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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Everything was a little over the top and the relationship she had was stupid but it’s a good read for younger kids.
I guess this book is really evidence that we're in a golden age of YA books. It was so bland and boring, even though it had a good premise. I feel bad for any 90's girls that read this book because they had nothing else their age to read.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Looking forward to continuing this series!
mysterious
fast-paced
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
Really liked this when I was 13. Regrettably read it again. It was not nearly as good this time around. Damn.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
I've had this book in my TBR for years and now I've finally gotten around to reading it.
Summary
Pictures of missing children on the backs of milk cartons are common in Janie's High School lunchroom. But these children have been missing for over 10 years, who could ever recognize a teenager by a picture of a three year old? Janie does, because the child is her.
Spoiler-free Review
Sounds like a super exciting book to me. Sadly, the first half of the book just isn't as fast-paced or suspenseful as I thought it would be, but it picks up a bit towards the end. I also think there is some confusion with the "young adult" classification: the writing style feels younger, but the conversations feel on the older (high school) side. I liked it enough to read the sequel (eventually), but the fact that there is a sequel irritates me.
Spoiler Warning!
After she heard her parents' story I was afraid she was going to believe it. Their explanation was kind of weak, and it ignored a lot of things like why her parents said she had a milk allergy right when her picture started showing up on cartons, but she didn't appear to have any aversion to milk later. All that set-up of her lying parents in the beginning really had me thinking through, and preparing, conspiracies for her kidnapping, but none of it was needed because their lame story ended up being mostly true! Believe it or not, that turn of events was not nearly as annoying as the book ending in the middle of conversation. I don't mind sequels when the 1st book is so compelling I need more, but I hate when I have to read them to finish up the story of a 200 page book that wasn't incredibly gripping to begin with.
Summary
Pictures of missing children on the backs of milk cartons are common in Janie's High School lunchroom. But these children have been missing for over 10 years, who could ever recognize a teenager by a picture of a three year old? Janie does, because the child is her.
Spoiler-free Review
Sounds like a super exciting book to me. Sadly, the first half of the book just isn't as fast-paced or suspenseful as I thought it would be, but it picks up a bit towards the end. I also think there is some confusion with the "young adult" classification: the writing style feels younger, but the conversations feel on the older (high school) side. I liked it enough to read the sequel (eventually), but the fact that there is a sequel irritates me.
Spoiler Warning!
After she heard her parents' story I was afraid she was going to believe it. Their explanation was kind of weak, and it ignored a lot of things like why her parents said she had a milk allergy right when her picture started showing up on cartons, but she didn't appear to have any aversion to milk later. All that set-up of her lying parents in the beginning really had me thinking through, and preparing, conspiracies for her kidnapping, but none of it was needed because their lame story ended up being mostly true! Believe it or not, that turn of events was not nearly as annoying as the book ending in the middle of conversation. I don't mind sequels when the 1st book is so compelling I need more, but I hate when I have to read them to finish up the story of a 200 page book that wasn't incredibly gripping to begin with.