Reviews

Have You Seen Her by Catherine McKenzie

marinas_world's review against another edition

4.0

So at first, this book was kind of slow for me and I couldn’t really understand petals writing. But once I got into the book and started understanding this book took my breath away! Absolutely made me sit here being like “wtf”.
4.5⭐️☺️

Thank you netgalley and publishers for a E-copy of this book! ☺️

cowboyrobbie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

stephreadsit's review

5.0

I loved this one and found it hard to put down and was always sneaking in pages when I had the chance. I thought I had it all figured out early on and knew how it was going to end but it totally twisted and surprised me! The setting was perfect and the writing had me feeling like I was there with the characters.
Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, Atria and the author, Catherine McKenzie for an advance digital copy in exchange for my honest review!
Definitely check this one out if you love thrillers with dual timelines and a twisty ending when it comes out on June 27, 2023.

robys_bujo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was one of the most engaging books I've read in a while! I felt completely absorbed in it, like I was there with the characters and I was witnessing the events from inside the story, if it makes sense.  

danielle_e's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

edgarstarr's review

4.0

3.5 stars

I really wanted to give this a full 4 star rating, but I found the beginning to be very slow. It takes a bit too long for things to get exciting, but when they did get exciting I was completely drawn in. I was worried the story would spend too much time on the romance aspects but luckily it doesn't dwell on them for too long that it became annoying. The ending definitely threw me off guard and I didn't feel like I was suspending any disbelief. If it wasn't such a slow-burn, this could have been so much better.

librarydosebykristy's review

3.0

I liked this mystery-that-isn’t-quite-a-thriller, but I didn’t love it. What kept me reading is the cool National Park setting and the details about what it’s like to work on a search and rescue team. I would read a whole novel about search and rescue workers!
The story follows Cassie, a former search and rescue worker who returns to her home state of California after running away from her abusive husband. She takes up SAR work for the summer, to earn money and figure out her next steps. But events in the park ratchet up as the weeks pass, with people going missing and tensions high….
Honestly the plot could use some work. But the setting! The setting is cool.

This has been a solidly lukewarm book rec.

jordieq's review

4.0

I enjoyed this book. It’s a good page turning thriller that had good character development. There were definitely twists and turns I didn’t see coming.

raeisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

keele103's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0