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A review by targrhaegar
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
🎬 This entire book was amazing from start to finish. I couldn't put it down and stay away from it for more than one minute. I needed to keep reading and reading. I really loved the premise and the way it was executed.
🤱 It's difficult to review it without spoiling everything, so I'll write a short, vague, no spoiler review, and then talk about everything else in the spoiler section.
🩸 As always, you can expect tons of plot twists from the very beginning. I was able to predict the biggest one thanks to all the clues that were being scattered throughout the story. However, this didn't take away from the excitement and tension.
📽 The characters in this one were... Interesting. Bel, as a main character, can be frustrating and annoying. She's very rude. I understand she has experienced a lot of trauma, but that doesn't justify treating people like trash.
🩰 The Price family is also a bit annoying at times. There's one particular character that I LOVED. LOVED WITH MY ENTIRE HEART. And Yordan is amazing, I love him. The filming crew was meh, mostly because they don't say much. Only Ramsey and Ash were relevant. Even though he's greedy, I did love Ramsey. And of course, Ash is amazing and deserves everything in this world. The amount of patience he has in insane. I wouldn't be able to stand a minute talking to Bel. Hell no.
🍺 Many have pointed this out, but the writing gets repetitive. Bel was having a knot in her stomach every other paragraph. It was so repetitive that I was starting to have one in my stomach, too.
🎂 On that note, this book is creepy and scary. I think Jackson did a great job with that. I read some chapters at 3:00 a.m., and boy, do I regret it. I was terrified.
🎧 The resolution is a bit crazy. As you can expect from Jackson's books, it gets a unrealistic towards the end and you need to suspend your disbelief in order to enjoy it.
🔪 This is everything I can talk about without spoiling it, so let's get to the spoiler section:
🎬 I didn't trust Rachel at all at first. She scared me a lot. Until we learned that she was actually a victim and that she would do ANYTHING to protect her daughters. I loved her so much in that moment. That was until the ending came... Eh... Why would she make her daughters go through the traumatic experience of covering a murder? Weird. But I still love her a lot.
🤱 Speaking of daughters, it's very convenient that Carter suddenly suspected that Sherry wasn't her real mom and decided to do a DNA test? Eh? How convenient and completely convincing.
🩸 Surprise, surprise, Charlie was behind it all. I guessed it because he was starting to act extremely suspicious.
📽 On that note, why the hell was everyone acting like it was normal to took off and leave his underage daughter and wife, who spent 16 years kidnapped, alone? Even the cops were like: ''listen, kiddo, it's normal for an adult to want to leave his home and have some space? Eh, I guess???? It's definitely legal, I guess? But I don't think it's okay. Morally speaking. Also, the cop didn't even care about him getting a fake identity. That's definitely illegal.
🩰 I'll think of more things to talk about later.
🤱 It's difficult to review it without spoiling everything, so I'll write a short, vague, no spoiler review, and then talk about everything else in the spoiler section.
🩸 As always, you can expect tons of plot twists from the very beginning. I was able to predict the biggest one thanks to all the clues that were being scattered throughout the story. However, this didn't take away from the excitement and tension.
📽 The characters in this one were... Interesting. Bel, as a main character, can be frustrating and annoying. She's very rude. I understand she has experienced a lot of trauma, but that doesn't justify treating people like trash.
🩰 The Price family is also a bit annoying at times. There's one particular character that I LOVED. LOVED WITH MY ENTIRE HEART. And Yordan is amazing, I love him. The filming crew was meh, mostly because they don't say much. Only Ramsey and Ash were relevant. Even though he's greedy, I did love Ramsey. And of course, Ash is amazing and deserves everything in this world. The amount of patience he has in insane. I wouldn't be able to stand a minute talking to Bel. Hell no.
🍺 Many have pointed this out, but the writing gets repetitive. Bel was having a knot in her stomach every other paragraph. It was so repetitive that I was starting to have one in my stomach, too.
🎂 On that note, this book is creepy and scary. I think Jackson did a great job with that. I read some chapters at 3:00 a.m., and boy, do I regret it. I was terrified.
🎧 The resolution is a bit crazy. As you can expect from Jackson's books, it gets a unrealistic towards the end and you need to suspend your disbelief in order to enjoy it.
🔪 This is everything I can talk about without spoiling it, so let's get to the spoiler section:
🤱 Speaking of daughters, it's very convenient that Carter suddenly suspected that Sherry wasn't her real mom and decided to do a DNA test? Eh? How convenient and completely convincing.
🩸 Surprise, surprise, Charlie was behind it all. I guessed it because he was starting to act extremely suspicious.
📽 On that note, why the hell was everyone acting like it was normal to took off and leave his underage daughter and wife, who spent 16 years kidnapped, alone? Even the cops were like: ''listen, kiddo, it's normal for an adult to want to leave his home and have some space? Eh, I guess???? It's definitely legal, I guess? But I don't think it's okay. Morally speaking. Also, the cop didn't even care about him getting a fake identity. That's definitely illegal.
🩰 I'll think of more things to talk about later.