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A review by celia_thebookishhufflepuff
Girl in Trouble by Stacy Claflin
5.0
I'm always hit or miss with mysteries. Every time I decide I'm going to take a break from them, I get a request for a buddy read or one fits a challenge with a book I own, and I can't say no.
I'm glad I took a chance with this one. There's a lot of strong characters and character development, which I find is often lacking in mystery novels and thrillers (noted exceptions: [b:Arsenic in the Azaleas|42650429|Arsenic in the Azaleas (Lovely Lethal Gardens, #1)|Dale Mayer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1541551563l/42650429._SY75_.jpg|66392557], [b:A Shot in the Bark|13395539|A Shot in the Bark (Lia Anderson Dog Park Mysteries, #1)|C.A. Newsome|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1333653572l/13395539._SX50_.jpg|18449441], and [b:The Snowdonia Killings|50243810|The Snowdonia Killings (DI Ruth Hunter #1)|Simon McCleave|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1577921264l/50243810._SY75_.jpg|74516366]), as well as a strong plot that was well written and actually makes sense.
I loved the things [a:Stacy Claflin|6591338|Stacy Claflin|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1465437945p2/6591338.jpg] did to make us question the suspects. It was a very interesting case, and I can't really say more here without spoiling a lot of the book, but it has so many twists and turns, and I love it.
I also loved how Ariana's perspective as the kidnapped daughter was worked in at various points. Sometimes the detective/victim perspective isn't done great, but Claflin inserted her perspective at exactly the right moment.
I've never been tempted to buy the second book in a mystery series, but this might just be the one that does it. I care enough about the characters and really want to see how things work out between Alex and Zoey in the future, as well as Ariana, and of course I want to dive more into the conspiracy mysteries of this story too.
I'm glad I took a chance with this one. There's a lot of strong characters and character development, which I find is often lacking in mystery novels and thrillers (noted exceptions: [b:Arsenic in the Azaleas|42650429|Arsenic in the Azaleas (Lovely Lethal Gardens, #1)|Dale Mayer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1541551563l/42650429._SY75_.jpg|66392557], [b:A Shot in the Bark|13395539|A Shot in the Bark (Lia Anderson Dog Park Mysteries, #1)|C.A. Newsome|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1333653572l/13395539._SX50_.jpg|18449441], and [b:The Snowdonia Killings|50243810|The Snowdonia Killings (DI Ruth Hunter #1)|Simon McCleave|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1577921264l/50243810._SY75_.jpg|74516366]), as well as a strong plot that was well written and actually makes sense.
I loved the things [a:Stacy Claflin|6591338|Stacy Claflin|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1465437945p2/6591338.jpg] did to make us question the suspects. It was a very interesting case, and I can't really say more here without spoiling a lot of the book, but it has so many twists and turns, and I love it.
I also loved how Ariana's perspective as the kidnapped daughter was worked in at various points. Sometimes the detective/victim perspective isn't done great, but Claflin inserted her perspective at exactly the right moment.
I've never been tempted to buy the second book in a mystery series, but this might just be the one that does it. I care enough about the characters and really want to see how things work out between Alex and Zoey in the future, as well as Ariana, and of course I want to dive more into the conspiracy mysteries of this story too.