Book Review: Find Me
Media Type: Ebook (ARC)
Title: Find Me
Author: Romily Bernard
Publisher: Harper Teen
Pages: Hardcover; 307
Release Date: September 24, 2013
Source: Publisher / Blog Tour
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Content Screening: Mild Violence
HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart
Recommended to: Readers who enjoy chilling mysteries wrapped up in real life events.
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“Find Me.”
These are the words written on Tessa Waye’s diary. The diary that ends up with Wick Tate. But Tessa’s just been found . . . dead.
Wick has the right computer-hacking skills for the job, but little interest in this perverse game of hide-and-seek. Until her sister Lily is the next target.
Then Griff, trailer-park boy next door and fellow hacker, shows up, intent on helping Wick. Is a happy ending possible with the threat of Wick’s deadbeat dad returning, the detective hunting him sniffing around Wick instead, and a killer taunting her at every step?
Foster child. Daughter of a felon. Loner hacker girl. Wick has a bad attitude and sarcasm to spare.
But she’s going to find this killer no matter what.
Because it just got personal.
I finished Find Me only a few moments ago, and I’m still breathless. I’ll be the first to admit that this book didn’t hook me at first. It was a slow build up. A deliberate web of mystery and deceit that is created page by page. By the time I was at the mid-point of the book, I was intrigued. By the last third of the book, I was flipping pages like a reader possessed. My point? Give this book some time. It’ll hook you. Oh, it’ll hook you.
Wicket Tate doesn’t only have a very unique name, she has skills. She’s a survivor, a computer hacker, and an expert at blending in. So why does she suddenly feel like everything is spiraling out of control? I had a soft spot for Wick and her sister Lily. These two had been through hell and back, yet they were stronger than I could ever be. Wicket has a mouth on her, but her love for her sister is fierce and she’ll do whatever it takes to protect them. I couldn’t have asked for a better protagonist to follow. Then there was Griff. I wasn’t certain about this mysterious guy at first. He felt placed in simply for a possible romance. However soon Griff became as essential to the story as Wick was. Kudos to Romily Bernard! I loved him.
As I mentioned before, the story does take a little time to get into full swing. I found myself placed in the middle of Wick’s transition and had to wade through until I got my bearings. Her story is tough because it has so much opportunity to be true. On the flip side, that’s also why it’s so compulsively readable. The emotion that comes through, the raw pain and strength, are what kept me reading on. Wick is fierce, even in the face of danger, and I adored her for it. Plus you won’t see the ending coming. It’s slightly like a slap in the face, but one that you’ll gladly take.
Is this review all over the place? Probably. Truthfully, my thoughts are still all over the place. The ending of this book was so much more than I was expecting, and I still can’t get it out of my mind. What I can say is that I recommend Find Me to you, my dear readers. If you enjoy strong, female protagonists and mystery expertly blended, then this is a book for you.
I graduated from Georgia State University with a Literature degree. Since then, I’ve worked as a riding instructor, cell phone salesgirl, personal assistant, groom, exercise rider, accounting assistant, and, during a very dark time, customer service rep.
So don’t let anyone tell you a BA degree will keep you unemployed.
