This mystery features an unusual teenage protagonist. Riyah is both blessed with and plagued by the ability to hear/sense the needs of anyone within a few metres of her. Because her head is constantly filled with requests for such things as mirror, pencil case, paperclip, bucket etc, she can’t concentrate in school and is failing her grades.
The mystery involves the disappearance of local girls, with the focus of the story being on the different ways media and social media respond, depending on the race of the missing girl.
Told in a breezy, American teen voice, this book is ideal for fans of YA stories that give an important message.
With thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an early copy in exchange for an independent review.

On publication, I will post my review on my blog and GoodReads.

Firstly, I did not read what this book was about, I just saw the cover and went into it and I’m glad I did. I’m still in shock with everything that happened. It was so twisty. Sariyah is that girl!

You think you know how it’s going to end but it just takes a different turn. The mystery was just getting deeper and deeper. The twist was REALLY good. What I liked about this book is that it was so different. It was such a gripping YA story. It was also insightful when it touched on sensitive topics such as sickle cell and depression.

This is a book that I would definitely buy when it comes out. I would definitely recommend.

Thank you Bloomsbury Publishing UK and NetGalley for this ARC.

I had to stay up late to finish reading this because I was hooked!

The FMC has this ability where she knows what a person ‘needs’. She gives her friend an item she needs and then her friend goes missing. There are are some strange characters around town that are super suspicious. Sariyah and her friends don’t believe the police will find Deja so they need to take it into their own hands.

If you love YA thrillers like The Blonde Dies First, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, or Catch Your Death, then you should check this out.

A surprising book as a group of friends try to uncover the mysterious disappearance of another friend.
Sariyah can hear what people need, the constant noise in her head causing stress as she tries to help others by providing what they need.
When her friend disappears, Sariyah feels guilty and tries to uncover the truth of what happened.
An unusual book I enjoyed reading.
I hope we see Sariyah again.

Really enjoyed this, really well written, so many twists and turns and has you guessing right till the end. The characters are unique and really well developed and the ending was just amazing!

I want to start by saying all in all I had a good time and I liked the FMC because she had depth even if she was occasionally a little too trusting.

I have a little issue with the repercussions for what happened and the reasoning behind everything that happened. I’m just made at some of the side characters cause their intentions were in the right place, but the delivery was awful.

The FMC carried the book, if there was another book following another path her gift leads her down then I would read it.

I’d happily rate it 3.5 - 3.75

Thank you NetGalley for giving me the chance to read this book ahead of time in exchange for a review. It didn't disappoint! Must read!!

3.5

I did enjoy this book, I found it fast paced and engaging. The subject matter is so important and I liked how the author got the point across (I'm trying not to include spoilers hence why this is so vague).
I found the first bit slightly slow going but it did pick up and I was hooked. I loved the characters, however misguided their decisions may be!
I wasn't overly keen on the whole 'santa bag' aspect of the plot but it was necessary so that's just my personal opinion.
Overall, a good YA read.