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marrenmarie's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.0
theavidreaderandbibliophile's review against another edition
2.0
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda is a story told in reverse (the writer does not pull it off). Nicolette Farrell has returned to Cooley Ridge to take care of her father’s affairs (clean out the house and put it up for sale) now that he has been moved into an assisted living facility (dementia) by her brother, Daniel. Nicolette has not been home since she was eighteen and her friend, Corinne Prescott disappeared. Corinne was never found and no one (except the killer) knows what happened to her. Nicolette is not home long with Annaleise Carter disappears. It is happening again. Are the two cases connected in some way? Join Nicolette, Daniel, and Tyler (Nicolette’s high school boyfriend) as they set out to get answers.
All the Missing Girls was just too confusing. It starts out in the present day. After the disappearance of Annaleise Carter, the story speeds ahead to Day 15. The story is unfolded in reverse (day 15, 14, 13, etc.). It is confusing. Information gets repeated a few times (because of the reverse order). It did not feel like a suspense or thriller book until I was about 85% of the way through the book (I was bored and kept yawning). Then it gets a wee bit more interesting (and a little icky). I found the novel to be slow paced and the majority of the characters are unlikeable. All the Missing Girls did not hold my interest (and I really did not want to finish it). At the end of the book we are still left with unanswered questions (which made me really dislike this book). The story is told in the first person (which did not help it). I give All the Missing Girls 1.5 out of 5 stars (it was a clever idea to tell a book in reverse order). This book was just not for me.
I received a complimentary copy of All the Missing Girls in exchange for an honest and fair review.
All the Missing Girls was just too confusing. It starts out in the present day. After the disappearance of Annaleise Carter, the story speeds ahead to Day 15. The story is unfolded in reverse (day 15, 14, 13, etc.). It is confusing. Information gets repeated a few times (because of the reverse order). It did not feel like a suspense or thriller book until I was about 85% of the way through the book (I was bored and kept yawning). Then it gets a wee bit more interesting (and a little icky). I found the novel to be slow paced and the majority of the characters are unlikeable. All the Missing Girls did not hold my interest (and I really did not want to finish it). At the end of the book we are still left with unanswered questions (which made me really dislike this book). The story is told in the first person (which did not help it). I give All the Missing Girls 1.5 out of 5 stars (it was a clever idea to tell a book in reverse order). This book was just not for me.
I received a complimentary copy of All the Missing Girls in exchange for an honest and fair review.
niedererer's review against another edition
2.25
kirbysnaps's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jamishka's review against another edition
2.0
This is a great mystery, and it would be a great book if only it wasn't told backwards.
This had all the makings to be a great mystery, the characters were compelling and there was twists and turns from start to finish. However, I could not get into the book because of the structure. It's incredibly difficult to write a book backwards and I will say Megan did a great job. However, it's also difficult to read a book backwards and I did not enjoy that aspect of this book. It was hard to remember that things I already knew hadn't happened yet. It made it confusing and honestly I don't think it added anything or was necessary. Many of you will probably enjoy this book and its unique take on a classic missing girl novel but it was something that I absolutely did not enjoy which makes me sad because it was overall a great mystery.
This had all the makings to be a great mystery, the characters were compelling and there was twists and turns from start to finish. However, I could not get into the book because of the structure. It's incredibly difficult to write a book backwards and I will say Megan did a great job. However, it's also difficult to read a book backwards and I did not enjoy that aspect of this book. It was hard to remember that things I already knew hadn't happened yet. It made it confusing and honestly I don't think it added anything or was necessary. Many of you will probably enjoy this book and its unique take on a classic missing girl novel but it was something that I absolutely did not enjoy which makes me sad because it was overall a great mystery.
steph1101's review against another edition
3.0
Not a huge fan of this but i did finish It so 3 stars. First the title bothers me. ALL the missing girls only referring to 2? And the backwards story telling just didn’t work for me. I didn’t enjoy the unfinished story of what happened to Corrine. Didn’t live up to the hype for me sadly.
zaineylaney's review against another edition
3.0
✨ The Title/Cover Draw:
I really enjoyed the 2 newer books by Megan Miranda so I have started working through her backlists.
I really enjoyed the 2 newer books by Megan Miranda so I have started working through her backlists.