A review by sandrareilly513
The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda
5.0
When 26-year-old Olivia wakes up in her front yard with a dead body at her feet and blood on her hands, she's more than just terrified -- she's worried her past is catching up with her. Olivia was just a little girl named Arden when she made national news when she survived three days in a sewer drain after being swept away by torrential rains while sleepwalking. Twenty years later, and still running from a past that she barely remembers even though it clearly remembers her, Olivia doesn't know what to believe or who to trust, including herself. She thought she knew everyone she kept close -- well, as close as she could considering she keeps everyone at arm's length trying to hide her past from everyone. And she thought she had her sleepwalking under control considering it hasn't happened to her since college. Waking up in her front yard with no recollection how she got there is enough to scare anyone. And it turns out she's not the only one keeping secrets or hiding their past. Olivia's whole life is about to be turned upside down, and in quintessential "crime fiction fashion": Everyone is a suspect... Even Olivia.
Thoughts: This is probably my favorite book by Megan Miranda! There are plot twists for DAYS! Chapters alternate between Olivia's present day and the search/rescue of her as 6-year-old Arden twenty years prior. And seriously, EVERYONE is a suspect! I didn't know whodunnit until the absolute very end. Granted, I try not to guess endings of books because it ruins the reading experience for me, but I honestly thought every single character could have been the killer. Every. Single. One. There were some character relationships and developments I would've liked to see developed further, but was still left satisfied by the outcome. Especially since I did not see it coming AT ALL. I wouldn't say the ending was mouth-dropping shocking, but definitely not obvious in any way, in my humble opinion. Fans of Megan Miranda will enjoy her trademark ever-evolving plot twists, and readers picking up her work for the first time will likely become new fans thanks to a plot that never stops, constantly leaving you wondering just what exactly is going on.
Thoughts: This is probably my favorite book by Megan Miranda! There are plot twists for DAYS! Chapters alternate between Olivia's present day and the search/rescue of her as 6-year-old Arden twenty years prior. And seriously, EVERYONE is a suspect! I didn't know whodunnit until the absolute very end. Granted, I try not to guess endings of books because it ruins the reading experience for me, but I honestly thought every single character could have been the killer. Every. Single. One. There were some character relationships and developments I would've liked to see developed further, but was still left satisfied by the outcome. Especially since I did not see it coming AT ALL. I wouldn't say the ending was mouth-dropping shocking, but definitely not obvious in any way, in my humble opinion. Fans of Megan Miranda will enjoy her trademark ever-evolving plot twists, and readers picking up her work for the first time will likely become new fans thanks to a plot that never stops, constantly leaving you wondering just what exactly is going on.