"The Man in the Woods lurks among the trees of the camp surveying his prey until one becomes the fruit he wants to pick..."

A twisty, dual-timeline crime mystery. I really liked the set-up of the story - Zoey takes a job at a summer camp in the woods where her aunt Heather went missing back in the 1980s, intent on some surreptitious amateur sleuthing. The story goes back and forth between Zoey in 2024 and her aunt in 1989. There's a lot of tense creeping around in the woods at night while feeling spooked by campfire tales about a serial killer being out there - in some scenes, it has slightly horror movie/Blair Witch vibes. The finale of the story was great - it really ramped up the drama and tension.

It's an easy read that flows along - ideal for a beach read or a lazy afternoon on the sofa.

Many thanks to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for the advance copy.

It was a good story, but it was repetitive, so I lost interest a lot. It was a good concept, and I liked the characters, but it wasn't for me.

Zoey is a camp counselor at a camp that her Aunt Heather disappeared from years ago and she wants to find out what really happened to her.
Told in dual time lines, Heather from the past and Zoey in present day. The other characters were either creepy or evasive in order to hype up the tension and to keep the story moving. This is the second book by this author I have read and although fast paced, there is a lot of repetitive wording chapter after chapter and I doubt I will read another. I do thank Netgalley and Storm Publishing for the opportunity to read this eARC. This review is my personal opinion. 3.5stars rounded up.

This book immediately drew me in with the summer camp storyline. I think the best part of the book was the atmosphere, the author provided great descriptions of the camp and I had an easy time visualizing the setting. I also liked the way the story was told in two POVs, one in the present and one set 35 years in the past.

The pacing of the book was good and there was never a point where I felt bored or that the story was moving slowly. I did however find some of the writing repetitive and somewhat “clunky”. I did partially guess the twist while reading and it felt a little far fetched to me. I also got slightly annoyed with Zoey constantly and repeatedly asking the same questions and not really solving anything until the truth was revealed to her.

Overall the book was enjoyable, easy to read and fast paced with a great summer vibe, however the writing didn’t feel very strong.

Thanks to Storm Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Zoey loves cold cases and while cleaning her home, discovers her very own family has one hidden in the basement as well - 35 years ago her mother's sister ran away from home and vanished, never to be heard from again. Of course she's got to investigate, so she gets herself a job in the exact holiday camp her aunt was last known to hide out at, to try and find out exactly what happened to her.

I did not like this book at all. I really didn't even want to finish it, but forced myself to anyway, just to give it a proper chance.. But no, it just gets worse.

My first issue was the writing style - this isn't a teenage / YA book, especially with the things going on in later chapters but it's written as if the readers were expected to be around 15 and that's just weird and so off putting. There's multiple point of views, two main characters but they're basically the same person as there really is no difference in their inner monologues - both go on and on about being so in love with the perfect guy, one even though he already left her, but she'll talk to him and fix things.. Unfortunately that makes their thoughts very repetitive and there's just so much going back to that topic, it's rough.

The plot itself is very obvious, around 20% in you are basically given the answer to the ultimate question and after that it's just waiting if Zoey finds any clues - which she's really bad at. She goes to the camp, suspecting something happened to her aunt there, suspecting she's long dead and things didn't end well.. and yet still, she (who loves cold cases so much) just trampels everyone in sight because she has to blurt everything out that goes through her head. When that gets her no where, she seemingly just stops investigating until her roommate pushes the clues right into her lap. She doesn't connect those either though, which is just infuriating for the reader.

I'm also quite unhappy about the fact that all her investigating never leads to anything - everything has to get handed to her, spelled out in detail. I would've liked it a lot better, if Zoey actually did something to uncover the truth and while finding clues for a 35 year old case must be hard.. She could've done something more than just ask questions to two people and then wait, right? The dual point of view could've been great if Heather's wasn't just there to tell you the story that Zoey couldn't uncover.

The atmosphere of the camp was captured pretty well however, the location described enough to make it seem like a real place and a little bit like you're there - a lot of forest, pool, cabins, a lake.. It did give that summer feeling I was looking for. Also the camp itself was done quite well, the job, the responsibilities that came with it.. This part was not bad at all.

