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    The Girl Who Survived
    The Girl Who Survived
    The Girl Who Survived
    Audiobook14 hours

    The Girl Who Survived

    Written by Lisa Jackson

    Narrated by Siiri Scott

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    In this deviously volatile, deliciously creepy standalone suspense novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, the sole survivor of a brutal family massacre must uncover the shocking truth about the fateful night that left her forever marked…

    Has she already had her final chance to be the final girl?

    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?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJun 28, 2022
    ISBN9781713667841
    The Girl Who Survived
    Author

    Lisa Jackson

    LISA JACKSON is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than eighty-five novels, including Our Little Secret; The Last Sinner; The Girl Who Survived; You Betrayed Me; Paranoid; Liar, Liar; One Last Breath; You Will Pay; After She’s Gone; Close to Home; Tell Me; Deserves to Die; You Don’t Want to Know; Running Scared; and Shiver. There are over thirty million copies of her novels in print and her writing has been translated into twenty languages. She lives with her family and beloved dogs in the Pacific Northwest. Readers can visit her website at lisajackson.com and find her on Facebook.

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    • 2/5
      Good story but drawn out - I felt like the narrator was reading to a child. Too many flashbacks too often.
    • 2/5
      No likable characters. Such a convoluted story, the author had to have the police do a recap at the end.
    • 2/5
      With all the product placement in this book, you'd think the author was getting kickbacks. Spoiler: Everyone drives an SUV of one make or another(RAV4, Cherokee, CR-V, Lexus etc) except one poverty stricken groupie girl who drives a sedan. Try to keep up. Good premise to this book, but sophomoric writing, characters who are unlikeable, the stretch of people being inexplicably in the right place at the right time all combine to constantly take the reader out of the narrative. Not recommended.
    • 4/5
      When she was seven, Kara’s older sister, Marlie, locked her in the attic to keep her safe, promising to return to get her. Marlie vanished; her stepbrother, Jonas, was sent to prison for the gruesome murders in the Oregon cabin. And Kara was the girl who survived. For twenty years, Kara has struggled to put the horror behind her. Anxious and paranoid, she suffered at the hand of her Aunt Faiza who mostly ignored Kara while she spent the child’s inheritance. Now, with Jason out of prison, she once again struggles all the horror of the past. Years of therapy haven’t made it easier; now the arrival of cryptic messages upset her even more.Who is sending the strange messages? Is Jonas responsible for the massacre in the cabin? And who is killing people related to the original case? =========“The Girl Who Survived,” a tense psychological thriller, offers the reader strong, believable characters [albeit yet another woman with a bit too much dependence on alcohol] in a story told from several points of view. Moving between past and present, the telling of the tale is both suspenseful and compelling. At times the story is extremely dark, but the puzzle of the events of that long-ago day remains for the reader to solve. But the mystery of what happened that night will keep those pages turning.Readers will find themselves pulled into the telling of this tale from the outset. Although a bit gory, the compelling narrative offers readers several suspects other than the accused and convicted Jonas. With a plot that twists and turns, the surprises keep coming, leaving readers guessing as the unfolding narrative leads to an unexpected denouement. Highly recommended.
    • 2/5
      TW/CW: Graphic murder, violence, suicide, griefRATING: 2/5REVIEW: The Girl Who Lived is the story of Kara McIntyre, the survivor of a family massacre that happened when she was a little girl and was supposedly perpetrated by her brother. With this brother imminently being released from prison, Kara is drawn to figure out exactly what happened twenty years ago and to figure out what the truth really is.I wasn’t a big fan of this book. Character development was really lacking, which made it really hard for me to care about any of the characters involved. It also moved incredibly slowly until the last…fifteen or so pages, without much happening in the rest of the book. There was apparently a romance in this book, but I didn’t really feel it building at all and it felt weird to me when it happened. The ending was unsatisfying and really pretty terrible. I do not recommend this book.
    • 5/5
      The Girl Who Survived by Lisa JacksonOne night changed much for Kara and her family. Most of her family were slaughtered and though she survived, what she saw changed her forever. Two decades later she is haunted by the past, unable to move forward, and a bit of a basket case. Her brother’s release from prison seems to act as a catalyst for more murders, introspection, and looking for truth…but…will the truth be revealed so many years after the massacre? What I liked: * The twisted tale* The cunningly plotted and written story* Not knowing for sure what the truth was till nearly the end of the story.* Detectives Thomas and Johnson and the way they pursued the case(s)* Tate the father who saved Kara and Tate the son who was there for her twenty years later* Thinking about what might really have happened…* The many threads of the story so well woven together to complete the tale* Kara – though a bit broken and not easy to love…I did admire her tenacity* The inkling of potential romance between Kara and Tate* That justice, of sorts, was meted outWhat I didn’t like:* Knowing that people like the ones in this book do exist and that they can ruin so many livesDid I enjoy this book? YesWould I read more by this author? YesThank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for the ARC – This is my honest review. 4-5 Stars