Romily Bernard

When teen hacker and foster child Wick Tate finds a dead classmate's diary on her front step, with a note reading "Find me," she sets off on a perverse game of hide-and-seek to catch the killer.

Find Me

A mainstream release of an award-winning debut follows the high-stakes adventure of foster teen Wick Tate, who uses her computer-hacking talents to investigate classmate Tessa Waye's suspicious suicide after receiving Tessa's diary containing a suspicious message. 60,000 first printing.

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Second read: April 4, 2016


First read: November 14, 2013
So good.

Lisa Collins

Find Me by Romily Bernard is a book I would say is out of my comfort range. It’s not uncomfortable, per se, because I’m open to read anything, but it’s a YA mystery/thriller… and I’d be lying if I said I read lot of those. Find Me was like a YA version of one of those action movies with badass characters you watch after everyone said it’s really good. The difference: no one had to tell me this one was going to be good. I mean, mystery and computer hacking? That already sounds super awesome.

I’ve read a lot of books in my day, but I don’t think I’ve ever read one about a hacker—teenage or otherwise. I’ll admit that’s the very first thing that reeled me in. Before I knew anything else I knew I was going to read Find Me if only for the hacking aspect. While the hacking aspect was super awesome (It’d be cool to know how to hack… except it can be illegal. Oh well. I wouldn’t know what to do with the skill anyway.) there were a handful of other storylines that I found intriguing.

I don’t know about you guys, but I want to learn more about Griff and Bren. Griff was totally that good person capable of kicking ass and I loved him for it. I feel like he’s such a good compliment to Wick, who is feisty and suuuuper independent (to a fault). I love Bren for a totally different reason, though. I don’t know what it was about her—because she wasn’t really in the novel too much—but I couldn’t help loving her.  She was Wick and Lily’s foster mom who could never have kids and… barfbarfbarf. You know, all that sentimental shit. Generally I’m apathetic to characters like that, but Bren’s character had several sides that I wish I could discover more fully. She seemed like the type of woman who tries to do the right thing and generally just be a kind person, but won’t hesitate to rip you a new one if you deserve it. God, I loved her. Can you tell?

I had a lot of fun reading Find Me. I was a little bummed near the end when the rapist was revealed. I had suspected a person from the very get go and they turned out to be exactly who I thought they were. It didn’t make the story any better or worse—I was suspicious, not positive—but I was definitely a little bummed that my mind wasn’t blown like some other people said theirs were. But honestly, now I can toot my horn because I was right. You give some you get some. It all works out.

Anyway, I didn’t know until right before I wrote this review, but Find Me is actually the first book in a trilogy. The end let on to it (which is why I Googled it, actually) but now that it’s for sure I’m stoked. I’ll definitely be picking up the next installments when they release. Until then, I urge you to read Find Me if you want something a little dark and mysterious. Maybe it will blow your mind. Maybe you’ll be able to puff your feathers, like me. Either way: read it, love it, come talk to me about it.

Jessica Nottingham

I finished Find Me only a few moments ago, and I'm still breathless. I'll be the first to admit that this book didn't hook me at first. It was a slow build up. A deliberate web of mystery and deceit that is created page by page. By the time I was at the mid-point of the book, I was intrigued. By the last third of the book, I was flipping pages like a reader possessed. My point? Give this book some time. It'll hook you. Oh, it'll hook you.

Wicket Tate doesn't only have a very unique name, she has skills. She's a survivor, a computer hacker, and an expert at blending in. So why does she suddenly feel like everything is spiraling out of control? I had a soft spot for Wick and her sister Lily. These two had been through hell and back, yet they were stronger than I could ever be. Wicket has a mouth on her, but her love for her sister is fierce and she'll do whatever it takes to protect them. I couldn't have asked for a better protagonist to follow. Then there was Griff. I wasn't certain about this mysterious guy at first. He felt placed in simply for a possible romance. However soon Griff became as essential to the story as Wick was. Kudos to Romily Bernard! I loved him.

As I mentioned before, the story does take a little time to get into full swing. I found myself placed in the middle of Wick's transition and had to wade through until I got my bearings. Her story is tough because it has so much opportunity to be true. On the flip side, that's also why it's so compulsively readable. The emotion that comes through, the raw pain and strength, are what kept me reading on. Wick is fierce, even in the face of danger, and I adored her for it. Plus you won't see the ending coming. It's slightly like a slap in the face, but one that you'll gladly take.

Is this review all over the place? Probably. Truthfully, my thoughts are still all over the place. The ending of this book was so much more than I was expecting, and I still can't get it out of my mind. What I can say is that I recommend Find Me to you, my dear readers. If you enjoy strong, female protagonists and mystery expertly blended, then this is a book for you.

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