Overall, just not for me.

Thank you Storm Publishing for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

I want to preface by saying I LOVE Sally Royer-Derr’s previous books. I always recommend them and refer to her, as an author as “a comfort author” meaning, whenever I’m in a reading rut, I can always pick up her books and I know they’re a winner. Unfortunately, No One Saw Her Go was not it for me (hey, it happens). The premise of a young woman going back to a youth camp to find the truth about her missing aunt was intriguing. There is a dual time, which I love. I just couldn’t connect to the writing in this one, as it (the writing itself, not the story line) felt more Young Adult than adult mystery/thriller.

Great book! I really enjoyed reading this book, in facti didn’t want to finish it. I had never read anything by this Author but I will definitely watch for any new books from her. I highly recommend this book, you won’t be disappointed.

Jesus Christ where do I honestly begin? 😭

I want to thank netgalley and storm publishing for giving me an Earc to this book.✨♥️

This is my first time reading a book from this author and I'm not disappointed.👏🏾

The creepy factor in this book was on point😭👏🏾. I was getting goosebumps and don't get me started on the characters.

The way the author depicts them in this book is magnificent.

This book follows a young college student called Zoey who takes a summer job at camp Medley, where her aunt Heather disappeared thirty years ago. 🙂♥️

This has a dual pov not only are we reading about Zoey but about Heather too.🥲
I really want to give Heather a hug because that poor young girl didn't deserve all of that😭💔.

This book broke my heart and stitched it back up again 🥲. That epilogue was needed it was so bittersweet.😭. The way the story unravels will keep you hooked from the first page until the last!!!

The plot twist you might see it coming or you'll be like me.....what I thought was right was actually wrong 😭. The way Zoey just continued to ignore the red flags made me want to pull my hair😂🤦🏾‍♀️.

This is fast paced so it'll be very easy to read

I read this primarily at night, when am I going to learn lol ..Zoey Montgomery takes a summer job as a camp counselor to find out what happened to her Aunt Heather who disappeared thirty years ago. What happened to Heather, and will Zoey's fate be the same? It was incredibly atmospheric, creepy & full of twists and secrets.

This book was incredibly fast paced, an extremely emotional read and I loved every second of it. I highly recommend this book to thriller lovers but also to anyone that likes a little mystery and past love/heartbreak sprinkled in.

Thank you, NetGalley, for this ebook ARC of 'No One Saw Her Go' by Sally Royer-Derr - expected release date of 08/01/2025

ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I'm surprised by the number of books out by this author. Her writing was kind of amateur-ish and overly explanatory/overly descriptive. But even with that being said, it was a fast, entertaining read and fit the psychological thriller/ murder mystery genre perfectly. There were a lot of reveals with some foreshadowing to give cues on what's to come without giving it all away too soon. Good for a book club or a beach read, for anyone that wants something decent and short to read with a fast-paced storyline.

I loved this book! Imagine going back to a summer camp to try to find out what happened to your aunt that disappeared three decades ago. What a ride! This book was fast paced, and a page turner. I was not able to put it down! The characters were great and the twists are everything I look for in a thriller. Suspense, emotion, manipulation, frustration, shock.....this book has it all!

5 stars from me! Thank you NetGalley for the eArc

This book wasn’t really my cup of tea. I DNF’d it sort of early on. The writing style was really not my thing. It also felt very repetitive to me.

The plot sounded very interesting and I think that my dislike was just due to personal preference.

With dual storylines spanning decades, No One Saw Her Go is an entertaining read. Set at the picturesque Camp Medley, Zoey is not only happy to have a summer job but, more importantly, is on the hunt for the truth about what happened to her Aunt Heather, someone whose existence she knows next to nothing about. As Zoey navigates the present, the darkness of the past is watching her and not every friendly face can be trusted.

The book jumps around in time and in point of view and this keeps the pace on and high. The suspense is winding ever tighter as the plot moves forward and more and more events may be linked and oddities happen that are perhaps coïncidences or perhaps slow clues to decifer. Zooey goes back to the camp where here aunt disappeared and starts asking uncomfortable questions which gets reactions.
The book is a great read and really does start questions being asked. The unlocking of it all at the end was all done about 100 words though and whilst good the briskness was a bit of a let down.

