Count to Three
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Summary
For a private investigator on the trail of a missing girl， every second counts in a gripping thriller by New York Times bestselling author T。R。 Ragan。
On her first day of kindergarten， five-year-old Tinsley disappeared without a trace…
Five agonizing years later， her divorced mother， Dani Callahan， is a private investigator。 She and Quinn Sullivan， a promising young assistant determined to prove herself， are devoted to helping others find missing loved ones。 And for Dani， finding Tinsley is still a never-ending obsession。
Their newest case is Ali Cross， a teenager who vanished off a Sacramento street while walking home。 A troubled boy’s eyewitness testimony to Ali’s abduction provides their only clues。 And as their search for Ali gets underway， new information about Tinsley’s disappearance begins to surface too。
As their investigations lead down two twisting paths， disturbing secrets are revealed and new victims find themselves in mortal danger。 Time is running out， and the hunt is only getting grimmer。
On her first day of kindergarten， five-year-old Tinsley disappeared without a trace…
Five agonizing years later， her divorced mother， Dani Callahan， is a private investigator。 She and Quinn Sullivan， a promising young assistant determined to prove herself， are devoted to helping others find missing loved ones。 And for Dani， finding Tinsley is still a never-ending obsession。
Their newest case is Ali Cross， a teenager who vanished off a Sacramento street while walking home。 A troubled boy’s eyewitness testimony to Ali’s abduction provides their only clues。 And as their search for Ali gets underway， new information about Tinsley’s disappearance begins to surface too。
As their investigations lead down two twisting paths， disturbing secrets are revealed and new victims find themselves in mortal danger。 Time is running out， and the hunt is only getting grimmer。
Reviews
Melinda
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Thank you NetGalley / Thomas & Mercer for this eARC in exchange for my honest review。Count to Three is an awesome and well detailed thriller。 Dani becomes a PI after the kidnapping of her 5 year old daughter and works on missing person cases。 With the help of her young assistant and a troubled 12 year old boy， this trio solves the case of a missing 17 year old girl， Ali， who's being held captive by a disturbed and abusive psychopath。 This book kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time I was Thank you NetGalley / Thomas & Mercer for this eARC in exchange for my honest review。Count to Three is an awesome and well detailed thriller。 Dani becomes a PI after the kidnapping of her 5 year old daughter and works on missing person cases。 With the help of her young assistant and a troubled 12 year old boy， this trio solves the case of a missing 17 year old girl， Ali， who's being held captive by a disturbed and abusive psychopath。 This book kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time I was reading it。 I sat down for hours and completed it from start to finish in one sitting。 I love how Ragan laid out the plot， gave each character realistic pasts and personalities， and how satisfying the ending was。 You definitely want to pick this one up。TW: abuse， kidnapping， murder。 。。。more
Jill Burgin
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Count to Three throws you right into the action。 Dani， a private investigator， is the mother of a missing daughter who was taken from school five years ago and Quinn is her trusty sidekick in this harrowing story of another girl gone missing。 Part fsmily drama， part suspense， part mystery this book glances off all the modern genres and is an easy read。 Rooting for all the women and a teenage boy。
Nicole
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To say I loved this book is a huge understatement！！ I devoured it， hanging on every word， loving every character even the bad ones。 So we’ll written and just amazing all around。 Will definitely be looking for more books by T。R。 Ragan！
Jen
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Dani Callahan became a private investigator after own five-year-old daughter disappeared。 She continues to search for her daughter， but she also works to help others find their loved ones。I like Dani， Quinn， and Ethan， and Count to Three appears to be the first in a new series by Ragan。 I haven't read her other series。 I plan on reading the next one， but hope there are no characters like Carlin Reed--a serious nutcase if there ever was one。 It was not the plot， but the main characters and the gr Dani Callahan became a private investigator after own five-year-old daughter disappeared。 She continues to search for her daughter， but she also works to help others find their loved ones。I like Dani， Quinn， and Ethan， and Count to Three appears to be the first in a new series by Ragan。 I haven't read her other series。 I plan on reading the next one， but hope there are no characters like Carlin Reed--a serious nutcase if there ever was one。 It was not the plot， but the main characters and the growing relationships between them that kept me involved。As for the plot， the kidnapped young woman trope is so over done， but twelve-year-old Ethan's determination to do something about what he saw the day of the kidnapping really appealed to me。 Read in June。 NetGalley/Thomas & MercerP。I。/Mystery。 Dec。 14， 2021。 。。。more
