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All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

10 reviews

heyk8burns's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, and Dementia

anna_deeds's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy and Violence

leckner_library's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pregnancy, and Car accident

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Violence, Dementia, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Miscarriage and Cancer

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.75

This was good! The first 100 pages I was kind of bored and didn’t understand why it was told the way it was. As the story went on and it was unraveling I was invested and wanted to know what happened. I do have to say nothing was really shocking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

kaelizaco's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, Grief, Pregnancy, Car accident, Death of parent, Dementia, Cancer, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit

rosytosey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Mental illness, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: Physical abuse, Suicide, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Gun violence

bringmybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

First of all, LOVE WHEN AN AUTHOR'S COVERS ALL HAVE A SIMILAR VIBE

✨ 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✨ B̷O̷R̷R̷O̷W̷ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷

I've now read 2 of Megan Miranda's books (& currently have pretty much her entire backlist either on hold or loan through Libby) and I can tell you now these are books that I'm going to want on my shelves for anyone that says, "Hey, do you have a twisty thriller book that I could borrow? Something I won't be able to put down? Nothing too dark or messed up but, you know, something with grit?" So naturally, as aforementioned, I am *stoked* that they are all going to look so beautiful together!

Now on to this particular book - as I've only read two, I'm not sure if this is a tactic that Miranda employs in all of her works, but I love the way she plays with time and the narrative in this and The Only Survivors. All The Missing Girls hooks you with the prologue, drops you right into the beginning, then jumps two weeks into the future after a local girl goes missing and takes you back, day by day, to the fateful day when everything blows apart. Sometimes I had to remember what I already knew (and what the characters didn't) to try and keep all the threads straight, but I loved how it came together at the end!

I liked the characters in this one a lot, even as you only kind of get surface level with any of them (seems to be the way of it with thrillers, sometimes?) and I love the way Miranda explored relationships, especially those between teenage girls. I saw the undercurrents of relationships like those portrayed here in my own adolescence, and can only say I'm grateful I wasn't too near their orbit. Oof. 

(Speaking of which, if you are looking for something like this but that touches way deeper on those bonds we forge as young adults and how those relationships can ripple out in ways we couldn't possibly see coming, check out Tana French's The Secret Place - it's the fifth in the Dublin Murder Squad series but can *technically* be read as a standalone, ALTHOUGH I highly recommend the entire series. Kind of a psychological thriller mystery? Anywho. Love it.)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gun violence, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Grief, and Physical abuse

Minor: Vomit, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Bullying, and Suicide

horizonous's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

A decent enough mystery / thriller set in a small town with a lot of secrets and things left unsaid. I think this won't be my last book by Megan Miranda.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Violence

◦ Terminal illness = Dementia

scoutvibes's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Bullying, Dementia, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Pregnancy, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, Death, Grief, Suicide, Bullying, Alcoholism, Cancer, Violence, Dementia, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

erinjulia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The way the story is told backwards can be slightly confusing, but it did have a good ending 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Miscarriage

Moderate: Violence, Suicide, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Chronic illness