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A review by sandrareilly513
Far Gone by Danielle Girard
3.0
Six degrees of separation in the worst way possible… Hagen is a small town where everyone knows everyone else, including their secrets and pasts. But some people are betting at hiding their secrets than others. When a young couple is murdered in cold blood in their own home, it’s a race to find the killer as well as the lone witness, the 14-year-old babysitter, Hannah. But Hannah is running scared. After leaving the couple’s baby girl with a nurse, Lily, at the hospital her father works at, Hannah is trying to get as far away from Hagen as she can in order to elude the killer. Because she recognized his voice -- it’s someone she knows. Detective Kylie Milliard helped Lily when Lily was abducted years ago, and now their paths cross again as Kylie races to solve this small town murder and find Hannah. But she just may need Lily’s help, because Lily’s dark past is starting to catch up with her, and somehow her abduction is tied into this latest tragedy. Hagen’s secrets are about to catch up to everyone in this small town...
Thoughts: This quick read will keep readers on edge. The transitions between Hannah, Kylie, and Lily’s POV is smooth, and each character’s voice is compelling in their own way. All three are going through distinctly different experiences throughout the story, so the emotional rollercoaster ebbs and flows throughout. Ultimately, the twists between the characters turns out to be the real drama of the story and makes this book worth the read. Some aspects of the plot are revealed to readers in one chapter and then realized by the detective in the next chapter, taking away a bit of the drama and suspense at times, and some plot points are tied up a bit too nicely while others are left on vague terms, but otherwise this is a fast-paced thriller that was interesting from start to finish.
**Thank you, NetGalley and publisher, for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.**
Thoughts: This quick read will keep readers on edge. The transitions between Hannah, Kylie, and Lily’s POV is smooth, and each character’s voice is compelling in their own way. All three are going through distinctly different experiences throughout the story, so the emotional rollercoaster ebbs and flows throughout. Ultimately, the twists between the characters turns out to be the real drama of the story and makes this book worth the read. Some aspects of the plot are revealed to readers in one chapter and then realized by the detective in the next chapter, taking away a bit of the drama and suspense at times, and some plot points are tied up a bit too nicely while others are left on vague terms, but otherwise this is a fast-paced thriller that was interesting from start to finish.
**Thank you, NetGalley and publisher, for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.**