A review by bzliz
Missing Dead Girls by Sara Walters

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

2.5

The lower middle class new girl in town catches the eye of the closeted rich girl and they fall hard after sharing some of the skeletons in their closets with each other. Unfortunately that fall doesn’t reach the audience because these girls didn’t have a lot of personality. They get very attached to each other very quickly, as teens tend to do, and they start plotting revenge against those who’ve wronged them.

The blurb on the back is a little misleading. We start with a photo of Madison’s body being sent out and then the majority of the book is seeing how we led up to such an event.

There are several phrases repeated throughout that got a little grating such as girl magic- they felt like pandering, like the author doesn’t know how to communicate with young people and is desperately trying to seem like they do. 

It’s a fun enough read that didn’t impact my life one way or the other. If someone is looking for a sapphic toxic friendship/relationship story sprinkled with true crime, I’d send them here. It would make a great mini-arc in a crime show. 
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