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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
Oh.My.God. This was INSANE. In the best way possible. It took me through many twists and turns and the big reveal was perfect. I don’t know how many times I said “ OMG” while reading this.
10/10
10/10
Three months after four-year-old Holly Gephardt was kidnapped, she was inexplicably returned with no memory of the ordeal. Twenty years later when Detective Jason Guidry asks Holly for help because he has found a pattern of multiple disappearances like hers, Holly is pulled back into an order she has no memory of and has actively tried to forget. Only this time her memory slowly returned to solve her crime and others.
I especially like the complexity of Cecily, Holly's mother. How easily we can believe what is not there and slowly go down a rabbit hole that we cannot escape.
I especially like the complexity of Cecily, Holly's mother. How easily we can believe what is not there and slowly go down a rabbit hole that we cannot escape.
I could not put this down, which has not been the case through much of this global pandemic. This was interesting and quick moving.
Thanks to Netgalley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to Netgalley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review.
I'd never heard of this author but I really enjoyed the writing style and characters. I did have a little trouble at times following along because of all the different characters and details but that's probably my own fault as I listen via Audiobook and am often multi-tasking at the same time.
Some of it seemed a bit predictable, or at least I thought, but the ending was great and not at all who I was guessing throughout.
Some of it seemed a bit predictable, or at least I thought, but the ending was great and not at all who I was guessing throughout.
Oh.My.God. This was INSANE. In the best way possible. It took me through many twists and turns and the big reveal was perfect. I don’t know how many times I said “ OMG” while reading this.
10/10
10/10
I really enjoyed this book. As a child Holly was kidnapped only to be returned three months later. Twenty years later Holly still can’t remember what happened to her during that time and after the discovery of more missing girls it looks like the man currently locked up may not have been responsible for her kidnapping after all. As Holly tries to remember events that shaped her life as well as trying to discover what her mother knew and how she ended up in a coma it creates a story that weaves suspense and drama and I love it. A great read.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I know Holly is the one with the trauma…but the way my heart hurt for Cecily.
The way mothers are held to a different standard from fathers is shown in this book and the way everyone turns against her, including her own daughter.
God I wanted to smack some of the characters sometimes.
The way mothers are held to a different standard from fathers is shown in this book and the way everyone turns against her, including her own daughter.
God I wanted to smack some of the characters sometimes.