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Missing Clarissa by Ripley Jones

5 reviews

themoodreader's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I had tremendous fun with this book, and I want to read so much more from this author. What an incredible portrayal of young adult female friendship and exploring sexuality and girlies searching for justice. Also, the audiobook podcast technique was so much fun here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Bullying

Moderate: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Misogyny and Alcohol

irenemarie's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Gun violence and Murder

Minor: Alcohol

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

sallenreads's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I've inhaled many a YA mystery in the last couple years, and MISSING CLARISSA is a fresh take on the genre. Like SADIE, it's framed as a podcast, with excerpts interspersed throughout the book. What I loved was how the process of researching Clarissa's disappearance and creating the podcast was also a means to critique the true crime genre, whether through Cam and Blair thinking through what their motivations for telling Clarissa's story were, or secondary characters explicitly sharing their issues with true crime on the page. This critique was woven in with a well-plotted mystery, as well as Cam and Blair's character development. Overall, MISSING CLARISSA is a strong addition to the YA mystery fold.

Thank you to Wednesday Books for providing a copy for review.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail