A review by grumpyreading
The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers

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

3.75

🌗 The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers 🌓

MY RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75 

Nic is 24, just got a DWI, and is working a job she’s been at since high school. She feels bad for herself, and so does everyone else… ever since her sister, Kasey, disappeared 7 years earlier. The only clue to her disappearance is that another young woman, Jules, from the same area vanished under similar circumstances two weeks before Kasey. Their cases both go cold and there’s no new developments, until Jules’ sister, Jenna, finds Nic and tells her she wants to figure out what happened to their sisters. 

It took me a while to get into this (I think I just was in the mood to sleep lol), but once I swapped to the audiobook I read it in one sitting and mostly enjoyed it. I did feel like some of the twists were predictable, and some of the plot points felt off. There was a lot going on at times. I also felt disappointed with the ending, and think it could have benefited with an epilogue. I enjoyed the middle part and building up the story, but wish there was a bit more character development, and think it could have been a bit longer. 

Read this if you like: 
  • fast paced mysteries
  • short chapters 
  • missing person stories
  • twists 

Vibes: 🚘🍬👀🐈💽

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