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kmsander4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Not my favourite Lisa Gardner book, but she does write a really great page turner. And I love the focus on diverse characters that aren't often represented in books like this - but are also all too often the victims in cases like these.
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, and Gun violence
Minor: Drug abuse, Trafficking, and Murder
musingsbynitika's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, Violence, Death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Murder, Alcoholism, and Confinement
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders
the_wistful_word_witch's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
As for the narration, Hillary Huber does a good job as far as inflection goes, and she does the main character perfectly. But I just couldn't get past certain things, like giving a born and bred Bostonian a Southern accent, or the teens' voices. Or the fact that it's clearly a white woman doing Black people's voices... It was distracting at times and pulled me out of the story.
I'm debating on getting the second book in Audible or just reading the ebook.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Death, Kidnapping, and Addiction
Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Trafficking, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Drug use, and Trafficking
bookishnatalia's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Violence
Moderate: Toxic relationship
rachelreadthese's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I'd recommend this for fans of procedural mysteries. The main character is a former addict with a tortured past, and that trope felt stale. That being said, the investigation itself went off in a direction I was not expecting! I also appreciated the fact that this book draws attention to the disproportional amount of minorities who go missing in the U.S. each year.
Moderate: Violence and Toxic relationship