I remember reading Girl, Missing years ago when it first came out in 2006, and absolutely loving it; however, I never even began to consider it as having ‘sequel potential’ – much like Finding Nemo, Beautiful Malice and The Graveyard Book, there could not be less call for a sequel, other than to ring in the cash cow; so it was dubiously that I accepted this news, and even more so when I ordered it from my library.

I was pleasantly surprised. The highlight of Girl, Missing was, for me, the unpred More...

I reeeeally disliked this book. Don't get me wrong, I thought the first book was really good, and I respect the author for that. But even the storyline is a terrible premise. I mean Lauren, who, as it turned out, was kidnapped and adopted in her infancy. Fine. But this book? So, not only has Lauren recently lost her her birth father, but it turns out that he wasn't actually her father - there's a third father in the picture - an anonymous sperm donor used for both her and Madison. But Shelby doe More...

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I liked Girl, Missing and enjoyed Sister, Missing, but there's this thing that bothers me with Sophie Mckenzie's books. THEY'RE ALL THE SAME!!
The Medusa Project are my favourite and were the first books I read by Mckenzie, so afterwards when I read GM I couldn't help but feel disappointed that it was the same fast paced book with a main character who's too young to understand the consequences of their actions.
Then I went on to read Blood Ties and felt exactly the same More...

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It isn't a secret that I didn't enjoy Girl, Missing as much as I would've liked but this book kicks things up a notch and is much more enjoyable! While I still wasn't head-over-heels in love with the characters, I found myself becoming engaged in the large amounts of action and complex mysteries. Years after the release of the first book, Sister, Missing is a great improvement to the series.

Lauren's real father passed away 9 months ago and now at s More...

" Its two years after the events of Girl,Missing and life is not getting any easier for six-teen-year old Lauren, as exams pressure and a recent family tragedy takes toll. Lauren's birth mother takes Lauren and her tow sisters on holiday i hope that some time together will help, but a few days into the holiday one of the sisters disappears under very familiar circumstances. Can Lauren save her sister, and stop the nightmare happening all over again."

Sophie McKenzie is simply a God. I have been i More...

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Wow. I thought Girl, Missing had a solid ending and didn't nees a sequel but I sure am glad that Sophie McKenzie disagreed with me. I loved it and I nearly shed a few tears over the end. The writing was superb. I've been a fan of McKenzie for quite a few years now and this book just tells you why. I do have a couple of tiny niggles though (to be honest when don't I?). Issue 1: The ransom money as Annie an More...

Book Review: Sister Missing by Sophie McKenzie 4/5

This is the sequel to the absorbing Girl Missing. Sixteen-year-old Lauren’s young sister is kidnapped while in Lauren’s care. The circumstances are so similar to her own kidnapping years earlier that Lauren suspects the same woman. But how can it be her, she’s in prison, isn’t she?

Lauren soon discovers the woman has recently been released but no one told her as they didn’t want her to worry. The woman had tried to kill her back then. Lauren is te More...

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After reading Girl, Missing I was a bit worried that Sister, Missing would just be basically a copy of it therefore taking away the best part about Girl, Missing ; the unpredictability. I also felt that at the end of Girl, Missing that Lauren’s story was complete and didn’t feel it NEEDED a follow on. Saying that I was still excited to read Sister, Missing and enjoy being able to be in Lauren’s world again to see how the future panned out for her.
I am glad to say Lauren’s More...

When I received this book, I was a little worried. I thought that it would be impossible to write a sequel to Girl, Missing. It was such a unique story, that I worried Sister, Missing would just be a repeated version of the original.

As the book began to open up, my worries were constantly with me, as we witnessed a similar abduction of Madison in a copy cat style, but then everything changed. The kidnapping was completely different to Lauren's and the book went off in another direction.

It was e More...

(This review is for a sequel book -- will contain spoilers for those who have not read the first book)

4/5

FINAL THOUGHTS

I'm surprised--I found myself deeply moved by the end of this book, the sequel to 'Girl, Missing'. The dramatic and thrilling plot, the twists and turns, and the more well-rounded and developed characters really demonstrate literary development made on McKenzie's part.

MY SYNOPSIS

Lauren Purditt has figured out a system with her two families--her adoptive and her paternal, and it More...

When I read Girl,Missing a few years ago I absolutely loved it. But even despite that fact i never thought they would be a sequel, so I was definitely surprised when I saw this book in my recommendations. After I'd began reading it though, it became clear that i wasn't going to enjoy this instalment as much as its predecessor.

Why? Well for one I couldn't shake off the feeling that the book wasn't needed, girl, missing was a perfect stand alone novel and I felt like the author was just milking th More...

Sister, Missing by Sophie McKenzie is set for the most part in a beach side town on the south coast of England. It’s two years since the events of Girl, Missing and Lauren is now sixteen. After a family tragedy, which was fairly easy to guess from the blurb, the Purditts are spending some time on the south coast of England. Her favourite sister, Madison, is now eight, and they are enjoying spending time together without their sister, Shelby, who has never liked Lauren and who used to hurt Madiso More...

