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A review by onecheesetoasty
The Night My Sister Went Missing by Carol Plum-Ucci
3.0
This book was a fun, single day read-- but nothing more.
The story line was overdeveloped and the writing was a bit heavy-handed. Some of the small details I found hard to believe; like a high school senior who suddenly finds his romantic side while his sister is missing/presumed dead; like how the entire plot hinges on the fact that the protagonist hears every single witness statement; like how the "surprise angel" of the story kills herself knowing full well she was not under suspicion and that her rapist would be caught; like how the rapist is a relative who is clearly in poor physical condition.
Don't get me wrong, some of the details got me by surprise and I WANTED to know how it ended. This would be a solid B+ summer blockbuster, and they do have a time and place.
The story line was overdeveloped and the writing was a bit heavy-handed. Some of the small details I found hard to believe; like a high school senior who suddenly finds his romantic side while his sister is missing/presumed dead; like how the entire plot hinges on the fact that the protagonist hears every single witness statement; like how the "surprise angel" of the story kills herself knowing full well she was not under suspicion and that her rapist would be caught; like how the rapist is a relative who is clearly in poor physical condition.
Don't get me wrong, some of the details got me by surprise and I WANTED to know how it ended. This would be a solid B+ summer blockbuster, and they do have a time and place.