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Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

23 reviews

chelsearose's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical trauma, Confinement, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Miscarriage

mapscitiesandsongs's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.5

I really enjoyed this thriller. The first chapter was just phenomenal and it kept getting better and better. In the end things started to not make sense.

How did the physician that made the autopsy miss such obvious signs? A normal person could have seen that the death of a certain person didn't happen that way. And don't get me started on the issue with the police officer. You mean to tell me that there is only one person entrusted with an extremely important document for a high profile case? I call BS.

So in that regard the book gets 2 stars for me. The fact that I still rated that book 3.5 stars is only because of my entertainment. I was hooked from the first chapter and couldn't put the book down. All throughout my reading journey I kept wondering who did it and what exactly happened. I certainly didn't see it coming, which is mainly because the ending is just too far fetched. So, if you want a thriller with a coherent plot that actually makes sense and doesn't spiral out of control, this is not for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Suicide

Moderate: Stalking, Blood, Bullying, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Misogyny, and Cancer

archaicrobin's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This thriller was so addictive! I chose the audiobook for this one and started it not really knowing much about it, just that it was recommended. So I wasn’t expecting much, but got sucked in right away. The audio was amazing and brought all the characters to life, so I would highly suggest trying out the audiobook! This one gets pretty crazy and some people disliked it because of that, but that’s why I read thrillers. I love the crazy out there twists, and while this one was pretty nuts I never felt like it was unbelievable. 

Local Woman Missing jumps between different characters’ perspectives and timeframes to tell the story and slowly reveal what happened to Shelby, Meredith, and Meredith’s daughter Delilah 11 years ago. The story moves quickly and the different perspectives keeps the mystery interesting. If you’re into thrillers I would suggest picking this one up! It’s addicting and a fun ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Murder