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The Night She Disappeared: A Novel by Lisa Jewell

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odrib's review against another edition

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

3.5

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soobooksalot's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

You really can't go wrong with a Lisa Jewell thriller. The Night She Disappeared is right up there!
 Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for my eARC for review!
 Devoted teen parents Tallulah and Zach go missing after an evening at a pub. Tallulah's mother Kim takes over care of their son Noah, working through her despair to keep the search for them active. 
 Alternating chapters bring us into Sophie's story, a thriller author and newcomer to the area a year after the disappearances, and witness to a new set of clues.
 As with other Lisa Jewell books, seemingly "normal" individuals and families are not as they appear on the surface. 
 The pacing of this one starts out strong and develops slowly, then races toward resolution. Some nice character development and reveals make this another worthwhile thriller and keep Lisa Jewell as an auto-read author for me. Recommended!
 Released on Sept. 7.
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outsmartyourshelf's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

In 2017, Tallulah is a 19 year old student with a baby, living with the baby's father, Zach, at her mother's house. Things are not perfect but when Tallulah & Zach leave for a date night at the local pub, her mother Kim never dreams that she won't see Tallulah again. As the hours pass & turn into days, Kim knows that something bad has happened to Zach & her daughter. She goes to see the family at the house, Dark Place, where the two teenagers were last seen, but they tell her that the couple phoned for a taxi & left in the early hours. Kim calls the police but Tallulah & Zach seem to have disappeared into thin air. Almost 2 years later, Sophie & her partner, Shaun, move into the village & their cottage backs onto the woods near Dark Place. Sophie goes out for a walk the next day & sees a note fastened to a tree which says 'DIG HERE'.

The book is mainly told from Sophie's 2019 point of view & Tallulah's back in 2017. It is such a great read with unexpected twists & turns & it turned out completely different from my original hypothesis. The pacing is great too, it starts off as a slow burn but gradually builds into a jaw-dropping finale. I have a couple of books from the author in the TBR list & they will definitely be moved to the top of the list after reading this one. I really can't find any negatives about it at all.

Thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Random House UK/Cornerstone, for the opportunity to read an ARC. I am voluntarily giving an honest review.
 
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librariangeorgia's review against another edition

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

4.0

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