Book Review:  Did You See Evie? by Miranda Smith   @mirandasmithwriter @bookouture 

Did You See Evie?
by Miranda Smith

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I blink awake to the sound of whispering, and look around. Automatically, I do a count. And then I am upright, my heart racing. I count again. “Girls,” I say, trying to sound calm. “Did you see Evie?”


It was meant to be a celebration. A team sleepover in the school movies, pizza, hot chocolate. I walk among the girls, checking they’re ok. They collect in groups and giggle, play truth or dare.
Then there’s Evie. Always the outsider, just like I was. She sits apart, fiddling with her long blond hair. It seems like she wants to speak to me, but there’s a never a good time.

And when we wake up the next day, stiff and groggy, Evie is gone.

I know the girls are lying about something. I see it in their averted eyes, their sullen silences. But how can I challenge them, when I’m the worst liar of all?

Because the truth is, I’m desperate to find her. I’d do anything to protect these girls. But it’s also true that the longer she’s missing, the more risk I’m running.

You see, the night she vanished, I did something no one can ever know…

A stunning, gripping psychological thriller about the secrets of the past and the lies we tell ourselves. Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Gillian Flynn and Lucy Foley.

My Rating:

Favorite Quotes:

 

When tragedy strikes, there’s only before and after.

It’s almost as though I can feel the oxygen being vacuumed from the room, the air replaced with a suffocating silence.

My Review:

 

This one kept me guessing and threw several red herrings in my path. The main character frustrated me as she was rather mono-focused and clueless and needed a few good kicks to the keister to dislodge her noggin, but she finally came around and opened her eyes. Several smacks and alarming shocks will do that to a person, both of which this wily scribbler provided in spades.

 

About the Author

Miranda Smith writes psychological and domestic suspense. She is drawn to stories about ordinary people in extraordinary situations. Before completing her first novel, she worked as a newspaper staff writer and a secondary English teacher. She lives in East Tennessee with her husband and three young children.

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