The Girl Who Survived
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Summary
In this deviously volatile， deliciously creepy standalone suspense novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson， the sole survivor of a brutal family massacre must uncover the shocking truth about the fateful night that left her forever marked…
Has she already had her final chance to be the final girl？
All her life， she’s been the girl who survived。 Orphaned at age seven after a horrific killing spree at her family’s Oregon cabin， Kara McIntyre is still searching for some kind of normal。 But now， twenty years later， the past has come thundering back。 Her brother， Jonas， who was convicted of the murders has unexpectedly been released from prison。 The press is in a frenzy again。 And suddenly， Kara is receiving cryptic messages from her big sister， Marlie—who hasn’t been seen or heard from since that deadly Christmas Eve when she hid little Kara in a closet with a haunting， life-saving command: Don’t make a sound。
As people close to her start to die horrible deaths， Kara， who is slowly and surely unraveling， believes she is the killer’s ultimate target。
Kara survived once。 But will she survive again？ How many times can she be the girl who survived？
Has she already had her final chance to be the final girl？
All her life， she’s been the girl who survived。 Orphaned at age seven after a horrific killing spree at her family’s Oregon cabin， Kara McIntyre is still searching for some kind of normal。 But now， twenty years later， the past has come thundering back。 Her brother， Jonas， who was convicted of the murders has unexpectedly been released from prison。 The press is in a frenzy again。 And suddenly， Kara is receiving cryptic messages from her big sister， Marlie—who hasn’t been seen or heard from since that deadly Christmas Eve when she hid little Kara in a closet with a haunting， life-saving command: Don’t make a sound。
As people close to her start to die horrible deaths， Kara， who is slowly and surely unraveling， believes she is the killer’s ultimate target。
Kara survived once。 But will she survive again？ How many times can she be the girl who survived？
Reviews
Lori L （She Treads Softly）
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The Girl Who Survived by Lisa Jackson is a very highly recommended riveting thriller。At seven-years-old Kara McIntyre is a survivor of a Christmas Eve massacre that wiped out her family。 Her sister Marlie helped her hide， which led to Kara's survival， but then Marlie disappeared。 Since that horrific night Kara has been struggling with her memories， recurring nightmares， and anxiety。 Her brother Jonas was convicted of the murders but now， twenty years later， he is being released after a technical The Girl Who Survived by Lisa Jackson is a very highly recommended riveting thriller。At seven-years-old Kara McIntyre is a survivor of a Christmas Eve massacre that wiped out her family。 Her sister Marlie helped her hide， which led to Kara's survival， but then Marlie disappeared。 Since that horrific night Kara has been struggling with her memories， recurring nightmares， and anxiety。 Her brother Jonas was convicted of the murders but now， twenty years later， he is being released after a technicality and Detectives Thomas and Johnson are back on the case， reviewing all the evidence。 Kara is unsure what to think。 What she does know is that the release of Jonas brings with it a media frenzy as well as reopening all of her memories。 And now someone is texting her about Marlie， saying "She is alive。"The opening of this intriguing novel will immediately capture your attention as it follows seven-year-old Kara during that gruesome night of blood shed。 This will immediately elicit sympathy and you will care about what happens to Kara， especially when it becomes clear that the killer is not done and people involved in the case are starting to die again。 Could it be Jonas？ Or is the real killer still out there？ Can Kara survive again？Kara is a fully realized character and was portrayed in a realistic manner。 Enough information is provided about the other characters to give background and keep the plot moving and introduce suspects。The writing is excellent in this un-put-downable thriller。 The plot is complex and moves at a quick pace。 The narrative mainly follows Kara's point-of-view， with some chapters following Detectives Thomas and Johnson reopening the case， Wesley Tate， a reporter and son of the man who saved Kara， as well as a few other characters。 When murders start happening again， you won't know who to believe as the suspense and tension rises。 I was totally engrossed in from the beginning to the end。Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Kensington via NetGalley。http://www。shetreadssoftly。com/2022/0。。。 。。。more
Rachel Tibbitts
