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dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
While this widely popular thriller wasn’t for me, I still enjoyed it for its quick pacing. Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing. Then, Meredith Dickey and her six-year-old daughter Delilah disappear. 11 years later, Delilah returns, and the town is back attempting to figure out what happened to Shelby, Meredith, and Delilah, and if these incidents are related.
Overall, Local Woman Missing was just OK. Many reviewers have raved about it, but I found some of the scenes were a bit overwhelming for me content-wise, and I wasn’t the biggest fan of the gruesome details. This, in combination with the fact that I have read a lot of thrillers as of late, may be why I didn’t really enjoy this one as much as other readers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Torture, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Child abuse, Car accident, and Murder
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