pixlfaery's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-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? No
4.5
alifromkc1907's review against another edition
4.0
Gut Instinct Rating: 3.5
Characters: 4.13
Believability: 5
Uniqueness: 5
Writing Style: 5
Excitement Factor: 4
Story Line: 4
Title Relevance: 4
Artwork Relevance: 3
Audiobook Narration: 4.25
Overall: 4.19
Characters: 4.13
Believability: 5
Uniqueness: 5
Writing Style: 5
Excitement Factor: 4
Story Line: 4
Title Relevance: 4
Artwork Relevance: 3
Audiobook Narration: 4.25
Overall: 4.19
aabdou's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
alykat_reads's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 rounded down
This was challenging to rate. The premise was good, and for the most part I enjoyed this book. However, I constantly felt like I'd missed pages of the book and felt like I had to go back to figure out what was going on. As others have also mentioned, there were so many metaphors.
This was challenging to rate. The premise was good, and for the most part I enjoyed this book. However, I constantly felt like I'd missed pages of the book and felt like I had to go back to figure out what was going on. As others have also mentioned, there were so many metaphors.
abookarmoire's review against another edition
5.0
“I’m kinda itching for a fight, to be honest. Slaying the dragon has always been on my ultimate bucket list.”
A robust mystery, thriller story. Unlike the common format adopted in many books that have been released in the past few years, [b:And Now She's Gone|49247317|And Now She's Gone|Rachel Howzell Hall|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1585673162l/49247317._SY75_.jpg|71770048] presents a more in-depth, layered, complex tale. It is a bit longer to read than most books of its kind, but well worth the time and effort.
The premise of this book is… Isabel Lincoln is gone, but is she missing?
In comes Grayson Skyes a Private Investigator, hired by Ian O’Donnell - Isabel’s boyfriend - to find Isabel.
During Grayson’s investigation, her own demons surface, adding complexity to Grayson’s job and personal life.
Is this search worth the violence and fear or is there more than meets the eye?
Like when ‘missing’ turned into ‘she’s hiding and doesn’t want to be found’? And if Isabel Lincoln didn’t want to be found, it may have been because the searcher - Ian O’Donnell - had hit her, kicked her, or strangled her. If she didn’t want to be found, it was because maybe he would kill her? Dramatic? Indeed. Possible? Indeed as fuck.
In hindsight, what I enjoyed is that the big reveal is not withheld until there is a mere two pages left in the book and you are disappointed - thinking that was it? No. Instead, [a:Rachel Howzell Hall|116117|Rachel Howzell Hall|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1321990737p2/116117.jpg] drops nuggets throughout the entire story. As you toggle from present to past, some aspects are kept ambiguous, and are revealed piece by piece, even 25% of the way in!
With my personality, I like to know what’s going on, within reason, for a mystery. I am over the unreliable first person narrator - alcoholism, drug abuse, memory loss, etc. [b:Gone Girl|19288043|Gone Girl|Gillian Flynn|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1554086139l/19288043._SY75_.jpg|13306276] and [b:The Girl on the Train|22557272|The Girl on the Train|Paula Hawkins|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1574805682l/22557272._SX50_.jpg|41107568] were fantastic, but many books that followed that format… were lackluster.
This is a solid book. Well thought out. Built like it has good bones.
Thank you to Chelsea for her review and putting this book on my radar.
A robust mystery, thriller story. Unlike the common format adopted in many books that have been released in the past few years, [b:And Now She's Gone|49247317|And Now She's Gone|Rachel Howzell Hall|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1585673162l/49247317._SY75_.jpg|71770048] presents a more in-depth, layered, complex tale. It is a bit longer to read than most books of its kind, but well worth the time and effort.
The premise of this book is… Isabel Lincoln is gone, but is she missing?
In comes Grayson Skyes a Private Investigator, hired by Ian O’Donnell - Isabel’s boyfriend - to find Isabel.
During Grayson’s investigation, her own demons surface, adding complexity to Grayson’s job and personal life.
Is this search worth the violence and fear or is there more than meets the eye?