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*I won this book through GoodReads Giveaways for my honest review*I was super excited to read this book based on the reviews and back of the book description。 It was a good book but it kinda lost me half way through。。。it seemed like the author went into way too much detail to describe some things and scenes。。。I was surprised in some spots but for the most part it was easy to figure out "who done it"。。。Over-all it was a quick read and was decent *I won this book through GoodReads Giveaways for my honest review*I was super excited to read this book based on the reviews and back of the book description。 It was a good book but it kinda lost me half way through。。。it seemed like the author went into way too much detail to describe some things and scenes。。。I was surprised in some spots but for the most part it was easy to figure out "who done it"。。。Over-all it was a quick read and was decent 。。。more
Teresa
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When Kara was seven years old， most of her family was slaughtered on Christmas Eve， her older sister disappeared， and one of her brothers was convicted of the murders。 Kara spent her childhood being bounced between guardians more interested in her inheritance than providing a stable home， leaving her with trust issues。 Now， twenty years later， new information has come to light， leading to her brother being released from prison。 Kara， hounded by the press， starts to receive cryptic messages sugge When Kara was seven years old， most of her family was slaughtered on Christmas Eve， her older sister disappeared， and one of her brothers was convicted of the murders。 Kara spent her childhood being bounced between guardians more interested in her inheritance than providing a stable home， leaving her with trust issues。 Now， twenty years later， new information has come to light， leading to her brother being released from prison。 Kara， hounded by the press， starts to receive cryptic messages suggesting her sister is still alive and people connected to the case start dying; is she next？ Overall， I liked this book and it was relatively fast paced， but to me the characters did not have a lot of depth， and while the plot held surprises， some of them didn't seem very logical。Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jenny
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I liked this mystery/thriller， but didn't love it。 There were elements that I did really enjoy -- the gruesome murder in the beginning， told from the point of view of a 7-year-old， was very suspenseful and definitely got me hooked。 Later in the book， the two other murders were suspenseful as well， and I do like how I never really knew for sure who the killer was until the last 40-50 pages or so。However， I did find some of the dialogue and other sentences to be repetitive。 Instead of repeated exc I liked this mystery/thriller， but didn't love it。 There were elements that I did really enjoy -- the gruesome murder in the beginning， told from the point of view of a 7-year-old， was very suspenseful and definitely got me hooked。 Later in the book， the two other murders were suspenseful as well， and I do like how I never really knew for sure who the killer was until the last 40-50 pages or so。However， I did find some of the dialogue and other sentences to be repetitive。 Instead of repeated excerpts， I would have liked this more if we had an inside look to the killer's story line， as well as the story lines we are able to read。 Maybe not in too much detail so the reader would not know the ending ahead of time， but enough to keep me wondering。。。I think Lisa Jackson is a wonderful suspense writer， as I have read many others by her。 This one just wasn't my favorite。Thank you to Kensington for my advance reader's copy。 I do want to note here that I received an advance uncorrected edition， so the repeated phrases/dialogue might be edited out before this goes to print。 。。。more
Mary
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Lisa Jackson has done it again with this edge-of-your-seat thriller。 The Girl Who Survived is one of Jackson's best reads and covers the terrifying night that one seven-year-old girl relives throughout her entire lifetime。 Two decades later， Kara still struggles with nightmares and is determined to find answers to multiple questions about that dreadful Christmas Eve。 Lisa Jackson gives a new twist to each chapter of the novel keeping the reader captivated and wondering what will happen next。 The Lisa Jackson has done it again with this edge-of-your-seat thriller。 The Girl Who Survived is one of Jackson's best reads and covers the terrifying night that one seven-year-old girl relives throughout her entire lifetime。 Two decades later， Kara still struggles with nightmares and is determined to find answers to multiple questions about that dreadful Christmas Eve。 Lisa Jackson gives a new twist to each chapter of the novel keeping the reader captivated and wondering what will happen next。 The characters were well-developed。 I received this ARC through Kensington Books， and while there were several errors in the texts， there were not overwhelming。 Thank you for this preview！#GreatthrilleronGodreads！#ThankyouKensingtonBooksforthisARC！ 。。。more
