A review by kindredspirit7
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I was genuinely really shocked by the ending and did not see it coming at all. It was enjoyable but the writing style is not my favorite. It’s a bit overly descriptive with simple sentences. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

There is a very graphic description of birth gone wrong as well as child abuse. But the child abuse depicted at the beginning does not last the entire book and the birth takes only one chapter