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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've never given this to a teen who didn't devour it and come looking for the sequels.
I've been thinking about this series for a while now and finally requested this ebook on a whim from the library. At under 200 pages, it took me about an hour and a half to read. It doesn't hold up too well and the writing is sub-par (thank god we have better YA books these days!), but I'll definitely be continuing with my reread of this series. I never finished it when I was younger, so I'll probably blaze through when the rest of the library holds come through.
A great premise - seeing a photo of yourself on a missing child poster - just not very well executed.
This book was excruciating. Even though it is a quick read, it took me several months to finish because the protagonist was so aggravatingly annoying. Not worth buying the rest of the series...
I really was fascinated with this story! It was thrilling, mysterious, and I never knew what would happen next! Although it was a good book, I have to say that the duration of the book is her being in denial. The book is short, has large print, ad it's spent of her thinking that it can't be true and whatever. And, wen it was finally getting good, it left me on a cliffhanger! This book is in a series, and have not gotten around to reading the second one yet, but I will! I only ave it 4 stars because of the constant second-guessing herself that goes on and because the book wasn't as informational as I would've hoped (i.e.: I wish see would've just done what she had to do instead of waiting it out UNTIL THE END OF THE BOOK!)
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This holds up over the years. It's a horrifying story and the way Cooney writes keeps the pages turning.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is such an interesting concept. What if you recognized the person on a missing poster because it was you? But unfortunately from the moment I started reading the author's note I realized it was not going to be well executed. The writing is very strange. The characters don't really talk like real people. The only excuse I can think for how terribly written the teenagers are is that YA novels weren't really a thing in the early 90s.
The main character’s “dad” is a middle school soccer coach and also apparently doesn’t know how to talk like a normal person.
So a big plot point is Janie realizing she’s never seen her birth certificate. For some reason, the author decided to tell us how her friend had seen his birth certificate in the strangest way possible.
The friends, in general, are very strangely written. For some reason, there’s a scene where they play with masking tape for an hour.
She has a boyfriend/love interest and their interactions are really strange.
A great concept that unfortunately was poorly executed.
The main character’s “dad” is a middle school soccer coach and also apparently doesn’t know how to talk like a normal person.
“I love my kids. They try so hard! We practiced in the school gym because of the rain. Can't stand that stupid principal they have down there. Good janitor, though. Big help. I can't wait for the next game. We have so much potential this year! Why are we having microwave pizza? Where are you guys going? Don't I even get to talk to my girl?"
So a big plot point is Janie realizing she’s never seen her birth certificate. For some reason, the author decided to tell us how her friend had seen his birth certificate in the strangest way possible.
“Jason laughed suddenly. "I remember the first time I saw my birth certificate," he said, “with its little raised seal and the gold lettering at the top, and it was so official and all: the real me: and it had the wrong birth date. I practically passed out. I thought-I'm somebody else, I'm adopted, they switched babies at the hospital. I sweated so much the paper got soggy."
The friends, in general, are very strangely written. For some reason, there’s a scene where they play with masking tape for an hour.
“All the kids were attracted by the tape. Everybody wanted to rip off a piece and tape things Charlotte's mouth shut," said Jason, laughing, ready to do it.”
Was this what it was like living in the 90s?
She has a boyfriend/love interest and their interactions are really strange.
“Janie was so aware of his maleness.”
"You talked about me last year to Sarah- Charlotte?" "Yeah. Now do you feel like kissing me?" She did. They did.”.
A great concept that unfortunately was poorly executed.