A young woman is found washed up on a beach, she has no idea how she got there. Even worse she has no idea who she actually is. Following a police appeal she is identified as Mia James. As Mia tries to piece her life back together she is repeatedly frustrated as her memories refuse to return and she has a strange feeling that something in her life isn't quite right.
Shalini Boland has written a mystery story that covers a wide range of emotions and these are conveyed well by the narrator Katie Villa. Initially you understand Mia's nervousness when being introduced to her boyfriend, the fact that he knows everything about her and she knows nothing about him.
Mia's frustration and anger come across very well, being constantly molly-coddled when she doesn't class herself as being ill. Alongside this are the constant questions that she knows she should know the answers to but her mind is simply blank.
As the story progresses uncertainty creeps in as Mia isn't sure who she can trust. Do the people around her have her best interests at heart or are they simply using her? There is a growing sense of unease that leads to a shocking conclusion.
The Girl From The Sea by Shalini Boland will be released in audiobook format on 13th May 2022, paperback and ebook are available now. My thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture Audio for a review copy.
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