Creepy summer camp vibes and family secrets? Say less. I read this in one sitting and couldn’t put it down.

The story follows Zoey, a college student who takes a summer job at Camp Medley to find answers about her Aunt Heather, who ran away from an abusive home at sixteen and vanished from that same camp decades earlier. As Zoey starts investigating and things stop adding up, a dark history begins to surface, and everything gets more unsettling the deeper she digs.

The camp setting was super atmospheric, and I found myself eagerly flipping pages. It was twisty, fast paced, and held my attention the entire time. I didn’t see some of the ending coming and loved how everything unraveled.

❕TW: SA

After a break up with her boyfriend (goodness, she does think about Craig A LOT!), Zoey has no plans for the summer. Clearing out the basement at home, she comes across some old photos of Jess, her mother, with another young girl. When Zoey asks her mother about the other girl, Jess gets upset and tells Zoey that it’s her sister Heather who went missing in 1989. Keen to solve the missing girl mystery, Zoey decides to take up a post at the summer camp that Heather disappeared from and get to the bottom of the unsolved case.

The book continues, told across two timelines, with Heather’s story set in 1989 and Zoey’s in 2024.

Wow! I’m in the minority here. Naive writing style, very repetitive with some very strange narrative. Interaction between characters reads more like a script than a conversation. Poorly constructed and any “surprises” heavily signposted.

The writing style is clearly geared towards a much younger audience.

A very inadequate offering.

With sincere apologies to the author.

1.5*

Thank you NetGalley and Storm Publishing.

A chilling, emotional story that pricks with creeping dread on every page. You don't just read this book, you feel it.

I could not put this book down! A suspenseful and haunting story that lingers with you long after you finish reading. This is the must read book of the summer..

1.5/5
Our main character Zoey Montgomery applies for a job as a camp counselor at Camp Medley in hopes of finding answers about what happened to her aunt Heather, who disappeared 35 years ago from the same camp.
The story takes place between two alternating timelines; the present in Zoey's POV and the past in Heather's POV, which I really enjoyed.
Though the plot had a lot of potential, personally I thought it fell a bit flat. The writing style didn't resonate with me. I felt as though it was more suited to a younger audience.
Most of the dialogues came across as a little shallow, lacking the emotional depth of real conversation. It seemed as though the characters were reading out a script rather than actually conversing with each other.
Plot-wise, I think it felt slightly unoriginal at times, lacking creativity, but with stronger execution, that could have been improved.
Overall I would say this book was not for me as I don't think I was the intended audience. I still enjoyed certain aspects of it, particularly the alternating timeline. That said, I think this book had a lot of potential which could have been tapped into.

Thank you NetGalley and Storm Publishing for providing me with this ARC.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. I can’t stop thinking about this book. I love thrillers that have a timeline of them and now so it makes it easier to understand the plot but wow this was amazing. As the plot unravels, nothing is given away that would help me figure it out and just when I thought I did, more twists. The characters had strong personalities that had me leery and suspicious from the start because I knew that a book this good where the main character is trying to get to the bottom of a mystery from long ago would have me on the edge of my seat and I was right.

What would you do if you suddenly found out that your aunt disappeared years ago without leaving a single trace?
Would you start investigating, trying to figure out what really happened, or would you leave the past in peace?

Zoey is determined to dig until she uncovers every last detail. She begins her search at the place where her aunt Heather was last seen. In doing so, she hopes to finally bring closure to her mother, Jess.

The story is told from two perspectives: the present, through Zoey’s eyes as she puts on her detective hat, and the past, through Heather’s chilling point of view, allowing us to experience the terrifying truth firsthand.

I always find thrillers set at camps deeply unsettling. They often take place in remote clearings surrounded by dense woods—places where shady characters lurk, and who knows what goes on in their minds. It instantly gives me goosebumps. After all, in one of those flimsy little tents or cabins, you’re a pretty easy target for a predator…

I also found it hard to trust anyone. One by one, each character seemed to be hiding something or behaving in a suspicious way. Even the ones who seemed genuinely kind and good—I couldn’t help but be wary of them too.

The author has written a gripping novel that had me glued to my seat, packed with a truckload of emotions.
I thought it was masterfully written, completely immersive, and I’m eagerly looking forward to the next book by this fantastic author. Five stars!

Thank you

3.5* A bit unbelievable at times, but engrossing enough to make me read till the end. Quite a sad ending.

This book's blurb promises a slight touch more than it delivers, but it's well written and has a decent lead in Zoey. There are a lot of characters acting shady in it, including one who at the end is revealed to be batshit bonkers, though apparently Zoey's instincts didn't clock. Good thing her mother's did!!

It's a sad tale with a few a-bit-brutal-to-read parts, though those are told in flashbacks and a mention of the past. At times there's 3 POV going, so it took a bit of jumping back and forth, especially as 2 were in the past.

The mystery does get solved, but for me, it required a little too much suspension of disbelief. You'll see, if you persist this far. It was worth the read, but needed some weeding of the superfluous characters.

ARC courtesy of NetGalley and Storm Publishing for my reading pleasure.

This is a fast paced, heart pounding read. It had me hooked all the way through. I would never have guessed any of the plot twists and that's how you know it's a brilliant thriller! I wont give any spoilers but definitely read this book!

