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shawniejo's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Dementia, and Kidnapping
Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Infertility, Pregnancy, Grief, and Gun violence
luv1ty's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Violence, Grief, Cursing, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
literally_mint's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Dementia
Minor: Confinement, Gaslighting, Infertility, Infidelity, and Stalking
cyndi1966's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Grief, and Violence
Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol
staceyinthesticks'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death of parent, Murder, Stalking, Death, and Dementia
Minor: Infertility, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Grief, and Emotional abuse
clmoore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Abandonment, Stalking, Grief, Murder, and Kidnapping
lilshelly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Murder, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Violence, and Dementia
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic
caitlinspeachyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Stalking, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic and Miscarriage
bookishmillennial's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Thank you to PRH Audio for the ALC. I am providing this review of my own accord.
This book follows 18-year-old Bel as she begins filming a documentary about her mom Rachel's disappearance when she was 2 years old. Her father only agreed to this because they desperately need the money, and they just haven't received any answer about Rachel's whereabouts in the last 16 years. They're hoping the money will help their family, as Bel's grandfather slips deeper into dementia, and that they can possibly find some answers regarding Rachel. However, all of a sudden, Rachel re-appears and havoc ensues, obviously! Her answers about where she has been do not make sense to Bel, and Bel refuses to be led astray, investigating her mom herself, with the help of a documentary staff member, Ash. She leaves her younger cousin Carter and aunt Sherry and uncle Jeff out of this though, as she doesn't want to upset her family, especially her dad.
The audiobook is 16 hours, so if you listen at 2x speed, then it's 8 hours. I loved the AGGGTM series, like it is one of my all-time favorite young adult thrillers/mysteries. I think the entire trilogy is genius!!! However, this book was too long! HAHAHA. My friends who read this review will laugh at me, because that's always my top criticism and I'm sorry! I feel this could have been 4 hours shorter, cutting out a lot of extra fluff, especially the romance between
Anyway, the actual mystery of:
- what happened to Rachel
- who took her
- how she escaped
- why she came back/at this time
- where Bel's dad went
was .... not what I was expecting, and yet.....
Overall, I really enjoyed this book, I only wish it was shorter & I had to suspend disbelief in the aunt/uncle's storylines because ... I find that almost wrapped up *too* nicely with a bow, but whatevs.
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexism, Abandonment, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Dementia, and Pregnancy
wondernaut55's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Strong Points: Characters, compelling setup, intrapersonal relationships, and themes
Weak Points: Not really many stakes to stick to the mystery until we got to a little past the halfway point - if we’re breaking this up into 4 acts, act 2 bogged down pretty quickly, and act 3 started strong but like a rollercoaster it dropped hard. I also felt like our villain’s motive was pretty weak and didnt unravel the mystery in the most satisfying way. However, the theme carried that on its back, and I loved the wrap-up for it.
Graphic: Violence, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Confinement, Torture, Cursing, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Stalking, Death, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, and Physical abuse