Review: "That's Not My Name" by Megan Lally

That's Not My Name by Megan Lally
Published December 2023 via Sourcebooks Fire
★★★★

When she comes out of the woods, there's only one thing she knows—something is wrong. Everything else, from her name to what is wrong, is missing. At the police station, a man shows up with an ID for her, clothing...proof that she is his daughter, Mary.

Or is she?

Not too far away, Drew is desperate—the longer Lola is missing, the more the town is convinced that he has murdered his girlfriend. He knows he didn't do it...but the police aren't looking elsewhere, and he's more and more convinced that it's up to him to find new clues.

I rarely shelve YA mysteries as 'mystery' on Goodreads because...they often focus too much on romance, I think, and don't usually tingle my scare reflex. But That's Not My Name walks a terrific dual-storyline path, showing us Drew and 'Mary's' stories as they get closer and closer to the truth—keeping the reader guessing. Twists at the end keep this surprising, and the story's villain has enough complexity (...combined with some oh-yikes, but still) to stay interesting too. I swallowed this one pretty much whole and would happily have read more.