A review by abitofmoxie
Good as Gone by Amy Gentry

4.0

This was recommended to me as a book to read if you enjoyed Gone Girl, so I'm going to start out by reviewing by comparison. Both books have you wondering the whole time what's *really* going on. While the pacing of Gone Girl was a little faster and more of a "psychological thriller", I preferred the story of Good As Gone. Perhaps it's just timing for me personally, but this story feels more real, and more emotional than Gone Girl. It sheds light on how humans react to grief, or learn that their heroes aren't so heroic, or that the emotional rock they've been leaning on might need support, too. While the tragedy that takes place in chapter 1 (no spoilers, you can read it on the blurb) is rare, all of the emotional aftermath can be seen repeated across all sorts of different human dramas, and I think the author did a good job tapping into it.