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And Don't Look Back

By Rebecca Barrow
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After her mother’s death, a teen pieces together the truth of her family’s past and what her mom was hiding from in this “hauntingly atmospheric and utterly engrossing” (Jas Hammonds, award-winning author of We Deserve Monuments) thriller that’s perfect for fans of Courtney Summers and Tiffany D. Jackson.

Harlow Ford has spent her entire life running, caught in her mother’s wake as they flit from town to town, hiding from a presence that Harlow isn’t even sure is real. In each new place, Harlow takes on a new name and personality, and each time they run, she leaves another piece of herself behind.

When Harlow and her mom set off on yet another 3 a.m. escape, they are involved in a car accident that leaves Harlow’s mother fatally wounded. Before she dies, she tells Harlow two things: where to find the key to a safety deposit box and to never stop running. In the box, Harlow finds thirty grand in cash, life insurance documents, and several fake IDs for both herself and her mom—an on-the-run essentials kit. But Harlow also finds a photograph of her mom as a teenager with two other girls, the deed to a house in a town she’s never heard of, and a handful of newspaper clippings discussing the disappearance of a woman named Eve Kennedy, Harlow’s grandmother…relics of a part of Harlow’s life she never knew existed.

With these tantalizing clues about her mother’s secrets and the power to choose her own future for the first time, Harlow realizes she has two choices: keep fleeing her mom’s ghosts or face down the nebulous threat that’s been hanging over her for her entire life.

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3.5
Thumbs Up“This is an entertaining mystery with some twists and turns that kept me hooked—at least for the most part. The pacing starts off strong, with enough suspense to keep you flipping pages, but toward the end, it starts to lose steam. Things slow down, and it feels like the story gets bogged down in details that don’t really add much. The character development is solid, and I liked seeing the main character’s journey and her complicated bond with her mom. That said, the reason they’re on the run feels a bit shaky. Her mom did kill someone, but it wasn’t exactly an accident—it was to protect her family. Given that, I expected they’d be halfway across the world, not just a few days’ drive away. And the 15,000 dollars they supposedly had just raises more questions, especially since we never find out where it came from. In the end, it is a decent read, but it doesn’t bring anything new to the table. It’s fun if you’re looking to kill time with a mystery, but don’t expect it to blow your mind. It’s like a road trip that takes a detour and loses a bit of its spark along the way.”

About Rebecca Barrow

Rebecca Barrow is the critically acclaimed author of Interview with the VixenThis Is What It Feels LikeYou Don’t Know Me But I Know YouBad Things Happen Here, And Don’t Look Back, and The Tournament. She is a lover of sunshine, Old Hollywood icons, and all things high femme. She lives and writes in England. Visit her at Rebecca-Barrow.com.

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