Like when ‘missing’ turned into ‘she’s hiding and doesn’t want to be found’? And if Isabel Lincoln didn’t want to be found, it may have been because the searcher - Ian O’Donnell - had hit her, kicked her, or strangled her. If she didn’t want to be found, it was because maybe he would kill her? Dramatic? Indeed. Possible? Indeed as fuck.
In hindsight, what I enjoyed is that the big reveal is not withheld until there is a mere two pages left in the book and you are disappointed - thinking that was it? No. Instead, [a:Rachel Howzell Hall|116117|Rachel Howzell Hall|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1321990737p2/116117.jpg] drops nuggets throughout the entire story. As you toggle from present to past, some aspects are kept ambiguous, and are revealed piece by piece, even 25% of the way in!
With my personality, I like to know what’s going on, within reason, for a mystery. I am over the unreliable first person narrator - alcoholism, drug abuse, memory loss, etc. [b:Gone Girl|19288043|Gone Girl|Gillian Flynn|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1554086139l/19288043._SY75_.jpg|13306276] and [b:The Girl on the Train|22557272|The Girl on the Train|Paula Hawkins|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1574805682l/22557272._SX50_.jpg|41107568] were fantastic, but many books that followed that format… were lackluster.
This is a solid book. Well thought out. Built like it has good bones.
Thank you to Chelsea for her review and putting this book on my radar.
jnicweb's review against another edition
Didn’t like the writing style or the main character.
maryleong's review against another edition
3.0
A thrilling page-turner with multiple twists and turns. Tackling issues such as domestic/intimate partner violence, the novel simultaneously highlights the insidious nature of abuse while flipping common tropes on its head. My only gripe is that it could have been shorter – the cast of characters and names was much too convoluted by the end and it was hard to care about minor characters that only appeared in the last 1/4 of the book.
cook_memorial_public_library's review against another edition
4.0
A 2020 staff favorite recommended by Amy V. Check our catalog: https://encore.cooklib.org/iii/encore/search/C__Sand%20now%20she%27s%20gone%20hall__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=gold
bigskybooks's review against another edition
5.0
And Now She’s Gone
By: Rachel Howzell Hall
Forge Books
Private Investigator Grayson Sykes is on her very first case searching for missing woman, Isabel Lincoln. The PI firm Gray works for is hired by Isabel’s boyfriend, Cardiologist Ian O’Donnell. Ian may be a Doctor, but that doesn’t make him trustworthy. It truthfully seems like he doesn’t care too much that Isabel is missing, but more that she took his beloved dog, Kenny G with her.
As Gray investigates this case, we are taken on a journey between present and past tense; It’s a complex wild ride! The story zigs and zags between investigating Isabel’s whereabouts and the past abusive relationship of Natalie Dixon who is abused by her husband Sean. It’s really hard to explain these characters without giving too much of the story away! And the biggest question of all - Is Isabel alive and does she even want to be found!?
While at times Gray seemed sad, abused alcohol, and was on the brink of self destruction, I still found her to be a very likable and relatable character. I enjoyed her and her co-workers/friends at the PI firm.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I can’t recommend this book enough! It’s a wild ride and unpredictable right up until the end! Thank you to @netgalley and Macmillan-Tor/Forge @forgebooks for the eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
By: Rachel Howzell Hall
Forge Books
Private Investigator Grayson Sykes is on her very first case searching for missing woman, Isabel Lincoln. The PI firm Gray works for is hired by Isabel’s boyfriend, Cardiologist Ian O’Donnell. Ian may be a Doctor, but that doesn’t make him trustworthy. It truthfully seems like he doesn’t care too much that Isabel is missing, but more that she took his beloved dog, Kenny G with her.
As Gray investigates this case, we are taken on a journey between present and past tense; It’s a complex wild ride! The story zigs and zags between investigating Isabel’s whereabouts and the past abusive relationship of Natalie Dixon who is abused by her husband Sean. It’s really hard to explain these characters without giving too much of the story away! And the biggest question of all - Is Isabel alive and does she even want to be found!?
While at times Gray seemed sad, abused alcohol, and was on the brink of self destruction, I still found her to be a very likable and relatable character. I enjoyed her and her co-workers/friends at the PI firm.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I can’t recommend this book enough! It’s a wild ride and unpredictable right up until the end! Thank you to @netgalley and Macmillan-Tor/Forge @forgebooks for the eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.