Reviews - The Face on the Milk Carton

778 reviews for:

The Face on the Milk Carton

Caroline B. Cooney

3.45 AVERAGE

hollie313's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

angryphoenix's review against another edition

2.0

I read this book when I was in elementary school and loved it. I remember getting the rest of the series from the library and being very interested in Janie’s journey.

This book is an example of a good memory but when you revisit it, it’s really not as good as you remember.

I’m rewatching the movie that I remember loving too when I was younger. Now all I can think of is how damn traumatic this would be for a child to go through and how ridiculous so much of it is. I’m glad I liked it when I was younger, though.

wilsonsj1002's review against another edition

2.5

mysterious

stackednpainted's review against another edition

3.0

I have very ambiguous feelings about this book. On one hand, it was easy to relate to Janie - her reactions and feelings when she found out that she might have been kidnapped and while she was trying to figure out what to do. Then again, it felt as if something was missing. I can't even tell exactly what.

However, I long to find out what will happen next, so I will certainly get the second book in this series.

mandi4886's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Content Warnings

rondasue27's review against another edition

4.0

I read this as a kid and remembered really liking it and I'm not sure if I ever got through all the sequels, so I've started them again. Loved this one.