Jessica Woods
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Count to Three is an action packed suspense novel with an all star cast of characters。 Dani Callahan became a private investigator when her daughter disappeared on the first day of school。 A local teenaged girl is missing and the police believe she is a runaways。 A young boy who is known for causing trouble insists he watched the girl being abducted and wants to hire Dani to find her。 Dani and her assistant， Quinn are in a race with the clock to find the truth and recover the missing girl。 While Count to Three is an action packed suspense novel with an all star cast of characters。 Dani Callahan became a private investigator when her daughter disappeared on the first day of school。 A local teenaged girl is missing and the police believe she is a runaways。 A young boy who is known for causing trouble insists he watched the girl being abducted and wants to hire Dani to find her。 Dani and her assistant， Quinn are in a race with the clock to find the truth and recover the missing girl。 While ew information in Dani's daughters case comes to light， leaving Dani working two case instead of one。 Full of twists and turns， the pages fly by for a suspense full roller coaster ride that always makes T。R。 Ragan a must read。 My voluntary， unbiased review is based upon a review copy from Netgalley。 。。。more
Nancy
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Count to Three is a good mystery/suspense。 The multiple mysteries worked well together and kept up the tension。 There were some good twists and turns to keep the reader guessing。There were a few times when the PI and her assistant seemed to miss the obvious。 I also had trouble confusing the PI with her assistant。 They were very similar characters and didn't have their own voice。Still， I enjoyed the story， the suspense， and the resolution。 I will read more by this author。 I received a copy of thi Count to Three is a good mystery/suspense。 The multiple mysteries worked well together and kept up the tension。 There were some good twists and turns to keep the reader guessing。There were a few times when the PI and her assistant seemed to miss the obvious。 I also had trouble confusing the PI with her assistant。 They were very similar characters and didn't have their own voice。Still， I enjoyed the story， the suspense， and the resolution。 I will read more by this author。 I received a copy of this book from NetGalley。 The opinions expressed are my own。 。。。more
Lali
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The premise is very good。Here you have a mother who had her child kidnaped and somehow turned into a PI。 My constructive crit is that it needed more details of their life BEFORE the kidnap and more of how it all came to happen。 What we had was a very washed off started to then have her already years later on a new life still trying to find her daughter。It gets hard to connect with the protagonist when you don't know her that well or her past to understand what changed to the present， so I really The premise is very good。Here you have a mother who had her child kidnaped and somehow turned into a PI。 My constructive crit is that it needed more details of their life BEFORE the kidnap and more of how it all came to happen。 What we had was a very washed off started to then have her already years later on a new life still trying to find her daughter。It gets hard to connect with the protagonist when you don't know her that well or her past to understand what changed to the present， so I really wished it had a better start。 The second storyline is also good， you get a person who is kidnapping teenagers and you get to read that person's side or kind of， which I also expected more。 You get the backstory but not much just to explain why the person's is that way but again you can't hate or sympatize with something you barely know because you didn't read。The author writing style is good， it is fluid and you can see the ideas but it needs better forming and more easy paced moments so you can read and understand better all these characters we are introduced to。 The plost twist at the end could have been better written because you barely see this character to have any kind of idea it will lead this way the end， for it to be a thriller you need to make it more suspensful（？）， more worth grabbing your lunch and read at the same time。 I see potential but it left me wanting more。 。。。more
Courtney
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Wow。 I absolutely loved this book。 It was dark and disturbing and kept my attention from beginning to end。 The writer switched between characters and sub plots seamlessly and without confusion。 There were no loose threads at the end and everything made sense and came together nicely。 Highly recommend！Thank you to #netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review of #CountToThree
