Review of Such a Quiet Place, Megan Miranda

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This book reminds me why I never want to live in a community with an HOA.

Lies, deceit, secrets, cover ups.

I devoured this book. It leaves you constantly on edge, feeling like the next nugget of info you get, you will figure it out. You don't. It's like being given crumbs the entire book.

Everyone was in everyone's business, and you never knew who you could trust. I found this book to be quite reflective/introspective. There were a lot of nuggets of wisdom in Harper's thoughts.

This is a great suburban drama. It is ridiculous to me the lengths people will go to to protect their cookie cutter lives, never mind who they hurt in the process.

Why didn't this get five stars from me?

I was a bit disappointed about how the last half of the book was handled. It felt a bit rushed after all the build up we had. The ending and finding out the culprit seemed improbable to me. Or just a stupid reason for why they did what they did. I also found some of Harper's lamentations to be annoying.

Book Summary:

Welcome to Hollow’s Edge, where you can find secrets, scandal, and a suspected killer—all on one street.

Hollow’s Edge use to be a quiet place. A private and idyllic neighborhood where neighbors dropped in on neighbors, celebrated graduation and holiday parties together, and looked out for one another. But then came the murder of Brandon and Fiona Truett. A year and a half later, Hollow’s Edge is simmering. The residents are trapped, unable to sell their homes, confronted daily by the empty Truett house, and suffocated by their trial testimonies that implicated one of their own. Ruby Fletcher. And now, Ruby’s back.

With her conviction overturned, Ruby waltzes right back to Hollow’s Edge, and into the home she shared with Harper Nash. Harper, five years older, has always treated Ruby like a wayward younger sister. But now she’s terrified. What possible good could come of Ruby returning to the scene of the crime? And how can she possibly turn her away, when she knows Ruby has nowhere to go?

Within days, suspicion spreads like a virus across Hollow’s Edge. It’s increasingly clear that not everyone told the truth about the night of the Truetts’ murders. And when Harper begins receiving threatening notes, she realizes she has to uncover the truth before someone else becomes the killer’s next victim.