A kidnapped girl survived twelve nightmarish years.Now she’s safely back home . . . or is she?Jenny Kristal was six years old when she was snatched off the sidewalk from her quiet suburban neighborhood. Twelve years later, she’s miraculously returned home after escaping her kidnappers—but as her parents and older brother welcome her back, the questions begin to mount. Where has she been all these … Where has she been all these years? Why is she back now? And is home really the safest place for her . . . or for any of them?
“Fantastically good—dark yet compellingly upbeat, and insanely suspenseful … Even the twists have twists.” —Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Dark, compulsive, full of OMG moments. If you think you know where it’s going … YOU DON’T. This is one you won’t forget in a hurry.” —Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone
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Safe was an interesting one that I enjoyed very much.
It’s one of those reads that initially seems fairly transparent that is until you delve deeper.
This was such an easy read that I completed in one sitting.
Full of twists and turns it pulled me in investing me in the unfolding narrative.
This is primarily a psychological thriller centring on Jenny a girl who at 6 years old was kidnapped while walking to her friend’s house two doors away.
Now 12 years later a girl claiming to be the missing Jenny has reappeared she knows all about Jenny’s past and details only Jenny could know she appears authentic and the grieving parents welcome her into there home with open arms.
The only one who seems suspicious of her claims and her motives is Jenny’s older brother Ben who right from the beginning isn’t convinced.
It’s also not long before Jenny is herself having suspicions of her own ones concerning her parents and starts to investigate stuff for herself.
This is mostly told from Jenny’s POV and we also get a few instances from the brother Ben and the father Jake.
Safe essentially was a well crafted psychological thriller that easily kept my attention with its mystery and intrigue and I’m happy to recommend.
My only slight issue was the finish which I found slightly anti-climatic.
I still enjoyed this but did think the ending let things down slightly.
I voluntary reviewed a copy of Safe.
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There has been a lot of hype surrounding Safe by S.K. Barnett and now I can tell you I see why! It has a relatively slow pace which at first I wasn’t excited about, but it definitely makes up for that at the end. I love the fact that this book has such a short synopsis, and this is truly a wonderful read to go into knowing very little, if anything at all. I got way more than I had bargained for which is one of the many things I loved about it. There are a few different viewpoints, but the majority of the story is told from Jenny’s POV which is something I really appreciated. It also has lots of really short chapters which made it seem like it was going by really quickly despite the slower pace.
I also have to mention that there is some pretty disturbing content in Safe. A lot of it is alluded to for the most part, but at the end it gets a little more specific and could be a bit triggering for some people. None of it is graphic (at least I didn’t think so) though so for the most part it would be considered to be pretty tame, at least to longtime thriller lovers and any Slaughter fans out there. This book is seriously unputdownable and I read it in the span of 2 days, I even found myself making time to read it because I had to know where the story was going. So if you start it at night, be prepared to want to stay up to the early hours to finish!
S.K. Barnett is a pseudonym for the author who also wrote the book Derailed which was turned into a movie. I actually remember watching the movie and being completely shocked by it, and I didn’t even realize it was by the same author until I started Safe. I was again completely shook, and the end of this book is CRAY. I never saw it coming and I am such a huge fan of Barnett now. I love when a new-to-me(ish in this case) author blows me away and makes me an instant fan and that is exactly what happened from reading this book. I don’t want to give anything away, so I will just say that if you are a fan of slower paced thrillers with shocking endings Safe is going to be a must read! I can’t wait for whatever this author writes next.
kept me on my toes very well written about a family who can’t trust the police I had to go to a new town
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This is the first book I have read from this author. This is also one of my 20 most anticipated reads of 2020. I absolutely love this cover. One of the most bone chilling covers I have ever seen.
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: This book was phenomenal. We follow Jenny who was kidnapped at 6 years old on her way to her friend Toni’s house. Twelve years later she knows up to her house after surviving her kidnappers. To me, this book was extremely intense from the start. There were multiple times I was saying WTF out loud as the reveals were happening. I had a chill going down my spine while reading page 87. The pacing of this book was superb. Each character in this book were easily relatable which is something I don’t usually see in a thriller. The ending honestly shocked me. I thought I knew what happened and it felt like a bomb was dropped on me. I highly recommend this book to everyone wanting a hard hitting thriller full of drama, suspense and secrets.
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Jenny Kristal was 6 years old when she disappeared walking to a friend’s house. 12 years later she miraculously appears! So many questions follow! Is it really Jenny? Where has she been for 12 years? What happened during the 12 years? The answers to these questions and more make this a fantastic book! This book has so many twists and turns and I gasped out loud several times while reading. The story kept me on my toes and had been reading so quickly to find out just what was going on! I received an advanced readers copy and all opinions are my own.
This was a very dark read that is still with me. I had to wait a couple of days to even write this, which sounds like the beginning of a bad review but it’s not. This was just an emotional read with interesting characters and lots of twists that I didn’t see coming. Be warned that there are many terrible things that happen to young children in this book but the mystery will take you on a wild ride. I wish I could say more but it would spoil the plot.
This book was the story I’ve always wanted to read, and I am utterly speechless at how much it drew me in from beginning to end! With so many dark twists, completely unpredictable outcomes and a great big handful of deceit, this book has quickly become one of my all time favourites. Just when I thought I’d cracked the case, the author threw in another curve ball and simply amazed me with the plot even more. I’ve never felt so many emotions all at once when reading and there is enough character variation, disturbing scenes and unpredictable twists to satisfy anyone who loves this genre. I can’t wait to get my hands on the paperback!
WHOA!
Six year old Jenny walked down the street to play with a friend and disappeared. Twelve years later she is back and happy to be safely home with her family.
But is she safe?
Are they?
Who took Jenny? How did she escape? With each answer come three new questions and as many twists.
So original, so compulsive!