Owl。_。
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I love T。R。 Ragan。 I was super excited to see this new book and have the opportunity to read it as an eARC。 Loved everything about it 。。。。 until the end。 Not sure if the author is planning on it being a new series or not。 It could definitley continue on 。。。。 if that's the case， then I wish we were left with a cliff hanger。 The ending was very rushed。I still really enjoyed it and would recommend it。Thank you #netgalley and #thomas&mercer for the eARC。 I love T。R。 Ragan。 I was super excited to see this new book and have the opportunity to read it as an eARC。 Loved everything about it 。。。。 until the end。 Not sure if the author is planning on it being a new series or not。 It could definitley continue on 。。。。 if that's the case， then I wish we were left with a cliff hanger。 The ending was very rushed。I still really enjoyed it and would recommend it。Thank you #netgalley and #thomas&mercer for the eARC。 。。。more
Nicole Arnett Sanders
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T。R。 Ragan does it again！ Once I started this book I found it hard to put down。 It had me aching to know more of what happened to Tinsley and savoring each chapter until the end。 Ragan manages to weave several missing persons cases into one narrative that blends in with the next。 The development of one case that opens up the gateway for another person to be found。I wasn’t so sure about the character development of the antagonist， Carlin， at first。 But as the story went on she peels away the laye T。R。 Ragan does it again！ Once I started this book I found it hard to put down。 It had me aching to know more of what happened to Tinsley and savoring each chapter until the end。 Ragan manages to weave several missing persons cases into one narrative that blends in with the next。 The development of one case that opens up the gateway for another person to be found。I wasn’t so sure about the character development of the antagonist， Carlin， at first。 But as the story went on she peels away the layers of an abused child turned sociopath。 His relationship with Mother giving off major Alfred Hitchcock vibes。This is a must read for any fan of T。R。 Ragan。 。。。more
Anne
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I thoroughly enjoyed this mystery of a little girl who goes missing on her first day of kindergarten。 Five years later， mother Dani is a private investigator who is still convinced her daughter is alive。 When another girl goes missing and a troubled 12-year-old boy comes forward claiming he saw her taken， Dani and assistant Quinn re-double their efforts thinking maybe the two cases are related。 Fast-paced and gripping， the novel changes perspectives as we see the second girl， Ali and her captor I thoroughly enjoyed this mystery of a little girl who goes missing on her first day of kindergarten。 Five years later， mother Dani is a private investigator who is still convinced her daughter is alive。 When another girl goes missing and a troubled 12-year-old boy comes forward claiming he saw her taken， Dani and assistant Quinn re-double their efforts thinking maybe the two cases are related。 Fast-paced and gripping， the novel changes perspectives as we see the second girl， Ali and her captor who is truly creepy。 If you're up for a good thriller， this is the book for you！ 。。。more
Jamie
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I picked this book from NetGalley as a read now and I’m so glad I did！！ This book did not stop with the twists and had me turning the pages quickly。Dani’s daughter was kidnapped five years ago but she hasn’t given up hope that she’ll find her。 She’s become a private investigator herself， now working with Quinn who is looking for her own mother and now they both receive a case for a new missing girl Ali， who people say is a runaway but really isn’t。 The multiple cases really move this story along I picked this book from NetGalley as a read now and I’m so glad I did！！ This book did not stop with the twists and had me turning the pages quickly。Dani’s daughter was kidnapped five years ago but she hasn’t given up hope that she’ll find her。 She’s become a private investigator herself， now working with Quinn who is looking for her own mother and now they both receive a case for a new missing girl Ali， who people say is a runaway but really isn’t。 The multiple cases really move this story along and keep it intense。 Definitely a must read！！Thanks to NetGalley for my gifted copy。 。。。more
Dsbook
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Dani lives through a parents worst nightmare， her 5 year old daughter goes missing on the first day of kindergarten。 Dani soon become a P。I。 who helps find missing children。 This book is very intense and hard to put down。
Beth
