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kelsey3's review
4.0
I've never really read a book that classified as a mystery novel, until I picked up this one. It was great! The storyline was full of twists and turns and I adored it! I also couldn't wait for a sequel when I was finished. The downside to this book is that the narrator was very harsh to her father because she blamed him & it was terrible. Her mom was equally irritating because she was almost always in a state of intoxication which didn't seem too realistic, considering the situation. I also saw the twist ending coming once I was 75% done with the book.
Over all, I highly recommend this book!
Over all, I highly recommend this book!
abbyeg's review
5.0
I was in middle school when I read this but I remember loving it so much. The characters got me hooked and it was interesting how the author played on the Witness Protection Program. Each page i wanted to read faster so I knew how it played out. I would recommend this to someone who needs to get out of a reading slump, or is just really interested in books involving mystery and little romance.
sducharme's review
4.0
I really enjoyed this page-turner about a girl in high school whose family is in a Witness Protection Program. She keeps having to move, change her name, and constantly wonder what her parents DID in order to put them in such a dangerous situation. Who is after them? What will happen if they are spotted?
As she's trying to sort it all out, her little sister frequently falls apart, her mother is passed-out drunk, and there's a boy at her new school whose Southern charms are in danger of making her reveal who she really is.
I'm buying the next in the series for sure.
As she's trying to sort it all out, her little sister frequently falls apart, her mother is passed-out drunk, and there's a boy at her new school whose Southern charms are in danger of making her reveal who she really is.
I'm buying the next in the series for sure.
readuntilthelastpage's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.0
amibunk's review
3.0
Meh.
For me, nothing about his book stood out. The characters, the plot, the dialogue were just average, perhaps even mediocre. And the main character's inability to pick up on any warnings, clues, or red flags just irritated me.
Still, the book was interesting and exciting enough that I had to finish it, so it's not a complete waste of your reading time.
For me, nothing about his book stood out. The characters, the plot, the dialogue were just average, perhaps even mediocre. And the main character's inability to pick up on any warnings, clues, or red flags just irritated me.
Still, the book was interesting and exciting enough that I had to finish it, so it's not a complete waste of your reading time.
aneeqah's review
3.0
A fresh of breath air after the heaviness of my last read (*stares down Allegiant while trying not to burst into tears*).
This really was good only if you didn't think too much about it.
Mini-review to come.
This really was good only if you didn't think too much about it.
Mini-review to come.
jadmo_11's review
4.0
I actually hadn't heard of this book until goodreads but i'm so happy I did because I really enjoyed it. I got through it very quickly, and quite honestly couldn't put it down. This book has action, mystery, romance, family, thriller, but wasn't too heavy or complicated. It had likeable and believable characters and storyline. It felt as if something was always happening, which I liked, and it forced me to read on. Must get my hands on the second book soon.
librarianshell's review
3.0
3.5 Stars. I enjoyed this book-it kept me reading, I just found it hard to believe. There were many choices that Meg/Anna made that I didn't understand or think were all that smart and didn't seem to have the consequences I thought would come about because of the situation she was in. I thought the slow unravel of what was actually going on was good, I definitely saw some similarities with her newest book "This is Our Story." I saw the ending coming, but it still leads me to want to read the second book in the series. Overall a good read.
joyousreads132's review
4.0
On the run from the bad guys, Meg has been through several moves and identity changes. She's lived by a set of rules that had so far saved her sanity from their last two relocations. Under the Witness Protection Program, she's learned not to get attached, not to make friends and to make herself as invisible as possible. But when their family was yet again relocated to Louisiana, remaining incognito had become impossible. Thanks to a boy who wouldn't leave her alone, a family on the verge of inevitable destruction, and her ever growing loneliness and impatience at the uncertainty of their future. Meg was determined to find out exactly what had happened if it was the first step to getting a semblance of their old life back. Even so far as reliving a nightmare that had plagued her nights to get to the truth that would set her family free.
Ashley Elston's compelling debut lets the readers into the clandestined lives of those in the WPP, particularly of a family whose former life was as different as night and day from the nightmare they keep finding themselves in. Meg was a believable character who had learned to step up as their mother continued her descent into oblivion via alcohol. While their father continued to take things as they were, contented to flit from one form of life to another. Her sister, in the meantime, was talking less and less. She was angry for being kept in the dark, mollified each time she'd asked the whys. The frustration seeps from the book to the reader.
The book is broken down into a set of rules Meg has set for herself to help her get through the endless cycle of moving and switching identities. It was a disorganized, disquieting life where fear rules, accompanied by loneliness. It was not a life for a teenager, let alone an eleven year old. In a way, Ethan saved both girls from themselves. Meg has found a guy who needed to be the person who could put up with the back and forth, roller coaster of emotions that she goes through on a daily basis. Her sister, who was virtually withdrawn unto herself, had found a friend who coaxed her back into the world of the living. Ethan was the quintessential perfect book boyfriend, though a bit unbelievably perfect sometimes. I liked that he's got Meg numbered and pegged from the get-go but I didn't like that he was willing to put his life on the line for a girl he barely knew. But it's part of his charm: he's kind and gentlemanly and who couldn't stand the thought of a world without Meg.
Wonderful characters, unrelenting suspense and a sweet romance to boot. What more could you ask for but for a sequel?
Ashley Elston's compelling debut lets the readers into the clandestined lives of those in the WPP, particularly of a family whose former life was as different as night and day from the nightmare they keep finding themselves in. Meg was a believable character who had learned to step up as their mother continued her descent into oblivion via alcohol. While their father continued to take things as they were, contented to flit from one form of life to another. Her sister, in the meantime, was talking less and less. She was angry for being kept in the dark, mollified each time she'd asked the whys. The frustration seeps from the book to the reader.
The book is broken down into a set of rules Meg has set for herself to help her get through the endless cycle of moving and switching identities. It was a disorganized, disquieting life where fear rules, accompanied by loneliness. It was not a life for a teenager, let alone an eleven year old. In a way, Ethan saved both girls from themselves. Meg has found a guy who needed to be the person who could put up with the back and forth, roller coaster of emotions that she goes through on a daily basis. Her sister, who was virtually withdrawn unto herself, had found a friend who coaxed her back into the world of the living. Ethan was the quintessential perfect book boyfriend, though a bit unbelievably perfect sometimes. I liked that he's got Meg numbered and pegged from the get-go but I didn't like that he was willing to put his life on the line for a girl he barely knew. But it's part of his charm: he's kind and gentlemanly and who couldn't stand the thought of a world without Meg.
Wonderful characters, unrelenting suspense and a sweet romance to boot. What more could you ask for but for a sequel?
taviamorgan's review
5.0
i think it might be partly nostalgia reasons as to why i like this book so much. i remember in sixth grade reading these books but i somehow read the second one before the first one and still loved them. i just love ethan and anna so much and like it’s a little corny but i just really like ethan. i think the story is really good and i like all the side characters. it’s crazy cause i remember specific scenes from this book like the hog and atv scenes and i’ll have it wait until to read the next one but i definitely remember more. it’s just crazy but yeah i really liked this book and i just miss being able to stay up until 4 am reading a book cause i haven’t done that in a while. it’s just cool that after six years i still really liked this book and remember loving it