The Watcher Girl
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- Author：Minka Kent
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Reviews
Jim
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Grace McMullen is an internet sanitizer， which is a useful skill if you want to digitally spy on your ex-boyfriend or if you want to cover your internet tracks from inquisitive family members。 At the beginning of the novel， she is returning to her hometown of Monarch Falls in New Jersey after an absence of around a decade。 This is a psychological thriller with a lot of awkward family drama。 She is staying reluctantly with her father， who has a new girlfriend， a neo-hippie calling herself Bliss D Grace McMullen is an internet sanitizer， which is a useful skill if you want to digitally spy on your ex-boyfriend or if you want to cover your internet tracks from inquisitive family members。 At the beginning of the novel， she is returning to her hometown of Monarch Falls in New Jersey after an absence of around a decade。 This is a psychological thriller with a lot of awkward family drama。 She is staying reluctantly with her father， who has a new girlfriend， a neo-hippie calling herself Bliss Diamond， the latest in a long line of girlfriends， which began before her mother was jailed for killing one such mistress。 The exploitative tell all book resulting from the murder put Grace off familial relationships and left her feeling vulnerable and mildly paranoid。 Grace feels uneasy returning to her hometown after such a long absence， her relations with her family are frosty。 Grace is not an easy person to love， she confesses to us that : “I was born with a darkness inside，” and with an innate desire to destroy perfection。She is drawn back by discovering her ex-boyfriend， Sutton， who she dumped eight years previously， has a wife， Campbell， who bears a striking resemblance to Grace and they have had a child together and named her “Grace”。 Campbell even has the same smell as Grace using Grace’s signature perfume。 Her suspicions about her ex-boyfriend become a dangerous obsession。 Watching his house， she accidentally meets Campbell and a friendship develops。 Campbell sports suspicious bruises and it appears that Sutton’s character has changed for the worse and Grace fears for this new woman in his life。 The pacing is good， starting off slow and picking up speed towards a dramatic finale。 I enjoyed this novel， it had me turning the pages and there were some surprising but plausible twists on the journey。 For frequent readers of thrillers， the tropes might seem too familiar and the direction too obvious。 The character of Grace was well drawn but some of the accompanying cast were a little sketchy。 This novel is a follow up to an earlier novel “The Memory Watcher” but it works fine as a standalone。Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas and Mercer for this ARC。 。。。more
Teresa
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Thank you Netgalley for this ARC of The Watcher Girl by Minka Kent。Eight years ago Grace broke up with Sutton and moved away， cutting all ties with him and breaking his heart。 But after SHE stalks HIM on social media， it looks like he's not doing well。 His new spouse looks just like her， and they even names their daughter after her。 Obviously he hasn't moved on， so she does what's totally normal and healthy， she moves back to her home town in order to watch him。But after having an ugly fall in f Thank you Netgalley for this ARC of The Watcher Girl by Minka Kent。Eight years ago Grace broke up with Sutton and moved away， cutting all ties with him and breaking his heart。 But after SHE stalks HIM on social media， it looks like he's not doing well。 His new spouse looks just like her， and they even names their daughter after her。 Obviously he hasn't moved on， so she does what's totally normal and healthy， she moves back to her home town in order to watch him。But after having an ugly fall in front of Sutton's new spouse， things start to get complicated。 Is his new wife safe？ Has Sutton become a new person？ And how can she get even more involved？Uuuuuuuuugh。 Welcome to How to Create Drama out of Thin Air。 Maaaaaaybe （a very shaky maybe） if he had left her， I can understand a bit of the longing and obsession， but dude！ Why would you just show up because you feel so bad about breaking up with someone。 And， get over yourself， let the man move on。 It's none of your business， get a life！Obviously I wasn't a fan。 And if the lunacy of the premise wasn't enough， it just wasn't strong story telling。 Her backstory was luke warm at best， none of the characters were likable， or relatable。 Nah， not one I'd recommend。 。。。more
Sarah Baenen
