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A review by mirrorchaser
Missing by R.L. Stine
3.0
I have a few points to make here. Overall, decent spooky read, especially for the target audience of young teens. With that being said, Cara, one of the protagonists, seems to have a major crush on her brother! The way Cara reads is not sisterly, and I've never met a girl who thinks so much about her brother's "nice broad shoulders" or "pretty eyes." At least not that she admits, but I've definitely never thought about my brother that way.
The twist at the end was a bit too twisty for my liking, which is something I rarely say. I don't think it was foreshadowed enough to not just seem... forced? I'm sure that's partially due the fact that the target audience doesn't need hundreds of pages of foreshadowing to be shocked, and that there is a heavier suspension of disbelief with that age group. Regardless, I think this would have been really awesome if it were fleshed out a bit more.
The twist at the end was a bit too twisty for my liking, which is something I rarely say. I don't think it was foreshadowed enough to not just seem... forced? I'm sure that's partially due the fact that the target audience doesn't need hundreds of pages of foreshadowing to be shocked, and that there is a heavier suspension of disbelief with that age group. Regardless, I think this would have been really awesome if it were fleshed out a bit more.