YA THRILLER: That's Not My Name by Megan Lally
ABOUT THE BOOK
Shivering and bruised, a teen wakes up on the side of a dirt road with no memory of how she got there―or who she is. A passing officer takes her to the police station, and not long after, a frantic man arrives. He's been searching for her for hours. He has her school ID, her birth certificate, and even family photos. He is her father. Her name is Mary. Or so he says.
When Lola slammed the car door and stormed off into the night, Drew thought they just needed some time to cool off. Except Lola disappeared, and the sheriff, his friends, and the whole town are convinced Drew murdered his girlfriend. Forget proving his innocence, he needs to find her before it's too late. The longer Lola is missing, the fewer leads there are to follow…and the more danger they both are in.
REVIEW
That's Not My Name leads readers on a thrilling ride through two points-of-view. A teen girl wakes up by the side of the road, bruised and battered. After getting picked up by a local police officer and taken to the small station, she struggles to remember who is she and what happened to her that lead to her ending up in a ditch. A man claiming to be be her father shows up with all the proper identification and she leaves with him, despite a nagging doubt in her gut.
Drew desperately wants to find his missing friend, Lola. Unfortunately, his efforts are hampered by the fact that most of the town, including the investigating sheriff thinks he murdered her. With the help of his best friend, and Lola's best friend, they sneak evidence past the sheriff in an effort to find her. One tip sends them on a road trip searching for answers.
The two stories come together in a shocking, action-packed finale that leaves the characters, and the reader, stunned and surprised. Lally has created a compelling, page-turning story full of questions needing answers. Both the girl and Drew make for compelling, sympathetic characters with plenty of interesting, and sometimes irritating secondary characters. The tension builds quickly for both the girl and Drew. Although it builds slower for the girl while Drew is in trouble from the first page of his story. A page-turning thrill ride for young adult readers. The ending provided a surprise twist that I did not see coming. As far as content goes there are no sexual situations, but plenty of violence and swearing.
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