Hello everyone and welcome back to the blog! I have another review for you guys and I’m so glad that I was able to participate in the blog tour for this one.

DISCLAIMER: A review copy of this book has been sent to me in exchange for an honest review.

And now without further ado, let’s start with this post.

Synopsis:


Content Warnings: scary images, death


The Conjuring meets Sadie when seventeen-year-old podcaster Dare takes an internship in a
haunted house and finds herself in a life-or-death struggle against an evil spirit.
Dare Chase doesn’t believe in ghosts.
Privately, she’s a supernatural skeptic. But publicly, she’s keeping her doubts to herself—because
she’s the voice of Attachments, her brand-new paranormal investigation podcast, and she needs her
ghost-loving listeners to tune in.
That’s what brings her to Arrington Estate. Thirty years ago, teenager Atheleen Bell drowned in
Arrington’s lake, and legend says her spirit haunts the estate. Dare’s more interested in the
suspicious circumstances surrounding her death—circumstances that she believes point to a living
culprit, not the supernatural. Still, she’s vowed to keep an open mind as she investigates, even if
she’s pretty sure what she’ll find.
But Arrington is full of surprises. Good ones like Quinn, the cute daughter of the house’s new owner.
And baffling ones like the threatening messages left scrawled in paint on Quinn’s walls, the ghastly
face that appears behind Dare’s own in the mirror, and the unnatural current that nearly drowns
their friend Holly in the lake. As Dare is drawn deeper into the mysteries of Arrington, she’ll have to
rethink the boundaries of what is possible. Because if something is lurking in the lake…it might not
be willing to let her go.

Title – The Girls are Never Gone
Author – Sarah Glenn Marsh
Publisher – Razorbill
Genre – Young Adult Horror
Release date – September 7, 2021

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Let me just say before starting with the review that I hit the « request » button not only because of the cover but also because of the mention of a true crime podcast. I am a huge sucker for all things having to do with true crime and investigations. It’s only logical that I wanted to particpate in this blog tour. And girl, am I glad that I got a spot because this book is « Freaking-tastic »!

This book is so spooky and scary that I seriously don’t want to be alone in an old and semi-abandoned house anymore. I’ve got goosebumps after every scary scene and this is good. I rarely read Horror books and I wasn’t really sure what to expect with « The Girls are Never Gone ». It’s good that I didn’t have any expectations so ever because I loved this YA Horror novel and just couldn’t get enough of the story about Dare and her new friends.

I don’t remember having picked something by Marsh up before, so let me say that I enjoyed her writing style. It worked perfectly well with the horror setting. The details were also amazingly well written. Sometimes I got the feeling that I was playing some major part in the story as well because I could imagine everything so easily. I need an adaptation of « The Girls are Never Gone » right now! (Please make this happen)

Dare is also one of my favorite main characters ever. You simply cannot not love her. (Did this make sense right now? Probably not.) I also liked the fact that there was a diabetes type 1 representation in the story. It doesn’t happen often in books and the illness in general needs more representation so that people can become more aware of it. I always feel like diabetes is a taboo theme in our current society so this was refreshing to see how the main character lived with her diagnosis.

Overall, if you enjoy a great mystery horror novel in the YA universe and you love a good scare then « The Girls are never gone » is going to be your next favorite read. I especially recommend this book during this time of year because autumn is right around the corner and Halloween is in a month and a half. So what are you waiting for? The goosebumps won’t be coming on their own!

Favorite Quotes:

  1. « At some point this morning, I must have turned eighty, because I’m so relieved when one girl produces a portable Bluetooth speaker with way less bass. »
  2.  « We’re cool. Stupidity happens »
  3.  « I think my heart is going to burst through my rips, leave me for good. »
  4. « After all, ghost stories are human stories, brimming with life, with history, drama, and personality. They’re as enduring as we are. »
  5.  « … she once again looks like she just walked off the set of a magazine shoot. She doesn’t break a sweat despite fixing breakfast for five and laying new tile in the downstairs bathroom and shows no sign of being ready to take a break herself. No wonder she’s so successful; she’s a machine. »
  6.  « I thought we were friends, buddy. Did you forget who’s been giving you all those belly rubs. »

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55588056-the-girls-are-never-gone
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Girls-Are-Never-Gone/dp/1984836153
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-girls-are-never-gone-sarah-glenn-
marsh/1138435039
Book Depository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Girls-Are-Never-Gone-Sarah-Glenn-
Marsh/9781984836151?ref=grid-view&qid=1625517934195&sr=1-1
Indigo: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/the-girls-are-never-gone/9781984836151-
item.html?ikwid=The+Girls+are+Never+Gone&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0#algoliaQueryId=5a0ada747a
1f514c85ecdfaf88d2bef0

IndieBound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781984836151

Sarah Glenn Marsh writes young adult novels and children’s picture books. An avid fantasy reader
from the day her dad handed her a copy of The Hobbit and promised it would change her life, she’s
been making up words and worlds ever since.
When she’s not writing, Sarah frequents the pottery studio, volunteers her time to sighthound
rescue, and raises awareness about her autoimmune disease, Type 1 diabetes. She often enjoys
pursuits of the nerd variety, from video games to tabletop adventures. She’s never met an animal or
a doughnut she didn’t like.
Sarah lives in Richmond, Virginia with her husband and their tiny zoo of four rescued sighthounds,
two birds, and many fish. She is the author of Fear the Drowning Deep, the Reign of the Fallen series,
and several books for younger readers.

Website: https://www.sarahglennmarsh.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SG_Marsh
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahmarshauthor/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10909117.Sarah_Glenn_Marsh

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*DISCLAIMER: A review copy of this book has been sent to me in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.