A review by lapluie8
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This is the first novel I read by Lisa Jewell and it did not disappoint! I was captivated from the very beginning. I was running scenarios and trying to answer WHO, WHAT, WHERE & WHEN. I rated it a shy of 5 stars just because it started to get predictable in the middle. I do love the POVs of the characters.  However, I’m curious to know the POVs of the others’, like the father, the sister, the brother and the boyfriend.. But overall, I enjoyed  reading it. A page-turner for me! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infertility, Kidnapping, Stalking, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Rape