Wednesday, January 15, 2025

1.15.2025 - When She's Gone

When She's Gone by Rea Frey 

Many thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing Thomas & Mercer for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest thriller by Rea Frey.  All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 5 stars!!

Cora Valentine, a gymnastics Olympic hopeful, is kidnapped from a haunted house on Halloween.  She finally escaped but no one was ever charged.  In the present, Cora has a young daughter and lives a quiet life, desperate to protect Lulu from harm.  But her worst fears come true when Lulu goes missing on Halloween.

I'm a huge Rea Frey fan and her latest is gripping, suspenseful, and twisty, as well as an inside look into the competitive gymnastic world.  Told in dual timelines, this book shows you the underbelly of sports and humankind - greed, jealousy, revenge, stress.  Cora was such a realistic character and I felt for her the entire book, as she struggled with coping with her past trauma, family issues, and fear.  This one hit all the marks for me and I couldn't put it down.  Bravo!

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