The Girl I Used to Be

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books. I thought that this was really good. I have had this book for years but it somehow got lost in my pile at some point. I am glad that I decided to dust it off and give it a try because it turned out to be quite an enjoyable read. This was......more

This was a fast-paced murder mystery. The story is told by Olivia, who used to be Ariel. She was three-years-old when her parents were killed. It was originally assumed that her father killed her mother and then dropped Ariel off at a Walmart three hours from the scene of the crime. When she was rec......more

This was one of those books that started off so fast and so attention-getting that it reminded me so much of the Mystery/Thrillers I grew up reading (and loving) as a Middle Grader in the 90's. Right away we learn that Olivia/Ariel's father's bones were found, meaning he didn't kill her mother, mean......more

3.75 stars rounded to 4 stars This YA Mystery/Thriller was a nice mental break from the more serious mysteries and thrillers I read. There was a nice bit of romance since the main character is 17 years old, but she’s a more serious kind of protagonist since she’s determined to find who killed her par......more

3.5 STARS At age three, Ariel witnesses her mother’s murder, allegedly at the hands of her father. Fourteen years later an emancipated minor, her name now Olivia, her father’s bones are discovered at the murder site. The police now realize he was murdered that same snowy day. Though she has no memori......more