Safe
A Novel
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4.1 • 19개의 평가
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- US$4.99
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A kidnapped girl survived twelve nightmarish years.
Now she's safely back home . . . or is she?
Jenny Kristal was six years old when she was snatched off the sidewalk from her quiet suburban neighborhood. Twelve years later, she's miraculously returned home after escaping her kidnappers—but as her parents and older brother welcome her back, the questions begin to mount. Where has she been all these years? Why is she back now? And is home really the safest place for her . . . or for any of them?
"Fantastically good—dark yet compellingly upbeat, and insanely suspenseful ... Even the twists have twists." —Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Dark, compulsive, full of OMG moments. If you think you know where it’s going … YOU DON’T. This is one you won’t forget in a hurry." —Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Twelve years after six-year-old Jenny Kristal disappeared on her way to play with a friend in suburban Long Island, N.Y., she returns home or does she? Whether the scrawny teen who nearly collapses near her old house is truly Jenny or an imposter propels this disturbing psychological thriller from the pseudonymous Barnett. Tearful mom Laurie welcomes the newcomer unconditionally, dad Jake seems oddly distant, and 20-year-old brother Ben is openly suspicious. And if things weren't already sufficiently tense, an anonymous new Facebook friend warns Jenny she's "not safe in that house." Barnett skillfully maintains the central mystery as long as possible, intercutting the young woman's efforts to investigate what actually happened that fateful day with flashbacks to the horrific abuse she suffered for years at the hands of the meth-dealing Midwestern couple she was forced to call Father and Mother. Up until the jolting last-minute twists that lead to a somewhat clich d conclusion, this makes for involving if unsettling reading. Genre fans will want to see more from this talented author.
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Loved!!!!
My Review:
Wow, wow, wow, what a great debut novel from this author. This book had me hooked from the very first line. I’m so happy that I decided to read this one.
This book was about a young girl that was kidnapped and then returned out of the blue many years later. Can they trust this is the same girl kidnapped? What has happened to her all this time? Will the family accept her with open arms? Are there dark and sinister secrets that are going to reveal themselves by the end? You find this out and so much more by the end of the book?
I want to start off by saying that I really enjoyed this book. The characters were very sinister and you did not know what to think of them until the very end. I wasn’t able to trust any one of them as in the end they were all hiding some sort of secret that finally came out. That’s what made this a great book. There were so many twists and turns you didn’t know which way the book was going. What I thought was happening was not really happening. It was such a roller coaster ride for me. The only negative of this book is it did go off in different directions at times and you are like what is going on. All those parts could’ve been cut out but it really didn’t take away from the book as a whole.
Between the plot, characters and all the twists in this book it made it an easy and fast read. I would definitely recommend it and happily give it 5 Hearts❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️