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Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

349 reviews

annawilt's review

4.5
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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: Complicated

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bandralynn's review

4.0
dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I love a good mystery, and this was a good one. There were good twists and turns. I kept thinking I was picking up on what really happened, and in some ways, I did, but in other ways, I was still surprised. 

I really felt for Laurel, Paul, and their family. I can only imagine what it would feel like to have a child go missing, for them to just be gone for ten years without any sense of closure. I liked seeing Laurel dealing with her grief in what felt like a natural way. It wasn't pretty or pleasant or healthy in a lot of ways, but grieving rarely is.

I thought Jewell did a good job of building a general sense of unease around Floyd and Poppy. It just didn't feel right, and I enjoyed discovering why.

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efsxo's review

3.0
challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I found this so challenging to read due to such a dark subject matter. My second Lisa Jewell read after None Of This Is True, and whilst I find her writing incredibly gripping, I feel like I need a break for happier themes for a while!

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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emoduke101's review

5.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

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ashme's review

3.75
dark sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I think the book definitely picked up middle way through and I enjoyed the ending more than I thought I would. Made me emotional actually. However, there was a lot of this that was completely predictable which I usually don’t like but I did like the video explanation in the book. Not my favorite book but think it deserved more than 3 stars.

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alibeanxela's review

3.75
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Interesting storyline but becomes somewhat predictable by the middle of the book. Not exactly a suspense read. But still a decent enough read. Not bad but not extraordinary.

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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pumaliontiger's review

4.25
dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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vazquezm's review

4.0
dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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