Shelleen Toland
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20 years ago， most of a family was murdered。 18 year old Marlie woke up her 7 year old sister and told her to be quiet and to follow her。 Marlie locked her in the attic and told her not to come out until Marlie got her。 There is a bad person and something bad going on。 Kara waited and then picked the lock。 Went downstairs and found her parents and step siblings all dead except for Jonas and Marlie was missing， Jonas was injured and told her to get help and run。 Present day and Jonas is getting o 20 years ago， most of a family was murdered。 18 year old Marlie woke up her 7 year old sister and told her to be quiet and to follow her。 Marlie locked her in the attic and told her not to come out until Marlie got her。 There is a bad person and something bad going on。 Kara waited and then picked the lock。 Went downstairs and found her parents and step siblings all dead except for Jonas and Marlie was missing， Jonas was injured and told her to get help and run。 Present day and Jonas is getting out of prison for killing his family， which he denies and Kara doesn't really know what happened。 There was a neighbor who had saved Kara but had died while saving her。 His son is now a reporter and wants answers。The investigators want to really know what happened and are getting back into finding answers。We find out that Jonah's attorney and Kara's aunt have depleted the inheritance and Kara is supposed to be getting it all real soon。Then murders start happening again and left me with questions and having a hard time putting the book。 down and finding out who the murderer really is。Thanks to Kensington Books and NetGalley for the book to review。 。。。more
Kathleen Gray
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Kara has struggled since she was 7 years old。 Since her family was massacred at Christmas and her sister Marlie disappeared。 Her brother Jonas has always maintained his innocence and now， after a confession by one of his arresting officers， he's been freed from prison。 This would seem to be a good thing but it's not because bad things start to happen。 And then she get a phone call that seems to refer to her sister。 Who can she trust？ Can she trust anyone？ It's a claustrophobic at times tale that Kara has struggled since she was 7 years old。 Since her family was massacred at Christmas and her sister Marlie disappeared。 Her brother Jonas has always maintained his innocence and now， after a confession by one of his arresting officers， he's been freed from prison。 This would seem to be a good thing but it's not because bad things start to happen。 And then she get a phone call that seems to refer to her sister。 Who can she trust？ Can she trust anyone？ It's a claustrophobic at times tale that goes， let's face it。 over the top。 That said， it's also a page turner。 Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC。 Jackson's fans will be pleased， 。。。more
Christy Martin
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Kara had a horrific childhood。 She was the only survivor of a massacre that took her brothers， and her parents， and caused her sister to go missing。 A police officer died that night saving her and his son is also on a quest for the truth。 Kara's remaining brother was convicted of the murders but is being released after twenty years because of a legal glitch。 Kara's PTSD from that night is escalating; she needs to find her brother and find out what really happened that night。 Kara joins forces wi Kara had a horrific childhood。 She was the only survivor of a massacre that took her brothers， and her parents， and caused her sister to go missing。 A police officer died that night saving her and his son is also on a quest for the truth。 Kara's remaining brother was convicted of the murders but is being released after twenty years because of a legal glitch。 Kara's PTSD from that night is escalating; she needs to find her brother and find out what really happened that night。 Kara joins forces with the son of the officer who saved her。 She has no choice。 What they find out is a complicated astonishing story that will keep you reading this book all night。 Thanks to #NetGalley#TheGirlWhoSurvived for the opportunity to read and review this book。 。。。more
Alison
