A review by sparetimereader
The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean

5.0

Thank you Simon Audio and Simon and Schuster for a copy of this book! Pub date is May 7, 20204. 

Short synopsis: Ellie Black is kidnapped, two years later she comes walking out of the woods. 

My thoughts: Okay, this might just be my favorite thriller of the year so far! I’m going to keep my thoughts somewhat vague because I think that’s a great way of going into this story.  So many unexpected twists had my head reeling, and that ending! I’m glad I did a buddy read of this to talk through the details at the end. 

I loved the format of this with flashes into Ellie’s time in captivity. Those parts of the story were so hard to read, but added such a punch to the story to get inside her head and understand her experiences.

There are definitely some triggers in here: kidnapping, sexual/emotional/physical abuse, manipulation and gaslighting to name a few. 

I did list of this on audio and would highly recommend. Full cast of narrators that help bring this story to life. 

Read if you love: 

• True crime 
• Time flashes
• Multiple POV
• Abduction stories