Such a Quiet Place: A Novel

I absolutely enjoy Megan Miranda’s writing style and books and while I still absolutely enjoyed this one it felt a little slower and bit lackluster compared to her other ones. I would still definitely recommend this book BUT I would not recommend it as the first book from her when checking her out because I don’t think it would get a reader excited to read more of her books. That being said it was still entertaining and well written just a slow book to get through because it doesn’t keep you in suspense and wanting to hurriedly keep reading to see what’s going on lol.

Love this read!

I recently read Such A Quiet Place by Megan Miranda. I have read this author before and while I liked that book I was disappointed. It was being sold as a thriller and was much closer to a mystery. This time, despite the description being thriller, I went into it expecting a mystery. Ahhh, much better. This is the story of a neighborhood of just a few houses. We follow Harper Nash whose husband has left her and her friend Ruby Fletcher has been convicted of murdering two of the neighbors. When Ruby turns up, after having her conviction overturned and being released from jail, all the residents are on edge. They fear a killer now is among them. As we follow the story to find out why Ruby would come back to the scene of the crime, the reader is also urged to discover if she was even guilty in the first place, or had the group of homeowners worked together to send her to prison. As with most places, we soon discover that everyone has secrets, some worse than others. Expecting a mystery, I was much happier this time. I thought perhaps it was a slow read or too wordy but then read a chapter out loud to hubby and discovered it was pretty darn good. I needed to slow down and just enjoy it. Pretty soon, I found myself picking it up over and over again...you know, just a chapter here, a few more pages there, maybe hit an even page number before calling it a night. It was good and I now consider myself a fan.

4⭐️ “Turned out, we were all so close to criminal. All you needed was a good enough motive.” Fourteen months ago, the quiet neighborhood of Hollow’s Edge was upended when Brandon and Fiona Truett were killed via carbon monoxide. Ruby Fletcher, the dog walker who had moved in next door with Harper Nash, is accused of using her key to enter their house, starting the car and leaving them behind to die after letting the dog outside. She’s eventually convicted with help of doorbell camera’s around the neighborhood. But then Ruby is released on a technicality and with no place to go, she returns to Hollow’s edge. The core group come together regularly to form a community watch, still convinced Ruby is a killer. And Harper think their suspicions may be correct. But anonymous letters start showing up claiming to “know what you did” and they aren’t aimed at Ruby. The letters are for Harper. Such a Quiet Place dives into status and the expectation to uphold that status. All of the characters live in a wealthy subdivision and do everything they can to uphold the appearance that they are perfect. Ruby, who moved in as a ‘tenant’ of Harper’s, is considered an outsider and everyone was very quick to turn on her. A potential dirty cop lives in the neighborhood and made sure everyone’s story at the time of the Truett’s death stayed in line. Harper is never quite sure where she falls in the community when it comes to Ruby and feels how easy it is to fall out of favor. My biggest complaint is a character flaw of Harper; on more than one occasion she is told that she can’t make a decision on her own and that’s true. She had testified in Ruby’s favor during the trial, but was overly suspicious and paranoid when Ruby returned. If I was that concerned that the person in my spare room is a murderer, I’d like to think I wouldn’t let them stay. I just wish Harper would have grown more of a backbone.

Suburbia gone wrong? Death happens and who do you trust? Especially when the murder conviction is overturned. Megan Miranda, I don’t know how you do it, but you did it. A trust everyone trust no one, when you question everything you thought happened, and makes you question who you love near, what happens behind closed doors? I absolutely loved this book, hands down it’s amazing. The characters were well written, they were realistic, how does a village react moment. The main character Harper grew on me, and I loved that there was so much going on, but doesn’t seem to be at all. The pace of the story was done well, and the twist and turns get you questioning it all. It’s got to be one of my favorites of the year. I can’t wait for her next! A five out of five that’s for sure! 🔑🔑🔑🔑🔑

This author has been hit or miss for me but I really enjoyed this slow burn thriller. Small community, one couple was found dead, the neighborhood was shook, one of their own was convicted and now Ruby is back with her conviction overturned. Is it a warm welcome? Absolutely not. Doubts about what happened that night resurface and Harper, the person who always let Ruby stay with her, has started receiving threatening notes. She now realizes she has to figure out what happened that night before the killer strikes again. This was suspenseful and the slow burn really worked well, keeping me on edge for most of this book. I love a good story with neighbors up to no good, plenty of secrets to uncover, and everyone trying to hide their shenanigans. I could not put this one down until I knew how it was going to end. I still have a few more of her backlist books to read but this one is my favorite so far.

Spannend ohne blutige Szenen , sehr raffinierte Geschichte.

Not her best book but it was definitely worth reading.

Read as part of a small book club, very easy book to read though. Small community whodunit thriller with multiple suspects and options to keep you guessing.

The book was ok and easy to read. It kept me interested but not completely engaged. The ending was such a let down. Very anti climax.

I feel bad giving any author from any genre bad reviews as it's not easy to write a book. But when absolutely nothing has happened even till Page 140, you cannot stop yourself from giving a one star. I don't know if any plot twist happened after Page 140 because I lost my patience and gave up on the book. This is the first book I've read of this author; won't be reading any more books from her for sure. If you're a thriller fan, please know you'll need to be extremely patient to be able to finish this one.