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If this was a ninety minute movie， I would watch it and I would be entertained。I liked having a cast of characters who participated in the points of view。 Each character brought their own conclusions and interrogations to the table， which made this story feel like one large puzzle。 Everyone is obsessed with this twenty year old case-whether they are trying to uncover more details or hide nefarious deeds， each perspective lends some clues to the mystery of what happened that night and who is kill If this was a ninety minute movie， I would watch it and I would be entertained。I liked having a cast of characters who participated in the points of view。 Each character brought their own conclusions and interrogations to the table， which made this story feel like one large puzzle。 Everyone is obsessed with this twenty year old case-whether they are trying to uncover more details or hide nefarious deeds， each perspective lends some clues to the mystery of what happened that night and who is killing people now？Unfortunately， I did not identify with any one character。 I know we are supposed to identify with Kara， but her actions and trauma kept me from being able to connect。 There were moments that I felt she made some poor decisions and listened to her lizard brain just a bit too much。 On the flip side of this observation， the plot was enough to carry me through the story and so I do not feel too disappointed in not honing in on any one character。Some of the writing was a bit awkward in my opinion。 This was my first time reading a book by Lisa Jackson， and I found that some of her extraneous details subtracted from the pacing of the sentences。 I anticipated that the writing would flow and build in order to create tension and a sense of urgency。 Because it was lacking in this pacing， the book did not feel like a thriller beyond the initial first third of the story in which the content matter alone does the trick。I found this story intriguing and tragic。 It would be an entertaining story to see as a shorter film adaptation。 I lived in Portland for about fifteen years and now reside in upper NW Washington， so I know that the ambience of the location for a story like this-in film form-would be intriguing。 I have seen reviews on this book and they seem pretty divided， so I think I might go along with the opinions of readers who have read Jackson's works more broadly than I have。 Some liked this book and some were a tad underwhelmed， I would recommend reading the story yourself and coming to your own conclusions。 All in all， I look forward to reading a book by Lisa Jackson in the future。3-3。5 stars！I read and reviewed an advanced eARC copy of this book thanks to Kensington Books via NetGalley。 All opinions are my own。#TheGirlWhoSurvived #NetGalley 。。。more
Rhonda
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Kara survived the killing that took most of her family。 Her sister is missing， and her brother Jonas is in jail for the murders of her parents and other 2 brothers。 Kara was seven when this happened and was sent to live with her mother's sister。 Jonas gets out of jail on a charge of miss use of evidence and people start dying。 Is he the cold blooded killer after all？ is is someone else？ This is a good mystery with twists and turns， it involves ex boyfriends， ex spouses， family and trusted （ you Kara survived the killing that took most of her family。 Her sister is missing， and her brother Jonas is in jail for the murders of her parents and other 2 brothers。 Kara was seven when this happened and was sent to live with her mother's sister。 Jonas gets out of jail on a charge of miss use of evidence and people start dying。 Is he the cold blooded killer after all？ is is someone else？ This is a good mystery with twists and turns， it involves ex boyfriends， ex spouses， family and trusted （ you thought） friends。 Thank you to Net Galley for the advanced copy 。。。more
bookscheapestvacation
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Unfortunately I could not get into this book。 The author takes her time describing the many characters and I prefer books with less characters。 The main character survived her family being chopped up with a sword and years later， her brother gets out of jail。 She thinks her brother is innocent。 Because of the flash backs to the horrible day， I lost interest in this sad book。
Ashley Chism
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This was a really suspenseful book！ My heart was beating so fast while I was reading！ The characters were great and I loved how the story evolved。 I will definitely be reading more from this author！ Thank you NetGalley for sending me an advance copy of this book！ I loved it！
Sue Plant
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would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this amazing bookkara is the girl who survived an horrific attack on her family， by running awaytraumatic times for her， but its the release of her brother jonas for the crimes of murdering their family that has all her demons coming back again。。。。new evidence has come to light and jonas is released after 20 years behind bars。。。but as the bodies start mounting up can kara remember that fateful night 20 years ago when she was onl would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this amazing bookkara is the girl who survived an horrific attack on her family， by running awaytraumatic times for her， but its the release of her brother jonas for the crimes of murdering their family that has all her demons coming back again。。。。new evidence has come to light and jonas is released after 20 years behind bars。。。but as the bodies start mounting up can kara remember that fateful night 20 years ago when she was only 7。。。。what a cliffhanger of a book。。。was he wasnt he and then karas memory will it wont it。。。 you neve knew what was going to happen next。。。brilliantly written so much so that i didnt want to put the book down 。。。more
