Reviews with content warning for Violence - The Reappearance of Rachel Price

This book felt like a roller coaster....

There's a reason why I never reviewed the AGGGTM series, or wrote a long review of Five Survive. Holly Jackson has a way of writing the best plot twists, weaving complicated mysteries that I could never predict. Her books always leave me shocked and exhilarated, and The Reappearance of Rachel Price was no outlier.

This one features Bel, an 18-year old whose mother Rachel disappeared when she was young. A documentary is being filmed of her family, which she is not overly happy about, when suddenly Rachel Price returns...

Sharing my opinions of the plot twists or the very complicated members of Bel's family would spoil a lot, so I'll just describe this book by comparing it to a roller coaster. The start was slow, but I could feel it preparing for a drop. Then came the speedy dashes around, down, side to side, more and more information and twists thrown at me. Then the ending, when it slowed down and sweetly steered back to starting position. The ending to this book (the last 2/3 chapters after the climax) felt out of place for me.

I'm rating this book 4 stars, because I didn't like Bel's treatment of Ash (the clumsy camera assistant) at the beginning and because the ending felt wrong. But I hope that doesn't discourage mystery fans from picking up this YA mystery thriller.

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hematthews's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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crunchycrystals's review against another edition

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4.25

love love LOVED the last third of the book but wasnt as into the first third but i feel like if i reread it ill like it a lot more so like lowest ive rated a holly jackson book but still good

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leos_library's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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sabrinalefebvre's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

3.5 ⭐️

The first 50% of the book, nothing was really happening. I was expecting more mystery and more detective work, but it was more Bel dealing with her mommy issues.
The characters were also hard to root for: you knew Rachel was lying, something was going on with the father and Bel was just being a bitch to everyone.

With that being said, I still read 98% of this book in 2 days so…

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jiao_li's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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nikhocharm's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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ghostsversion's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit. And here I was, thinking Holly couldn’t write an even more awesome book. The twists and turns this book took were just something else. No wonder she said this was her favorite. Though I did start looking around my room for any hidden cameras cuz Bel was just a little too much relatable in my opinion. Also the way you think this is just a me vs her thing and then it turns into a story about mothers and daughters and the bonds between them? Ugh, I love it.

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