Book Review: The Lightning Girl by Sam Ripley

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A woman searches for answers about a decades-old missing persons case in this unputdownable suspense novel from “an exciting new voice in the field of chilling thrillers” (Alex North, New York Times bestselling author) that is perfect for fans of Jennifer McMahon and Ruth Ware.

Synopsis:

Thirty years ago, Sarah’s best friend Genevieve survived being struck by lightning. Already a self-proclaimed witch, she insisted the lightning gave her powers. A teenager’s sense of exaggeration, Sarah thought at the time. Now, returning to her coastal hometown after a lifetime away, Sarah finds herself thinking about her friend more and more, especially the night she was last seen alive. Genevieve survived the lightning strike but met her end when she fell from a cliff into an unforgiving sea. Or did she?

After a terrifying vision of her dead best friend, Sarah begins to question the story she’s believed for so many years. As she searches both her memory of that night on the cliff and uncovers new evidence that suggests Genevieve may have survived the fall, Sarah becomes determined to uncover the truth about what took place three decades ago. Because if her best friend didn’t die that night after all, what did happen to her?

Review:

For years Sarah stayed away from her hometown due to the death of her best friend and the trauma it caused her. But with her father's death, she has to come back to clear out the house, so it can be sold. But when she thinks she sees Genevieve alive and outside her gate, she wonders if Genevieve really did die that fateful night, or if the scene that she caused on the cliff was made to make Sarah think she had died, so she could runaway. But did she? As clues start to come to her, Sarah realizes it is up to her to investigate what really happened all those years ago, so she can be free and so can Genevieve. You won't see the ending coming on this one due to quite a few mis-directions, so be prepared to put the book down multiple times and go "wait, WHAT???" before you start rapidly reading again! This one has future movie written all over it, so don't miss it!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Sam Ripley is a pseudonym for a bestselling thriller author from the United Kingdom who has sold over a million copies internationally.