Cheryl
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Thrill ride for sure！ Grabs you right at the start with the massacre。 The ending had everything coming to a head and provided suspense and surprise。 I love when I am not sure who the antagonist is and I kept switching back and forth。 Kara has so much on shoulders and even more so at then end， but there is hope。 I did get confused trying to keep track of all the siblings and family dynamic， even with them being dead！ I even read the last chapter a couple times， trying to wrap around the family dy Thrill ride for sure！ Grabs you right at the start with the massacre。 The ending had everything coming to a head and provided suspense and surprise。 I love when I am not sure who the antagonist is and I kept switching back and forth。 Kara has so much on shoulders and even more so at then end， but there is hope。 I did get confused trying to keep track of all the siblings and family dynamic， even with them being dead！ I even read the last chapter a couple times， trying to wrap around the family dynamics， phew。 Thank you Kensington and NetGalley for the arc。 I freely volunteer my thoughts and opinions。 。。。more
Cathy Geha
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The Girl Who Survived by Lisa JacksonOne night changed much for Kara and her family。 Most of her family were slaughtered and though she survived， what she saw changed her forever。 Two decades later she is haunted by the past， unable to move forward， and a bit of a basket case。 Her brother’s release from prison seems to act as a catalyst for more murders， introspection， and looking for truth…but…will the truth be revealed so many years after the massacre？ What I liked: * The twisted tale* The cun The Girl Who Survived by Lisa JacksonOne night changed much for Kara and her family。 Most of her family were slaughtered and though she survived， what she saw changed her forever。 Two decades later she is haunted by the past， unable to move forward， and a bit of a basket case。 Her brother’s release from prison seems to act as a catalyst for more murders， introspection， and looking for truth…but…will the truth be revealed so many years after the massacre？ What I liked: * The twisted tale* The cunningly plotted and written story* Not knowing for sure what the truth was till nearly the end of the story。* Detectives Thomas and Johnson and the way they pursued the case（s）* Tate the father who saved Kara and Tate the son who was there for her twenty years later* Thinking about what might really have happened…* The many threads of the story so well woven together to complete the tale* Kara – though a bit broken and not easy to love…I did admire her tenacity* The inkling of potential romance between Kara and Tate* That justice， of sorts， was meted outWhat I didn’t like:* Knowing that people like the ones in this book do exist and that they can ruin so many livesDid I enjoy this book？ YesWould I read more by this author？ YesThank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for the ARC – This is my honest review。 4-5 Stars 。。。more
Sam Duncan
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The Girl Who Survived started off with a bang！ I don't know if I've read a more heart pumping suspenseful start to a book， I was hooked！ Unfortunately， it went downhill for me after that。 There were so many characters it was hard to keep track of who was who， and the storyline just seemed to drag on。 I found the end to be a little too far fetched。。。I just didn't love the whole book as much as I did the start。 The book had just enough to keep me reading， but barely。Thanks to Kensington Books and The Girl Who Survived started off with a bang！ I don't know if I've read a more heart pumping suspenseful start to a book， I was hooked！ Unfortunately， it went downhill for me after that。 There were so many characters it was hard to keep track of who was who， and the storyline just seemed to drag on。 I found the end to be a little too far fetched。。。I just didn't love the whole book as much as I did the start。 The book had just enough to keep me reading， but barely。Thanks to Kensington Books and NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Sarah
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Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of The Girl Who Survived by Lisa Jackson that I read and reviewed。The Girl Who Survived moved a bit slow for me and was told by way too many different perspectives so it was a bit crazy a times when I was trying to figure out what was going on。 I think Jackson was trying to hard to keep the reader guessing who commuted the crime by throwing all kinds of ideas out there for the reader。 Overall this book had a really good ending but it took too long to get there tha Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of The Girl Who Survived by Lisa Jackson that I read and reviewed。The Girl Who Survived moved a bit slow for me and was told by way too many different perspectives so it was a bit crazy a times when I was trying to figure out what was going on。 I think Jackson was trying to hard to keep the reader guessing who commuted the crime by throwing all kinds of ideas out there for the reader。 Overall this book had a really good ending but it took too long to get there that is why I am giving The Girl Who Survived three out of five stars。 。。。more
