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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I like the way this author tells a story. Very dark, awful, and upsetting without crossing the boundary into unnecessarily disturbing. However, there is a character towards the end who does an exposition dump monologue and goes into their childhood/upbringing and I am just not sure we needed that background information. I'm not even sure if it makes sense for the character to go into all of that.... I would have preferred they just explain what happened without the "sob story" of their childhood.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy
Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Torture, Murder
Jewell does a wonderful job at handling such a dark topic while also building a suspenseful story. I started to predict some of the twist about halfway through but was still utterly surprised by some of the things that occurred through the end of the novel.
I will most definitely be adding more mystery novels to my reading lists from now on. I had a hard time putting this down!
I will most definitely be adding more mystery novels to my reading lists from now on. I had a hard time putting this down!
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This is the most fucked up shit I’ve ever read !!!!! 😭 I bawled my eyes out
Very predictable but still entertaining. Read very quickly (mostly listened as audiobook actually).
Wow, what a roller coaster.
I agree with a lot of other readers - this book was very slow (like I almost DNF slow) for the first half or so and then crazy at the end. This book was a gift and one I never would have picked up on my own, and man was it a wild ride. A crazy f***ed up story at some points. I can’t decide if I would recommend it or not because I’m still reeling with the absurdity of it.
I agree with a lot of other readers - this book was very slow (like I almost DNF slow) for the first half or so and then crazy at the end. This book was a gift and one I never would have picked up on my own, and man was it a wild ride. A crazy f***ed up story at some points. I can’t decide if I would recommend it or not because I’m still reeling with the absurdity of it.
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
This novel was an absolutely crazy thrill ride that followed the life of a mother (Laurel) as she attempts to go on with her life after her 15 year old daughter disappears without a trace.
Laurel is divorced and living alone, cleaning the apartment of her surviving grown daughter, with whom she has a very fractured relationship.
She is a real sad sack, until she meets a man who sweeps her off her feet, and has a young daughter who looks oddly like Laurel's late daughter.
Because I have a young daughter, I usually don't read stories about abducted or missing girls, but I made an exception with this novel and I'm glad I did.
The twists and turns here are just crazy and I don't want to give anything away. It is a great read.
Laurel is divorced and living alone, cleaning the apartment of her surviving grown daughter, with whom she has a very fractured relationship.
She is a real sad sack, until she meets a man who sweeps her off her feet, and has a young daughter who looks oddly like Laurel's late daughter.
Because I have a young daughter, I usually don't read stories about abducted or missing girls, but I made an exception with this novel and I'm glad I did.
The twists and turns here are just crazy and I don't want to give anything away. It is a great read.