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I never clicked with this book。 The narrator keeps talking about her dark side and how she ruins everything around her， but aside from moving around a lot and breaking up with a boyfriend， you never see evidence of that since she is polite， picks up on people’s emotions， and seems pretty stable。 The twist in the book seemed pretty obvious to me。 The resolution was cringey。 Instead of letting characters’ actions and decisions speak for themselves， the characters spell out everything explicitly。 A I never clicked with this book。 The narrator keeps talking about her dark side and how she ruins everything around her， but aside from moving around a lot and breaking up with a boyfriend， you never see evidence of that since she is polite， picks up on people’s emotions， and seems pretty stable。 The twist in the book seemed pretty obvious to me。 The resolution was cringey。 Instead of letting characters’ actions and decisions speak for themselves， the characters spell out everything explicitly。 ARC from NetGalley 。。。more
Heather McDonough
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5⭐️！First of all， I didn’t realize until half way through this book that it was a sequel to the author’s first book， The Memory Watcher。 This book is fine as a stand-alone and I was able to follow along with the story; but now I think I may need to read the first book！ Grace， an unemotional loner of a woman who is an internet sanitizer， returns to her hometown to make amends with her ex， Sutton， who’s heart she broke eight years earlier。 However， while researching him online， she finds that he’s 5⭐️！First of all， I didn’t realize until half way through this book that it was a sequel to the author’s first book， The Memory Watcher。 This book is fine as a stand-alone and I was able to follow along with the story; but now I think I may need to read the first book！ Grace， an unemotional loner of a woman who is an internet sanitizer， returns to her hometown to make amends with her ex， Sutton， who’s heart she broke eight years earlier。 However， while researching him online， she finds that he’s married a woman that looks just like her， moved three blocks from her childhood home and named his baby daughter after her！ Could Sutton truly not be over her and trying to replace her with a lookalike？This is a psychological thriller that was more than just a stalking story。 The more that Grace uncovers， the more questions that arise and I was suspicious of everyone！ This was a anxious page turner about obsession and stalking， family secrets and revelations and it had a twist at the end I was not expecting！ I’m not sure if it was just me but when Grace found her closure， I was bawling like a teen girl！ All in all I loved this book！ I highly recommend to anyone， especially to fans of the suspense/thriller genre！A big thank you to Netgalley and Minka Kent for an ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Vicki
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Captivating book。I was hooked early and the tension kept me on edge。 The story was filled with so many 'broken ' people。It was a one day read for me。 Highly recommended。 Captivating book。I was hooked early and the tension kept me on edge。 The story was filled with so many 'broken ' people。It was a one day read for me。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Russ Jones
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Never read a book in 48 hours before！
Sam
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I agree with everyone that it seems implausible and fairly delusional to think an ex would name his child after you and seek out a wife that looked exactly like you。 But， if you can get past that， and you are needing a super quick beach read—Minka Kent’s books always do the trick。 I read it in a day！ Predictable？ Yes but don’t let that stop you。 I appreciated that it wasn’t super dark and twisted。 Just a light， easy psychological thriller。
Fran Parsons
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Not bad！ Fun and quick！ Good suspense！
Linda
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This was a short （230 pages） read， somewhat different， and enjoyable。 But as usual I found it was the author’s second book （whether or not it will be a series who knows）。 Other reviewers recommend reading the other book first but I had no problem with this one as a stand alone。 Not a top ten read but different enough to give it a try。 I applaud this author for not trying to turn a decent 230 page novel into 400 pages of padding and repetition。
Robin Sanzo
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Great read！This was a great read。 It held my attention from the first page all the way to the last page。
Lisa Brooks
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A page turner I am a stephen king dean koontz kind of girl and I don’t enjoy the stray from these two but I have to say this was a page turner and a twister 。 I will read more from this author 。 Minka thank you for entertaining me
