This sampler is intriguing and I would like to read more. It is undoubtedly a dark story and has echoes of the real-life Fred and Rosemary West and their horrific abuse of the children in their care.

Girl A is Lexie Gracie who managed to escape from the house of horrors only to return after her mother's death in prison. She and her siblings have still to overcome their childhood trauma. It will be interesting to see if and how they achieve it.

This is a little tease, gripping from the start.

Gripping from the start Lex Gracie does not want to go back to the family home the house of horrors.
Her mother has now passed away and they are left the family home.

Can they ever forget the past?

I really enjoyed this sampler and cannot wait to read the full book when published in January

3 stars as just a sample

Enjoyed the sample but would love to read the full book so I can give a full review and therefore be able to recommend it for the library and the book clubs we run.

I’d be very keen in reading this story further, the premise really interests me and I would love to read the book fully since I was disappointed the sample came to an end. Addictive reading and I imagine will be emotional, hard to read at times but wholly worth it!

I enjoyed the sample. A literary story in the vein of My Dark Vanessa or The Keeper, with strong parallels to real-life captivity cases. I would like to read on.

This was a difficult read in terms of content, but the structure and writing also didn't suit me.

I appreciated the horrors of the childhood against the successes of adulthood. The differences between the siblings lives was also an area that interested me. As a psychology graduate that was much to think about in terms of child development, an when outside intervention occurred and what result this had on later life. I also enjoyed the relationship between the siblings, and thought it was realistic that it wasn't all roses.

The flashbacks though seemed to just appear, and were difficult for me to follow. Perhaps it was the proof I read, but the lack of a new chapter or subchapter made it really hard to decipher what was past and what was present. I ultimately therefore just ended up confused, despite finding the content interesting.

Intensely gripping from the start!

I reviewed an early sample through Netgalley.

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Lex Gracie doesn’t want to think about her family. She doesn’t want to think about growing up in her parents’ House of Horrors. And she doesn’t want to think about her identity as Girl A: the girl who escaped. When her mother dies in prison and leaves Lex and her siblings the family home, she can’t run from her past any longer.

Lex (girl A) has received news that her mother has passed away in prison which causes her to revisit the horrific trauma she and her siblings suffered at the hands of their parents when they were children. It is clear that they have not overcome the atrocities that they endured and are limping through adult life carrying this albatross with them.

The story is highly emotive and quite dark. I found this a difficult read, I was not entirely gripped and some parts of the story that were eluded to could have been made a bit more obvious in my opinion.

Girl A is the story of Lex Gracie, one of the Gracie children who is having to relive her childhood as Girl A: the girl who escaped following the death of her mother in prison.

I really enjoyed the sampler of this book on NetGalley and can't wait to get my hands on the whole thing.

The prose is taut and the storytelling clear and compelling. Just in this first section of the book I have been introduced to some complex and well-drawn characters and I'm so keen to read-on to see how the plot and the history of the Gracie family unfolds.

Well, this was a great sampler! I really didn’t want to stop reading but when I got to the end I was disappointed there wasn’t more.

Once this is in NetGalley I’d love to read the full version,

Absolutely intrigued by the sample and want to know more!
I definitely want to read the rest of the book as I truly enjoyed the gripping plot in the first pages and I am very curious to see how it will develop.

I enjoyed the sample of Girl A and it definitely made me want to read the whole book.
It was just enough to keep you wanting more and to delve further into Girl A’s journey.
The writing flowed well, never disjointed and the gradual release of certain parts of the story makes want to devour the rest of the book.
I am looking forward to reading the remainder.

Gripping stuff and very well written. It's also quite different to many of the thrillers recently published. I can see why Girl A was snapped up.

I was lucky enough to an advance sample copy of this gripping novel. Beautifully written with a strong narrative and well-crafted characters. Super suspenseful and hooks you from the start. I just need to read the rest of it now.

Some of the timeline jumping was slightly confusing at the start. Would be interested to find out more about the other siblings and how their lives have played out.

I've been longing to read this book since the first day I had heard about it. After getting a glimpse at this sampler I am even more eager to read it. Such fantastic and complex characters that I cannot wait to find out more about. Hopefully I will be approved for the full ARC but even so I will be getting this as soon as it comes out.

This is a book I have heard a lot of hype about so I was thrilled to be able to read a sample of the first few chapters and it certainly didn't disappoint. From the start it was really intense and the characters are so complex (obviously as a result of what happened to them), I haven't read anything else like it and am already invested in their stories. The only negative is that I am not able to read more. This will definitely be on my list for early next year when it is finally published!