heybridgetmae's review
4.0
This was a 4.5 and it only lost a .5 star cause I guessed the twist 75% of the way into it. But it was a good thriller!
sarah_dreger's review
3.0
I was pretty disappointed by this. It was barely a mystery and definitely not a thriller.
ifpoetshadmerch's review
4.0
I wanted to binge read this all week and finally got the chance to indulge yesterday. Lisa Jewell is quickly becoming an author I trust to write a compelling thriller. Her characters are so unnerving. Everybody is shady in their own way, without being overly theatrical, and the book left me feeling uneasy and off-balance in the best possible way.
One night in 2017, Tallulah goes missing along with her boyfriend, Zach. The couple leaves behind their son Noah, who is not yet a toddler, with Tallulah’s mother, Kim. When Tallulah and Zach don’t return home after a night out, Kim instantly knows something is wrong; neither parent would abandon their child like that. But the trail runs cold, and after a year, there is nowhere else to search… Until Sophie, a detective novelist, moves into town with her boyfriend and finds clues planted in her garden. The search revives and the plot thickens and thickens and thickens.
The Night She Disappeared flips between POVs and time to great effect. It lays a cobweb of clues, and the ultimate solve of the case was very believable. At the same time, the ending felt strange to me. I’m not quite sure exactly why, perhaps it was a change in pacing, but it felt a little disjointed with the rest of the book. 4 star book; 3.5 ending.
One night in 2017, Tallulah goes missing along with her boyfriend, Zach. The couple leaves behind their son Noah, who is not yet a toddler, with Tallulah’s mother, Kim. When Tallulah and Zach don’t return home after a night out, Kim instantly knows something is wrong; neither parent would abandon their child like that. But the trail runs cold, and after a year, there is nowhere else to search… Until Sophie, a detective novelist, moves into town with her boyfriend and finds clues planted in her garden. The search revives and the plot thickens and thickens and thickens.
The Night She Disappeared flips between POVs and time to great effect. It lays a cobweb of clues, and the ultimate solve of the case was very believable. At the same time, the ending felt strange to me. I’m not quite sure exactly why, perhaps it was a change in pacing, but it felt a little disjointed with the rest of the book. 4 star book; 3.5 ending.
audeira's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
thebrunettebookjunkie's review
4.0
I've loved Lisa Jewell since I read Then She Was Gone a few years ago when I was really getting back into reading again. She hasn't disappointed me yet. I had a bit of a hard time at first dealing with the three different timelines and keeping the years and all the characters straight. I don't think any of the twists were really unexpected but she continues to do an amazing job spinning the story along in a way in which you are engaged but never really know what exactly is happening or what the outcome will be.
beanqueen's review
5.0
So. Good. I mean, I saw some of it coming but I certainly didn't see THAT coming and I definitely cackled, and gasped, and felt some things. If you're in to this kind of book this scritches the scratch.
erinreadsandsips's review
4.0
Lisa Jewell writes SUCH good mystery/thriller books! The only reason I’m giving this one four stars instead of five is because I don’t see myself ever wanting to read this one again, but I did love every second of the audiobook.
sarahbeth10's review
5.0
This was my first Lisa Jewel and I will be exploring her backlist for sure. Excellent pacing and plot. Character development was also great. Often it’s one or the other with thrillers. Loved this story!
jsandman's review
3.0
This book dragged. On and on and on. It was an interesting premise, but I could just never really get into it. I felt like it was 50 pages too long, and it took too long to get going.