The Girl in Question
by Tess Sharpe
read by the Author
Little, Brown and Company, 2024. 408 pages.
Review written June 10, 2024, from a library book.
Starred Review
The Girl in Question is a sequel to the amazing thriller The Girls I’ve Been, and yes, it’s a worthy successor. If you like thrillers even a little bit, pick these two up.
I won’t say too much about the plot, because I don’t want to give away the twists from the first book. Let’s just say that some very, very bad people are after Nora and her friends. Some of the same bad people they thought they’d dealt with in the first book. Which is terrifying right there.
Nora has plans in place to disappear. After all, that’s how she grew up — doing the con, then stepping into a new life. But now, Nora likes her life. She’s very much in love with Iris. And Wes is like a brother to her. Wes has a girlfriend now, but they’re even going to let her come along on their backpacking trip through the mountains.
But out in the wilderness isn’t a great place to have angry thugs after you.
There’s danger and violence and manipulation — and lots of reversals and surprises — along with lots and lots of tension.
At the end of the day, let’s just say that bad guys shouldn’t mess with Nora and her friends.
There’s a whole lot more I could say, but I don’t want to give anything away. Please believe me that these books are amazing!
Okay, I will let you know how the book starts, with the chapter heading “Day Seven: The Cabin”:
I’m tied to the chair. It is not an ideal defensive position. My fingers keep going numb. That won’t do. I shift, trying to get the blood flowing.
The “Day Seven” heading does foreshadow that there will be flashbacks to how we got there — and there’s going to be more after Day Seven.
Bottom line, besides being kickass, these characters are fiercely loyal and have taken their lives back after trauma, and I love that despite apparent odds completely against them, the bad guys are in for a surprise.
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