The Girl Without a Name is a powerful novel of memory and forgetting, of unexpected friendship and understanding...and of the secrets we protect no matter the consequences. ( )

This is as far as I know the first time I have read a book with a psychiatrist as the main characters and that was a nice change because Dr. Zoe Goldman isn't out to solve a crime or anything. Instead, she is trying to help a young African-American girl who is discovered wandering the streets with no memory of who she is. But it seems that nobody knows who the girl is and Zoe decides to take matters into her own hands to find out who the girl is.

I really liked that Zoe is a psychiatrist with ADHD and during the book, is she visiting her own psychiatrist that she has been seeing since she was young to discuss her life, her mother's death, and her ADHD. It's great to read about a character in a book that has the diagnosis ADHD that have to take medicine to function properly. I have not read the first book, but I had no problems with getting into the story and would very much like to read the first book if I get the chance to it. Another thing, the ending was quite a surprise. Somehow I was just as blindsided as Zoe about one character in the book and that was both pleasant and depressing (I liked the character) to read. I think I almost felt as betrayed as Zoe did. Sandra Block really manages to create a very likable character and then turn the story around and suddenly you feel just as sad and disgusted as Zoe did.

I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through NetGalley for an honest review! ( )

First novel I've read by Sandra Block and it definitely won't be my last one. Zoe was easy to like with her little flaws and driven oriented self. The ending was was definitely not what I suspected. ( )

A compact, fast-paced, and thoroughly satisfying mystery. Highly recommended for mystery fans. ( )

This is the second book by the author and the second book of hers that I blew through in two days. I would say not as tricky as the first but most definitely still an excellent read. Just as in the first book, the mystery is really sound, pulling you along with clues steadily through the entire read and Zoe is still a really great main character. She completely rings true, like someone you probably already know. ( )