Review: The Quiet Girl by S.F. Kosa

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I don’t even know where to begin with this book. The Quiet Girl by S.F. Kosa was just simply, page turn worthy on another level. I had no idea before the book that the author was a clinical psychologist. She truly brought her expertise and knowledge into creating a brilliant character-driven suspense novel that truly takes you on an emotional, plot twisted ride that truly was a fun one. If this was her debut in this genre, I can’t wait to find out what book she comes out with next similar.

The book took on a dual narrative that I thought was very clever in developing the plot. It was more about how the events unfolded and what we learn as a reader through both independent storylines that merge through the plot twists and turns. There may be a moment in the book that becomes uncertain but it deliberately shifts the plot and once you get there, there’s no turning back. There isn’t a moment that I felt like I wanted to put it down. I had to pace myself because I felt like the book was so intricate from the woven details that taking it slow absorbed the maximum satisfaction with the unraveling as it progressed.

We are introduced to Alex, a tech executive, and Mina, a romance novelist who hasn’t been together that long. They were married in under a year and found themselves in a disagreement. Mina decides to seek some time alone to retreat at their cottage and without a trace she’s gone. With the intention of trying to work things out, upon seeing her wedding rings, he’s left him with many answered questions and uncertainty.

After a few days go by with no signs of her returning, he decided to go to the police. They look at it from the perspective as maybe she decided to have some time away to herself. Since nothing major happened in their neck of the woods and considering the time they’ve known each other, there wasn’t any evidence that seemed to indicate some bad occurred. With the instance to look at the case, you know the spouse is always the one that becomes the first suspect.

Feeling frustrated, he decided to investigate on his own and almost gave up. No new leads or indicators in any directions until one day he received a lead that made him question everything that he thought he knew about his life with his wife and her. What was in the dark comes to light. As the dual plot unravels, secrets are revealed and twists in the plot made it impossible to want to put it down.

Overall, there isn’t anything about the book that I didn’t enjoy. I truly believe having that clinical psychologist experience enables us to get into the heads of these characters and experience every moment and emotions with them. The duality of the of the plot was creative and interesting for the unraveling of the suspense. It pushes you to want to know more because it piques the interest of the reader to make you want to know what happens. There is so much more to the book that I want you to experience without giving it away. Take your time and enjoy every moment of this one. I’d recommend adding this to your tbr list!