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A review by volson12
Almost Gone by Mackenzie Baldwin, John Baldwin
4.0
Wow, Goodreads has certainly not been kind to this book. I’m glad I didn’t read reviews before picking it up.
This is a super interesting story of a teen girl who truly was “Almost Gone” both Mackenzie and her dad do a good job of recounting their memories of a super difficult time in their lives. I felt that they did a good job of setting a pace and getting through the story without a ton of fluff. Online exploitation of teens is a huge issue that must be tackled. As a believer, I was not bothered by the religious content, and I find the complaints about that to be a little over the top.
While it’s true that the writing style is lackluster at best, this is a book written not by a professional writer, but by two normal people. I do wish there were more parts by Mackenzie, but I understand that could have presented difficulties at best. I hope she is doing well!
This is a super interesting story of a teen girl who truly was “Almost Gone” both Mackenzie and her dad do a good job of recounting their memories of a super difficult time in their lives. I felt that they did a good job of setting a pace and getting through the story without a ton of fluff. Online exploitation of teens is a huge issue that must be tackled. As a believer, I was not bothered by the religious content, and I find the complaints about that to be a little over the top.
While it’s true that the writing style is lackluster at best, this is a book written not by a professional writer, but by two normal people. I do wish there were more parts by Mackenzie, but I understand that could have presented difficulties at best. I hope she is doing well!