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This was my first T。R。 Ragan book and I really enjoyed it。 Even though there are many really disturbing aspects to this story， the writing is excellent and it was a very fast read and a page-turner。 Dani Callahan’s daughter Tinsley was kidnapped on her first day of kindergarten。 It’s five years later and she still hasn’t been found。 Dani has dedicated her life to finding Tinsley。 She became a private investigator and now is trying to solve another kidnapping case while also working on other case This was my first T。R。 Ragan book and I really enjoyed it。 Even though there are many really disturbing aspects to this story， the writing is excellent and it was a very fast read and a page-turner。 Dani Callahan’s daughter Tinsley was kidnapped on her first day of kindergarten。 It’s five years later and she still hasn’t been found。 Dani has dedicated her life to finding Tinsley。 She became a private investigator and now is trying to solve another kidnapping case while also working on other cases。 There were a bunch of times that the story became really hard to read because it was so violent and upsetting， but overall I definitely recommend reading this book。 Thanks to #netgalley and #thomas&mercer for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Littlenanny
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On the first day of kindergarten Dani Callahans daughter Tinsley is abducted five years later Dani is a private investigator and divorced。She helps to find other missing children and never stops looking for Tinsley。Dani works with another young woman Quinn Sullivan who is also looking for a missing person her mother who disappeared when she was a small girl。Ali Glass is a missing teenager her family say she wouldn't run away the police think differently。There is a witness to Ali's abduction but On the first day of kindergarten Dani Callahans daughter Tinsley is abducted five years later Dani is a private investigator and divorced。She helps to find other missing children and never stops looking for Tinsley。Dani works with another young woman Quinn Sullivan who is also looking for a missing person her mother who disappeared when she was a small girl。Ali Glass is a missing teenager her family say she wouldn't run away the police think differently。There is a witness to Ali's abduction but the police are not happy with his version of events。Can Ali be found in time？I really cant recommend this book enough it was brilliant well written and fast paced。I'd love to read more about Dani and Quinn in future books maybe？？？？Thank you to Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC 。。。more
Jenn Brouwer
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There are not enough exclamation marks in the world to emphasize my love of this book。 I love this author and this book did not disappoint。 The characters are so well written they feel like family。 The story took off like lightning and didn’t slow down for a moment。 Twisty and turny and heart wrenching at times。 I love the unique character traits and the dynamics at play in this book。 As a mother myself this book plays on my deepest darkest fears。 I couldn’t put this one down and it was read in There are not enough exclamation marks in the world to emphasize my love of this book。 I love this author and this book did not disappoint。 The characters are so well written they feel like family。 The story took off like lightning and didn’t slow down for a moment。 Twisty and turny and heart wrenching at times。 I love the unique character traits and the dynamics at play in this book。 As a mother myself this book plays on my deepest darkest fears。 I couldn’t put this one down and it was read in one sitting。 I would give this one bonus stars if I could。 。。。more
Susan
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Dani becomes a PI after her daughter is abducted。 Never willing to let it go she still searches for clues while helping others find their missing children。 Yes another unputdownable book by TR Ragan！ This totally riveting story had be glued to my ereader。 Highly recommendEd for mystery lovers！*ARC provided by NetGalley for an honest review。
Dave
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Thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review。There were numerous times in this book where I was so disturbed by the subject matter that I wanted to stop reading。 But it is so well-written and kept my curiosity to the point where I couldn’t stop reading。 There were numerous unrelated plots in this story， with the Ali Cross and Tinsley Callahan plots making up the majority of the book。 Ms。Ragan did a masterful job weaving in all of the other sub-plots。Very interesting s Thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review。There were numerous times in this book where I was so disturbed by the subject matter that I wanted to stop reading。 But it is so well-written and kept my curiosity to the point where I couldn’t stop reading。 There were numerous unrelated plots in this story， with the Ali Cross and Tinsley Callahan plots making up the majority of the book。 Ms。Ragan did a masterful job weaving in all of the other sub-plots。Very interesting story。 。。。more
