A review by meganemarshall
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

In AGGGTM, Pip was tenacious, but in this book, the MC Bel is straight awful. She is rude and judgmental and treats others terribly. I like my MCs flawed, and Bel has her reasons, but it goes too far. Her inner monolog was bitchy and made me uncomfortable. I didn't feel like the friendship between Bel and Ash made any sense. She treated Ash like dirt and made fun of him constantly, and not like banter just judging him and not getting to know him.

The beginning of this book just drags. I think it's cause you already knew Rachel would reappear, and I was just waiting for the actual plot to start. 

When I went to check reviews to see if anyone else hated Bel, I got spoiled. The who was spoiled for me in a review, which on top of hating the MC really ruined the book for me. I skimmed the rest since I knew the who but not the how, why, or any other twists. I think I would have figured it out pretty quickly anyway because there are some sus actions that are like neon signs. The why was completely unsatisfying. None of the other twists really worked for me.
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