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megn317's review
2.0
This took me awhile to get through...and not just because I’m not an avid reader but because it was so slow. The storyline seemed decent enough, it was about the aftermath of 2 girls that were abducted when they were 12 and it had potential but it quickly fell a part for me. It’s not an easy read as the chapters just switch between the 2 main characters and you really have to keep it straight. Pass on this one if you need a quick read.
raspberryicedtea's review against another edition
1.0
Das schlechteste Buch das ich in den letzten Jahren gelesen habe.
Irgendwann als ich dann schon bei über der Hälfte war wollte ich dann auch nicht mehr abbrechen aber es ist wirklich nichts passiert.
Die Figuren waren allesamt unsympathisch, was wohl auch Absicht war, jedoch extrem schlecht umgesetzt. Ihre Motive und Handlungen waren null nachvollziehbar und es hat mich auch überhaupt nicht interessiert was aus ihnen wird.
Es gab keinen Plot, alles was irgendeine Form von Spannung aufbauen sollte verlief dann doch im Sand und insgesamt hat es sich nur extrem gezogen.
Die beiden Frauen treffen sich auch erst auf den letzten hundert Seiten; was davor geschah kann ich beim besten Willen nicht sagen.
Keine Ahnung was der Sinn war und keine Ahnung warum es veröffentlicht wurde. Hat meiner Leseflaute natürlich auch nicht unbedingt geholfen.
Irgendwann als ich dann schon bei über der Hälfte war wollte ich dann auch nicht mehr abbrechen aber es ist wirklich nichts passiert.
Die Figuren waren allesamt unsympathisch, was wohl auch Absicht war, jedoch extrem schlecht umgesetzt. Ihre Motive und Handlungen waren null nachvollziehbar und es hat mich auch überhaupt nicht interessiert was aus ihnen wird.
Es gab keinen Plot, alles was irgendeine Form von Spannung aufbauen sollte verlief dann doch im Sand und insgesamt hat es sich nur extrem gezogen.
Die beiden Frauen treffen sich auch erst auf den letzten hundert Seiten; was davor geschah kann ich beim besten Willen nicht sagen.
Keine Ahnung was der Sinn war und keine Ahnung warum es veröffentlicht wurde. Hat meiner Leseflaute natürlich auch nicht unbedingt geholfen.
jmj697mn's review
2.0
I should have stopped this one almost immediately. It was just slow and boring and I couldn't bring myself to care about either of the main characters. The whole thing built up to a climax that was about the most boring end to a book I've ever read. Sorry that I wasted my time with it.
elbierly's review
2.0
I loved the concept for the book and definitely had moments where I was thrilled. However, I walked away without any clear answers, but it felt like the book was building toward these answers the whole time (why those girls? Why that man?) Honestly it was a pretty disappointing read - very ambiguous but in a way that felt shoddy, not planned. Characters developed super slowly and then all at once and, while tense at times, the whole thing was very predictable
smashton12's review
4.0
I really enjoyed this book! It had a lot of mixed reviews but I’m glad I stuck with it. I loved the back and forth between the two narrators. I did the audiobook and they had two women narrating, which really sealed the deal for me. I will say, I did get tired of Lois’s part. I got beyond frustrated with her. I really enjoyed the Chloe sections more.
justlily's review
DNF at like...page 30. The only thing I hate more than plot holes are plot holes that an author acknowledges but doesn't fix. The author here basically outright states that none of this makes any sense or has any reasoning... But it happens anyway because *Jazz hands*
Too much rambling and nonsensical navel gazing for me to make myself sit through the next 300 pages to cure my mild curiosity about the point of it all.
Too much rambling and nonsensical navel gazing for me to make myself sit through the next 300 pages to cure my mild curiosity about the point of it all.
gertrude314's review
2.0
I couldn't put this book down in the beginning. The story is told from the perspective of two girls who were kidnapped at twelve by a mystery man who did nothing threatening to them. Lois becomes the quiet writer and Carly May is the outspoken actress. They trade off telling about their lives in the present and it drags you in, wanting to know how they escape. However, the last third of the book was super dull and kind of killed everything I liked about the book. So I guess this was a murder mystery after all!
asurges's review
5.0
Loved this story within a story within a story. This isn't about a kidnapping. This is about what happens when only one person in the world can possibly understand a life-changing experience that occurred when you were both at an impressionable age.
Maggie Mitchell's ability to capture voice is particularly impressive, and I like how she took on a story that has a dramatic appeal but chooses to look at the deeper issues: what does it mean when the person you both defined your lives by is dead? What does beauty mean? What does being a girl/woman mean? And why does Mitchell make the ending a seeming ripped-from-the-headlines type of ending? It's funny and smart.
Maggie Mitchell's ability to capture voice is particularly impressive, and I like how she took on a story that has a dramatic appeal but chooses to look at the deeper issues: what does it mean when the person you both defined your lives by is dead? What does beauty mean? What does being a girl/woman mean? And why does Mitchell make the ending a seeming ripped-from-the-headlines type of ending? It's funny and smart.