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Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda

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ericaco0's review

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I feel like it was written in a very expressive way that would be great as a movie. This thriller was slow to build, you felt for the misunderstood main character, and it was written to make you question everyone and stay ok edge. But by the end, I felt like the action fell a little flat. But all-in-all, I thought it was a good read.

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cyndi1966's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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minimicropup's review against another edition

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dark 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? No

4.5

Was a little skeptical as to how much I’d enjoy this going in, but it was a good read and had some genuinely scary moments for me.

Energy: Accommodating. Pensive. Vulnerable.

Scene: 🇺🇸 South Carolina town of Mirror Lake in May.

Perspective: We follow our main character, an entrepreneur that renovates and flips houses. Their father (recently retired from law enforcement), has passed and they are surprised to find they inherited his house, causing complicated feelings between our MC and their siblings.

🐕 Howls: Little parts leading up to the ending felt rushed to tie up plot points. I hated some of the characters and their lack of communication making them such jerks.

🐩 Tail Wags: The unease and mysteries. Hazel navigating family and personal mysteries. The scenes and settings. The overall plot and its execution.

🤔 Random Thoughts:

This is both dialogue and plot-driven, with character study bits sprinkled throughout via little monologues.

Yay finally, a house with a layout that’s described and consistent! It added to the scares around things going ‘thump’ in the night. Read at night for best results, preferably when home alone.

I like the high stakes action scene being brief and intense. I tend to zone out when action scenes go on for too long or people are scattered about and I can’t figure out where they all are. There’s some room to imaging how things turn out for everyone long term if you don’t like everything being tied up in a neat little bow.

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🤓 Reader Role: Caught in the mystery, assembling clues and figuring out who to trust alongside Hazel.

🗺️ World-Building: Rustic, foreboding, and atmospheric. I had no problem imagining the town, houses, and picking up the vibes.

🔥 Fuel: What are all these cars from missing persons in the lake? Why was Hazel left her father’s house? Why do so many of the mothers in this town abandon their families? Are the police trustworthy? Is Hazel’s family trustworthy? Is someone stalking Hazel?

📖 Cred: Realistic to plausible

Mood Reading Match-Up:

Spring. Moss. Evergreens. Cool breeze. Brittle grass. Wood rot. Lake waves. Boat engines. Cracked earth.
A sprinkling of romantic tension and rekindling old flames
Puzzle piecing and amateur sleuthing family and town secrets

Content Heads-Up: Drought. Heart attack. Parental abandonment (as teen). Loss of a parent. Gun violence. Betrayal. Murder. Sibling rivalry. Missing persons. Infidelity. Car accident. Alcohol (self-medicating). Corruption. Addiction (opioids, alcohol). Suicide (implied).

Rep: Diverse skin tones. Cisgender. Heterosexual. American.

📚 Format: Library Digital

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kaylinvm94's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

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shesflippinpages's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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bringmybooks's review

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

✨Bring✨ | ~~Borrow~~ | ~~Bypass~~

Thank you to NetGalley, Marysue Ricci Books, and Simon & Schuster for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This in no way affected my review, opinions are my own.

Notes: I have genuinely REALLY enjoyed every single Megan Miranda book I've read (this is the 8th!) and I think she's only gotten better with each one. This one had a lot of red herrings, a lot of small twists and bigger twists, and was near impossible to put down!

Here's my "official" ranking of the ones I've read thus far:
1. The Perfect Stranger (2017)
2. The Only Survivors (2023)
3. Daughter of Mine (2024)
3. All the Missing Girls (2016)
4. The Last House Guest (2019)
5. The Last to Vanish (2022)
6. The Girl from Widow Hills (2020)
7. Such a Quiet Place (2021)

Overall Rating: ★★★★ / 4.13

Rating each element of the book out of 5★
Characters ★★★★
Atmosphere ★★★★
Writing ★★★★
Plot ★★★
Intrigue ★★★★
Logic ★★★
Enjoyment ★★★★
Pacing ★★★★
Dialogue ★★★

★ did not like / ★★ it was okay / ★★★ liked it / ★★★★ really liked it / ★★★★★ loved it

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aileron's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

Hazel comes back to Mirror Lake after her father's death. At the same time, cars are being found in bodies of water and they seem to be linked to her father.
While I found the mystery, for the most part, fairly predictable. The murderer was one of the obvious choices. Some of the other twists were interesting while others were predictable as well.
That said, the journey was enjoyable. I didn't find most of the characters that likable though. Which made it harder to enjoy.

Narrator Rating: 4.75 stars
The narrator did an excellent job, but just wasn't quite to 5 stars, but I can't put my finger on why.

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ashleybarnes's review

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mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Daughter of Mine is a suspense/mystery that follows Hazel Sharp back to the small town of Mirror Lake following her father’s death. There’s a lot to unpack in this story, and the first half of the book moved at a slow pace.

Tension grows as we learn more about Hazel’s family and origin story, including the disappearance of her mother many years ago. As Hazel uncovers more about her father, brothers, and what’s been happening in the town, she doesn’t know who to trust or where to turn. The ongoing drought, unexpected finds in the lake, and break-ins contribute to Hazel’s unease, worry, and paranoia as to what’s happening.

I felt pretty neutral about this book due to the slow burn pace, a few too many characters without a lot of substance, and an ending that was simultaneously convoluted and rushed.

Thanks to Simon & Schuster Canada + NetGalley for the opportunity to read this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

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