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Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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: Yes

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hhanock's review

4.5
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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3.5
dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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

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

Then She Was Gone was a fast-paced, thrilling book about Laurel, whose daughter, when she was 15 years old, mysteriously disappears. Everything changes 10 years after, when she starts dating a man, whose daughter looks extremely similar to Ellie, her lost daughter. 

I started this as an audiobook and finished reading it, and I loved both experiences. The book has short, plot rich chapters, which keep you want to read/listen without fail. 
Unfortunately a friend guessed the major plot twist, so I got a bit of a spoiler. I would have otherwise never guessed it, and the book would have probably been a 5 star. 

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megan_wy's review

4.0
dark mysterious 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

An eerie and creepy thriller! I loved this twisted story. I also loved how things were tied together at the end of the book. It was easy to follow and quick to read (which I love). One thing I didn’t understand was the reasoning behind Hanna and Theo getting together? I don’t really think it served purpose to the plot. I felt hurt for Floyd at the end as well, and wished him and Laurel could have worked things out together. Even though I did understand why he did what he did. I predicted the plot as soon as Ellie mentioned her period though while in Noelle’s basement. So, the book seemed a little monotonous after that for me. Overall though, it was a great twisted thriller book that I really enjoyed! An interesting concept for a plot that they somehow made work with a good story!!

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

Quick read, with a disturbing twist. 

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

Very dark but the writer wrote with such great suspense that it was hard to put down

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Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book started off fine, but then it started feeling corny and I liked it less and less through the middle… but I’m so thankful I held on because in part five it drew me straight back in and it finished extremely strong. I’m in tears and it earned a 4.5 in the end. 

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dark emotional mysterious 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: Yes

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