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Then She Was Gone

Lisa Jewell

Start date: April 1, 2018

Finish date: May 1, 2018

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Jul 19, 2022 Vicki rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, suspense, thriller, pages_301-400, audiobook, towerteams_9

I was rather disappointed in this one, possibly because I had expected to much from it and the author. I guess we can't win them all. A young girl named Ellie goes missing and thus the mystery begins; however, we learn almost right away what happened and the mystery doesn't play out for me. It was told in a Then and Now format which was okay but it was a little confusing at first. Laurel tries to find her way of living again after Ellie's disappearance but I didn't feel any true emotion from her ...more

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Jan 09, 2020 Kelsie Christensen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This book was pretty great. I loved the story and kept guessing throughout. The only thing I didn’t like about it was a relationship at the end. It was very sad but totally worth it!

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May 09, 2019 Beth Roberts rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: great-price-drop, off-the-wishlist, love-the-cover, own, mysteries, used-book-sale, trade-paper, all-that-hype, standalone, impulse-buy

What is it that makes a thriller work?

Let's face it, if you've read more than one thriller, you've pretty much read them all. Still, something keeps pulling us, the readers, back to those perennial best sellers.

I love to read reviews of the big titles. AFTER I've read the book myself - I've learned the hard way, people like to spoil a book, especially if they didn't like it.

It comes down to one thing: did the magic work?

I've noticed that anymore, people don't LET the magic work. They can't susp ...more

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Dec 31, 2021 Danielle rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: bookshelf

I really enjoyed this book and the characters. I did figure out the twist everyone mentioned about half way through the book, but it was still a thrilling and intense story!

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