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Den nat hun forsvandt by Lisa Jewell

61 reviews

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: Yes

 I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Lisa Jewell does it again! At this point this is the FOURTH book I've rated five stars from her, so it's safe to say she rights a wicked thriller.

Tallulah and her boyfriend Zach (who have known each other their entire lives, but their relationship has secretly taken an abusive turn when Zach becomes angry and controlling) go missing, seemingly without a trace and leaving their one-year-old son behind, and a year later new evidence just happens to show up that will crack the case wide open.

I felt like I was RACING through this. The pace moves so quickly it almost made me anxious at times. I read this every chance I could get and truly loved the experience. This will be a winner for most anyone who loves a thriller! 

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Plot or Character Driven: Plot
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The Night She Disappeared 🏠 Review 


“People are easier to deal with if they underestimate you” - Lisa Jewell 😉

⭐️⭐️💫 2.5 Stars 

I adored The Family Upstairs so much last month that I was so excited to try this audiobook - I’d heard great things. It had the same great writing and clever use of alternating character/time chapters. 👍🏻 

However, for me this felt very safe. It wasn’t bad, if I was new to thrillers it would probably be higher. I just found the plot very predictable and the end convenient. There wasn’t any added flair or twists. 😞 

Anyone else? Maybe it was the audiobook? 🤷🏻‍♀️ 

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Very engaging and a thrilling ride! It's been awhile since I had an actual print book I found nearly impossible to put down, but this was one! I found myself wishing I had it on audio when running errands in the car. Some twists I predicted, others not, but the predicted ones were from well-developed foreshadowing from the author, not from stale plot devices.This is my first from this author, and I plan to seek out more.

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mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

One of her best books to date, a truly gripping thriller, that had me on the edge of my seat wanting more. Was slightly predictable in places but personally it worked. 

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

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dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Loved the first 80% of the book. It was surprising and more emotional than I thought. But the ending was a little weaker and dragged on a little too much. It was very satisfying, though. 

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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