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The Night She Disappeared: A Novel by Lisa Jewell

22 reviews

abbs15norm's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

ltulisiak's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

An average, relatively predictable mystery. Fairly forgettable, but decently written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, and Drug abuse

Minor: Rape

gemin1reader's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

5.0

I stayed up until half 1 in the morning racing to the end of this - such a gripping mystery read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Murder, Death, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy and Alcohol

hayleyholliday's review against another edition

4.5

I couldn’t put this book down! I read the first 100 pages in one sitting and I have just finished the book now at 10 past midnight having read the remaining 300+ pages! I have a newborn and so sleep is very precious to me at the moment but I could not wait to find out what happened to Tallullah! 
I read this book as it was my book clubs pick of the month and I wasn’t expecting to think too highly of it as the last novel I read by this author was a good read but pretty average as far as thrillers go but this was so gripping; it kept me guessing throughout and a really satisfying ending. Lots of twists that I didn’t expect. There are so many characters to keep track of but Jewell has managed to make it feel really easy to do so whereas in other books, keeping up with all the characters can be a chore. 
The outcome of the mystery wasn’t crazy shocking (I didn’t guess it all!) but it was satisfying and it tidied all the loose ends up nicely which I much prefer.
Really manageable chapters and easy to keep up with all the jumping back and forth in time. Thoroughly enjoyed this book and the only reason I’m not rating it five stars is because I found it really slow paced at the beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Drug abuse

ekmook's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Addiction, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Murder, Confinement, Sexual assault, and Violence

holsphilo's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

This book could have benefitted from another round of editing, but was overall quite a gripping mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

kyahs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Drug abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Rape

cchristensen828's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Drug abuse

amyhamilton's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Drug use