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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
I loved the reader of this book—she did voices so well! And the mystery was great as well! I’m proud to say that I had half of the mystery solved... and was shocked (and sad) when I learned the other half. I recommend this one as a listen. It was great!
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Even better read the second time through. Details placed in the opening pages are relevant for the final ones
Audible. Oh wow! This book was so good, both story and narration. The disappearance of the young boyJeremiah is the main thread that keeps everything together, but there are so many other threads that weave through this book, all in the end coming together so perfectly. Will have to read more books by this author in future.
Bought this on a whim during an Audible sale. Wow, what a great mystery. The two major plot twists I never saw coming. Deputy Shelby Lake’s a fascinating character and I loved her father with early onset dementia. I work with dementia patients and the author wrote a pretty accurate portrayal of the disease. Bonus is January LaVoy is an amazing narrator.
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
So... don't just read it for the mysteries/detective story. Read it because of the characters. The mysteries themselves are solved a little too easily by intuition. But the characters are worth the read.
3.75 I found the first person narration hard to get used to initially. The writing style seemed a bit simplistic - I don’t like when an author relies heavily on telling you what you need to know rather than showing you as the story unfolds. And there was some annoying cheesy writing, cliches and stereotypes as well.
Having said all of that - I really enjoyed reading the book, was excited to pick it back up and the mystery element kept me engaged. I did not guess either of the two main plot points and that is unusual for me. And they were properly set up and believable so no cheap ending here. I listened to the author speak about this book and I appreciate what he was trying to accomplish.
Having said all of that - I really enjoyed reading the book, was excited to pick it back up and the mystery element kept me engaged. I did not guess either of the two main plot points and that is unusual for me. And they were properly set up and believable so no cheap ending here. I listened to the author speak about this book and I appreciate what he was trying to accomplish.
Thank you to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
A twisty, turny mystery that ended up somewhere I didn’t see coming. I always love it when a mystery is actually a mystery and I can’t figure out all the pieces until the end, and that’s exactly what I got here. Shelby Lake, daughter of the sheriff, takes us through an investigation of a missing 10-year-old boy, Jeremiah, that spans over a decade. And because it’s a small town, the threads weaving everyone together make the investigation complex. Grab a cup of tea (or coffee or cocoa) and settle in because once you start reading you’ll want to just keep going so you can find out what happened in the small town of Everywhere.
A twisty, turny mystery that ended up somewhere I didn’t see coming. I always love it when a mystery is actually a mystery and I can’t figure out all the pieces until the end, and that’s exactly what I got here. Shelby Lake, daughter of the sheriff, takes us through an investigation of a missing 10-year-old boy, Jeremiah, that spans over a decade. And because it’s a small town, the threads weaving everyone together make the investigation complex. Grab a cup of tea (or coffee or cocoa) and settle in because once you start reading you’ll want to just keep going so you can find out what happened in the small town of Everywhere.
This book is so slow and boring. Constantly going into details that have nothing to do with the story. It’s not worth the time it takes to read it. Not sure how it got such a high rating.