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A review by janane
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Holly Jackson's another well crafted investigative mystery with dark & twisted characters (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡
Pick it if you want to read a true crime feels - mystery that has so many secrets & lies like landmines with a strong connection factor!
The story starts off from a very uncomfortable Bel's point of view. She has been under the shadow of her mother's disappearance for the past six years. Now it's being centred staged through a tv show crew from london for the whole world to see. We get to slowly see the present characters of Price's family & their relationship dynamics with each other.
At that point I actually got confused to remember so many personality details & their behaviour, I sometimes kept going back in pages to get a hold of a particular person in the story. But I eventually got a hold & the story slowly builds. It doesn't rush to reveal anything that can give the readers a chance to guess.
You can never under estimate the strength of a mother, both emotionally & physically. And the hold they can have over their children is really so strong, it is to an extent it can either turn out to be equally terrifying & affectionate.
Rachel Prince's story proves that point. You see her, get to know here from Bel's eyes & you get to know her for who she is & for her children.
As the story is from Bel's view, you practically travel along with her through her doubts, insecurities & those harsh (yet fun) banter she uses to stay away from people.
Ash Maddox is like a fresh air in Bel's world; how hard she tries to stay away from him he just blows through her life as a breeze. But I didn't feel the chemistry there. They had a great friendship though.
Everyone in price's family has something buried & wants that to stay hidden. How they all tackle that & where they end up in Rachel's new version after 16 years of hell is the crux of the story.
I felt this was a mystery book that delves into a desperate mom & a child who didn't know that Mom. In this backdrop this book focuses on multiple things but nothing felt strong enough to beat that emotional connection they bring.
Pick it if you want to read a true crime feels - mystery that has so many secrets & lies like landmines with a strong connection factor!
The story starts off from a very uncomfortable Bel's point of view. She has been under the shadow of her mother's disappearance for the past six years. Now it's being centred staged through a tv show crew from london for the whole world to see. We get to slowly see the present characters of Price's family & their relationship dynamics with each other.
At that point I actually got confused to remember so many personality details & their behaviour, I sometimes kept going back in pages to get a hold of a particular person in the story. But I eventually got a hold & the story slowly builds. It doesn't rush to reveal anything that can give the readers a chance to guess.
You can never under estimate the strength of a mother, both emotionally & physically. And the hold they can have over their children is really so strong, it is to an extent it can either turn out to be equally terrifying & affectionate.
Rachel Prince's story proves that point. You see her, get to know here from Bel's eyes & you get to know her for who she is & for her children.
As the story is from Bel's view, you practically travel along with her through her doubts, insecurities & those harsh (yet fun) banter she uses to stay away from people.
Ash Maddox is like a fresh air in Bel's world; how hard she tries to stay away from him he just blows through her life as a breeze. But I didn't feel the chemistry there. They had a great friendship though.
Everyone in price's family has something buried & wants that to stay hidden. How they all tackle that & where they end up in Rachel's new version after 16 years of hell is the crux of the story.
I felt this was a mystery book that delves into a desperate mom & a child who didn't know that Mom. In this backdrop this book focuses on multiple things but nothing felt strong enough to beat that emotional connection they bring.