Cindy
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This stand alone thriller was a page turner with an eclectic cast of characters。 I literally read this in just hours as the story gripped me from page one and I just couldn't put it down。 This stand alone thriller was a page turner with an eclectic cast of characters。 I literally read this in just hours as the story gripped me from page one and I just couldn't put it down。 。。。more
Illustrious Illusions
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This one was up and down for me。。parts felt drawn out and a little dull but overall， i really enjoyed the story and hope to see more of the characters in future books。 They are great characters with lots of depth and they tug at your heart strings。
Lee
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Another very enjoyable book by T。R Regan。 The story focuses on a missing five year old girl Tinsley。 Her mum Dani is a private investigator and refuses to stop searching for her hoping that she is still alive。 Dani runs a Private Investigator business looking for other missing people while she continues the journey of finding her daughter。This is a rollercoaster ride that keeps you turning the pages， full of suspense。 Great characters that help Dani along her way in her search for her daughter。 Another very enjoyable book by T。R Regan。 The story focuses on a missing five year old girl Tinsley。 Her mum Dani is a private investigator and refuses to stop searching for her hoping that she is still alive。 Dani runs a Private Investigator business looking for other missing people while she continues the journey of finding her daughter。This is a rollercoaster ride that keeps you turning the pages， full of suspense。 Great characters that help Dani along her way in her search for her daughter。 There can not be a worse situation in life than losing your child and all the emotions that this would produce are well portrayed in the book。I am not going to say anymore as you will need to read this to see how the story evolves and ends。 Thank you to Netgalley ， the author and publisher for providing me with a copy of this book。 Five stars。 。。。more
Kristen Longo
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Thank you NetGalley for this advanced copy！ Such a great thriller！ Scary at times and some very disturbing events happen so it’s not for everyone。 This one kept me hooked from beginning to end！ Great read！Reminds me of a Jennifer Hillier book。
Val
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Thanks to Thomas & Mercer， and also to NetGalley， for the ARC。3。5 Stars rounded up。This book tells the story of Dani Callahan， whose only child was abducted on her first day of kindergarten。 Five years later， Dani is divorced and is a private detective helping other parents find their missing children 。。。 yet never giving up her own search for her daughter， Tinsley。 While working on a case of a missing teenager named Ali Cross， is it possible Dani has found important clues about Tinsley？？ Count Thanks to Thomas & Mercer， and also to NetGalley， for the ARC。3。5 Stars rounded up。This book tells the story of Dani Callahan， whose only child was abducted on her first day of kindergarten。 Five years later， Dani is divorced and is a private detective helping other parents find their missing children 。。。 yet never giving up her own search for her daughter， Tinsley。 While working on a case of a missing teenager named Ali Cross， is it possible Dani has found important clues about Tinsley？？ Count to Three has multiple points of view that never become confusing。 I loved the tough kid， Ethan， who was all of 12 years old！ I also loved Dani's assistant， Quinn。 They were both spunky with a capital S！！ 。。。more
Kay Owens
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Dani had the unthinkable happen， her daughter was kidnapped。 Every worst parents nightmare。 That tragic event is how Dani became a private investigator。 She was never going to stop looking for。 Dani works on missing persons in her free time because she knows what it is like for the police to stop looking。。。 Dani didn't go looking for this new case， it was brought to her by an eleven year old that saw the crime happen and no one believing in him。 He was will to give up his life savings to hire Da Dani had the unthinkable happen， her daughter was kidnapped。 Every worst parents nightmare。 That tragic event is how Dani became a private investigator。 She was never going to stop looking for。 Dani works on missing persons in her free time because she knows what it is like for the police to stop looking。。。 Dani didn't go looking for this new case， it was brought to her by an eleven year old that saw the crime happen and no one believing in him。 He was will to give up his life savings to hire Dani。 This book has you on your seat at every chapter wondering if Dani will find her in time。。。 and along the way even having hope of finding her own daughter when no one else had any。 We need more Dani's out in the world because there are too many "cold" cases that have dust on them。 Thank you Netgalley， Thomas & Mercer， and wonderful T。R。 Ragan （who never disappoints） for this advance read。 。。。more
