Many thanks to NetGalley, Simon & Schuster, and Megan Miranda for the opportunity to read and review her latest thriller - another 5 star read from this must-read author.
When Arden was 6 years old, she was sleepwalking and got swept away by a flash flood into a storm sewer and was lost for 3 days. The media circus ensued when she was found by a passerby, so much so that her mom moved her to Ohio where she changed her name to Olivia and tried to start fresh. Twenty years later and now living in the woods of North Carolina, Olivia is surprised to receive a box of her estranged mom's belongings and to learn of her death. Now Olivia is sleepwalking again and comes across the dead body of someone from her past in her yard. Is Olivia being watched again?
This is a slow-moving book that builds to a fabulous ending. The book is told from Olivia's viewpoint but has alternating chapters of press from the incident so long ago. I never could figure out who I thought was the villain in the story; Miranda's writing will have you questioning everyone. A gripping tale of media's portrayal of events, victims' rights to privacy, and childhood trauma. Fabulous read!
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