Reviews with content warning for Drug use - Daughter of Mine

Thank you to NetGalley, Marysue Ricci Books, and Simon & Schuster for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This in no way affected my review, opinions are my own.

Notes: I have genuinely REALLY enjoyed every single Megan Miranda book I've read (this is the 8th!) and I think she's only gotten better with each one. This one had a lot of red herrings, a lot of small twists and bigger twists, and was near impossible to put down!

Here's my "official" ranking of the ones I've read thus far:
1. The Perfect Stranger (2017)
2. The Only Survivors (2023)
3. Daughter of Mine (2024)
3. All the Missing Girls (2016)
4. The Last House Guest (2019)
5. The Last to Vanish (2022)
6. The Girl from Widow Hills (2020)
7. Such a Quiet Place (2021)

Overall Rating: ★★★★ / 4.13

Rating each element of the book out of 5★
Characters ★★★★
Atmosphere ★★★★
Writing ★★★★
Plot ★★★
Intrigue ★★★★
Logic ★★★
Enjoyment ★★★★
Pacing ★★★★
Dialogue ★★★

★ did not like / ★★ it was okay / ★★★ liked it / ★★★★ really liked it / ★★★★★ loved it

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booklvrkat's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Hazel’s family is cracked. When she arrives from out of town because her stepfather recently passed, she finds out that he has left the lake house to her solely. This was entirely surprising to her since she’s not Perry’s blood relation, and her mother left her when she was younger. Not surprisingly, her brothers are incensed with her windfall of the house, her best friend is married to one of them, and her high-school boyfriend is now back in town. Family secrets unfold on top of the mysterious story as each chapter unfolds, marked by ‘days without rain’, a car has been found in the lake, and Hazel leans into her suspicions on the owner of the car.

As each car was surfacing, as each secret expanded, my mind was constantly spinning with each hint given. The lake house was creepy enough, but I cheered when Hazel made the decision to upgrade the home security, much to the dismay of her brothers. A small-town mystery, secrets cloaked in shadows and citizens that might not actually believe her kept me keenly listening. Inés del Castillo, narrator, holds us in the palm of her hand until the very last reveal. Amazingly fast read, if you like suspenseful mysteries, this is a good one.

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avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Hazel comes back to Mirror Lake after her father's death. At the same time, cars are being found in bodies of water and they seem to be linked to her father.
While I found the mystery, for the most part, fairly predictable. The murderer was one of the obvious choices. Some of the other twists were interesting while others were predictable as well.
That said, the journey was enjoyable. I didn't find most of the characters that likable though. Which made it harder to enjoy.

Narrator Rating: 4.75 stars
The narrator did an excellent job, but just wasn't quite to 5 stars, but I can't put my finger on why.

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arireadsitall's review

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dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

Megan Miranda has always been a go to thriller author for me! This one is pure chaos right until the last pages. Family drama that’ll definitely make you think your family is way more normal than you thought. There’s a lot of questioning on who to trust which I love in my thrillers!

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