The YA “Girl with The Dragon Tattoo” would be maybe a little exaregated, but the main protagonist Noa reminds very much of this famous girl. Noa is a very talented hacker, lost her parents and tries to live under the radar of the social system.

The Story is told in 3^rd person narration and shifts between Noa and Peter. Peter is also a hacker, but has a very different background. Rich family everyone loves him and he has a cute girlfriend. This narration style always gives you much more inside into the characters, their backstory and the happenings surrounding them.

Starting with a Bang!

The story right jumps into action with Noa just waking up, confused and trying to escape… This opening chapter was a great pace maker and I was believed this set the tone for the book. The story could have told with a great deal of action and fast pacing and I think this book would have needed a little more streamlining to deliver just that.

Noa and Peter

The two main characters, were actually easy to like characters, yet failed to completely convince you of their awesomeness! I liked them, but I didn’t love them… Both were so very different from each other and I liked seeing both kids from the opposite POV. There is a lot going on, also in terms of backstory, which was interesting to discover.

Noa is a girl with obvious trust issues, but cpabable to live without adult supervision which makes her seem older than the 16 she is. Seeing her slowly beginning to trust people and actually realizing that you cannot deal with everything on your own was a great to follow. Taking Peter out of his usual rich and trusted enviromnet was equally interesting to follow. I fact ,those two characters were great to see interact with each other…

The mysterious storyline…

… was a little lacking. I was always hoping for more tension, for more mystery but somehow the story didn’t manage to completely draw me in. I cannot even exactly tell what the problem was, just that I felt disconnected from the story and wasn’t completely mesmerized.

Bewitched Rating

Bottom Line

Don’t Turn Around was a nice read, but not the explosive and thrilling story I expected. Now and Peter were great characters and with their opposite backstories and so different characters left room for a lot of character development and tension.

Additional Notes

If you are interested in this book, there is a  Novella available at amazon for free! , which is set before the happenings in Don’t Turn Around! I love when authors do this, it can give you a feeling about the book and it is a great Teaser! Michelle Gragnon is also the author of a Adult Mystery Series featuring Kelley Jones an FBI agent!

So guys, you like a good thriller and mystery? Is this on your wish list?

Would love to hear your thoughts!

Much Love,