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A review by annagwritesandreads
That's Not My Name by Megan Lally
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
General Description: A girl wakes up on the side of the road, with no memory of who she is. A police officer finds her and while trying to figure out who she is at the police station, her dad shows up and says she's Mary. He has all the proper documentation, photos from when she was younger, and she goes home with him. But she doesn't feel like a Mary. Drew is searching for his girlfriend Lola, even though he's the prime suspect. He stops at nothing to get lead after lead to find Lola, even if the police will do nothing. Will Drew find Lola in time? Will Mary be able to to discover who she truly is before her situation takes a turn for the worse?
ALL The goods:
- Freida McFadden Level Plot Twists. That's all.
- I loved how Mary's perspective gives us a day by day breakdown. I am not sure 100% how losing your memory works, but this felt very realistic in terms of how she got it back.
- Drew's perspective gives us a bit more action packed, fast paced view into trying to beat the clock to find his missing girlfriend.
- The book kept my interest the entire time and found myself neglecting other books to keep listening to this one because I had to get answers that badly.
- The introduction to the book is one of the best hooks I've read in a while. I was in from page one.
Overall, if you like thrillers, pick this up next. You'll want to add Megan Lally to your auto-buy authors list.
ALL The goods:
- Freida McFadden Level Plot Twists. That's all.
- I loved how Mary's perspective gives us a day by day breakdown. I am not sure 100% how losing your memory works, but this felt very realistic in terms of how she got it back.
- Drew's perspective gives us a bit more action packed, fast paced view into trying to beat the clock to find his missing girlfriend.
- The book kept my interest the entire time and found myself neglecting other books to keep listening to this one because I had to get answers that badly.
- The introduction to the book is one of the best hooks I've read in a while. I was in from page one.
Overall, if you like thrillers, pick this up next. You'll want to add Megan Lally to your auto-buy authors list.