103 reviews for:

Finders Keepers

Natalie Barelli

3.74 AVERAGE

challenging dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.5 rounded up

3.5.. This was definitely entertaining!
mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a great page turner with lots of twists and turns.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for the chance to listen to and review an early copy of this book. Finders Keepers by Natalie Barelli will be released on September 19th, 2023.


Okay, but why was this so good? I literally could not stop listening. The plot of the story seemed so unique, so different. We have a diary that is lost, a diary that contains life-changing secrets if they were to get out. Which is exactly what happens when an influencer and wanna-be author finds the laptop containing the diary and decides to publish it as a book, revealing everything to the world and leading to our main character scrambling to retrieve the laptop to keep her own life on track and her secrets from destroying her life.

I had no idea what to expect with this book and I had so many of my own theories as the story unraveled. Normally I am pretty good at guessing the twist of a book - not the case here. The writing keeps you engaged and the narrator's voice was nice to listen to.

If you are looking for a quick read that will keep you entertained and have you flying through the pages, this is the book to pick up.

Eh, it was ok. Rose was a different character, not a goody goody like so many MC I've read lately. The book was forgettable for a number of chapters and passages, but the ending really came through.

Not good.

This book was nuts. Every character was crazier than the one before and then even the sane characters were crazy

Loved the concept and that we were given a really fun backstory to build up to the climax. While the ending could have been rounded out a little better for my tastes, I thought the unique premise and story really brought this together.

4.5 Stars
What would you do if someone made your diary into a novel?


Rose had lost her laptop a few years ago at the airport. She was unaware that this one mistake would change her life forever. Her laptop contained her diary, where she wrote her deepest thoughts and secrets. Now, someone has transformed her diary entries into a full-length novel. She must locate this author and retrieve her laptop before her darkest secret is revealed to the world.

The story completely enthralled me. There were so many unexpected twists and turns! I didn't want to put the novel down! Highly recommend it to fans of psychological thrillers.

*** Thank you to NetGalley, Natalie Barelli, and Dreamscape Media for graciously sending me the audiobook to review. As always, all thoughts are my own.***