Let me ask you a hypothetical question. Say your husband is missing and you're trying to find him. You reach out to someone you think has a connection to your husband. When they say, "I can explain," do you:1. Calmly engage this person in conversation so you can learn what you need to know.Or2. Run out of there screaming like a lunatic.If you picked 2, then congratulations. You are a shoo-in for a character in a domestic thriller, where everyone acts as crazy as possible, especially when the ans...

The last line is so heart warming wow. Loved the characters.

I'm wondering how these books become the winner's of the Goodreads Choice Awards.
Are we reading the same books? This was.... meh

It made it to my worst books of 2022: https://youtu.be/jOcHnWSUOEw

Less of a thriller and more of a mystery in my opinion. I thought this story started off pretty strong and interesting but I quickly lost interest and became bored with the story and didn't really care what happened to this man. It was quick enough read, but totally forgettable. I finished it a few days ago and I'm already starting to forget the details.

I would call this one more of a domestic drama with just a bit of suspense.It was slightly addictive in the beginning, but became pretty far-fetched pretty quickly and I wasn't buying into the "predicament" this family got wrapped up in. Their actions didn't seem reasonable or realistic. There was some good character development, but the further I got, the more outlandish it became and not in a good, fun way. I don't mind suspending belief most of the time, I was just expecting a realistic type ...

1.5 starsOof. I haven't read one this bad in a while. Reese Witherspoon lost my trust a long time ago, but wowza she needs to fire whoever is on her pickin' committee. I'm truly baffled by the hype for this book. Hannah, a character with about as much zip as a saltine cracker, finds a note from her husband Owen that simply says, "Protect her." (Don't worry you don't have to remember that line because the author repeats it 304930 times.) Puzzled, our vanilla bean protagonist does not understand w...

A drama/mystery that left me wondering : why all the hype? First of all, I'm really happy for all my GR friends who loved this book. I'm glad I gave it a try after reading your wonderful reviews. I liked the premise, but I thought the execution was a bit simplistic and the main character was bland.On the other hand, I had no problem with the writing and it was a fast read. I wasn't bored, but I wasn't enthralled nor touched either. I definitely felt there was something missing. 2.5 starsMany tha...

I honestly thought this was really bad. The writing was poor and inconsistent, there were tons of grammatical errors, and the story demanded a huge suspension of disbelief. Hannah’s husband Owen disappears amidst a scandal at his job, and he leaves behind a note that simply says “Protect her.” This note refers to his 16 year old daughter, Bailey. Hannah then spends the entire book on a fact finding mission to determine what happened, and uncovers secrets about his past. Secrets that, in my opini...

Check out my 1 minute spoiler free video review here: https://youtu.be/d9P7Ky3XDIEThe book features a newly married Hannah who discovers that her husband, Owen Michaels, has disappeared. He leaves her a note, “Protect her.” What could it mean? One thing. His daughter, Bailey. Bailey, the 16 year old, who is high on attitude and likes her stepmother as much as the typical 16 year old. What happened to Owen? How will things turn out for Bailey and Hannah? Clear your schedule because you will need ...

This is another gripping, unputdownable, whirlwind ride with high tension and a mysterious plot that will easily hook you. An interesting fact about this action-packed, mind-bending suspense story: it made me cry so hard when I finished the last page! Despite all the thrilling twists, it’s also a heart-wrenching love story about an introverted, unique, artsy woman who never believed in true love—until she meets her husband. But later, she realizes she knows nothing about his true identity.Meet H...