Review ‘Girl Ghosted’ by Lucy English

Heartbreak
isn’t the only thing she has to survive.

Online dating seems the perfect distraction for Boston social worker Penny Wade
as she tries to forget her painful past. After a string of disastrous first
dates, she finally meets a man and tumbles into love. But digital dating turns
deadly when a killer scans profiles to select his targets. Penny must unravel
the secrets lurking behind the men she meets before she’s “ghosted” for good.

She never thought falling in love would mean fleeing from death…

When I
read the book description of ‘Girl Ghosted’ a view weeks ago, I immediately
knew this was a book I wanted to read. I love mysteries, and a mystery
involving a social worker just sounded so new and interesting that I decided to
request a review copy. And I’ve been super lucky to get approved and was able
to start reading ‘Girl Ghosted’ soon after.

In ‘Girl
Ghosted’ we meet social worker Penny Wade. Penny is working a new case
involving a young mother and her two young children. This case is definitely
hard for Penny. But Penny is determined to make this case one of her bests, and
to get on her boss’s good side. Unfortunately not everyone seems to work with
Penny, but thankfully Penny doesn’t give up soon. This also come in handy in
her personal life. Next to her work, Penny is trying online dating. After a
view bad dates, she now finally has a nice date, followed by a second one and a
third one. But soon Penny finds out that online dating is not as save as she
thought it was.

When I
first started reading ‘Girl Ghosted’ I found myself needing a little time to
get used to the main character Penny. She seemed a little off at times and I
wondered if I was missing something. But what I didn’t know was that this is
the third book in the Penny Wade Mysteries series, and, I probably missed some
stuff that was explained in the first two books. For example the reason why
Penny has these kind of panic attacks every ones in a while. But since I just
found out about this book being part of a series after I finished the book, I
can definitely say it can be read as a standalone.

After the
first view chapters this book started to get more and more interesting to me
and I found myself being intrigued by the characters. Penny was different, and
very passionate about her job. Although her boss didn’t think that was a good
thing most of the time, I admired her for her passion. The way Penny worked the
case of a young mom Ashley and her two young children.. I loved it. I would
have like to read more about that case though. In the end I kind of felt like
that part of the story ended rather abruptly.

‘Girl
Ghosted’ was definitely a fun mystery novel which made me want to read more
books by this author. It wasn’t a perfect read, I found the ending a little
rushed for example, but this book definitely kept me hooked till the very end.

I’m an
intuitive, dreamer and doer. I never slow down until I sleep. My expectations
of myself are unrealistic (write three books per year, raise two boys, and have
a successful day-career), but I can’t resist the relentless pursuit because I
love all the things I do in my life passionately.

Technology
allows all of us to put our best thoughts and creations out to connect and
share with others without gatekeepers. I’ve found fantastic editors who totally
get the mission behind what I write. I cherish my ability to keep my work close
to my heart and to connect with readers. I also like being able to keep prices
low because this is more about celebrating the heroism of social service
professionals than about profit.

For more
information about Lucy English please visit her website. Or visit her on
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I received this book by Smith Publicity in exchange for my honest review.