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A review by daffz
Vanished by E.E. Cooper
4.0
Books that keep me up until the early hours of the morning because I just can't put them down are generally really good, Vanished is no exception. From the synopsis, I assumed this book was right up my alley, and it didn't disappoint.
Kalah is a great main character. She has her flaws, but I think they were realistic. I liked how her culture, her sexuality and her anxiety are all a part of her without question.
The set up for the story was already promising, but the plot really started going after Beth disappears
Even though I figured some things out, I did feel like Kalah jumped to the conclusion that Britney killed Beth very quickly. Because she thinks of this relatively early on in the story, I was sort of expecting it to be disproven. But in the end, it seemed to be true. I suppose I won't know for sure until there's a sequel.
All in all, this is a really good book. If you like thrillers, mysteries, and female friendships (as well as female/female romantic relationships), I would definitely recommend it.
Kalah is a great main character. She has her flaws, but I think they were realistic. I liked how her culture, her sexuality and her anxiety are all a part of her without question.
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I also appreciate how her relationship with her boyfriend was sweet, despite the fact that she was in love with her female best friend. It would have been so easy to just make him a jerk so the reader wouldn't be as annoyed at Kalah cheating on him, but this felt very real and made it more interesting.The set up for the story was already promising, but the plot really started going after Beth disappears
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and Brit seemingly kills herself. My favorite part was the chat conversations thatSpoiler
just felt wrong somehow from the start. I actually figured out it wasn't Beth before Kalah did, and I think that's a mark of the excellent writing. The reader only sees Beth for a little while at the start of the book, but for me it was enough to make me realize the person in the chat room had a different sort of voice.Even though I figured some things out, I did feel like Kalah jumped to the conclusion that Britney killed Beth very quickly. Because she thinks of this relatively early on in the story, I was sort of expecting it to be disproven. But in the end, it seemed to be true. I suppose I won't know for sure until there's a sequel.
All in all, this is a really good book. If you like thrillers, mysteries, and female friendships (as well as female/female romantic relationships), I would definitely recommend it.