Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham is a pulse-pounding thriller where Claire tries to solve the mystery of her sister’s disappearance.
This book is the kind of thriller that stays with you after you read it. Claire Campbell wants to figure out what happened to her sister after she disappeared twenty years ago. There’s a man in jail for the crime, but Claire still wants answers. As she begins to search, she decides to get a job at the farm where her sister worked right before she disappeared. Then Claire finds a diary that makes her question her safety at the farm. This is a slow-burning thriller that will get your heart racing.
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Forget Me Not Overview
Title: Forget Me Not
Author: Stacy Willingham
Pages: 336 Pages
Publish Date: August 26th, 2025
Genre: Psychological Thriller
My Star Rating: 5/5 stars! (I loved this book and would recommend it to everyone!)
Grab your copy here: https://amzn.to/4oxPdN1
Synopsis from Amazon
Twenty-two years ago, Claire Campbell’s older sister, Natalie, disappeared shortly after her eighteenth birthday. Days later, her blood was found in a car, a man was arrested, and the case was swiftly closed. In the decades since, Claire has attempted to forget her traumatic past by moving to the city and climbing the ranks as an investigative journalist… until an unexpected call from her father forces her to come back home and face it all anew.
With the entire summer now looming ahead―a summer spent with nothing to do in her childhood home, with her estranged mother―Claire decides on a whim to accept a seasonal job at Galloway Farm, a muscadine vineyard in coastal South Carolina less than an hour away from where she grew up. At first glance, Galloway is an idyllic escape for Claire. A scenic retreat full of slow-paced nostalgia, as well as a place where her sister seemed truly happy in that last summer before she vanished, it feels like the perfect plan to pass the time.
However, as soon as Claire starts to settle in, she stumbles across an old diary written by one of the vineyard’s owners, and what at first seems like a story of young rebellion and love turns into something much more sinister as it begins to describe details of various unsolved crimes. Claire finds herself becoming more and more secluded as she starts to obsess over the diary’s contents.
My Review of Forget Me Not
First off, thank you to NetGalley, Stacy Willingham, and Minotaur Books for this Advanced Reading Copy in exchange for my honest thoughts. It was a wild ride and a heart-pounding thriller. I enjoyed reading it so much!
Forget Me Not is about Claire, who can’t seem to let her sister’s disappearance go. She comes back home to take care of her mom, but ends up working at the farm her sister worked at just before she went missing. Claire begins to wonder if the man they said killed her sister is really the one who hurt her.
This book was oozing with anxious energy. I kept wishing Claire would go home and not stay at the farm. It’s a high-anxiety-inducing book and a slow-burning thriller. Your heart will race each time Claire reads in the diary or interacts with anyone at the farm.
I loved Claire’s character and felt that her role as a journalist motivated her to search for answers and uncover the truth. I loved her strength and her insistence in solving the mystery of her sister’s disappearance.
This is the second book I have read by Stacy Willingham, and she’s become an automatic buy for me. I really love the way she writes thrillers and the webs she weaves in her stories. This one might be my favorite of hers so far.
If you are looking for a dark and twisty book with major plot twists, then you need to check out Forget Me Not. It’s perfect for a weekend reading session. Overall, this book gives “I can’t put it down” vibes.
Grab your copy here: https://amzn.to/4oxPdN1
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Final Thoughts
Forget Me Not is a story that will stay with me for a bit. I just loved some of the elements in this book. The writing is beautiful, and the slow-burn terror feels so real. I hope you enjoyed this book review, and check out Forget Me Not. If you have any questions about the book or comments let me know. I love hearing from all of you.
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Thanks for reading,
Kel
Sounds like a good book! Thanks for sharing!
When I heard the title “Forget Me Not”, It immediately took me to a church song with the same title. Your book reviews is on point. I will check out this book, sounds like a good read.