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Still See You Everywhere by Lisa Gardner

9 reviews

astoriareader's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

SYNOPSIS

• Apparently, this is the 3rd book in the Frankie Elkin series.
• Frankie is not a private investigator or a detective. She is, however, good at solving missing person cases. She does it for free. Frankie is a recovering alcoholic as well.
• Keahi Pearson, a woman on death row in Texas, nicknamed the Beautiful Butcher, is scheduled to be executed in 3 weeks. Her dying wish is to find her younger sister, Leilani aka Lea, who Keahi believes Mac aka Sanders MacManus, her powerful, billionaire, abusive ex-boyfriend, has kidnapped and kept under lock and key for the last 12 years.
• Through the help of Keahi’s badass attorney and Keahi’s benefactors (aka creepy fans), Frankie is able to secure transportation and a job working on a remote, secluded atoll, Pomaikai, near Hawaii. MacManus has purchased the atoll, and he is attempting to build a luxury, environmentally conscious resort.
• Frankie has 3 weeks to figure out the truth about Lea, and hopefully, get her to safety.

MY THOUGHTS

• Although I hadn’t read the first two books in the series, I didn’t find I was missing anything. This was great as a standalone. I suspect there potential spoilers for the first two books, as Frankie references her past a few times.
• Atmospheric. Loved the setting.
• I am a big fan of our strong MC! She is a smart, capable, and witty. I liked how she is also flawed, but striving to do the write thing.
• Gardner is a great writer. She has been on my list for a while, and I have seen plenty of rave reviews about her work. I can’t wait to read more of her stuff.
• The chapters are short & digestible, which I love! All are about 4-10 minutes each.
• Fast paced. Satisfying ending.
• Only complaints: I didn’t need to hear about crabs that much! And, the plot is pretty far-fetched, but didn’t bother me too much overall.

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️fast-paced, atmospheric, suspenseful. well-written with short chapters. the MC = strong, capable woman. works as a standalone book. 

Thanks to Grand Central Publishing and Netgalley for this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review. This book is out now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest

bookishchaos's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I liked it better than the last book. I really hope Lisa Gardener continues this series because I'm obsessed. This did feel very "final" though. So I would be fine if this was it for Frankie's story. I love that each book is set in a vastly different location so it feels like we're traveling the world with Frankie. I would definitely recommend this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Animal death and Kidnapping

Minor: Incest and Gore

eavaneboland's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Alcoholism

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Incest, Sexual violence, and Rape

3readingcircus's review

dark mysterious tense

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Liked the previous 2 books in series a lot more. This one just didn’t hit the same. Still super compelling.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Alcoholism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Colonisation, Animal death, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Pedophilia, and Trafficking

Minor: Miscarriage, Incest, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, and Car accident

Brief mention of Japanese internment

shesflippinpages's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gore, Murder, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, Medical content, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death, Incest, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Grief, Pedophilia, and Rape

bookstagramjo's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, and Murder

booksaremyfavthing's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

I was so excited to see that Lisa Gardner had a new book coming pilot this year and that it was a Frankie Elkin book! You don't need to read the other Frankie books to read this book. 

Frankie has a hobby of finding missing persons that police either can't find, or don't search for. She gets contacted by a lawyer for a serial killer on death row who wants to see her sister again before her death. 

This book sends Frankie to an atoll off of Hawaii, where she meets lots of new friends. It was a great book with lots of great twists at the end! I can't wait to read more about Frankie.
 

TW - child abuse, graphic murder, domestic abuse. The first chapter was really graphic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

ktdakotareads's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Addiction, Grief, Gun violence, and Murder

asteinke's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Such a crazy and twisty story. I loved how fast paced it was and I didn’t not see the ending coming! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Blood, Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol, Suicide, Trafficking, Addiction, and Violence