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The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

73 reviews

thissagreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This kept me guessing until the very end! This novel had well thought-out and detailed characters, accompanied by a slow-brewing mystery. A solid piece of work by Lisa Jewell, and the narrator brought the story full circle. The pace was slow, but well-timed and includes lots of details that all mean something at some point in the story. Would definitely recommend this audio read if you’re on a road trip! It received an Audie Nomination for a reason, and you won’t be disappointed! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

naeee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Oh. my. GOODNESS.
Well this reaction for one was because I have FINALLY finished this book. (I started it just before I graduated highschool this year and i’m ending it at the beginning of college season so that is crazy). 
And for the other reason…the ending was INSANE. Especially the last chapter with a whole new plot twist. 
Honestly for me I LOVED the storyline and the potential it had. I loved the characters and their complexity. I loved how at the end everything did seem connected especially with the epilogue. The last 100 pages actually and the beginning pages had me hooked. I really couldn’t put the book down.
However, and that is the reason why even with that insane ending i’m still giving the book a 3,5 star rating, I felt like the middle of the book was just…well stories. I didn’t really feel like the book was going to end or that the case was going to be solved. It just felt like an endless back and forth storytelling. I get it. This book was supposed to be a slow burning book but at one point, in my opinion, the book just got…toooooo slow which was also the reason why it took me so long to finish it. 
Another thing was that I had the feeling that the story of Tallulah, her mom, her brother, her soon and all the other main and side characters ended way too abrupt. I would have loved to hear a lot more about them in the end or atleast the epilogue or a bonus chapter or anything in that way.
All in all, this book was a very interesting read. Would I read it again? Well yeah…but I would totally skip a lot of chapters in the middle. However, I want and will try to read the other books of Lisa Jewell since I’ve heard that they are also really good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

hxlleann's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ezinner's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, and Murder

jboyle28's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, and Violence

desidoubleu's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Trigger warnings needed for abuse!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

shamaramill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Biphobia, Homophobia, and Medical content

simbarabbit20's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Homophobia

giuliawanders's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I was hooked, I really wanted to know what happened.

I felt so sad that Tallullah wasn’t speaking to her mom about how horrible Zach was, I really wished she did. And I was so glad that Tallullah was saved in the end. I know they’re fictional but I was really into it.

I’ll be reading more of Jewell’s books in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug use, Murder, and Alcohol