Zoey Montgomery is a Criminology student on summer break before her final semester. She decides to take on a summer job as a counsellor at Camp Medley but her mum is totally against it, in 1989 her younger sister vanished from the camp and has never been seen or heard from since.

Zoey decides to use her job to her advantage. While she's there, she can investigate the disappearance of her Aunt Heather, the aunt she'd never heard of until a few days ago.

Arriving at camp, she is roomed with the owners granddaughter. Hoping this will help her gain some knowledge, she starts asking questions but is rebuffed and warned off by the family. Something is definitely being kept from her. Can she get to the truth when she's being blocked in every way?

She forms a friendship with her 'roomie' and when she offers to help her get some answers, Zoey is over the moon, but when rumours of other missing girls and the man in the woods are heard of, things start to take a sinister turn. Finding photo albums and strange items in the families basement, Zoey knows that things aren't as peaceful at camp as shesbeen led to believe.

Told in dual POVs of Zoey and Heather, we also see how Heather arrived at the camp and the circumstances that led her there.

This is a really eerie read, full of suspense, tension, mystery, and drama. I loved the different relationships that threaded throughout the plot, especially that of Heather and Dean. Heather's backstory is heartbreaking and emotional.

Whilst I found myself engrossed in the storyline, I was put off by the repetition, especially in the first half. Also, I personally found the character execution not as developed as I'd have liked.

Huge thanks to Netgalley and Storm Publishing for the ARC.

Zoey is wanting to figure out what happened to her Aunt Heather. She accepts a position at the camp where her Aunt was last seen. I really liked this book. I feel like it's a easy beach read. Some of the twists were a bit out there but overall I super enjoyed it. This reads as more of a YA book but as the main 2 POV are young adults I think that's appropriate.

Zoey is depressed due to being dumped and ghosted by her boyfriend.
She discovers that her Aunt Heather vanished from a nearby Summer camp. Zoey becomes a counselor at this camp to keep busy and to discover her aunt's fate.
What could possibly go wrong?
Zoey arrives at the creepy camp, Which is run by a creepy family. Something is very off!
Slowly, Zoey discovers clues about Heather's disappearance.Unfortunately, many people want the past to stay buried! Zoey disagrees!
There are two timelines. One follows Zoey, and one follows Heather. The past and the present collide with interesting results!
No One Saw Her Go is a perfect Sumner read!
Thank you Storm Publishing and NetGalley for sending me this ARC!

I seem to not be in the majority with my opinion of this book. I did DNF it. I wasn't a fan of the writing style. I can see that the author wanted to be descriptive, but to me it was too many poor choice words and strange analogies.

I also felt like it was very repetitive. In one chapter she talked about how her boyfriend broke up with her. Then she compared that to her aunt gone missing and that was just strange to me.

I also didnt like the conversations. They seemed broken and had no emotion to them. When her mom was telling her about her aunt who was missing, it just seemed like the Mom was stating facts and never really conveyed how upset she was.

I really wanted to like the book but overall I the writing style wasn't for me

The plot of this book was interesting, but the POV and writing style hindered the story. I usually like books with dual POVs from different timelines, one being from a victim's POV and the other being from someone trying to solve the mystery of what happened to said individual. In this case, I think both women in this book focused way too much on their boyfriends and the writing was repetitive. I think this book would have been strengthened by a past-tense POV and a writing style that seemed less young YA and more New Adult. The plot, as I mentioned earlier, was interesting, and it kept me reading, but it was an almost-DNF because of the writing style.

I feel like if a thriller can make me cry it automatically deserves a 5 ⭐️ rating. This book is absolutely binge-worthy. The chapters in this book flip back and forth between Zoey and Heather, leading up to the night that Heather disappeared. The pacing had me enthralled. I think this would be the perfect summer read for anyone who wants a binge-able and fast paced thriller.

Heather's ending? Unfair and absolutely heartbreaking.

Thank you Netgalley, the Publisher, and Sally Royer-Derr for allowing me the opportunity to read the arc of this book in exchange for an honest review. I cannot wait to dive into more of Sally's books ASAP!