This was brilliant, I enjoyed it even more than Girl, Missing! And that is a lot to live up to.
Girl Missing was recommended to me by a few friends and I loved it. And when I saw the sequel, though the summary was good I honestly didn't expect much from it.

The main characters are the same as the first book (though Madison and Shelby play a much bigger role) and one thing I was criticising throughout the book was development, since considering the two-year gap I expected them to be much more matu More...

So basically I read the first book, Girl missing and thought that it was an amazing book. Sister Missing DID NOT disappoint me.

The story starts with Lauren sharing a bed with Madision and they reveal that their father has passed on 9 months ago. Their mother, Annie is alittle mentally unwell, due to Lauren's incident and the death of her husband. Lauren was kidnapped and sold to another family when she was a little girl.

So all four of them are on a holiday with Lauren's other mom, the one who More...

Is it a good thing or a bad thing when you want to shout at characters in books? Either way, I have now done this whilst reading sister, missing. Having read girl, missing, I was expecting this sequel to be BRILLIANT.... but sadly, I found myself disappointed.
Perhaps reading a lot of this authors work has lead me to understand how her plots are going to play out or else, this book had a really bad plot line. I guessed what would happen WAY before any of the characters who seemed stupid and mis More...

I was a huge fan of Girl Missing and was very very excited to hear that there was another book in the series. I am pleased to say I enjoyed this instalment just as much as it was just as entertaining including all of the things I have come to expect from Sophie's novels: Fast pace, engaging story line, likable characters and loads of twists and turns to make for a thrilling read.

Sister missing follows a similiar format as Girl Missing but goes off in its own direction which makes it different in More...

I really enjoyed this book. I thought the story line was good and the twists were enjoyable. I found the ending with the death sad as I really didn't want her to die! But as she was not a main character or liked by the main character until the end I kind of predicted this event. I preferred the first book 'girl, missing' but I still recommend this book to everyone who has read the first book as it is good and you need to keep following Lauren's life! It's exciting and always keeps you thinking a More...

This book was good but not better than the first book Girl Missing. It was very much the same idea of someone getting kidnaped and than happy endings. It was mostly predictable but with the occasional surprise. This book is very young and innocent not really a teens book. I would rate this book 5 out of 10. And would recommend this book to anyone younger than13 as I think they would really enjoy this wild, adventurous book.

I really enjoyed Girl Missing so was excited to find it was going to become a series. I relished the opportunity to catch up with Lauren, Jam and Madison!

It's been two years since we last saw these characters and it was great spending time with them. Lauren is exactly how I remembered her - strong, fiercely independent, a tad selfish at times but really, really kind once you dig that little bit deeper. And how much do I love Jam? He is just full of complete awesome.

The story was really exciting More...

Why this book has got so many bad comments I do not know...
It was fantastic and gripping, but maybe that is just me! I hadn't read the first one, but I still understood the book. I usually don't read books like this but this one was so exciting and I couldn't put it down! The story is a little complicated I'll admit (I hadn't read the first one) but the writing by mcknsie is fab

(view spoiler)[ wow i can't believe shelby died. most people don't kill off therte characters. it was the least i was expecting and a big shock!! (hide spoiler)] the book was really well-written and fast paced and took me just ubnder ann hour to read. i must say i was doubtful when i knew it came out because i thought it might be too similar to the first but it was definately worth reading!!

This. Book. Is. Amazing. It's SO good that I, a slow reader, finished it in under twelve hours because I could not put it down! Sophie McKenzie keeps you gripped to every page. No, sentence. No, WORD as you just don't know what is going to happen next. Is it going to be what we think it is? Or is there going to be a twist of the unexpected? I'm so happy that this is the book I have of hers that is signed because I think this may have reached my number one book of hers and possibly anything else. More...

Don't even get me started on how bad this book was!!! I hated Lauren and her birth mother Annie. Actually, I pretty much hated them all except for Madi (who all of a sudden was called Mo...???). The plot was all over the place and the storyline was so unrealistic!!! I don't think I'll be reading the third installment.
Onto an author who can actually write!

I enjoyed this book although I felt it was a little far fetched for me and also a little repeated, still very enjoyable and thrilling however it just seems very unlikely that the same sort of scenario would happen to her little sister. And I was very tearful at the end! Still a good read though!

Sister, Missing was a great sequel to the original Girl, Missing novel and it had me on the edge of my seat in the unexpected ending. I would love to read other works of Sophie McKenzie to familiarize myself with her range of genres she specialize in. A third book of the Missing series could be
Boyfriend, Missing...

Not as best as the first one - story got straight in there and to the point however was dragged out into a whole 250 pages when it could have been a lot shorter. Still a good book though and shall probably read the sequel.

"No," she wailed. "No, not again!"
That's what I'm thinking.

"You're yanking my chain."
I really wish I was.

"oh my goodness." Another fat tear rolled down her cheek. "I can't bear this."
Neither can I.