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A review by obsidian_blue
The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
4.0
Wow what a bonkers book! I thought that everything was written very well but definitely the ending packed a punch. Only reason why I gave it four stars were there were some plot holes that never get addressed.
Full review: I thought this was a well done mystery that follows several people trying to figure out what happened to Tallulah and her live-in boyfriend Zach. Jewell shows the events that led up to Tallulah's disappearance following her, and then the present day switches back to her mother, Kim, and a mystery writer, named Sophie.
I liked the insight we get into Tallulah over the course of the book. I wish we had spent more time with Kim though. I actually liked her perspective more than Sophie. The main reason why I didn't give this 5 stars was honestly because Sophie felt like she walked in from the wrong book. There's a lot happening with that character, and I thought she took away from the main plot (missing Tallulah) and I just didn't care about her inability to write and her relationship.
I really liked the writing and the flow (it jumps back and forth between the three women). But, I do have to say the only thing that tripped me up was a major reveal about a character's connection to the events. I still say the cops would not have missed something so basic, so I kept waiting for it to come up, but it never did.
We get a twist of an ending that I honestly don't think really landed well.
Full review: I thought this was a well done mystery that follows several people trying to figure out what happened to Tallulah and her live-in boyfriend Zach. Jewell shows the events that led up to Tallulah's disappearance following her, and then the present day switches back to her mother, Kim, and a mystery writer, named Sophie.
I liked the insight we get into Tallulah over the course of the book. I wish we had spent more time with Kim though. I actually liked her perspective more than Sophie. The main reason why I didn't give this 5 stars was honestly because Sophie felt like she walked in from the wrong book. There's a lot happening with that character, and I thought she took away from the main plot (missing Tallulah) and I just didn't care about her inability to write and her relationship.
I really liked the writing and the flow (it jumps back and forth between the three women). But, I do have to say the only thing that tripped me up was a major reveal about a character's connection to the events. I still say the cops would not have missed something so basic, so I kept waiting for it to come up, but it never did.
We get a twist of an ending that I honestly don't think really landed well.