Forget You Saw Her – Book Review

A missing girl. A frantic mother. A desperate search.

Across the country, notes taped to restroom stalls read, “On a date that isn’t going well? Ask for Andrea at the bar. We’ll make sure you get home safe.”

But Andrea—the girl behind the campaign—didn’t make it home safe. 

She disappeared without a trace at seventeen. The police labeled her a runaway, and the case went cold. That is, until her mother, Sabina, starts digging for answers.

But the closer she gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes that not everyone wants Andrea to be found. A predator is hiding in plain sight, keeping close tabs on the search. And he’ll do whatever it takes to make sure his secrets stay buried. 

Forget You Saw Her is the chilling standalone prequel to the international bestseller Ask for Andrea.

This is the prequel of Ask for Andrea although you can read both the books as standalone.

Forget You Saw Her follows the story of Sabina who when she was sixteen had to give her own daughter up fo adoption. Now Sabina receives a letter from the police requesting DNA from Sabina to ensure that the body at the morgue does not belong to her daughter Andrea Beaumont. Now Sabina decides to find answers about her daughter that she drives all the way from Oregon to the small town called Ogden Utah.

This book contains sensitive topics such as sexual abuse, domestic abuse and child abuse. Readers are cautioned.

I enjoyed this one. The story is actually emotional and heartbreaking to reading, particularly reading Isabel’s part. Like Ask for Andrea, both Andrea and Isabel are ghosts who were both murdered by Andrea’s adopted father Dennis Beaumont and they try to seek revenge and justice. We also have Sabina’s POV where she describes her emotions and determination to find answers about her daughter’s whereabouts. The story itself is fast paced, with some twists and turns and also a page turner. As I mentioned earlier, the story is sad and heartbreaking. The ending was expected but it was a satisfactory ending in my opinion.

Another thing is I really like this author’s style of writing. The whole story was written flawlessly and smoothly and I like how the author managed to get the reader into the story. Not to mention that even though it is a work of fiction, this story is apparently based on real life events.

This is the third book I have read from this author and so far, this book is one of my favorites. I highly recommend her books and for this book I give five stars.