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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
'The Other Side of Disappearing' is the true crime romance you didn't realize you needed to add to your TBR. This story is full of unexpected friendships, trauma healing, and road trip sleuthing. Clayborn's writing continually fills you with hope when each of the characters fears and uncertainties are laid wide open.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
There was little focus on the interesting premise and more focus on the somewhat half baked romance. Just not my thing.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was awful. It was so one dimensional. None of the characters were likable, nor could I figure out why I needed to care about them. The story was meh. There was no character development. Totally flat read. Not worth wasting your time.
I received a free galley in exchange for my honest review.
I received a free galley in exchange for my honest review.
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I’m not exactly sure what I was expecting, but I didn’t expect such a heavy romance plot given the description of the book. I was hoping more for untangling a mystery so I had to quickly adjust my expectations halfway through.
Overall a good book, but I would have loved to get more insight into Jess and Tegan’s relationship and their dynamic. I was curious to see if it shifted during their search for their mom but never really got that question answered.
Overall a good book, but I would have loved to get more insight into Jess and Tegan’s relationship and their dynamic. I was curious to see if it shifted during their search for their mom but never really got that question answered.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review!
This was a sweet, if a bit imbalanced, romance. The combination of the romance with the overall plot of the podcast journey was an interesting combination. I felt a little bit of whiplash at time bopping back and forth from the emotions of the romance to the emotions of the relationship between Jess and Tegan to the emotions of the search for Jess and Tegan's mom. It was maybe a little overstuffed.
I liked the dynamic between Jess and Adam, other than the "love (or at least infatuation) at first sight" on Adam's side, but that's more of a personal preference.
With all of the different plot elements, there wasn't a ton of time to focus on/develop the side characters, but I sure did like Salem and wish I had gotten to read more about her.
Overall, a little much, but still sweet. 3/5.
This was a sweet, if a bit imbalanced, romance. The combination of the romance with the overall plot of the podcast journey was an interesting combination. I felt a little bit of whiplash at time bopping back and forth from the emotions of the romance to the emotions of the relationship between Jess and Tegan to the emotions of the search for Jess and Tegan's mom. It was maybe a little overstuffed.
I liked the dynamic between Jess and Adam, other than the "love (or at least infatuation) at first sight" on Adam's side, but that's more of a personal preference.
With all of the different plot elements, there wasn't a ton of time to focus on/develop the side characters, but I sure did like Salem and wish I had gotten to read more about her.
Overall, a little much, but still sweet. 3/5.