by: Holly Brown
published by: William Morrow
publish date: July 8, 2014
Don't try to find me. Though the message on the kitchen white board is written in Marley's hand, her mother Rachel knows there has to be some other explanation. Marley would never run away.
As the days pass and it sinks in that the impossible has occurred, Rachel and her husband Paul are informed that the police have "limited resources." If they want their 14-year-old daughter back, they will have to find her themselves. Desperation becomes determination when Paul turns to Facebook and Twitter, and launches FindMarley.com.
But Marley isn't the only one with secrets.
When Rachel finds her daughter's message on the white board saying "Don't try to find me", it's a mother's worst nightmare. Did she write it herself, willingly? Was she forced to? Her husband becomes obsessed with trying to find their daughter. He turns to social media engaging the public looking for clues as to where she might have gone. Though Rachel has her own secrets that she doesn't want aired and she becomes more and more reclusive which makes everyone around her more and more suspicious.
This book was a really interesting look at the role that social media plays in our lives. It was interesting to see how children are manipulated by strangers online. It was interesting to see how the father in turn manipulated the media and social media to get what he wanted.
Kari reviewed this book back in July for a Blog Tour. Her feelings were similar to my own. I would definitely recommend this book. The audiobook was well read, I would recommend it as well.
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Don't Try to Find Me by Holly Brown
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Blog Tour: Don't Try to Find Me by Holly Brown
Author: Holly Brown
Publisher: William Morrow
Date of publication: July 2014
Can you imagine coming home to see that your daughter has posted on the white board in your kitchen...that she has left and doesn't want to be found? That is the nightmare that Rachel finds herself in the middle of one afternoon in Don't Try to Find Me. The question that Rachel and her husband need answered is did Marley run away or was she kidnapped?
I was really expecting a mystery, but instead I got a glimpse into both sides of a teenage runaway situation and the dangers of not paying attention to how our children use the internet. The story is told from both Rachel's and Marley's point of view. Rachel struggles with the reason that Marley would want to runaway. What could she have done differently and would it have mattered. I did feel badly for Rachel. She has often been manipulated by her husband and her "friend" Michael. She has kind of lost herself and has forgotten how to be a good parent. Marley came across as a exactly what she is...a naive and troubled 14YO little girl who thinks she knows everything.
Overall, I liked the story. It's a great commentary on how much social media plays in our perceptions of people. Also in how nothing is private anymore and if you open yourself to the World Wide Web, it could come back to haunt you. I was a little unsatisfied with the ending. I felt like it was a little abrupt and would have liked to see more of what happened "after". But, I do recommend the book. It's well written and kept me engaged through to the end.
Wednesday, July 9th: Read. Write. Repeat.
Publisher: William Morrow
Date of publication: July 2014
Marley’s quiet. Innocent. Sheltered. Growing up in Northern
California with all the privilege Rachel never had, what does Marley know about
taking care of herself? About being okay?
Rachel might not know her daughter at all. But she does know
that she needs to find Marley before someone else does. Someone dangerous.
The police have limited resources devoted to runaways. If
Rachel and her husband, Paul, want their daughter back, they’ll have to find
her themselves. Paul turns to Facebook and Twitter and launches FindMarley.com.
But Marley isn’t the only one with something to hide. Paul’s
social media campaign generates national attention, and the public scrutiny
could expose Rachel’s darkest secrets. When she blows a television interview,
the dirty speculation begins.
The blogosphere is convinced Rachel is hiding something.
It’s not what they think; Rachel would never hurt Marley. Not intentionally,
anyway. But when it’s discovered that Rachel lied to the police, the devoted
mother becomes the prime suspect in Marley’s disappearance.
Is Marley out there, somewhere, watching it all happen . . .
or is the truth something far worse?
Can you imagine coming home to see that your daughter has posted on the white board in your kitchen...that she has left and doesn't want to be found? That is the nightmare that Rachel finds herself in the middle of one afternoon in Don't Try to Find Me. The question that Rachel and her husband need answered is did Marley run away or was she kidnapped?
I was really expecting a mystery, but instead I got a glimpse into both sides of a teenage runaway situation and the dangers of not paying attention to how our children use the internet. The story is told from both Rachel's and Marley's point of view. Rachel struggles with the reason that Marley would want to runaway. What could she have done differently and would it have mattered. I did feel badly for Rachel. She has often been manipulated by her husband and her "friend" Michael. She has kind of lost herself and has forgotten how to be a good parent. Marley came across as a exactly what she is...a naive and troubled 14YO little girl who thinks she knows everything.
Overall, I liked the story. It's a great commentary on how much social media plays in our perceptions of people. Also in how nothing is private anymore and if you open yourself to the World Wide Web, it could come back to haunt you. I was a little unsatisfied with the ending. I felt like it was a little abrupt and would have liked to see more of what happened "after". But, I do recommend the book. It's well written and kept me engaged through to the end.
About the author:
Holly Brown lives with her husband and toddler daughter in
the San Francisco Bay Area, where she’s a practicing marriage and family
therapist. Her blog, Bonding
Time, is featured on PsychCentral.com.
Connect with Holly on Facebook.
Purchase Links
Holly’s Tour Stops
Tuesday, July 8th: No More Grumpy
Bookseller
Wednesday, July 9th: Read. Write. Repeat.
Friday, July 11th: Kritters Ramblings
Tuesday, July 15th: BoundbyWords
Wednesday, July 16th: A Bookish Way of Life
Thursday, July 17th: From the TBR Pile
Monday, July 21st: Peeking Between the Pages
Tuesday, July 22nd: Book-alicious Mama
Thursday, July 24th: Kahakai Kitchen
Monday, July 28th: Ace and Hoser Blook
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