Jamie Galayda
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Thank you to Netgalley and Kensington Books for this ARC of The Girl Who Survived by Lisa Jackson。Oh man I really love this author so it comes as such a surprise that I just didn't care for this one。 Her writing style is brilliant as always but the story was just lacking。 I found myself wanting it to end already so I can know what happens in the end at least。 I hate giving anything but amazing reviews from authors I like so I'm just going to leave it at that。 Thank you to Netgalley and Kensington Books for this ARC of The Girl Who Survived by Lisa Jackson。Oh man I really love this author so it comes as such a surprise that I just didn't care for this one。 Her writing style is brilliant as always but the story was just lacking。 I found myself wanting it to end already so I can know what happens in the end at least。 I hate giving anything but amazing reviews from authors I like so I'm just going to leave it at that。 。。。more
Diane Saul
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Kara has been reliving the trauma of seeing her family's bloody bodies。 Her sister went missing the same night。 Her brother was convicted of the murders but is now free on a technicality。 The suspense in this book starts from the beginning。 It is a twisted tale of murder and revenge with an ending I wasn’t suspecting。 Definitely edge of your seat。 Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy。 Kara has been reliving the trauma of seeing her family's bloody bodies。 Her sister went missing the same night。 Her brother was convicted of the murders but is now free on a technicality。 The suspense in this book starts from the beginning。 It is a twisted tale of murder and revenge with an ending I wasn’t suspecting。 Definitely edge of your seat。 Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy。 。。。more
Brenda
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Thanks to Kensington Books and Goodreads book giveaway for sending me this advance readers edition。 My second favorite genre is mystery/thriller， this book fit the bill。 The story begins with a murder of nearly all the McIntyre family。 Kara， the youngest of the blended family， survives。 Jump ahead twenty years to the anniversary of the murders when the jailed killer is freed on a technicality。 Questions and chaos ensue。 The "who done it" was a surprise， something I really enjoy in this genre boo Thanks to Kensington Books and Goodreads book giveaway for sending me this advance readers edition。 My second favorite genre is mystery/thriller， this book fit the bill。 The story begins with a murder of nearly all the McIntyre family。 Kara， the youngest of the blended family， survives。 Jump ahead twenty years to the anniversary of the murders when the jailed killer is freed on a technicality。 Questions and chaos ensue。 The "who done it" was a surprise， something I really enjoy in this genre book。 。。。more
Marilyn
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5⭐️ Omg Lisa Jackson is such a great writer。 This book was so good。 It took me awhile to finish it cause of mom life。 But omg if you haven't read it yet you need to。 5⭐️ Omg Lisa Jackson is such a great writer。 This book was so good。 It took me awhile to finish it cause of mom life。 But omg if you haven't read it yet you need to。 。。。more
Jennifer W。
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I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway。 A real page turner and well developed characters from start to finish。 I can’t imagine worse things happening to you than what Kara experienced in the story。 Must read for Lisa Jackson fans。
Melanie
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I'm a bit of a fan girl when it comes to Lisa Jackson books and was super happy when NetGalley gave me an ARC of The Last Girl Who Survived。 I will add that regardless of whether a book is gifted to me or purchased， this does not effect my opinion in any way！The Last Girl Who Survived had a really intriguing premise。 Kara is the lone survivor of her families massacre at the age of 7 years old。 Having seen or the grisly details and almost died herself she has lived as a shell of the person she co I'm a bit of a fan girl when it comes to Lisa Jackson books and was super happy when NetGalley gave me an ARC of The Last Girl Who Survived。 I will add that regardless of whether a book is gifted to me or purchased， this does not effect my opinion in any way！