Valerie S. (VolunteerVal) - reviewed on 1/12/2022 + 648 more book reviews

The premise of this novel was so unique to me: Five years ago, nearly all residents of a suburban neighborhood were brutally murdered in the middle of the night; the only survivors were five children/teens. Main character Ellie and her younger sister Cassie have moved on but the tragedy and resulting PTSD impact every aspect of their lives. Then an ominous note mysteriously arrives on their doorstep, prompting Ellie to contact a fellow survivor and leading the group of five to revisit their former neighborhood and home town with shocking results.

This is my second novel by Ms. Modglin and I will read others, but this is not her best work. I guessed the killer early on (without trying) and was sometimes confused by the large cast of characters. I enjoyed the audiobook narration by Linda Jones and likely would have DNFd if reading a print copy. I appreciate the concise length of this author's thrillers and have come to expect the high number of twists and turns the plot will take, but as other reviewers have noted, the epilogue for The Lucky Ones contained one twist too many.

Thank you to OrangeSky Audio and NetGalley for the advanced listening copy of this novel. All thoughts are my own.

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