“Nothing good comes from digging up old trouble.” This was such a twisty, dark, and suspenseful ride. The beginning started off a little slow for me, but once Naomi went home the story really picked up. This was such an easy and entertaining read that kept me fully invested in the plot. I really enjoyed Naomi's character, even though she went through something tragic, she was unapologetically herself and didn't hide herself or her scars from or for anyone. This was the author's debut ...

I feel a bit torn about this book. Some parts were really good, but some just dragged on. A fellow reviewer wrote that suddenly everything happened at once, with long pauses in between. I agree, the build-up was sometime too long. The twists were decent, and I was surprised. But I couldn’t quite buy into it.

In a Nutshell: Good enough, though not mind-blowing. Not sure how avid thriller readers would find this plot, but I, a dabbler in this genre, was entertained. Story Synopsis:Twenty years ago, three eleven-year-old girls (Naomi, Cassidy, and Olivia)) were instrumental in sending a serial killer to prison. The girls didn’t escape unscathed. One of them almost died, and still lives with terrible scars on her body. Another has mental health issues, while the third has control issues. Yet, they were ...

So sick of thrillers that have 4-8 plot twists in the last 50 pages and every single one is more ridiculous than the next. Give me one, well-developed plot twist please!

Naomi, Cass, and Liv were childhood best friends. They spent their days roaming the woods all while playing the Goddess game. One day while out playing Naomi is attacked. She was brutally stabbed 17 times but lived to talk about it. Their testimony helped put a serial killer in jail. Now adult Naomi is questioning if they put the right man away. Unlike most other reviewers who claimed they struggled with the first 30% due to the slow burn style and then became invested in this story thereafter b...

3.5 starsThis is Marshall's debut adult thriller, and while I liked it, I didn't love it. There are some surprises, but I did find it a bit predictable and the explanations for everything were a bit too OTT for me to completely buy into.Naomi and her two childhood best friends Cass and Liv, created "The Goddess Game" in the woods one summer when they were eleven. Naomi was attacked and stabbed 17 times, she survived and the girls all identified Allan Michael Stahl as the attacker. He was a suspe...

The games we play when we are children are priceless. Made up of imagination, dreams, and magic! Naomi Shaw and her two best friends, Cassidy and Olivia, were playing in the woods. They made up a game and spent hours playing and believing in their Goddess Game. They made a discovery in the woods and vowed to keep it as secret. It became a part of their game. It was all fun and games until Naomi was attacked viciously. She survived seventeen stab wounds. When interviewed by the police, Naomi iden...

“We tried to forget. We didn’t tell the story. Not the real one. Not ever.”As children, Naomi Shaw and her friends, Cassidy (Cass) and Olivia( Liv) believed in myth and magic. Being raised by a negligent father who was drunk most of the time, Naomi found comfort and companionship in her friends, whose lives were very different from hers. The eleven-year-olds invented games and imagined mythical adventures. One such game was the Goddess Game, where they pretended to be goddesses from Greek mythol...

Oh my! My bookworm friends, you’re guaranteed to sleep lights on at least for months after reading this ultra disturbing, extra wild ride! Kate Alicia Marshall returned back with different, jaw dropping adult thriller/ horror to whisper to your ears nightmarish fairy tales before you go to bed and suffer from night terrors! What the actual heck I just read! So twisty, surprising, dark, tense, mind blowing but also scaring the daylights out of you! Three little girls who are from different circ...

When they were 11-years old, best friends, Naomi, Olivia and Cassidy, spent an entire summer playing a game of their own invention, dubbed The Goddess Game, in the woods of their town. It was secret and magical, the rules made up as they went, appeasing a goddess known only to them. They loved it and truly got immersed in their play. Sadly, their summer came to a shocking close when Naomi was viciously attacked in their playground, the woods.Somehow, the little girl is able to survive her 17-sta...