The Day I Disappeared by Brandi Reeds - August 24th 2020

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

A terrifying crime reunites a mother and daughter in a novel of psychological suspense by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Trespassing.

Three months after four-year-old Holly Gebhardt was kidnapped, she was inexplicably returned to the same park from which she’d vanished…with no memory of the ordeal. Though a local handyman was convicted, suspicion also fell on his friend—Holly’s mother, Cecily. The troubling doubts about her involvement shattered the family, forever driving a wedge between mother and daughter.

Twenty years later, another girl goes missing under eerily similar circumstances. It’s just the latest in a series of kidnappings that Detective Jason Guidry thinks Holly can help solve. Though Holly has tried to move on with her life, a young girl’s life hangs in the balance. All she has to do is try to remember…

With her memory still mostly blank, Holly is missing vital pieces of the puzzle, and she believes her mother can put them in place. In desperation and fear, Holly and her mother come together again. But in a chilling rush toward the past, Cecily still has secrets she’s yet to share with her daughter. Should she dare to breathe a word, she could lose Holly all over again.

[Karen]

Don’t know who’s set this up, but I have an ARC so would love to join.

[Karen]

Up to ch4. Pretty straightforward opening, with people hiding things and mysterious disappearances. Not sure of the link to the prologue.

[Karen]

Up to ch8. For someone who’s just had quite shocking news dumped on her, Holly is pretty calm.

[Karen]

Up to ch13. (view spoiler)[ Why was I under the impression her mother was dead? There’s some hidden detail we’ll learn eventually. (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

Up to ch19. That video call was horrible. Sinister vibes, but they’re desperate for any help.

[Karen]

Up to ch22. This suggestion is too easy. Sure they’ll be a link with someone she knows.

[Karen]

Finished. Review on home page. Felt rushed by the end, and a lot got crammed in to make sense of what had been built up to be quite an intriguing story.

[Krystal]

I started this a few days ago but won't finish before the end so I will restart this on the 1st since I haven't read much .

[Vicki]

I am sorry it took me forever to get to this one!!!

Through Chapter 10

I don't hate the characters, but at the same time I don't love them either. They're just eh...

Holly (view spoiler)[Things are somewhat confusing. All the missing little girls too, the tooth found in Cecily's car, Holly's mother being suspicious somehow. But Holly. I think that she would remember SOMETHING about being gone those 96 days. She wasn't two years old. I didn't understand why, if she is Kitten's maid of honor, she couldn't go to such an important get-together. (hide spoiler)]

Kitten (view spoiler)[I thought her being (seemingly) more affected by the kidnapping is strange, unless she knows something about someone like her parents. But why would they take Holly? It doesn't seem right that it was a pedophile who took her though. (hide spoiler)]

Cecily (view spoiler)[seemed like she wasn't too concerned to me until after Holly got back. I definitely don't care for her character. And the car wreck. Who was following her? (hide spoiler)]

The other (view spoiler)[ten girls who have been kidnapped adds to the mystery and confusion. The one girl whose body was found wasn't sexually assaulted either. Hmm (hide spoiler)]

Yanneth (view spoiler)[is very odd too, especially how she broached Holly the way she did. (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

Chapters 11-20

Matt (view spoiler)[I considered him suspect because he was 12 years older than Holly, BUT I couldn't think of a reason he'd do that, especially since there was no sexual assault on her. (hide spoiler)]

Holly (view spoiler)[ I didn't care for her character, and I couldn't connect with her either. (hide spoiler)]

Cecily (view spoiler)[ I liked her chapters somewhat because I was really curious what the heck she was about. I felt she didn't truly care for her daughter that much so I was wondering if and how she had SOME connection to what happened. (hide spoiler)]

Chapters 21-the END

Matt (view spoiler)[SO glad he was not the one!! (hide spoiler)]

Cecily (view spoiler)[I still see her as a lousy mother. She definitely could've told what she knew way earlier and probably prevented some of the kidnappings/deaths. I also didn't like that she got rid of one of her kids! OMG! She did what she did and that was an innocent child. (hide spoiler)]

I did think that some of the "twists and turns" were (view spoiler)[all over the place and not logical. (hide spoiler)]