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All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

7 reviews

emtaylor0217's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Animal death, Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

lyfeinpr0gress's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Infidelity

Minor: Stalking, Alcohol, Suicide, and Miscarriage

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

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I was afraid at the beginning of this book that the whole story-out-of-order thing was going to be gimmicky, but I was totally hooked. The writing isn't overly flowery, but it absolutely kept me on my toes. The main character totally needs to get herself together, which felt really real and human. Would def read this one again because I imagine it's a different experience in book form. It would also be interesting to read it in the correct order.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Dementia, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Sexual content, Blood, Self harm, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness

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

a_win_in_clear_rain's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Murder, Death, and Car accident

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Pregnancy

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