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penecle's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jennagarcia's review against another edition
4.0
Loved this one. Had multiple theories and managed to mostly figure it out by the end. But still jaw dropped when I got some things right. Mildly annoyed at part of it because it seems to be a theme in suspense books these days…or at least the ones I’ve been picking up.
amandawhyatt's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Mental illness
Minor: Medical trauma and Forced institutionalization
imkevbo's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I almost gave up finishing this book, but I persevered. I am glad to have finished it, although I didn’t actually love it!
hayleybeale's review against another edition
4.0
We are delightfully once again in Kara Thomas’s niche: an atmospheric thriller with an on-the-edge teen girl at the center. While it delivers the anticipated revelations and slippery reality, I got a little confused by the complicated timelines.
Claire wakes up on the side of a mountain - she has a head injury, a cut on her hand, and no recollection of the last 36 hours. As it becomes clear that the two people she was meant to be with - her best friend Kat and Kat’s boyfriend (and Claire’s crush) Jesse - have disappeared, the police and the FBI seem to be circling around Claire as a suspect.
As with all Ms Thomas’s mystery novels, she creates vivid and authentic characters that inhabit a real world. Claire’s middle class background contrasts with Kat’s upper crust family and Jesse’s slightly wrong side of the track upbringing. The scene of the disappearance, Sunfish Creek, echoes those contrasts with the gated private lakeside community and the working class village attached to it.
The novel starts out with a typical Now and Then structure but then adds in some further complexity. Maybe I was reading a bit too fast, but I got somewhat bogged down in the different stories of what ‘actually’ happened and a little confused about why some things happened as they did.
Anyway, this is still an absolutely solid mystery that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys well-grounded thrillers led by teen girls.
Thanks to Delacorte and Netgalley for the digital review copy.
Claire wakes up on the side of a mountain - she has a head injury, a cut on her hand, and no recollection of the last 36 hours. As it becomes clear that the two people she was meant to be with - her best friend Kat and Kat’s boyfriend (and Claire’s crush) Jesse - have disappeared, the police and the FBI seem to be circling around Claire as a suspect.
As with all Ms Thomas’s mystery novels, she creates vivid and authentic characters that inhabit a real world. Claire’s middle class background contrasts with Kat’s upper crust family and Jesse’s slightly wrong side of the track upbringing. The scene of the disappearance, Sunfish Creek, echoes those contrasts with the gated private lakeside community and the working class village attached to it.
The novel starts out with a typical Now and Then structure but then adds in some further complexity. Maybe I was reading a bit too fast, but I got somewhat bogged down in the different stories of what ‘actually’ happened and a little confused about why some things happened as they did.
Anyway, this is still an absolutely solid mystery that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys well-grounded thrillers led by teen girls.
Thanks to Delacorte and Netgalley for the digital review copy.
jmj697mn's review against another edition
4.0
The ending was kind of bonkers but it was pretty good overall.
taramarie26's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I was on the edge of my seat the entire book. The final plot twist had me gasping out loud
toripeiler's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 ⭐️!
WHATTT was that ending. I have an awful habit of looking at reviews before reading a book, so I knew there was a final twist at the very end that people didn’t like. Knowing this I STILL gasped when it came. It was messed up and gross, but is it bad I didn’t absolutely hate it? It’s a thriller after all!
Now onto the story itself- I thought this was decent! I like memory loss mysteries. I will say this was definitely on the slower side, and I did get bored towards the middle. It’s definitely a detail oriented book. I kept reading because I needed to know what happened! I really liked the premise of this book though.
The main twist was just okay! I didn’t predict it, but I wasn’t surprised by it either.
WHATTT was that ending. I have an awful habit of looking at reviews before reading a book, so I knew there was a final twist at the very end that people didn’t like. Knowing this I STILL gasped when it came. It was messed up and gross, but is it bad I didn’t absolutely hate it? It’s a thriller after all!
Now onto the story itself- I thought this was decent! I like memory loss mysteries. I will say this was definitely on the slower side, and I did get bored towards the middle. It’s definitely a detail oriented book. I kept reading because I needed to know what happened! I really liked the premise of this book though.
The main twist was just okay! I didn’t predict it, but I wasn’t surprised by it either.
bookishblondegirl's review against another edition
2.5
A quick and engaging read, but I was disappointed with significant plot points. Particularly that last plot twist was so unneeded