A review by geraldine
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

really did not enjoy this one. a lot going on and it's hard to put my thoughts into words, but every single character's

treatment of poppy, every single one,

really rubbed me the wrong way.

that poor girl. that poor little girl. her ending really did not feel like a happy ending in any way, at all. she's been isolated her entire life and now she has her life yet again upended, being placed with people who have never known her and a woman who is clearly, explicitly, projecting the life of another person onto her. she's never gotten a chance to be her own person, and nothing in the ending of the book gives any indication that she ever will. she desperately needs intensive therapy. that poor girl.

gives me stuff to talk about at book club anyway. anyone want to talk about the dangers of homeschooling?