A review by dilemmah
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

What an amazing book. The plot kept twisting and turning, but not in a bad way. Bel annoyed me for the first half of the book, it felt like she was reading into everything way too much. Though she was unlikeable, I didn't mind it, it made a lot of sense for her character. I didn't care too much for her romance with Ash, but I liked his character and I did tear up when they said goodbye at the end. I like how Ramsey was actually respectful, not often are film makers. Well, he was a bit exploitative of family moments but in the end, he did the right thing.

One thing I still don't really understand was why Charlie wanted Rachel dead, but I'll get that on a re-read I guess. Jeff's death honestly makes me sad. I feel really bad for him. Honestly, it kind of seems like the easy way out for the author instead of having to force him to leave, like Sherry. But after such a complex plot, Jackson deserves this little thing. Though Jeff chose to free his brother, who wouldn't, so I feel like out of all the characters except Bell and Rachel, he deserves the least pain. I really am hung up on his death, I really feel he didn't deserve it. I think partially because I have a sister myself and I love her so much, like I just imagine us in that situation and it'd kill me. Basically I feel a sense of guilt for Jeff's death for some reason.

I seriously enjoyed this book though, it was fantastic.
The characters were well written and felt unique, the ending may be a bit unbelievable, but I still think it was good. I loved the plot of Rachel's disappearance, it was really well written.