Kori Potenzone
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I was honored to be approved for The Watcher Girl， in exchange for an honest review。 Minka Kent， has always been what i refer to as an "auto buy author" 。I thoroughly enjoy Minka's writing style and feel she has a way of drawing you in while also making you addicted to the novel in your hand。This is a sequel/follow up to the Memory Watcher but could easily be read as a standalone novel as well。。 This novel has both key components of drama and obsession。 The only downfall to this novel is that it I was honored to be approved for The Watcher Girl， in exchange for an honest review。 Minka Kent， has always been what i refer to as an "auto buy author" 。I thoroughly enjoy Minka's writing style and feel she has a way of drawing you in while also making you addicted to the novel in your hand。This is a sequel/follow up to the Memory Watcher but could easily be read as a standalone novel as well。。 This novel has both key components of drama and obsession。 The only downfall to this novel is that it was predictable。 I was not a super fan of Grace McMullen。 I found her to be a bit of a narcissist， although the character development was there， I found her to be unlikable with many demons。 All in all it was an easy read that I did enjoy， i would not consider this one of my favorites， but it also will not deter me from reading upcoming novels by Minka Kent。 。。。more
Robin
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Minka Kent， The Watcher Girl， Thomas & Mercer， Seattle， 2021。Thank you， NetGalley， for this advance reader’s copy – uncorrected proof， for review。 This novel has so much potential: a damaged main character， with a fascinating occupation; a plot woven around her potential redemption; family drama; and chance meetings that pose the possibility of solving at least one of the main character’s challenges。 Grace McMullen tells the story in the first person， advancing her as the person with the stronge Minka Kent， The Watcher Girl， Thomas & Mercer， Seattle， 2021。Thank you， NetGalley， for this advance reader’s copy – uncorrected proof， for review。 This novel has so much potential: a damaged main character， with a fascinating occupation; a plot woven around her potential redemption; family drama; and chance meetings that pose the possibility of solving at least one of the main character’s challenges。 Grace McMullen tells the story in the first person， advancing her as the person with the strongest emotional tug on the reader。 She is flawed， her attitude towards her family making this most apparent。 However， she remains a character who is worthy of sympathy - we want Grace to win some sort of resolution to the challenges she has faced as a child and adult。 Grace has returned to her childhood home， unwillingly， but with a purpose。 She wants to make amends to her former partner， Sutton Whitlock， for her past untimely and cruel dismissal of their relationship。 As a watcher， she has investigative skills that take her into the hidden web world。 Her capabilities have also made her aware that Sutton still suffers from the end of their relationship。 Grace intends to apologise， explain， and ‘disappear…again’。 Grace is also reappearing in her family’s life。 Like Grace， her adoptive parents are dysfunctional – her mother is in prison for murder; and her father is with the latest of his many partners。 In contrast， Grace’s younger sister and brother appear to have escaped the vicissitudes of being a McMullen。 In particular， her younger sister wants a relationship with Grace， and is also her mother’s only visitor。 Interactions between the family members and Grace are well developed。 Grace’s reasons for her withdrawal from her family， and dislike of physical and warm interaction， become apparent through her behaviour， discussions with other characters， and explanations。 The latter are often cleverly posed in taut strong sentences that enhance the feeling that Grace is a distressed and driven woman That she is under pressure， from past and current events， her desire to make amends， together with a burgeoning social conscience， is juxtaposed with questions about her perception of events。 Grace’s investigative faculties seem to almost desert her as the story progresses。 It is here that I became increasingly disappointed with the novel。 Although the ends are tied up so that there is an adequate conclusion， I felt that the writer of the truly satisfying beginning had more to offer。 As a progression of a damaged woman toward the prospect of living more satisfyingly， the novel worked well。 However， other aspects of the plot are problematic。 Grace’s inability to assess some of the situations with which she is confronted seems at odds with the skills she demonstrates though her successful career。 That Grace is simultaneously dealing with her developing understanding of herself， her family， and the purpose for her return is a partial explanation。 However， I would have liked a stronger advancement of the reasons for her lack of insight into some of her experiences。 。。。more
