An Amazon Charts bestseller. In the deep woods of East Texas, Henry supports his family by selling bootleg liquor. It’s all he can do to keep his compassionate but ailing mother and his stepfather—a fanatical grassroots minister with a bruising rhetoric—from ruin. But they have no idea they’ve become the obsession of the girl in the woods.Abandoned and nearly feral, Eve has been watching them, … has been watching them, seduced by the notion of family—something she’s known only in the most brutal sense. Soon she can’t resist the temptation to get close. Where Henry’s mother sees a poor girl in need, his father sees only wickedness. When Henry forges an unexpected bond with Eve, he believes he might be able to save her. He doesn’t know how wrong he is.
Eve is about to take charge of her own destiny—and that of Henry’s family. As both their worlds spin violently out of control, Henry must make an impossible choice: protect the broken woman who’s claimed a piece of his soul, or put everyone he loves at risk in order to do the right thing.
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Held my interest throughout .
Kindle First October…
I honestly am not sure how I feel about this book. I didn’t love it, but didn’t hate it either.
The writing was good. The characters were, to be perfectly honest, terrible. Even “the hero” characters were insufferable. The story itself was interesting and I did read through to the end to know what all happened.
OMG is So overused, but not by me.
December 23, 2018
Format: Kindle Edition
This book is a true OMG story. The characters are deeply scarred, intensely relatable and lovable. I was cheering them on and staring horrified as they hit that semi doing 90 mph. And then I read the last page! OMG!
This was my first book by Eliza Maxwell, and I was blown away. The author did a terrific job of building up tension, making the reader nervous as to the horrors that feel like they could pop out from the page at any moment. And the character building was so well done too. At times I held my breath, and at others I gasped out loud. That doesn’t happen often when I’m reading, which means the author successfully pulled me into Eve and Henry’s world hook, line, and sinker. The horrors of Eve’s life mixed with Henry’s desire to love her, and thereby heal her, was heart-wrenching to read. And the scene on the boat with the baby was truly horrifying–one of the scene’s where I gasped, my heart racing, saying ‘no, no, no’ out loud to my Kindle.
Thank you for an unexpected, fascinating read.
A haunting story of one man’s choices to try and fix everything, even when nothing is going right. How he handles Eve, a girl who’s lived through unspeakable horrors, and falls in love. I kept turning the pages, waiting to see what’s next. The ending was tragic and not what I expected! I definitely recommend this book to others who like to read the inside story of love, murder, lies, and bad choices.
Not sure what to say about this book rather than wow. It really gripped me with the raw emotions and the ending was so realistic, it had me in tears. Powerful piece.
“Now, there was only Eve. Broken, broken Eve. The girl with no name.”
I usually don’t read a lot of books outside the romance/paranormal genre, however every now and then I do. What made me pick up The Unremembered Girl was the intriguing and mysterious vibe I got from the blurb. I love books focusing on small town families, and the not knowing which direction the author will take with the characters and story. This book focuses mainly on Henry, who kind of paused his life to take care of his sick mother, Caroline. The feral girl Eve had been watching them from the woods, and longs to be a part of their family. When she makes herself known, Caroline opens up her home to Eve. I had no idea how Eve would react to everything, she was very traumatized and didn’t act normal at all. The others don’t think it’s a good idea to take this unknown girl in their home. However, it seems like day by day she bonds the strongest with Henry, but not in a healthy way.
“That girl’s broken, Henry. She’s broken and she’s dangerous. And if you think you can fix her, I’m afraid you’re destined for heartache, my dear.”
This book was very unpredictable. I had no idea what would happen and how Eve would act in certain situations. I was so not ready for the things that happened. The author did an incredible job in shocking and creating mixed emotions in me. I just didn’t know how to feel about Eve, she was just such a broken character and I can’t imagine half of what she went through in her past. I absolutely loved the multiple POVs because it added additional layers, and different perspectives to the story. The last 10% of the book was just brutal and put me through a whirlwind of emotions. Everything happened so fast and I just couldn’t contain my tears. The Unremembered Girl was such an unique and emotional story, and it had me hooked from beginning until the end. The story had a great flow and the writing was easy to read. I am definitely looking forward to reading Eliza’s other books.
This may have been one of the hardest reads I have ever done. It sure had lots of emotion. Lots of things going on. It had tragedy, love, loss, sadness, humor(a bit), cruelty, just to name a few.
I cried reading this story so much that right now my eyes are burning. The last part was just so sad and I do think Henry cared. I think he loved Eve with all of his heart. He wanted to bad to fix her. He didn’t want her to be broken. He wanted them to be a family.
Yes he made mistakes but isn’t that what makes us human? Yes he did pay a high price but at some points don’t we all? I truly think we do. I think Henry loved Eve and Eve loved Henry. She went through to much trauma to ever get over it. Even possibly with professional help she may have remained the broken girl she was born to be. He life was a tragedy from day one. I felt so sorry for her. I felt so sorry for Henry and even for Del and Alice.
All of their lives were changed because of the cruel meanness that is in some people. To buy and sell lives is beyond contemptible. Human trafficking is something that is real. It exists and needs to be stopped. In the end Del tried. He tried to do the right thing. Henry tried to do the right thing too. Life is hard at times and when things happen that we have no control over, no voice, no objection too, it’s way harder. We all have the right to say NO! No one has the right to do things to us that we don’t want. Humans are cruel people at times and at the same time can be the most kind hearted, caring, loving you ever see. It’s what makes us human. It’s what makes up this world.
This book touched a part of me that I can not explain. Deep in my soul. In my heart. I feel for people who have no voice to be heard. I wish everyone who read this would get the same message out of it that I did. Life would sure be a lot easier for the ones we hurt or ones who are hurt by others.
I reacieved a copy of this from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
I gave it 4 stars. Would have been 5 but it hurt my heart to much. Maybe that is not a good reason but it’s all I have. Thank you for the honor of reading this story. I won’t soon be forgetting it that’s for sure.
3.5 stars…
The Unremembered Girl tells the story of a family who comes across a feral girl living i the woods near their house in a small town in Texas. The mother, with the help of her son, invite the girl into their home to take care of her. There’s also the added element of a group of people whose mysterious comings and goings at a nearby shack. It becomes clear that the girl is somehow connected to the people in the shack.
The story is full of family conflict, tragedy, loss and atonement. The characters were well rounded and the story maintained my interest right from the very beginning..
My only complaint is that about 2/3 of the way through the book, following a significant event, I felt the story began to take a bit of a melodramatic turn that I didn’t care for. By this time, we knew the girl’s story and the combination of these two factors seemed to lead to the story losing its way.
Despite this, a very good story and a worthwhile read.
This book was an interesting, read as It takes, you back in time and you feel that your livining with people and what their doing.surprize ending
There were a lot of twists and turns- very unpredictable which made it a real page turner. I was always wondering what was going to happen next. An excellent book!!!
I really liked this book. The author did a great job with bringing the characters to life and making them perform across the pages. While the story is very sad, she makes you want to cheer on the main characters for their determination to overcome so many obstacles.
Couldn’t wait to finish, twist and turners I never expected.
The bitch was cute and year
Wonderfully written and totally engrossing novel that will pull – no – yank at your heart.