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One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner

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ekmook's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

beccanagy's review against another edition

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5.0

This is the second book with the main character Frankie, I didn't read the first one but was never lost when they were talking about her past and why she does what she does. This book started off slow to me, it took a bit for me to get into it but then so much happened and it didn't stop until it ended and I just couldn't stop reading it! Around page 200 I couldn't stop until I finished.

Frankie helps find people, those who are no longer looked for, the forgotten. She understands that people need closure, they want to know what happened to their loved ones, even if they just find a body or just bones. Just knowing what happened it sometimes all people need. She comes across a story about Tim, a man who went missing 5 years ago when him and his friends went camping. She joins the search party with his father, Tim's friends that were with 5 years ago, a local wilderness expert, a search and rescue member with a cadaver dog and a Bigfoot hunter. A few don't think she should even be hiking, Tim's friends don't seem all that close and don't want to be there at all. The only ones who are helping her are the Bigfoot hunter and the search and rescue member. The hike is tough, and a lot harder than she could have anticipated. Not all is what it seems, provisions start to go missing, hey hear screams that are told are animals and it seems like someone is trying to sabotage their mission. Her time in the woods turns into something far darker than she ever could have imagine. With so many characters I thought it might be overwhelming but you get to learn about what really happened that night 5 years ago, Frankie is able to get everyone to open up to find out what really happened.

Gardner does a really great job at keeping the story interesting with so many characters and a few twists and turns to keep the reader glued to the book. You learn more about Frankie herself and why she does what she does and the impact it has on so many people and the importance of what she is doing.

Great book, and I will definitely read her other books!

jenhurst's review against another edition

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4.0

This one had the good pacing, plotting and Frankie as the same compelling protagonist from the first. I like how flawed she is. I think Lisa Gardiner is great at crafting a mystery. There’s also no white saviourism in this book. My issue is that Frankie had obviously never been camping or hiking so they would not have let her go hiking on that SAR mission.

billysop's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious

4.0

savshaut's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

luthernow's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

0.25

Hated it.

reaganwhitaker's review against another edition

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5.0

I really loved this book. Fast paced and keeps you completely absorbed in the plot. It was twisty and jumpy in the best ways.

I’ve read mystery for years and didn’t figure out the reveal till the end. 5 stars!