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Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

77 reviews

funky_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Confinement

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Miscarriage

kjm_x's review

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Car accident, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Confinement, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.5

Rating: 3.5/5 stars

Told in multiple perspectives and dual timelines spanning eleven years, Local Woman Missing is a thriller focusing on three shocking disappearances (and one shocking reappearance) in a small suburban community.

This was the September pick for my book club and was one I suggested, so I was super excited to read it. Overall, Local Woman Missing is a fun “popcorn thriller”—fast paced and easy to race through, and pretty engaging while you’re reading it. I definitely enjoyed myself almost the entire time I was reading, which is an accomplishment in itself!

That said, the more I really thought about this plot, the more it fell apart for me. One of the major reveals felt extremely obvious (for reasons I can’t share due to spoilers), and some other plot points either never got resolved to my satisfaction or just didn’t make sense. I also felt like the ending wrapped up *way* too quickly.

Still, if you want a solid, entertaining thriller and this one sounds fun, I’d say on balance it’s worth picking up!

Recommended if you like: domestic thrillers; missing persons thrillers; multiple POVs and timelines

CW: Sexism/misogyny; infidelity; death of parent; death/murder; pregnancy/medical trauma; confinement; child abuse; car accident; alcohol use; bullying, grief; discussions of domestic abuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexism, Misogyny, Car accident, Child abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Confinement, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse

msennflinn's review

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, and Infidelity

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Bullying

jeccycka's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical content, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Vomit, Self harm, Pregnancy, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual violence

Minor: Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Body horror

macglass8's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Suicide attempt, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Miscarriage, and Bullying

buckupcamper's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

1.5

my god, the redundancy! the writing is so tedious--it over-explains, it's repetitive and superfluous. i found it annoying to listen to, but i think i would've been even more annoyed if i was reading it. i'm not a skimmer and this seems like a book that could be skimmed. the 1.5 stars is for the mystery--i wanted to know whodunnit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

emmalynette's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Pregnancy, Murder, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Infidelity, Bullying, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Miscarriage

rosemaryslibrarian's review

adventurous informative reflective relaxing tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

abbs15norm's review against another edition

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Body horror, Child abuse, and Death

Minor: Self harm, Miscarriage, Torture, Infidelity, Bullying, and Vomit