The Last Girl Who Survived had a really intriguing premise。 Kara is the lone survivor of her families massacre at the age of 7 years old。 Having seen or the grisly details and almost died herself she has lived as a shell of the person she could have become。 Riddled with anxiety and complete with a slight drinking problem to help her nerves。 Her brother Jonas in prison for the murders of her family and her sister Marlie still missing from that day of the massacre has meant life has been hard for Kara。 The story really picks up when we see Jonas left out of prison 20 years after the event on a technicality。 I won't go into what happens after that but lets just say there isn't a dull moment in this book！The story has a very good paced I don't think many would get bored and in honesty I didn't really see a lull in the action either。 My issues with this book are that till around 85% in I actually wondered if this would be a 2 part book。 So much detail and set up had gone into this mystery as nothing was as it seemed - which I was really enjoying。 But as the climax was hitting and we were finally getting answers I felt it became very rushed。 Almost like the author decided she was near her word count and had to cram it all in those last 15%。 This spoilt the story for me a little。 Even with the summary with the police at the end some things I felt were still in the air。 I don't give spoilers in my reviews there was many things that could have been elaborated on rather than where the author concentrated on less important facts。I still stand by being a Lisa Jackson fan and would recommend this book， but for me it was an enjoyable read but not one of her best。 It could have been so much better if that ending had been maybe pulled out a little more。 I feel I'm probably not the only reader who will have felt that。A solid 3。5 stars， thanks to NetGalley for the ARC！！ 。。。more
Melinda Keen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It kept me interested during the entire book！ I felt for that young child who was scared and lost her family！ I kept trying to guess who the killer was and it kept changing！ Lol I was wrong！ I wish the sister could have made it！！ I definitely recommend this book and will be checking out some other books by Lisa Jackson！！
Nicola Stevenson
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This was a suspenseful read。 I enjoyed the reveals throughout the book， and was eagerly turning the pages to see what was going to happen。 That is， until the final showdown。 I thought the way things ended was a let down for the rest of the book， and I found it to be unnecessary。 For me， this spoilt what was a really enjoyable read。Thanks to Kensington Books & NetGalley for the DRC in exchange for an honest review。
Barbara Schultz
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Name of Book: The Girl Who SurvivedAuthor: Lisa Jackson Publisher: Kensington Books Genre: Mystery ThrillerPub Date: June 28， 2022My Rating: 3 Stars！Story is based in Oregon and told by alternated between past ~ Mount Hood and present ~ Whimstick。Since she was a young girl Kara McIntyre has been known as the girl who survived。 Story begins on Christmas Eve twenty years ago。 Seven years old Kara McIntyre is awaken by a noise， her big sister， Marlie grabs and hides her in a closet; after Marlie wa Name of Book: The Girl Who SurvivedAuthor: Lisa Jackson Publisher: Kensington Books Genre: Mystery ThrillerPub Date: June 28， 2022My Rating: 3 Stars！Story is based in Oregon and told by alternated between past ~ Mount Hood and present ~ Whimstick。Since she was a young girl Kara McIntyre has been known as the girl who survived。 Story begins on Christmas Eve twenty years ago。 Seven years old Kara McIntyre is awaken by a noise， her big sister， Marlie grabs and hides her in a closet; after Marlie was sure Kara was safe， she escaped。 When all was quiet， Kara creeped out of the closet and saw the horror; her mother， father and older half- brothers Sam and Donner were all dead， only her brother Jonas was alive。 Now， twenty years later， her brother， Jonas， who was convicted of the murders， has been released from prison。 As people close to her start to die horrible deaths， Kara， who is slowly and surely unraveling， believes she is the killer’s ultimate target。I am a big psychological thriller fan as well as a big mystery fan so love to try to figure whodunit。 I was curious ~ I liked most characters I have several favorite authors that I love with the first name of Lisa。 This is my seventh Lisa Jackson novel。 I am sort of a fan ~ some stories I liked and there were some not so much！ This looked interesting but ended up okay ~ I am sure there many other readers who will totally enjoy this story！Want to thank NetGalley and Kensington Books for this eGalley。 This file has been made available to me before publication in an early form for an honest professional review。 Publishing Release Date scheduled for June 28， 2022。 。。。more
Ashley D'Andrea
