Now I Found You

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Pub Date 20 Jul 2021 | Archive Date 01 Sep 2021

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Seven years ago, Kate Hartfield's little sister disappeared.

An ordinary summer day of fun at the lake turned into a nightmare when young Emily Hartfield suddenly could not be found. When badly battered body parts were discovered three days later, the investigation concluded that they were Emily's and the case was closed as an accidental drowning.

Now Kate has returned to her hometown in the Catskills for the first time since her sister's death, for a work retreat. While at her boss's lake house, she briefly spies a familiar face.

It's Emily.

She's all grown up, but Kate knows her sister's face better than anyone. The sighting reignites the doubts Kate has always had, and forces her to revisit all the mysterious circumstances that surrounded that day. As she desperately tries to track down the girl she saw at the lake house with the help of her hometown ex-boyfriend, Kate discovers shocking secrets from the past, confronts her own guilt from that day, and becomes obsessed with uncovering the answer to one question.

What really happened to Emily?

Seven years ago, Kate Hartfield's little sister disappeared.

An ordinary summer day of fun at the lake turned into a nightmare when young Emily Hartfield suddenly could not be found. When badly...


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I absolutely loved this book, the twists and turns, the storyline, the relatable characters and suspense all make a great quick read!
Kate is living a sad existence, never recovering from the death of her beloved sister Emily, Kate’s life slowly starts moving forward with the sighting of her ‘dead’ sister, the story unfolds dramatically after lots of searching and wondering! A brilliant quick read!

Thanks to BooksGoSocial and Mila Oliver for the opportunity to read and review this book.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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It's just another ordinary summer day, spent by the lake in Catskills, for Hartfield's sisters Kate and Emily. But when Kate isn't paying attention Emily disappears. Her body is found three days later and her death is declared as accidental drowning but Kate doesn't believe that Emily is dead.
After 7 years Kate comes to her home town for a work bonding event and it's quickly shown that the past still haunts her.
When she sees the face of her sister in the neighbor's house she embarks on the journey to discover what really happened that day her sister went missing.


With action packed short chapters, interesting characters and their dynamics this story is fast paced and one can lose itself in this mystery psychological thriller.

Since the beginning of the book I had a feeling that the summary is somewhat familiar- I guess it could be like some other book or some series, but even with this I enjoyed the story greatly. The author did a good job with catching just the right amount of clues to not be left in the dark and to pick where the end was heading.

To me there was an unimaginable time of this story when Kate just agreed to go back to her hometown (where she hasn't been in years due to the drauma) and then just disappeared from their work bonding and told no one about that.

Overall this was a fast read with a good plot and I will happily look to read other works from Mila Oliver again.


Thank you Mila Oliver, BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for a free ARC.

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I found Now I Found You to be an extremely fast paced thriller with plenty of twists and turns throughout to keep me guessing right until the very end. I really enjoyed it.

Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for my copy.

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I’m really interesting thriller that I think would be great for young adults or teenagers. I would say it’s incredibly fast pace but it’s also extremely appropriate for a younger age. I would highly recommend

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Kate's younger sister drowned 7 years ago. Kate was supposed to be watching while little sister and friends were sharing a day at the lake. But Kate had taken a walk with her boyfriend...and when they got back, they discovered that Emily had disappeared.

Days later, badly battered body parts were found. The police listed it as an accident and since her father identified the body, no DNA test was required. Kate has always wondered if Emily was truly dead.

Kate has returned to her hometown for the first time since the accident. While there, she spots a face that is all too familiar .. it's Emily ...

BOOK BLURB: As she desperately tries to track down the girl she saw at the lake house with the help of her hometown ex-boyfriend, Kate discovers shocking secrets from the past, confronts her own guilt from that day, and becomes obsessed with uncovering the answer to one question.

What really happened to Emily?

Full of twists and turns, this is well-written with an intriguing plot and riveting story line. The characters are solidly drawn. I liked the backstory of Kate's life with her abusive mother and how she dealt with Emily being the favored child. Little by little, Kate's memory returns to catch snippets of things she had never processed. The conclusion is totally unexpected and explosive.

Many thanks to the author / BooksGoSocial / Netgalley for the digital copy of this psychological fiction. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

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A quick paced thriller. A short, twisty thriller. Kate’s sister disappeared 7 years ago and a on a business retreat old wounds are reopened. Perfect for a a teens first thriller

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This book was provided to me via Kindle by BooksGoSocial and #NetGalley for my honest opinion.

Kate’s sister goes missing in Now I Found You. Secrets are revealed when she returns seven years later and Emily is there. The fast pace of this story with its twists and turns will have you begging for more.

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⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

• relatable characters
• fast paced story (it was a very quick read!)
• somewhat familiar plot but enough twists to keep reading

If you're looking for a lighter, fast paced suspense novel then this is the book for you! I enjoyed the twisty turns, the way information was revealed, and the relationship dynamics throughout this novel. Thank you to NetGalley, BooksGoSocial and Mila Oliver for the opportunity to read and review this book. All opinions are honest and my own.

