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A review by hollyk
Missing by Savannah Brown
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Mona heads to an island off the coast of Delaware to get answers about what happened to indie singer Roxy Raines over 30 years ago. But the islanders are secretive and don't appreciate Mona stirring up trouble, and with the island bringing up memories of what happened when her older sister went missing, Mona's in a lot deeper than she thinks.
This was certainly a book. I liked the podcast elements, but after the first part, they all but disappeared. I liked hearing the snippets of what Mona thought initially juxtaposed with the information she was finding out. Mona and Ellis (sunshine boy, must be protected at all costs) team up to get answers, but they seemed to have a very easy time getting them?? People would say "why are you doing this?" and proceed to spill their guts. Also the ending made literally no sense. It wasn't even a left unresolved on purpose sort of ending, it just abruptly cut off like the author hit a character limit and just gave up.
Topics like ableism and sibling abuse are skirted around and not addressed head-on, which was frustrating, especially in the case of the former because the treatment of Ellis is brought up so much but NO ONE talks about how it's not just because his family is "cursed"--it's because people are ableist and Ellis has a stutter. There were really no stakes, the mystery wasn't very interesting, and the writing was overly purple and too descriptive in a way that did not enhance the book, rather, it took away from the plot.
Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this e-arc in exchange for my honest review!:)
This was certainly a book. I liked the podcast elements, but after the first part, they all but disappeared. I liked hearing the snippets of what Mona thought initially juxtaposed with the information she was finding out. Mona and Ellis (sunshine boy, must be protected at all costs) team up to get answers, but they seemed to have a very easy time getting them?? People would say "why are you doing this?" and proceed to spill their guts. Also the ending made literally no sense. It wasn't even a left unresolved on purpose sort of ending, it just abruptly cut off like the author hit a character limit and just gave up.
Topics like ableism and sibling abuse are skirted around and not addressed head-on, which was frustrating, especially in the case of the former because the treatment of Ellis is brought up so much but NO ONE talks about how it's not just because his family is "cursed"--it's because people are ableist and Ellis has a stutter. There were really no stakes, the mystery wasn't very interesting, and the writing was overly purple and too descriptive in a way that did not enhance the book, rather, it took away from the plot.
Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this e-arc in exchange for my honest review!:)