Reviews with content warning for Child abuse - Find Me

This was a pretty decent thriller on audio! A quick listen with twists and turns, some of which I saw coming, others of which surprised me.

I loved the dynamic between Hope and Lindsay—they both get decent development over the course of the story and I was definitely rooting for them (though that ending does have me worried for their future...). I felt less attached to the detective Ellie because she didn't get as much attention in the story—but after finishing I learned that she is a character from a different book series by this author! She was more in this book as a fun Easter egg, so then it made more sense why she felt flat in this story.

The plot, as I said, had a lot of twists and turns. I guessed the main villain but I still enjoyed the reveal, and there were other things throughout that surprised me. The narrator did a great job and I listened to it in about two days because I didn't want to put it down.

Thanks so much to Libro.fm, Harper Audio, and the author for my ALC!

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The only reason it took me a week to read Find Me (US title) was that I listened to the audio book on a recent road trip with my Mum. It’s the only time we were captive in the car (6- hours each way) and once I’d started we didn’t want to listen to it without the other hearing the end. Thanks Libro.fm for the complimentary copy.

Essentially this is a story about a missing woman named Hope Miller who, after moving to the Hampton’s goes missing after staging a home and borrowing $2000 from her boss. Her only real friend in the world Lindsay (a defence lawyer) is worried about her but she can’t seem to raise anyone else’s interest, including the local police.

Hope has a past however and it may have caught up with her. The only problem is Hope doesn’t know anything about it, beyond being found on the side of the road following a car accident 15 years previous. Lindsay’s father was involved in finding her and she has been with their family ever since - retrograde amnesia preventing her from living anything but a sheltered life, until the move.

Fine Me involves a few alternate storylines - including another police officer Ellie Hatcher (a previous character in Burke’s books though this is a standalone) who has struggled to make sense of her father’s passing to suicide four years before in Wichita Kansas. The interconnectedness of the storylines was well done and Lindsay was a great character. Tenacious and dogged in her search for her friend, you could sense her frustration each time she felt unheard. There was a balance between others perceptions of Hope in not knowing her, to Lindsay’s who knows her … but wonders how well?

The audio was good though at the time I couldn’t figure out if it was one female narrator all the time (a good thing perhaps)

CW - precious trauma, child abuse, death of a parent

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tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Find Me by Alafair Burke (#4 in 2022)

When Hope Miller goes missing, her best friend, Lindsay, does everything in her power to find information related to the disappearance. But as Lindsay makes an effort to uncover the mystery of what happened to Hope, she also uncovers secrets and dangers that should otherwise be left hidden.

I haven't read an Alafair Burke book in a while, but I remember really liking The Better Sister.

This one was intriguing and mysterious, but not too heavy. It made for a good audiobook for driving to and from work and kept me entertained. I enjoyed Lindsay's investigation into Hope's disappearance as well as the extra information she uncovered. I wouldn't say it was the best mystery I've ever read, but I don't really have anything bad to say about it. It's an easy three stars

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