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inscribedinklings's review against another edition
3.0
This book was a journey sigh. Its only about 200 pages long but feel like it's a bit lengthy. The story is about girl who disappears and what happens 20 years later. The narrative moves across the past, the future and also across the different characters. That maybe a bit confusing initially. But if you trudge along you will finally uncover the truth about Kate's Disappearance.
Kate is 10 years old and she lives with her grandmother. Her parents died. Her dream is to become a private investigator and she runs " Falcon Investigations". Kate loves to hang out at the Green Oak shopping center. She does surveillance of the area every chance she gets. She is convinced that a bank robbery is about to happen. She is also friendly with a 22 year old boy is called Adrian. Then she disappears and was last seen in Green Oak
Twenty years later Kurt, the security guard keep seeing a little girl in the CCTV cameras. He befriends Lisa who is Adrian's sister and a music store manager. Then they both set out on a journey that uncovers a shocking truth.
The ending was good. It was great in fact. They took too long to get there. The writing was dry. Although the plot was good, the story just became too slow and painful.
Read it / Skip it- My verdict- Skip
Kate is 10 years old and she lives with her grandmother. Her parents died. Her dream is to become a private investigator and she runs " Falcon Investigations". Kate loves to hang out at the Green Oak shopping center. She does surveillance of the area every chance she gets. She is convinced that a bank robbery is about to happen. She is also friendly with a 22 year old boy is called Adrian. Then she disappears and was last seen in Green Oak
Twenty years later Kurt, the security guard keep seeing a little girl in the CCTV cameras. He befriends Lisa who is Adrian's sister and a music store manager. Then they both set out on a journey that uncovers a shocking truth.
The ending was good. It was great in fact. They took too long to get there. The writing was dry. Although the plot was good, the story just became too slow and painful.
Read it / Skip it- My verdict- Skip
bethtmorris's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book. It was the best fiction I've read this year. I couldn't put it down! Lots of undertones and themes to contemplate.
fusskins's review
Great story. Well-written, original and an ending I didn't really see coming. Full of interesting observations about people, and Kate Meaney is a fascinating character. Wish I could spend more time with her!
beckymckay17's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
meghan111's review
3.0
The first part is funny and poignant, about a 10-year-old girl's plans to open a detective agency. The second part takes place years later after the girl's disappearance, and focuses on two employees at a large shopping center. I felt somewhat robbed when the book changed course; the second part is a bit more experimental and literary. But it ends in a graceful way, and the writing is very nice.
sandin954's review
3.0
Very different, told in two sections with multiple POV's. Listened to the audio and wish they had used multiple narrators.
lavoiture's review against another edition
3.0
I'd give it 3.5 stars, actually. I thought it was a mystery, but it really wasn't--it was more about how people's lives are connected and how small acts can really make a difference. I think O'Flynn could be an excellent children's author, as the first third of the book was in the style of Harriet the Spy. It was good story, although I did get a little tired of the talk about the mall at the end.
harvio's review against another edition
4.0
- from the Observer: "An enthralling tale of a little girl lost, wrapped in a portrait of an ageing community over two decades."
sclinch915's review
3.0
Not bad. I'm glad the mystery was resolved. I didn't like the musings of the anonymous characters in the second half of the book. I'm not sure where they were coming from.