I really loved this book. I was guessing what would happen the entire time and I love Lisa Jewell as an author. This was one of the first Lisa Jewell books I read and it was so captivating. The story follows a mother, Laurel, whose daughter, Ellie, went missing. Years later, Laurel starts a new relationship and finds a young girl who is identical to her missing daughter. Laurel then begins to uncover what truly happened to Ellie and who was involved. The story was so interesting and the way she is able to connect the characters is so impressive.
Claudia Coleman has never had many friends because of her shyness, but Monday Charles is the exception. The two are inseparable, and close beyond the standard set by their peers. After a poorly timed photo leaves the friends as the talk of the school, Monday mysteriously disappears. The weirdest part? No one but Claudia seems to care, or even remember who Monday is. Claudia dives into the disappearance of her best friend, determined to find the truth and calm her racing mind.
In the previous book, The Inheritance Games, Avery, and the others discover that Toby Hawthorne, the son of billionaire Tobias Hawthorne, who was presumed to have died in a fire, was actually alive. And not only was he alive, he and Avery were known to have a close relationship, which was playing chess in a park together.
Hanneke Bakks is still grieving over her lost lover, Bas, when she decides to turn to stealing goods from the black market and selling them in order to gain money for herself and her family. It’s a nasty business that she ensures her parents and friends don’t find out about. She decides to keep her methods secret to make sure that her job is done skillfully and without prying eyes, especially in Amsterdam in 1943, which is filled with German occupation.
One of Us Is Back by Karen M. McManus is the third and final installment in the Bayview High YA mystery/thriller trilogy. Following the resolution of the previous book, One of Us Is Back opens with a reunion of all of our favorite characters.
Vanishing Girls, by Lauren Oliver, is about 2 sisters finding their ways into the world. Nic and Dara weren’t the closest of sisters but they looked out for each other. They would play games, have fun talking for hours and hours about anything and everything, doing things sisters do. But then things started to happen. Nic started to grow up trying to be more protective of Dara but that only led to Dara getting hurt. A car accident that left beautiful Dara scarred.
This book is a heart-stopping physiological thriller. When the book starts off, you can already feel the high tensions and emotions that are present, and as the book continues the feelings climax alongside the story. The story is based on a missing girl whose story has never been solved. The reason that the story is so enthralling is due to the fact that each section of the book is from a different character's perspective, giving the book more depth and allowing you to take in all sides of the story.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson is an incredible young adult mystery novel. The story follows Pippa Fitz-Amobi through her senior capstone project and her eventful uncovering of the so-called ‘solved disappearance’ of Andie Bell, a 17-year old girl, who was only one year younger than Pip herself. After a while of searching Pip reveals some secrets and winds up leading her own investigation, but her actions come with consequences.
