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The Girls Who Disappeared by Claire Douglas

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felicitysingleton's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Brilliant book, was not expecting the ending at all! The characters are loveable in a unique way but they are all filled with deceit and a lack of truthfulness. Absolutely captivating, couldn’t put the book down.

libraryofhayley's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5*

morethanmylupus's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

What happened to the 3 girls who disappeared one night on their way home - and what does the 4th girl who was left behind know?

I enjoyed this thriller. It kept me guessing for a fair chunk of the book. The POV is mostly between Olivia, the girl left behind, and a journalist who's come to town twenty years after the disappearance to do a story on the mystery. I liked both of their characters, but particularly the journalist, Jenna, was compelling.

I think this could have been a 4 star book for me if some things hadn't gotten in the way. For one, we suddenly get some flashbacks to a different group of people in the middle of the book. This was distracting and also gave away a lot of the mystery. For another, some the answer to the mystery of where the girls were was underwhelming although the mystery of why it happened was more interesting.

A huge thank you to the author and the publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

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marlanaperry77's review

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dark medium-paced

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

2.5

The story was interesting, though the writing and the characters were just kind of meh. I flew through the last pages because I both wanted to know what the twist would be and also just wanted to get the book done.

helengc's review

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hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

theiveyterry's review against another edition

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5.0

The girls who disappeared
Rate: 5 star

I first want to thank NetGalley for giving me a copy for an honest review. I LOVED this book! I binged the audiobook. It was very unpredictable. I enjoyed the narrators in the book. This book had me hooked from chapter one.