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I knew pretty much the way the story would unravel from early on but that didn't lessen the shock, sadness or horror at how the life of Ellie Mack ended and the family struggling to come together again, but also the beauty of the moments when they finally did.
My favourite Lisa Jewel so far.
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy
Moderate: Miscarriage, Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Classism
Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Car accident, Pregnancy
I read this book for my book club and I was not entirely looking forward to it. I'm not in an era of my life where I'm looking for mystery as a genre and I'm not really into true crime, which is what this seemed to be adjacent to at first. This seems similar to the other thriller/mystery I've read for my book club, The Silent Patient, where the author thought up the twist first then wrote the book around it. Like the author thought, hey, wouldn't it be fucked up if
I think this story would've been great as a novella or maybe even a short story. I didn't need that much detail. I'm sorry.
I teared up at one point when
At the end of the day, I have to give this book props for the emotion it was able to inspire in me, even if it sometimes felt like too much. My primary purpose for reading is enjoyment, and I will admit that I sometimes would rather read something fluffy and light than something with more depth and sadness if it's going to ruin my day. I've got enough shit to worry about it my own life. But I'm sure people really into mystery and abduction stories would really love this book. And shoutout to Helen Duff who narrated the audiobook on Spotify, I loved your voices.
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Pregnancy
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Pregnancy
Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
This book didn’t read like a thriller, there was no thrill or suspense, just sadness and desperation for answers. I think that the plot being predictable was intentional. that Everyone told their side of events connecting all the pieces like a lifetime movie.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Child abuse, Pregnancy
Graphic: Addiction, Toxic relationship
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy
Minor: Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent