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Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

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pbandjane_library's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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mrs_faith_owens's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

While Local Woman Missing starts off strong with two women going missing, one along with her daughter, and the daughter showing back up 11 years later, it quickly becomes clear that this is not your typical whodunnit. Almost everyone has a motive, but maybe not the person who did it. Almost everyone is cheating on their spouses, but that’s might have nothing to do with anything. And EVERYONE is lying.

But it sounds interesting, right? That’s what I thought after reading the back of the book too, but it wound up being so much more graphic and dark than I was expecting.

This book would’ve gotten five stars for the 2 amazing twists that I didn’t see coming, but I had to take two stars away because I did not want to know that many details about the medical abuse line of investigation or the several day old dead body. It was also a little confusing to read since it switches between a few different narrators and 2-3 different time periods. Overall, it was a decent read, but a little too graphic for me.

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lizsim's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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clo_l's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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hailiejo's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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randilion28's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

4.25

At first I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy the book... It took me a couple weeks to finish it. Normally when I enjoy a book I devour it... It's not until the last third of the book that I couldn't put it down. I 100% did not see where it was going to end and when I did.. wow! Definitely worth the read... I love when I can't figure out the book before I finish.... I do wonder if I missed a couple red herrings because I wasn't 100% invested in it and for a long time I couldnt understand why one of the narrators was even apart of it and the. You get to a certain chapter and you just .. can't wrap your mind around it! I say give it a shot. I see mixed reviews all the time but I'm glad I finished it.

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