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localbutterfly_92 's review for:
The Reappearance of Rachel Price
by Holly Jackson
medium-paced
I really enjoyed this book, and I was so curious about what happened that I read a lot faster than normal (in the sense that I didn't savor each detail as much as I usually do). I might not remember things too clearly because of how fast I went through those pivotal pages as the climax unfolded, but I did notice something that has been bothering me ever since: Rachel telling Bel and Carter to turn their phones off so they couldn't be traced "here", but they'd already been "here" with their phones on. That makes no sense to me. I can't get over it.
The only other thing that I really take issue with is the idea that Carter could essentially get rid of the only parents she'd ever known so easily, even just with her calling Rachel mom as if doing so is an instinct. Even though I detest both Sherry and Jeff, I don't think it would be that easy for a 15 year old girl to essentially replace her parents and, mostly, be happy about it.
I'm delighted by the girl power turn of the story, though. I love a good mother-daughter powerhouse; in this case, a mother-daughter-daughter powerhouse. I could sense that Rachel really cared about Bel ever since she snapped at Charlie, "don't talk to her like that!". From that moment on, I just knew. I'm disappointed they didn't get to keep Charlie locked up in that trailer for 15 plus years, but it's probably better this way. Although I am a tiny bit skeptical that half of an entire family could disappear in the wake of the reappearance of a famously missing woman without the entire country, maybe half the world, becoming obsessed with finding out what the f is going on. I think Jackson underestimated how compelling people would find such a mysterious set of circumstances. I can imagine armchair detectives working night and day to track down Sherry/Jeff/Charlie and find answers. And how can we trust that Sherry will really stay away when she finds herself alone? So many things could go wrong to tumble this house of cards they've built for their new lives. But it's a fun fantasy of an ending, that's for sure.
Also, I just want to say that I thought Charlie was a terrible father early on, regardless of his role in the whole thing. What a piece of shit.
The only other thing that I really take issue with is the idea that Carter could essentially get rid of the only parents she'd ever known so easily, even just with her calling Rachel mom as if doing so is an instinct. Even though I detest both Sherry and Jeff, I don't think it would be that easy for a 15 year old girl to essentially replace her parents and, mostly, be happy about it.
I'm delighted by the girl power turn of the story, though. I love a good mother-daughter powerhouse; in this case, a mother-daughter-daughter powerhouse. I could sense that Rachel really cared about Bel ever since she snapped at Charlie, "don't talk to her like that!". From that moment on, I just knew. I'm disappointed they didn't get to keep Charlie locked up in that trailer for 15 plus years, but it's probably better this way. Although I am a tiny bit skeptical that half of an entire family could disappear in the wake of the reappearance of a famously missing woman without the entire country, maybe half the world, becoming obsessed with finding out what the f is going on. I think Jackson underestimated how compelling people would find such a mysterious set of circumstances. I can imagine armchair detectives working night and day to track down Sherry/Jeff/Charlie and find answers. And how can we trust that Sherry will really stay away when she finds herself alone? So many things could go wrong to tumble this house of cards they've built for their new lives. But it's a fun fantasy of an ending, that's for sure.
Also, I just want to say that I thought Charlie was a terrible father early on, regardless of his role in the whole thing. What a piece of shit.