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I can’t express how disappointing this read was… to start， I refuse to put a book down until it isn’t fun for me to read。 With this， I needed to skip over 100 pages in order to remotely enjoy it only to figure out how it ends — and even that was disappointing。 The amount of typos in this book far exceeded the positive elements of it; multiple characters’ names being misspelled is just unacceptable in my eyes。 I tried to have hope that the writing would get better and the plot would progress， but I can’t express how disappointing this read was… to start， I refuse to put a book down until it isn’t fun for me to read。 With this， I needed to skip over 100 pages in order to remotely enjoy it only to figure out how it ends — and even that was disappointing。 The amount of typos in this book far exceeded the positive elements of it; multiple characters’ names being misspelled is just unacceptable in my eyes。 I tried to have hope that the writing would get better and the plot would progress， but this was a poorly written soap opera of a novel that had a really promising summary and nothing else。 Perhaps due to the fact that this was an advanced reader’s copy， it hasn’t been proofread， and if that’s the case， then maybe this is a little harsh。 But in my eyes， there’s a lot of work to be done before this gets officially published。 。。。more
Cheyenne Mcdonald
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Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review this book！This book had me on edge the whole time。 I’m usually good at guessing who did what but I honestly had no clue who was responsible until the last few chapters。 This book really appealed to my murder book fandom。 I don’t want to give anything away but I’m happy about the ending other than one part。 I feel like enough death was dealt and that this specific person could’ve been spared。 I really don’t have any bad thin Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review this book！This book had me on edge the whole time。 I’m usually good at guessing who did what but I honestly had no clue who was responsible until the last few chapters。 This book really appealed to my murder book fandom。 I don’t want to give anything away but I’m happy about the ending other than one part。 I feel like enough death was dealt and that this specific person could’ve been spared。 I really don’t have any bad things to say other than I spotted quiet a few grammar errors。 I really recommend this book！ 。。。more
Julia Richardson
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Kara survived a horrific and particularly gory event 20 years ago that changed her life。 Now， she is facing her memories and the survivors from that night。 She is determined to find answers to what really happened。 This was a good thriller。
Alexis
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I managed to make it a little over halfway and then skimmed the rest。 It’s a shame because I think the story core was a good one， but the entire book read like a first draft。 Typos， grammar issues， telling instead of showing， sometimes telling and showing， repetitive sentences， unnecessary scenes， and clunky dialogue。 Basically， it was a bunch of issues that should have easily been caught and corrected by someone。 This felt like the essay you’re writing for a college class the night before。 I’ve I managed to make it a little over halfway and then skimmed the rest。 It’s a shame because I think the story core was a good one， but the entire book read like a first draft。 Typos， grammar issues， telling instead of showing， sometimes telling and showing， repetitive sentences， unnecessary scenes， and clunky dialogue。 Basically， it was a bunch of issues that should have easily been caught and corrected by someone。 This felt like the essay you’re writing for a college class the night before。 I’ve included below just a few of the many issues I caught for your reading displeasure;“Marlie licked her nips nervously。” （Some points for this one since I’m apparently a 10 year old boy and found it hilarious）“… stepping through a snow covered yard slowly， lifting each paw slowly…。”“Forested mountains rose on the passenger side of her jeep， while the oncoming lane， narrower than in summer because of the snow that had been plowed and left to freeze on the shoulder。” （I reread this 20 some odd times to try and figure out wtf she was trying to say。 I think maybe if she had replaced the second comma with was？ Even then it’s clunky but at least it makes some sense。）These are just a few of the errors。 I appreciate the free copy of this。 I would have been more angry if I’d spent money on a book the author and publisher clearly didn’t care about。 It’s an insult to your readers to put out these rubbish errors。 Do better。 And， dear fellow readers， please don’t spend money on this book。P。S。 If any hardcore fans come at me because I missed some grammar issue in my review， I would like to kindly remind you I am not trying to monetize this review。 There is a difference。 。。。more
Reference
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