Thrillers & Suspense
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The Girl Who Survived: A Riveting Novel of Suspense with a Shocking Twist
In this deviously volatile, deliciously creepy thriller from the #1 New York Times bestseller, the lone survivor of a brutal family massacre must uncover the awful truth about the fateful night that left her forever marked…
Has she already had her last chance to be the final girl?
A Goodreads Hot Summer Mysteries
All her life, she's been the girl who survived. Orphaned at age seven after a horrific killing spree at her family's Oregon cabin, Kara McIntyre is still searching for some kind of normal. But now, twenty years later, the past has come thundering back. Her brother, Jonas, who was convicted of the murders has unexpectedly been released from prison. The press is in a frenzy again. And suddenly, Kara is receiving cryptic messages from her big sister, Marlie-who hasn't been seen or heard from since that deadly Christmas Eve when she hid little Kara in a closet with a haunting, life-saving command: Don't make a sound.
As people close to her start to die horrible deaths, Kara, who is slowly and surely unraveling, believes she is the killer's ultimate target.
Kara survived once. But will she survive again? How many times can she be the girl who survived?
Has she already had her last chance to be the final girl?
A Goodreads Hot Summer Mysteries
All her life, she's been the girl who survived. Orphaned at age seven after a horrific killing spree at her family's Oregon cabin, Kara McIntyre is still searching for some kind of normal. But now, twenty years later, the past has come thundering back. Her brother, Jonas, who was convicted of the murders has unexpectedly been released from prison. The press is in a frenzy again. And suddenly, Kara is receiving cryptic messages from her big sister, Marlie-who hasn't been seen or heard from since that deadly Christmas Eve when she hid little Kara in a closet with a haunting, life-saving command: Don't make a sound.
As people close to her start to die horrible deaths, Kara, who is slowly and surely unraveling, believes she is the killer's ultimate target.
Kara survived once. But will she survive again? How many times can she be the girl who survived?
Readers Top Reviews
Jonann SandvigJon
Lisa Jackson's The Girl Who Survived is an intricate book alternating between present-day events and bone chilling memories of the past. Through her descriptive writing, Jackson takes thriller fans on a dark intense journey they will not soon forget. Synopsis: It has been over twenty years since seven year old Kara escaped a brutal massacre at her family's cabin in Oregon. On Christmas Eve, Kara's father, mother and two step-brothers were brutally murdered. Marlie, Kara's older sister disappeared that day without a trace. Kara's other step-brother Jonas survived with minor injuries and was later convicted of the crime. As an adult Kara still struggles with the emotional aftermath of this horrific event. Kara receives word that Jonas is being released from prison on a technicality. Jonas has always claimed he did not commit the murders and was wrongfully convicted. However, when brutal recurrent murders start happening after Jonas is released from prison, police reopen the old murder case. Kara is unsure who to trust or what she should believe. Will Kara's quest for truth endanger her life? Lisa Jackson is one of the most popular and highly acclaimed writers of today. I always find her books to be extremely spooky and entertaining. Lisa is not afraid to take on tough topics and present them in a realistic manner. The Girl Who Survived does contain graphic violence so check the trigger warnings before proceeding. The Girl Who Survived is available June 28th. Applause to Lisa Jackson for writing this fantastic 5 STAR book! Thank you, NetGalley and Kensington Books for this nail biting novel! I love every page of it!
AnneGayleAnnVicki
It s a good concept, but so laboriously told - repetitive with pages and pages of each character asking the same questions: ‘who did it’, ‘why did they do it’ over and over again with endless internal riffs. And the same explanations repeated. I just skipped over those pages. With all this added fluff, the story moved so slowly and lost impetus and interest and became an exercise of hanging in there, rather than taking you along with it. Also, some leaps in the plot and characters that were just not believable and that really denigrated the entire story. Definitely not her best - rushed? poor editing?