Rickey
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Meh。 Not my favorite of hers。
Kym
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🥀 I’m shunning my darkness and shedding my armour 🥀I’ve read quite a few books by Minka Kent now and for me they’re cozy reads。 Okay that probably sounds a little weird given the subject matter but I’m just so comfortable and at ease with her writing and story telling。This book had me hooked from the start and I loved it。 I really liked Grace and I loved hearing all about her line of work。 Many times throughout this book I was like Grace girl why are you so crazy and delusional。Although maybe a 🥀 I’m shunning my darkness and shedding my armour 🥀I’ve read quite a few books by Minka Kent now and for me they’re cozy reads。 Okay that probably sounds a little weird given the subject matter but I’m just so comfortable and at ease with her writing and story telling。This book had me hooked from the start and I loved it。 I really liked Grace and I loved hearing all about her line of work。 Many times throughout this book I was like Grace girl why are you so crazy and delusional。Although maybe a little predictable in parts I really enjoyed the ride that this one took me on and the ending left me with a really good feeling。 I’m a sucker for @minkakentauthor books and I think this might be my favourite of hers。 I can’t wait to see what she releases next 💜 。。。more
Mary Alverson
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Spoilers are possible: The whole premise of this book was unrealistic。 The main character Grace wasn't so much unlikable as just completely ridiculous。 The idea that she needed to stalk her ex boyfriend whose heart she broke years ago because she is convinced he didn't move on， was not something I could convince myself a sane person would ever do。 It was presented as if this was a totally normal and reasonable thing。 I was convinced because of this， that Grace would end up being the psycho but n Spoilers are possible: The whole premise of this book was unrealistic。 The main character Grace wasn't so much unlikable as just completely ridiculous。 The idea that she needed to stalk her ex boyfriend whose heart she broke years ago because she is convinced he didn't move on， was not something I could convince myself a sane person would ever do。 It was presented as if this was a totally normal and reasonable thing。 I was convinced because of this， that Grace would end up being the psycho but nope， that twist never came。 Grace talks about how amazing her ex Sutton was but then she becomes friends with his wife， Campbell， who convinces Grace that Sutton has done a complete 180 and turned into a wife-beating， controlling abuser。 Because Grace is so out of touch with reality， she assumes that breaking up with Sutton all those years ago must have drove him insane。 Now she needs to save his wife from the monster she created。 The secondary story about Grace'e adoptive mom being in prison for killing her husband's mistress and the nanny who was a suspect in the disappearance of Grace's real mom （and also pretended to be someone else for a while？？？） who is missing， just completely falls flat。 No resolution is given except that Grace decides she can move on and let go of her darkness and transform into a new person。 Only I couldn't have cared less because Grace really isn't likable and it didn't matter to me what happened to her。The ending was not realistic to me。 Campbell tricking Grace into coming to an isolated cabin， and revealing that SHE is actually the nut case who is （of course） jealous of Grace， and needs to kill her really did come as a surprise to me。 But the whole rescue scenario was silly。 Sutton shows up， pretends he wants to kill Grace too， tells Cambpell to go in another room and stay there。 Then he puts a gun to Grace's back and takes her to the woods。 He really is leading her to safety however。 I still don't understand why miles into a hike through the woods， well away from his wife， Sutton still had to pretend he was really going to kill Grace。 Until he tells her to run （from what？） And ends up heading right into the cops。 Later she finds out he was actually a good guy。 I gave the book 2 stars because the premise was so unbelievable with no satisfactory resolutions or surprises， to the point it took enjoyment out of it。。。I wanted to give it 3 stars which means I finished it and it was good enough to keep my interest as a nice time waster， even if a little silly， but in the end the story just made me roll my eyes too much and fell too flat。 。。。more
Emy-Lou Chadwick
