I apologize for the inconvenience. I am just no longer interested to read this book. I appreciate the approval.

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This is a really good psychological thriller, you know the type where you are swept along into the novel lots of suspense, intrigue and unknown elements but not a lot of details to tell friends about when discussing your latest read. The novel builds and builds to a heart thumping finale. Excellent fast moving read with some very good characters and an intriguing plot. I just love this kind of novels, thanks for the copy!

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