I picked this book as my main December pick for Book Of The Month Club thinking a debut thriller sounded amazing! I haven’t read a thriller in months and I truly believe that is the reason for my big reading slump. I was so excited to deep dive into this one.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that, in the process, he does not become a monster. If you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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About The Book
Author: Stacy Willingham
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published Date: January 11th 2022
Page Count: 357 Pages
Main Genres: Thriller, Mystery and Fiction
GoodReads Rating: 4.06
“I think of the girls, of all the missing girls out there, and I force myself to keep walking toward the truth.”
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Synopsis
Chloe Davis is the daughter of a known serial killer who kidnapped and murdered 6 teenage girls and left his family to deal with the aftermath of his decisions.
Fast forward 20 years and Chloe is now a psychologist in a happy relationship finally getting a grasp on her new life in Baton Rouge. But when two teenage girls go missing there are too many coincidences to ignore. How could her farther be murdering these girls when he is behind bars? There is only one answer, it must be a copycat killer. Chloe then takes things into her own hands to help any future girls from becoming the next victim. Can Chloe find the copycat killer before he gets ahold of another girl?
“And so we became the reason: the neglect of his wife, the taunting of his son, the budding promiscuity of his daughter. It was all too much for his fragile”
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Rating
“fifteen-year-old girl taking a razor to her skin probably has something to do with feelings of inadequacy, of needing to feel physical pain to drown out the emotional pain burning inside her.”
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Review
I was in need of a really good thriller/mystery read and this one hit the right spot! I was hooked on this book within the first three chapters and they are fairly short chapters so I would say that is a pretty decent timeline.
I had my suspicions of who the killer was basically from page one however I was completely wrong! I would have never of seen that ending coming which is why I really love this book. There was a lot of great twists and turns in this book and it really made the book interesting.
This book also focused a little bit on drug addiction and the way it can affect your everyday life. I felt like this was very important to the plot and just an interesting story line that I didn’t see coming. This is an important topic and this book made me want to learn more about how addiction can negatively affect your life.
I highly recommend this quick and easy read! Especially if you like a book that catches you by surprise.
QOTD: What is your favorite Thriller and/or Mystery book?
World of Bai 
I saw this and was interested, but since I haven’t found too many thrillers that hold my attention, I didn’t consider trying it. But you’ve convinced me to add it to my TBR!
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I am so happy to hear this! I really enjoyed this read and I hope you enjoy it as well.
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts on it.
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