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A good read。 A few predictable twists， but a good story with a likeable lead character。
Matthew Hemenway
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Very twistedThe main character returns home to apologize to her ex for breaking up with him。 You think you know who the villain is and you don't。 Very twistedThe main character returns home to apologize to her ex for breaking up with him。 You think you know who the villain is and you don't。 。。。more
Melanie
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I did not realise that this was a continuation of a story from a book I had previously read。 And though I feel the story lacked some substance， I did really enjoy reading it， and I was curious to see what was behind the story。 That's why I rated it highly。 Grace returns home after being away for 8 years。 She wants to make amends with the boyfriend she left in the lurch。 But when she returns， she finds things haven't turned out the way she thought。 There are so many loose ends， and unresolved dis I did not realise that this was a continuation of a story from a book I had previously read。 And though I feel the story lacked some substance， I did really enjoy reading it， and I was curious to see what was behind the story。 That's why I rated it highly。 Grace returns home after being away for 8 years。 She wants to make amends with the boyfriend she left in the lurch。 But when she returns， she finds things haven't turned out the way she thought。 There are so many loose ends， and unresolved discussions。 I have to imagine there will be another book。 。。。more
Lynn Mcclelland
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This is a tale of a young woman whose belief in what she reads on social media creates a desire to make things right with her ex 。。。 but seems to have misunderstood her importance in his life。 She carries a lot of baggage from her past 。。。 her adoption and the feeling that she was never really wanted， and a rocky family dynamic created by a father with a wandering eye。As you read this novel， you will think that you know how it ends 。。。 but you will be mistaken。 It's a real page turner， to be sur This is a tale of a young woman whose belief in what she reads on social media creates a desire to make things right with her ex 。。。 but seems to have misunderstood her importance in his life。 She carries a lot of baggage from her past 。。。 her adoption and the feeling that she was never really wanted， and a rocky family dynamic created by a father with a wandering eye。As you read this novel， you will think that you know how it ends 。。。 but you will be mistaken。 It's a real page turner， to be sure。 。。。more
Brianna Clark
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This was a fantastic book！ I've read 4 books by Minka Kent。 Two I thought were o。k。， "The Roommate" and "When I Was You"。 The other one， "The Memory Watcher"， was also a five star read。 I read it quite a while ago， and I didn't realize right away that this book is the sequel！ At the end of "The Memory Watcher"， we were left wondering what was going to happen to 10 year old Grace， a troubled， sad little girl。 This book opens with 30 year old Grace returning to her childhood home。 Her mother is st This was a fantastic book！ I've read 4 books by Minka Kent。 Two I thought were o。k。， "The Roommate" and "When I Was You"。 The other one， "The Memory Watcher"， was also a five star read。 I read it quite a while ago， and I didn't realize right away that this book is the sequel！ At the end of "The Memory Watcher"， we were left wondering what was going to happen to 10 year old Grace， a troubled， sad little girl。 This book opens with 30 year old Grace returning to her childhood home。 Her mother is still in prison， and her father is living there with his new girlfriend， who has the unlikely name of Bliss。 The reason Grace has returned home is because she is worried about her ex-boyfriend。Grace broke up with Sutton when she was 22， after dating him for four years。 She still loved him。 The reason she left him is because Grace was worried about her own character and the havoc she believed she wrought on other people。 She saw herself as being a destructive person who had an uncontrollable impulse to destroy anything good。 She described Sutton as being "perfect"， a kind， sensitive， optimistic guy， and she didn't want to ruin him by continuing to be with him。 Now， 8 years later， she had discovered some disturbing info about him。 He was married to a woman who strongly resembled her。 He had moved into her hometown， three blocks away from her parents' home。 His baby daughter was named Grace！ Grace decided the reason for all of this was because he had never gotten over her。 He married a woman who looked like her， named his baby after her， and moved to her hometown。 She wants to meet up with him， to let him know how sorry she was for hurting him and that it wasn't because she didn't love him， or because he had done anything wrong， it was because she loved him so much she couldn't stay with him and destroy his life。 The problem is， instead of just trying to contact him， she wanted to set things up to make it look like she just ran into him。 In order to do that， she has to investigate his life， to arrange this random meeting。 She actually runs into his wife instead， and things get complicated。There's no need to read "The Memory Watcher" first in order to understand this book。 Grace gives enough background info to understand what happened 20 years ago and how it affected her life。 。。。more
