Reviews

And Then She Was Gone by Rosalind Noonan

bec_and_books's review against another edition

1.0

The author tackles a very sensitive topic and I don’t believe she handles it realistically. Having read real life accounts from kidnap and rape survivors, this story feels very fluffy in comparison.

1neverendingtbr's review against another edition

5.0

This book was so good. I haven't read a whole book in one day in a long time. There were some things that the author got wrong. In one instance the abductor tossed her phone then later in the book she says she tossed it. There are others. All in all, a good story.

bookslifeandeverythingnice's review against another edition

4.0

And Then She Was Gone is a captivating novel that made me keep wanting to read it. I was reading other books at the same time, but I kept coming back to this one. I appreciated that the situations and characters’ feelings seemed authentic. Nothing was sugar coated, but at the same time the author didn’t go into graphic details about the kidnapping. I found it a nice balance. I also appreciated that the book showed both the happiness and difficulties of Lauren adjusting to being back home. Overall a really great read that I highly recommend.

crashderby's review against another edition

3.0

good book. it reminded me of the book Silent Child, but didn't seem as dark and gritty as that book even though the main characters experiences were just as bad as the other, if not worse.

reytru1065's review against another edition

1.0

Not a fan of this story at all, I didn't even finish the book. There was just no way to believe in this story line, how could a girl who was 11 when abducted just completely forget about her family in six years. I understand there's a whole psychological issue and that was addressed but it just never explained itself enough to fully vest in the mind set these characters were going through. I felt I had read this exact story before, I didn't feel this spin on this genre was unique enough to keep me interested.

whaney's review against another edition

4.0

A difficult book to read at times, but the book wasn't about the kidnapping, but the recovery of the family. Was hard to believe how Lauren could think or parents had given up on her and moved on when we knew she was still looking. Couldn't put it down!

marilynmalloy's review against another edition

5.0

Simply amazing.

I ordered this book on an off chance. Something I saw triggered me to buy it. Amazing.

Some of it did seem overly simplistic - and fake - but it was still a good book.

I am glad that it follows Lauren for a while - and unlike most books didn't focus on the actual life with the kidnapper very much - probably less than 25% of the book - but focused more on Lauren healing, and journey after she returned to her family.

A great book. Will look into more by this author for sure.

birdwoman21's review against another edition

2.0

Mistook this book for another by the (almost - take off the "And") same name that was on my To Read list by Lisa Jewell. Since I had it, I read it, but it was a bit bof.

gertyp's review against another edition

5.0

I inhaled this book...thought it was terrific.

jpear1977's review against another edition

5.0

Noonan does a wonderful job with this story! Although the topic is a difficult one. Noonan is able to weave a heartbreaking tale of a adolescent girl who is ripped away from her family. Although she experiences a tragedy the main character is able to maintain a bright, hopeful light within her. The descriptions are beautiful and tragic all at the same time. Noonan does a brilliant job in dealing with every aspect of this story.