📚I was able to read an advanced copy of title thanks to NetGalley, Sally Royer-Derr and Storm Publishing📚
📚All reviews and opinions are entirely my own📚

I could not predict anything about this book! That's what I love. Twists and turns on each page and not guessing what was happening next!

No One Saw Her Go by Sally Royer-Derr is a smart, sinister, and sharply written thriller that completely pulled me in and refused to let go. Published by Storm Publishing—huge thanks to Annette Galley for my gifted ARC—I devoured this in a single night. It’s the kind of story that grips you by the throat and makes everything else disappear. I couldn’t sleep until I got to the bottom of what really happened at Camp Medley—and even then, I was left stunned.

Zoey Montgomery is the perfect protagonist for a psychological suspense like this. She’s not just any curious student trying to play detective—she has skin in the game. Her aunt Heather vanished from Camp Medley over thirty years ago, and that hole in her family has left Zoey obsessed with the mystery. When she takes a summer job at the camp, it’s under the guise of doing normal counselor duties. But what she’s really after is closure—proof, answers, maybe even justice. What she finds is so much worse.

The camp itself becomes a character in this book. The woods feel alive, the lake is menacing, and the camp’s cheery traditions are just a mask over something rotten and buried. Royer-Derr uses the setting masterfully—it’s atmospheric without ever getting bogged down in description. You can feel the isolation pressing in on Zoey, sense the weight of history in every cabin and trail. There’s something off about this place, and the dread builds in a slow, creeping way until it’s practically screaming off the page.

As Zoey digs deeper, we learn there may be more missing girls connected to this place. A pattern begins to emerge, but every time Zoey thinks she’s getting close to the truth, the ground shifts beneath her. Strange accidents, cryptic warnings, and a mounting sense of paranoia create a suffocating tension. The novel flirts with supernatural unease without ever committing to it, which makes every shadow and sound in the woods feel like a possible threat. Is Zoey imagining it? Is the trauma of Heather’s disappearance playing tricks on her? Or is she about to meet the same fate?

What sets this book apart from so many thrillers is that it never relies on cheap jump scares or shallow twists. Every clue, every strange occurrence, is purposeful. Royer-Derr doesn’t throw red herrings just to mislead—you can feel she respects the reader enough to make the journey twisty but fair. That made the final third of the novel so satisfying. The reveals hit hard, but they make sense. Everything snaps into place with a kind of dreadful clarity, and the payoff is absolutely worth it.

Zoey’s emotional arc is just as compelling as the mystery. She’s grieving someone she never really knew, haunted by family silence, and grappling with the reality that justice might never look the way she wants it to. Her desperation is real. She makes mistakes, she second-guesses herself, but she keeps pushing forward. That made her so easy to root for. The supporting characters—other counselors, locals, camp staff—are well drawn too. Some are suspicious, some helpful, some hiding things you don’t see coming. No one feels like filler.

There are moments in this book that genuinely shocked me—not just because of what happens, but because of how suddenly it hits and how deeply it cuts. One particular reveal near the climax absolutely floored me. And the ending? It’s haunting. It doesn’t tie everything into a neat bow, and that’s what makes it land so hard. It sticks with you because it feels earned. It’s chilling without being sensational. Emotional without being sentimental.

This is a thriller that balances intensity with intelligence. It’s not just about who did it—it’s about why, and what the truth costs when you finally find it. I came in expecting an entertaining mystery, and I left with so much more. No One Saw Her Go is a dark, gripping, and emotionally resonant story that nails every beat. Sally Royer-Derr has delivered a knockout that deserves to be on every thriller reader’s radar.

Thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for this Advanced Reader’s Copy of No One Saw Her Go by Sally Royer-Derr due to be published August 1, 2025.
Zoey Montgomery takes a summer job as a camp counselor to find out what had happened to her aunt Heather who disappeared thirty years ago. What happened to Heather, and is Zoey in danger, too?

This was a very fast (one day) read that had me hooked from the first chapter. The twists with all the characters were amazing and had me guessing until the end. The plot twists were surprising, and I had never guessed about the characters. It had everything – murder, mystery, and intrigue!

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Sally is an auto buy author for me and, wow, believe me you need to read this book! I will read anything she writes.

Masterful storytelling and incredible characters. This book needs to be at the top of every bestseller list. It's that good. I can't stop thinking about it.

I'm a Freida fan and Sally's writing is similar to Freida McFadden's as it is fast-paced and full of twists, but all of these emotional layers exist in Sally's books that suck you in and captivate you the entire time. The range of raw emotions throughout this book, fear, love, sadness, hope, had me in tears by the end.

Zoey was a determined young woman trying to find answers for her family. I liked Zoey and her love for her mother and also that while researching her aunt's disappearance she was working toward her own independence. I enjoyed her interactions with Wynn too. He was an interesting character. However, my favorite character was Heather. My heart went out to her as she struggled with so much in her young life and her relationship with Dean was one of the sweetest I've read in a long time, so beautiful.

This book had a lot of action, craziness and some downright scary scenes! And that twist at the end.......WHAT?! I didn't see that coming. It kept me glued to the pages. Sally's books are like literary crack to me, completely addictive. Once I start, I can't stop reading!

A solid five stars.