See Me, See Me Not

Gavert City, Book 2

By: Elodie Nowodazkij

Narrated by: Megan Carter

Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

For fans of Criminal Minds....

The second standalone novel in the YA romantic suspense Gavert City series. 

Six years ago, Tessa Gardner’s sister, Mellie, disappeared. Despite lingering guilt and the never-ending desire to find her, 17-year-old Tessa works hard to keep it together. Her grades are decent, and thanks to her part-time job, she can help pay her family’s bills. But when her childhood crush, 17-year-old Luke Simon, rolls back into her small Texan town, he threatens to topple the delicate balance she created. She’s drawn to him — and the way he makes her smile. He’s the only one who seems to understand her, but he’s got a dark past of his own. Even the fake psychic who swears Mellie is still alive tells Tessa that Luke will cause her pain. 

Luke Simon knows a thing or two about guilt. He moved in with his uncle to escape his past, but memories threaten to eat him alive. He does what he can to keep his anger in check — quieting his thoughts by making out with one meaningless girl after the next. Tessa, and her long legs and her hard-earned smiles and her kindness is the only girl who’s ever mattered. She’s the one untainted memory he has from his childhood and he could talk to her for hours. He could do anything with her for hours. But the truth about his past might send her running. Or worse. 

While Tessa and Luke try their hardest to live in the present, their pasts lurk in the shadows, more intertwined than they could imagine. And it may be too late to save Tessa's sister — and themselves. 

©2017 Elodie Nowodazkij (P)2021 Elodie Nowodazkij

Young Love

The first thing that drew me to this book was the title. I found it intriguing. As the tale unfolded, I thought that the story was going to be about two teenagers finding love even though they were carrying baggage from their pasts. Then the author added a layer of complexity to the story by weaving in the life of the sister, who had gone missing. I found the characters to be believable and the story to be both tragic and glorious. Megan Carter does a wonderful job as the narrator. I requested this audiobook from Audiobooks Unleashed and have voluntarily left this review.

Intense

Title: See Me, See Me Not
Author: Elodie Nowodazkij
Format: Audio
Narrator: Megan Carter
Genre: YA, Thriller with romantic elements
Standalone: Yes
Part of a Series: Gavert City #2
POV: Mellie, Tessa, Luke
Steam Level: Some kissing
5/5

See Me, See Me Not is the second book in the Gavert City series. You don't need to read the first book to understand/appreciate this book but if you do you'll get some background where Tessa's mom confronts the main suspect of the angel killings, believing that her daughter Mellie was the first victim In See Me, See Me Not we find out what happened to Mellie all those years ago. Once again, Elodie Nowodazkij weaves together a gripping story. Emotional and suspenseful See Me, See Me Not goes unexpected places, places you don't see coming but also make sense. It's intense and riveting.

I received this audiobook for free from Audiobooks Unleashed. This is my honest and voluntary review.