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The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

14 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

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

hollylin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Holy crap???? It’s definitely slow at first, but I believe it was building up to that moment. Loved how the author did different perspectives on the characters that was leading up to that moment! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

cady_sass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this and then everyone in book club shit on it so that’s very on brand for me 🤣

Solid thriller with multiple points of view, all of the characters (hold a few randos) feel fully fleshed out and the story arc comes together nicely. The few twists really surprised me and anytime a thriller can actually surprise me is a win! 

It’s really tough to tell you what kept this from being 5 stars without spoilers, so I’ll just say this: it’s a bit messy in some parts with loose ends that don’t quite come together, or critical plot points that are just thrown casually together. BUT! It’s more good than bad and I would definitely recommend it. I’ve owned “And then she was gone” for years and never picked it up, now I’m finally inspired to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

katyfortner's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• 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

Lisa Jewell takes the reader on an mysterious ride where she flashes between past and present events. A young mother and her boyfriend go missing with no tracks or accounts of where they went. While the woman’s mother, Kim goes on the hunt for her. This book took me a while to get into it, but once it got to about the halfway point I could not put it down. I was so curious about what was going on and what was going to happen next. It definitely gave me anxiety and made me feel sad for some of the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual content

dhutton1997's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

slow built but man did it pay off! WOW! I expected

Scarlett and Lula to be in a relationship

but did not expect

the sheer amount fo fuckery that scarlett did!!!

HOLY SHIT! AND THE EPILOGUE!!! LIKE WHAT!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

jen1804's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A really good thriller, really fast paced.
I wasn’t able to work out what was going on, and I like when a thriller is not predictable.
It would have been 5 stars, only there were a couple of spelling/grammar errors which always throws me off, and I found the ending actually a little bit bizarre.
Satisfactory ending? Kinda.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

ekmook's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

julienicole1106's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol