Title: The Girl I Thought I Knew
Publication Day: 23/03/2020
Author: Kelly Heard
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Description:
Daisy grew up around secrets she knew by heart but were never spoken. She had no idea just how much damage secrets could do, but she would soon learn.
It’s a warm, cloudless morning on the day the envelope arrives for Daisy. Soft sunlight streams into the apartment she shares with her partner, Anderson, who is sleeping peacefully. Daisy’s fought hard for this happiness, worked her way up from being a vulnerable teenage runaway to a woman with a stable job and a loving boyfriend.
But when Daisy discovers the handwritten wedding invitation from her childhood best friend, Stella, her bright morning turns suddenly dark. The wedding is back amongst the misty woods and rolling hills of Daisy’s North Carolina hometown. The same town where she is still known as ‘the crazy one’ for telling people about the dead girl she saw that summer’s day in the woods. A girl who looked just like her, and whose body was never found.
During that fateful summer, as rumors spread that Daisy was either insane or a liar, she sought refuge in her friendship with kind and beautiful Stella. Until the day she discovered Stella’s shocking betrayal and their sweet friendship grew bitter. Now, fifteen years later, can Daisy forgive Stella, the girl she once called ‘blood sister’? And why is Stella reaching out now, after all this time?
There’s only one thing Daisy is sure of—if she wants to build a happy future, she’s going to have to finally confront the mysteries of her dark past.
The Girl I Thought I Knew is a spellbinding and moving novel for fans of Liane Moriarty, Kristin Hannah and Kerry Fisher.
MY REVIEW:
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Daisy gets an envelope and it is for a wedding invitation. She has no idea why she would get one since it was from a former friend who she had not spoken to in years. Daisy had left her hometown and never looked back. She has a career and a boyfriend and seems happy.
The invitation brings back all the memories of her mom and her alcoholic father. She left when people called her the crazy one after she had witnessed something that no one believed.
So Daisy and her boyfriend, Anderson, go to the wedding. There are so many memories there and her parents don't seem to be to happy to see her. Now that she is there she wants to prove that what she saw did happen. That opens up a whole can of worms. Will people start believing her? Also Anderson seems to be acting a little strange as well.
I liked the story and I had a little feeling of how it was going to end. I did not see Daisy as needy as Anderson made her out to be.
I received this ARC from Bookouture and NetGalley for review.
The invitation brings back all the memories of her mom and her alcoholic father. She left when people called her the crazy one after she had witnessed something that no one believed.
So Daisy and her boyfriend, Anderson, go to the wedding. There are so many memories there and her parents don't seem to be to happy to see her. Now that she is there she wants to prove that what she saw did happen. That opens up a whole can of worms. Will people start believing her? Also Anderson seems to be acting a little strange as well.
I liked the story and I had a little feeling of how it was going to end. I did not see Daisy as needy as Anderson made her out to be.
I received this ARC from Bookouture and NetGalley for review.
Author Bio:
Originally from the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, Kelly Heard now lives in Richmond with her husband, spoiled house cat, and two-year-old daughter. She writes poetry, adult fiction, and creative nonfiction. When she is not writing or reading, Kelly enjoys spending her time gardening, cooking, and playing the ukulele for her toddler.
Author Social Media Links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/heardkj1
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