A review by jennabeck13
The Girl Before by JP Delaney

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

The Girl Before by JP Delaney

⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/5)

Genre: Thriller

About 335 pages 

After a tragedy, two women (Jane and Emma) find themselves looking for clean slates which leads them to One Folgate Street. To Emma, the security was the draw. For Jane, the emptiness matched the emptiness in her heart. While they lived there at different times, these two women are extremely similar. And when Jane realizes this, she can’t help but dig into the girl before her. What she finds won’t be pretty, but she can’t help but follow the same path as the girl before.

The Girl Before was fast-paced and engaging, making it a quick read. However, I was not a fan of the ending. I finished the book with more questions than answers and was a bit frustrated by all the different directions Delaney tried to go. 

Favorite Quote: “People like to talk about clean slates. But the only truly clean slate is a new one. The rest are gray from whatever’s been written on them before. Perhaps this will be your chance for a brand-new slate, Jane.”