phdee's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
traceyd's review against another edition
1.0
Terrible. I only finished it because I wanted to know the ending. I could have skipped to the last chapter and not missed anything. Main character is a reporter that acts like a detective. Wasted my time with this one.
librarianjennifer's review against another edition
3.0
Thank you, Harper Collins, for an advanced digital copy of this book. My thoughts are my own.
I'm on the fence about this one. Also, maybe could use a different title - you don't get too much focus on the wife being "perfect."
One sentence synopsis: Bailey Weggins reports on a missing wife/mother in upstate New York.
I've read White's Bailey Weggins books since the beginning, and this one is fine, but it lacks enthusiasm. The plot is fairly straightforward and Bailey's relationship with her long-term boyfriend seems thrown-in just so fans won't wonder what happened. The fact that it took me two weeks to read this is evidence of my apathy.
I'm on the fence about this one. Also, maybe could use a different title - you don't get too much focus on the wife being "perfect."
One sentence synopsis: Bailey Weggins reports on a missing wife/mother in upstate New York.
I've read White's Bailey Weggins books since the beginning, and this one is fine, but it lacks enthusiasm. The plot is fairly straightforward and Bailey's relationship with her long-term boyfriend seems thrown-in just so fans won't wonder what happened. The fact that it took me two weeks to read this is evidence of my apathy.
tobyyy's review against another edition
3.0
2.75 stars.
Although this is the 8th book in the Bailey Weggins series by Kate White, this is the first in the series that I’ve read and also, I believe, the first book by this author that I’ve read.
It was a good and fairly compelling story, but the middle 20% or so dragged quite a bit. The rest of the book, however, was easy to speed through. I enjoyed the descriptions of the characters, but I’ll be honest — **spoiler alert** if you write in your thriller that “the police say when a woman disappears, that it’s probably the husband who did it” (not a direct quote), then... DO NOT DO THE EXPECTED AND HAVE THE HUSBAND BE THE MURDERER. That’s so IRRITATING to me. It was stressed at the beginning of the book that husbands are often the perps if their wives go “missing.” Then about 70% of the book was filled with fluff and red herrings, only for me to find out that... the husband did it. PLEASE. *facepalm* And this isn’t the only thriller I’ve read this year that has played that “trick,” either. So infuriating. **end spoiler**
So yeah — this was not my most favorite thriller of the year but White’s writing does rank up there, so I’ll be giving some of her other books a shot once I put another curbside order in at my library!
Although this is the 8th book in the Bailey Weggins series by Kate White, this is the first in the series that I’ve read and also, I believe, the first book by this author that I’ve read.
It was a good and fairly compelling story, but the middle 20% or so dragged quite a bit. The rest of the book, however, was easy to speed through. I enjoyed the descriptions of the characters, but I’ll be honest — **spoiler alert** if you write in your thriller that “the police say when a woman disappears, that it’s probably the husband who did it” (not a direct quote), then... DO NOT DO THE EXPECTED AND HAVE THE HUSBAND BE THE MURDERER. That’s so IRRITATING to me. It was stressed at the beginning of the book that husbands are often the perps if their wives go “missing.” Then about 70% of the book was filled with fluff and red herrings, only for me to find out that... the husband did it. PLEASE. *facepalm* And this isn’t the only thriller I’ve read this year that has played that “trick,” either. So infuriating. **end spoiler**
So yeah — this was not my most favorite thriller of the year but White’s writing does rank up there, so I’ll be giving some of her other books a shot once I put another curbside order in at my library!
niclow_'s review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
arg1114's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
emorymcc's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
cassies_books_reviews's review against another edition
4.0
Crime Beat reporter Bailey Weggins is sent to Lake George New York to investigate the disappearance of Shannon Blaine. Shannon disappeared while on her morning run after dropping her two children off at school. Bailey begins her investigation by interviewing Shannon’s close friends and husband. The suspects include Shannon’s older sister who seems bitter, a creepy hotel manager , her husband because isn’t the husband always a suspect and a deacon at the church that Shannon recently joined. When Bailey begins to receive anonymous phone calls one that sends her in the direction of the church she discovers three dead bodies one that just maybe Shannon’s , her case begins to get dangerous. Bailey begins to use her reporting and researching skills to help unravel the truth behind Shannon’s disappearance , while the killer is hot on her trail and trying to keep her from uncovering the truth. This book grabbed my attention right away. I loved that you didn’t know who the killer was and it could be anyone Bailey was talking to. Bailey was such strong woman character and I loved that she didn’t rely on a man to help her with anything. I highly recommend this book! Four stars! You won’t regret adding this to your tbr! This book will be available May 7th 2019
lynnaeaowens's review against another edition
3.0
A pretty middle-tier suspense/murder mystery. Heavy reliance on tropes and a seemingly perfect protagonist. I read this not realizing it's part of a series, but they author does a good job explaining backstory so I was easily able to follow along. I was impressed that there were real stakes (mainly for people helping our investigative reporter investigate) and the author writes strong emotion well.
3/5
3/5