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I really enjoyed the book. I haven't picked up a thriller in a while and it was a nice change of pace. It was a super quick read and I like the story unfolded.

Kate is looking for her sister Emily who "drowned" 7 years ago. She winds up back home for a work retreat and she starts unraveling drtails about her sisters death. We get to follow along as she tracks down what really happened!

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Wow, I enjoyed reading this thriller so much!!
It's not what I expected in the end.. Gah!! It was so good, so well written , the suspense well kept .. keeping me reading until the end, also how I adored the honest love of Lukas for Kate.. it's so so charming and sweet as a pie to see them get back together

Overall.. this book spoke how guilt can weight down a person and how one person's mistakes effect many ppl and sometimes make them suffer years with regret and pain not even their wrongs

This book potreyed the truth of pain and mistakes so well.. the effect one person's mistakes can have!!

I just loved how kate loved her sister and her affection for her well another most delightful part was to see Lukas and Kate's love bloom after all she's going and gone through .. what a an amazing person for understanding her !! He truly loved her 😊

It's was a good read..a clean perfect thriller and romance

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Being totally honest this book was better than I thought it would be, it had me engaged all the way through and was more suspenseful that I envisioned... a good read.

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Thanks to netgalley for the advanced ebook to review.
Fast paced and easy to read with a great story that keeps you gripped.
The only reason it's not a 5 star review is a couple of things felt rushed or forgotten (she was meant to be on a work retreat, which she abandoned, they mentioned missed calls the next morning but after that did they all just forget about her?!?!)

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A good, quick read. Kate is still mourning the death of her sister Emily but as Kate goes home for a visit she soon realizes not everything is adding up like she remembers! Great twists and turns and a good read overall.

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Great storyline, it never crossed my mind how the ending would be... lots of twists and turns with an edge of your seat read as Kate follows her instinct about her sister who drowned... Constantly beating herself up inside and blaming herself for the death of her sister she had a miserable existence but eventually the truth came out and it wasn't what Katie thought it was going to be.. A must read and five stars from me.

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Oh wow.
This book was awesome. It captured my interest right away. I thought it was going to be one of the run of the mill stories - either a runaway teen or case of mistaken identity or a hallucination from Kate, but boy, I was NOT expecting the turn the story took! I couldn't put it down and was blown away by the twist and the ending. Well worth the read. Can't wait to discover more of this author's writing.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this book.

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i received a digital advance copy on this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher. This is Mila Oliver's debut as an author, and WOW!!!

I found it to be an extremely fast paced thriller with plenty of twists and turns throughout which kept me guessing right to the end. I really enjoyed the way the story unfolded.

I found myself feeling all the heart felt emotions Kate had throughout the book, especially with Luke and especially how Kate had me feeling so intense with how she was so serious about finding out the truth.

It begins with how Kate is living a sad existence, never really recovering fro the death of her beloved sister, Emily. You feel for Kate, who has the guilt of losing her sibling and that nagging suspicion that just maybe Emily didn't die after all. The story keeps you hooked as Kate's perspective on things keeps switching from the present to glimpses of the past through suppressed memories of her own traumatic childhood. Plus, i just adored the love Luke has for Kate.

The book portrays the truth and pain and mistakes perfectly. How the effect of one person's mistake can have on so many.

This psychological thriller /mystery is truly a fast paced read, that you just cant put the book down. It has tons of suspense that keeps you reading to find out more: gives you a splash of romance that makes this read just perfectly wonderful So much so, that a day in the sun reading this was not time wasted when chores needed to be done. Infact , it was just what i needed and has me craving for more...

Highly recommended.

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Now I Found You was amazing to say the least.
The character development was on point and the storytelling had me so intrigued throughout the entire book I didn't want to put my kindle down.
The characters were great.
The suspense adding up was freaking phenomenal and had an edge to it that held my attention. Brilliant!

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Amazing book! Loved this story and highly recommend it! I look forward to more books by this author!

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Kate Hartfield has returned to the Catskills after being gone for a long time after the tragic disappearance of her sister. While there for a work trip she swears she sees a young woman who looks just like her sister and she falls back into the space that she swore she left and she is driven to find the answers.

What a fun short sweet book to curl up with on a weekend. Kate was such a fun character to follow on this adventure and I loved her drive to find the truth. AND the twists and turns were timed so perfectly! I was so surprised with the ending, but it wasn't so off that it felt weird - it was just so right! I don't want to spoil, so I won't give anything away, but the truth and how it was revealed was just spot on.

After I finished reading this, I was excited to see this was Mila Oliver's debut and I hope she has more to come!

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This was an excellent book! I really enjoyed it and read it in one day! There were some great twists, This book was well written. I definitely would recommend this book.

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