My Tour Spot for The Girls are Never Gone
Book Info:
Title: The Girls are Never
Gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh
Genre: Young Adult
Horror
Publishing Date:
September 7, 2021
Synopsis:
Content Warnings: scary images, death
The Conjuring meets Sadie when
seventeen-year-old podcaster Dare takes an internship in a haunted house and
finds herself in a life-or-death struggle against an evil spirit.
Dare Chase doesn’t believe in ghosts.
Privately, she’s a supernatural skeptic. But publicly, she’s keeping her doubts
to herself—because she’s the voice of Attachments, her brand-new
paranormal investigation podcast, and she needs her ghost-loving listeners to
tune in.
That’s what brings her to Arrington Estate. Thirty years ago, teenager Atheleen
Bell drowned in Arrington’s lake, and legend says her spirit haunts the estate.
Dare’s more interested in the suspicious circumstances surrounding her
death—circumstances that she believes point to a living culprit, not the
supernatural. Still, she’s vowed to keep an open mind as she investigates, even
if she’s pretty sure what she’ll find.
But Arrington is full of surprises. Good ones like Quinn, the cute daughter of
the house’s new owner. And baffling ones like the threatening messages left
scrawled in paint on Quinn’s walls, the ghastly face that appears behind Dare’s
own in the mirror, and the unnatural current that nearly drowns their friend
Holly in the lake. As Dare is drawn deeper into the mysteries of Arrington,
she’ll have to rethink the boundaries of what is possible. Because if something
is lurking in the lake…it might not be willing to let her go.
I loved the character development that took place in the novel, as Dare, our main character grew from being close minded to being much more open minded especially in regards to the supernatural. But she also grew in other ways, such as being more sure of herself, more trusting of others and being more brave after facing the horrors that she is faced with.
I found the plot developed really well throughout the novel, it definitely kept me hooked and wanting to know more about the mysteries behind the girls disappearance. I loved the descriptive language used throughout it really added to the creepy atmosphere of the book. I do wish that there was a bit more consistency in regards to pacing in the novel as at the beginning I found it a bit slow and the end a bit fast but even with the pacing issues The Girls Are Never Gone is definitely worth reading, especially for the world development!
I loved seeing our main characters: Dare, Quinn, and Holly discover the history of the place and the people who used to live there. The way that the history was told to us was really well done. The fact that at the end, there was still some mysteries left and I am still wanting more says a lot.
Overall, I really hope that there is a sequel as I loved the characters and I want to see more of them, learning more about the mysteries that have not been solved and I just want to see Waffles again, that dog was my favourite character! A really good supernatural thriller which is definitely worth reading.
Book Links:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55588056-the-girls-are-never-gone
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Girls-Are-Never-Gone/dp/1984836153
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-girls-are-never-gone-sarah-glenn-marsh/1138435039
Book Depository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Girls-Are-Never-Gone-Sarah-Glenn-Marsh/9781984836151?ref=grid-view&qid=1625517934195&sr=1-1
IndieBound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781984836151
About the Author:
Sarah Glenn Marsh writes young adult novels and children’s
picture books. An avid fantasy reader from the day her dad handed her a copy of
The Hobbit and promised it would change her life, she’s been making up words
and worlds ever since.
When she’s not writing, Sarah frequents the pottery studio,
volunteers her time to sighthound rescue, and raises awareness about her
autoimmune disease, Type 1 diabetes. She often enjoys pursuits of the nerd
variety, from video games to tabletop adventures. She’s never met an animal or
a doughnut she didn’t like.
Sarah lives in Richmond, Virginia with her husband and their
tiny zoo of four rescued sighthounds, two birds, and many fish. She is the
author of Fear the Drowning Deep, the Reign of the Fallen series,
and several books for younger readers.
Author Links:
Website: https://www.sarahglennmarsh.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SG_Marsh
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahmarshauthor/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10909117.Sarah_Glenn_Marsh
Tour Schedule:
Thank you so much to the author, Sarah Glenn Marsh and her publisher for allowing me to have an arc of this creepy wonderful story. I also want to say a big thank you, to TBR and Beyond Tours for giving me a spot on this tour. Lastly, thank you for reading my review.
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