• The Girl I Used to Be

  • By: April Henry
  • Narrated by: Amy McFadden
  • Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (329 ratings)

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The Girl I Used to Be

By: April Henry
Narrated by: Amy McFadden
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Publisher's summary

When Olivia's mother was killed, everyone suspected her father of murder. But his whereabouts remained a mystery. Fast forward 14 years. New evidence now proves Olivia's father was actually murdered on the same fateful day her mother died. That means there's a killer still at large. It's up to Olivia to uncover who that may be. But can she do that before the killer tracks her down first?

©2016 April Henry (P)2017 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Henry has done it again with another edge-of-your-seat mystery/thriller." ( VOYA, starred review)

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It was ok.

This story had a slow beginning in my opinion but steady plot sequence. It’s a good in between book. I wanted to something different from what normally read or listen to and this was good choice. Also, it was short which was nice.

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Amazing!!!

I adored this book filled with mystery and thrillers around every corner 10/10 absolutely recommend!!

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Okay

A nearly 18-year-old girl whose parents were killed when she was three decides to find the killer. There is dialogue but much of the story was inner dialogue as the reader listens (this is audio, after all) to her musings, her range of emotions, her investigation and her running for her life. Pretty intense. Narrator Amy McFadden did justice to the story.

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Awesome Book


It’s a great book.Loved when Olivia try’s to figure out how her parents died and how determined she was to find out.I also loved when she actually started to have a real family.

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Page turner. Every page was good

A three year old child disappears after her mother is found killed in a woods & her father has vanished while looking for a family Christmas tree. Mysteriously No evidence of who or why. But there is so much speculation.
The three year old grows up from life in foster care and revisits her childhood home looking for clues
Quickly she finds herself in danger!

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This book is one of the best mystery/murder type books I ya e ever read in my whole entire life time and I suggest anyone who reads this review to read the book!


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O! M! G! Yes!!!

I have always loved April Henry‘s books, and this one is no exception. I love the whole premise for the story. I also love Amy McFadden as the narrator for the story. I think she was perfect for it. I loved Olivia/Ariel as the main protagonist, and all in all this was an amazing book. It had the perfect blend of murder mystery, thriller, suspense, and just the tiniest hint of romance. It had a little bit of everything that you would expect in a book like this.

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Amazing!

There are no words to describe how amazing all of April Henry’s books are and this one was no exception! It was very interesting and a great read!

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The Ending was hokey

This book had me until the end. It was sudden and too focused on surprising the reader.

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Loved the book!

The book was filled with heart wrenching moments that made you feel all the emotion the characters felt at that moment. This was better than any murder mystery show I have ever seen. On the downside, the beginning was pretty slow you have to reach at lets page fifty before hating on the book, I didn't find anything else that made bored, but overall The Girl I Used To Be kept me on the edge of my set and even made me cry!

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