Faraona del sol
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Great storyGreat story， well written and captivating， a brilliant plot of lies and obsession， a psychological thriller with a shocking ending。 I definitely recommend it。
Dpage
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No suspense Predictable。 No suspense。 No surprises。 Boring with an unoriginal plot。 Don’t waste your time。 That is all for now。 Thanks
Harriet
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Great story as alwaysI have never been disappointed in a Minka Kent book。 She creates interesting complex characters whom You would like to meet。 I was wrong in every guess in this book and enjoyed the ride
Lisa
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Linda Seide
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So Enjoyable This was a mystery with a twist I never saw coming and I love stories that surprise me like that。 But the best part was the ending， something that rarely occurs in mysteries。
gerry latawiec
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Stick on thisThis could have been a chore to read as none of the characters are pleasent people or it's all 2 dimensional。 Still it wasn't too bad and I won't spoil the ending。 Stick on thisThis could have been a chore to read as none of the characters are pleasent people or it's all 2 dimensional。 Still it wasn't too bad and I won't spoil the ending。 。。。more
Cherlynn （cherreading）
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3。5 stars✨ "Funny how quickly death puts everything into perspective， big and small。 It shows you who you really are underneath life's armor。" An enjoyable and fast-paced thriller！ My favourite thing about this book is how well-written the characters are。 I loved the protagonist， who was multi-layered， complex and memorable。 Even the side characters were distinct and added more to the overall story than I expected。The mystery was more compelling in the first half of the book and became quite obvi 3。5 stars✨ "Funny how quickly death puts everything into perspective， big and small。 It shows you who you really are underneath life's armor。" An enjoyable and fast-paced thriller！ My favourite thing about this book is how well-written the characters are。 I loved the protagonist， who was multi-layered， complex and memorable。 Even the side characters were distinct and added more to the overall story than I expected。The mystery was more compelling in the first half of the book and became quite obvious/predictable after that。 However， I really loved the last few chapters and the ending。 The protagonist's character arc was so satisfying that it pushed my rating up。Thank you to Netgalley for an e-ARC of this book。✨ "I see the worst in people。 I prefer my own company to anyone else's。 And things like love and togetherness make me physically ill。 Everyone - and I mean everyone - is better off with a little less of that shit in their lives。。。 even if they don't know it。 And most of them don't。" 。。。more
LittleDeadRedGoddessPersephone
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4。25 out of 5 starsI really loved The Memory Watcher so I was excited to read this and I wasn't disappointed。 I totally loved finding out what happened to the family after the events of the first novel。 I was especially curious how Grace ended up growing up。I will say that the mystery of this novel was very easy to figure out but honestly for me it didn't really matter because I really enjoyed the journey that Grace went through。 I really enjoy Minka Kent novels， they are always fun and a good w 4。25 out of 5 starsI really loved The Memory Watcher so I was excited to read this and I wasn't disappointed。 I totally loved finding out what happened to the family after the events of the first novel。 I was especially curious how Grace ended up growing up。I will say that the mystery of this novel was very easy to figure out but honestly for me it didn't really matter because I really enjoyed the journey that Grace went through。 I really enjoy Minka Kent novels， they are always fun and a good way to spend the night。 。。。more
Jamie Lorusso
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