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The Missing Sister by Elle Marr

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elocoel's review against another edition

1.0

This is a hard review to write. I do not enjoy being negative or telling people why and how much I did not like something, but honestly, was The Missing Sister even harder to read.

"Hello, I am Shayna, a very smart and rational soon-to-be med student. But oh no, I received an e-mail, saying my beloved sister, who I haven't talked to since my parents died, and will constantly tell you stories about how she was a horrible person while repeating how much I love her and she is my other half, has died. I am sad now. :( But still very rational. Except I will make absolutely the worst decisions. But it is fine because honestly, my sister is making even worse ones. And that is because I am very smart and rational. Did I mention I was a med student? Oh right, I have to find my sister, I guess. Maybe if I wander around aimlessly, I will figure it out. Also, there may be someone who may want to hurt me, like what happened with my sister, but I will walk around wearing clothes from her wardrobe, making us look even more similar. I will also do the absolute minimum, but in the end, it will work out for me because I am the main character."

That is it. That is the book. I just did you a favor there, don't bother reading however many pages your copy is.

In case you couldn't tell, I am very angry with this book. The premise was interesting enough, yet from the beginning, the pacing was off. It took me a month to finally finish it because I was dreading every sentence I read. Nothing about the book makes sense, not the characters, not the plot, the mystery, the villain, god, especially the villain. The ending bit about the passport is just the cherry on top about how out-of-touch and ridiculous The Missing Sister is. The writing is slow and very much tell-not-show, which is even worse considering this is supposed to be a mystery.

Overall, the biggest waste of time, definitely my worst read of 2021 yet, if not longer. I apologize for being very harsh, but I just could not keep my frustration about this book in.

sandysmith's review

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I'm gradually adding books I've read in 2021 to give a true reflection of the books I've read since keeping records. This was the first book I read in 2021, and is what kick-started my reading journey having put reading on the back burner whilst bringing up the children, previously being an avid reader. The story is thriller based concerning twin sisters Shayna and Angela Darby. One of the sisters vanishes the other looking for her knowing there is a serial killer. It's set in Paris and you can picture it based on trips there. The main character is unlikeable and the other characters in the book are not really developed. It was muddled but an extra point for the plot twist end.

carriesouthard's review against another edition

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2.0

Zzzz

If I didn’t have a thing about not finishing books I start I would’ve put this down pretty quick. The last maybe 20% of this book was kind of interesting; the rest... I was very bored.

madds2000's review

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dark mysterious 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

3.0

aliaxmoran's review

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2.0

insufferable main character that consistently changes her personality and mind about things to the point that she is not quirky but poorly written. every character other than the main character is undeveloped to a length that i forgot who was who. it seemed like every other character only appeared to push the main characters plot forward. the ability for the author to write time jumps while also keep the entire story within a week (some chapters within the same night) was the most confusing jumbled mess. chapters would start and stop with no apparent reason. what was really missing was my want to read this book.