He revved the engine and I held tight with both hands as the bike lurched forward, We zoomed down streets, leaning into the curves, wind whipping over me. I pressed into his back until all I could smell was the leather tang of his jacket, and all I could taste was the sweet thrill of flying away.
Keeping secrets is second nature to Nearly Boswell. Living in a trailer park outside Washington, DC, with a mom who works as an exotic dancer, she knows better than to share anything that would make her a target with her classmates. Only her best friends know about her obsession with the personal ads, and Nearly hasn't told anyone about the emotions she can taste when she brushes against someone's skin.
Then a serial killer goes on a murder spree and starts attacking students, leaving cryptic ads in the newspaper. Nearly might be the one person who can put all the clues together, and if she doesn't figure it out soon - she'll be next.
Big, dark, scary, and brilliantly plotted, Nearly Gone will leave you guessing until the very end.
Between work and school I was struggling to make time to read. I am ashamed to admit that I picked up this book for all the wrong reasons: falling madly in love with the cover. I know I know, don't judge a book by its cover.
At the time, I was looking for contemporary romance with happy endings. My soon-to-be Beauty and The Beast bookshelf was packed with TBR mystery. But I just LOVE a mystery thriller done right!
Nearly Gone tells a story of a girl named Nearly, an extremely bright person who lives in a trailer park in the Washington D.C. area. She lives alone with her mother who’s a stripper and her father left them when she was younger. She also has this strange unexplained ability to "taste" people's emotions when she touches them. So that's where the paranormal in the story comes in.
Growing up, she developed a fascination for the Personal Ads in the newspaper because she thought her dad had posted in it once to let her know he was okay and ever since then she's been hoping to hear from him again. But instead she starts seeing these ads that look more like an equation and she needs to figure them out one by one.
Now I know you’re probably wondering where’s the mystery in this book. Well, there just so happens to be a serial killer leaving clues for Nearly in the personal ads and using people in her class as the victims.
“I hope you’re worth it.”
I really enjoyed this book, and with my busy schedule I was able to read it within two days tops. It was a fast paced well-written story and I enjoyed trying to figure out who the killer was. My favorite thing about this book was definitely the characters in the story. We're introduced to a lot of secondary characters that Nearly knows through her trailer park and at school and all the characters have an outwardly sinister side to themselves where you know, as a reader, you can't completely trust them. And of course, there’s romance.
Reece Whelan is the bad boy that every parent tries to keep their daughter away from. However, to me he's just a guy that made some bad decisions and he's trying to make up for them. Part of his parole is that he has to get close to Nearly to help the cops figure out if she’s the killer or not. But of course things don't go as planned and they start developing feelings for each other. *Swoons*
He leaned in slowly, tilting his head to brush his lips against mine. Every rule, every shred of hesitation I'd felt before, dissolved away. I wanted him, every part of him, and we could mess with the outcome later.
He leaned in slowly, tilting his head to brush his lips against mine. Every rule, every shred of hesitation I'd felt before, dissolved away. I wanted him, every part of him, and we could mess with the outcome later.
This book seriously leaves you guessing till the very end. No one is who you think they are. I highly recommend it if you’re looking for a quick mystery read.
xo