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Missing Dead Girls by Sara Walters

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sbbailey's review

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dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

amazing writing, horrible at plot building

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phoenixlovesbooks's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I really liked this sapphic thriller, and I'm looking forward to reading more by this author!

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xmel99's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The book was not at all what I expected it to be and I found it really hard to get into during the first half of the book. Whilst the overall theme of the story was good, I felt like this book had a lot more potential. The last few chapters were the most interesting, but they felt very rushed. The ending is open-ended allowing for the reading to develop their own conclusion (or for a second book).

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t0rixoxo's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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jessicastreet's review

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slow-paced

1.5

Very hard to finish this book. Slow plot with little sustenance until the last 20 pages.

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clarissaruthless's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

I wanted to like and root for the main characters, but while they weren't badly developed, I didn't find them likable in any way. Their relationship is toxic, which is noted numerous times throughout the book but it isn't enough for either of them to make a change. The antagonist of the story is shown to be a horrible person, but in my opinion, the main characters are as well. The writing isn't bad and the fast pace makes you want to keep reading in the hopes something will change, but it never does.

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bzliz's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

The lower middle class new girl in town catches the eye of the closeted rich girl and they fall hard after sharing some of the skeletons in their closets with each other. Unfortunately that fall doesn’t reach the audience because these girls didn’t have a lot of personality. They get very attached to each other very quickly, as teens tend to do, and they start plotting revenge against those who’ve wronged them.

The blurb on the back is a little misleading. We start with a photo of Madison’s body being sent out and then the majority of the book is seeing how we led up to such an event.

There are several phrases repeated throughout that got a little grating such as girl magic- they felt like pandering, like the author doesn’t know how to communicate with young people and is desperately trying to seem like they do.

It’s a fun enough read that didn’t impact my life one way or the other. If someone is looking for a sapphic toxic friendship/relationship story sprinkled with true crime, I’d send them here. It would make a great mini-arc in a crime show.

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