Awards
Bronze medal, Reader’s Favorite (YA)
Silver Medalist in the IPPY (Independent Publishing) Awards (Best YA Fiction)
Winner of the 2012 Indie Reader Discovery Award (Best Young Adult)
Finalist in The Kindle Book Review’s “Best Young Adult of 2012”
YA Finalist in the US Book News “Best Book of 2012”
2012 Georgia Author of the Year (Young Adult, Nominee)
Professional Reviews
“Grace is a spunky, independent nature girl who doesn’t need a boy to save her. With wilderness survival, a juicy love triangle, and more twists and turns than a roller coaster, this fast-paced novel had me holding my breath until the very last page—and still begging for more!”
–Kimberly Derting, author of The Body Finder series
“This thrilling story is a dramatic entanglement of mystery, deception and teen romance. The action flows like a brisk mountain stream interspersed with rapids, holding suspense to last page.”
– Kirkus Reviews
“Johannes has done a marvelous job of creating a suspense-filled mystery with surprises that keep you guessing all the way to the end. Untraceable is a thoroughly engrossing and riveting page-turner.”
–IndieReader
“This story is action-packed and very funny in some parts. There is even a bit of young romance...There is a strong message of wildlife conservation, so it is somewhat educational in that aspect.”
— Reviewed by Molly Burkemper for “Readers Favorite”
Blogger Reviews
“Untraceable takes readers on a thrill-ride through a beautiful forest full of dangerous creatures. Grace deals with more than her fair share of tensions and surprises as she works to uncover the mystery behind her father’s disappearance.”
– Confessions of a Bookaholic
“It was high-speed, non-stop action/thriller. Any book that has you biting your nails in the first two pages is a definite winner for me.”
–Reading Teen
“A thrilling murder mystery set deep in the heart of North Carolina’s Smoky Mountains, Untraceable is a suspenseful page-turner loaded with plot twists, action, and a swoon-worthy romance.”
– Mundie Moms
“Can I just say this book left me going O.M.GAHH! Where to start? Untraceable is a non-stop thrilling ride! You have mystery, blurred lines of who is good and who is bad, animals, totally guy hotness *with accent* ...You have a steamy love triangle and one Kick-Butt, do things for herself, strong-willed girl that is Grace.
– SupaGurlBooks
This book was abso-bloody-lutely amazing and like nothing I’ve read before.
– Step into Fiction (a.k.a. Fictional Distraction)
“This book made me feel so many different emotions in a short amount of time. S.R. Johannes definitely made it impossible for me not to love Grace’s story. I can’t even explain how much I enjoyed reading Untraceable. It captivated me until the very end, and I cannot wait to read the next book.”
– The Readiacs
“Chilling, shocking, and horrifying are the three words that come to mind when Grace finally gets to the bottom of what’s going on with her dad’s disappearance. Some mystery novels are amazing with the build-up of clues and suspense, only to falter anti-climatically in the revelation. Untraceable has no such problem.”
–Refracted Light Reviews
“Untraceable has a great ending. I enjoyed the book but loved the ending.”
– I’m a Reader, Not a Writer
“Overall, an amazing thrill-ride with real, three-dimensional characters that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat to find out what happens next.”
– YA Bound
“I don’t know where to start or how to describe this book. It has a mixture of everything from mystery, to investigation, to romance, to murder making this book a fantastic read. Grace reminds me a lot of Veronica Mars, who will stop at nothing to learn the real truth behind her father’s disappearance.”
– Once Upon a Twilight