Sloan Stryker
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Dani Callahan's five year old daughter has been kidnapped from her kindergarten class without a trace。Five years later Dani has become a private investigator in order to further search her daughter's disappearance and to help other families in need。 With the help of Quinn Sullivan a young woman searching for her own missing mother they working these cases together。Currently a teenager named Ali Cross has gone missing and the police believe she ran away， her family says that is not what happened Dani Callahan's five year old daughter has been kidnapped from her kindergarten class without a trace。Five years later Dani has become a private investigator in order to further search her daughter's disappearance and to help other families in need。 With the help of Quinn Sullivan a young woman searching for her own missing mother they working these cases together。Currently a teenager named Ali Cross has gone missing and the police believe she ran away， her family says that is not what happened and are desperate。 There was a young witness to Ali's disappearance who as come to Dani with what he saw and wants to help find her because he cannot get the pleading look for help out of his head。 The journey into the search for this young girl is going to get dangerous for all of them。 The ending is pulse pounding。I enjoyed this book from the beginning。 The fact that there are multiply cases they are working just keeps everything moving fast but flows effortlessly。This is a must read that will leave you breathless。 。。。more
Jessica-Ann
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By far THE best thriller I’ve read in a long time！ If there’s just one book you read this year - it’s this。Be prepared to not be able to put this book down。 Each page keeps the reader hooked， with unexpected twists along the way。Thank you to the author， publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this novel。 I can’t wait to read more of this author’s work。
Lori
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It’s so good I finished in one day！ Well worth your time。 It’s your worst nightmare having your only child abducted from her first day of kindergarten。 Five years later the Mom， Dani， is divorced and a private detective helping other parents find missing children while never giving up on her search for her daughter。 A missing teen is the focus of their work， the police think she’s a run away， but there is a witness to her abduction。 The police can’t verify his story so they don’t go any further It’s so good I finished in one day！ Well worth your time。 It’s your worst nightmare having your only child abducted from her first day of kindergarten。 Five years later the Mom， Dani， is divorced and a private detective helping other parents find missing children while never giving up on her search for her daughter。 A missing teen is the focus of their work， the police think she’s a run away， but there is a witness to her abduction。 The police can’t verify his story so they don’t go any further in their search。 Time is running，out， the girl held captive， Ali， may not last much longer。 Such a well written book！ You can’t put it down。 Told by Ali， the kidnapped girl， the abductor， and Dani the private investigator， and her young assistance Quinn。 Each person in the book has a story to tell， lives formed by loss and even abuse。 You will like this book， I highly recommend it！ Thank you for the eARC NetGalley， TR Ragan and publisher Thomas & Mercer this is my honest opinion。 I loved this book！ 。。。more
Abigail Portillo
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I absolutely loved this book and I’m already planning on re reading just to catch all the details I missed my first read。 The story was captivating since the prologue and only got more interesting the further you read。 I loved how there were little subplots happening that seemed small but turned out to be huge。 Even with the multiple pov changes， it was still easy to stay on track and was never too confusing。 I felt like it was extremely well written and didn’t reveal too much until the author w I absolutely loved this book and I’m already planning on re reading just to catch all the details I missed my first read。 The story was captivating since the prologue and only got more interesting the further you read。 I loved how there were little subplots happening that seemed small but turned out to be huge。 Even with the multiple pov changes， it was still easy to stay on track and was never too confusing。 I felt like it was extremely well written and didn’t reveal too much until the author wanted you to figure out how the story ended。 It was definitely different than any mystery book I've read and enjoyed every bit of it。 。。。more
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