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Then She Was Gone
Lisa Jewell
Publication Date: April 17, 2018
Published By: Atria Books
368 pages
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Genres: Thrillers, Suspense
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Synopsis: Fifteen year old Ellie Mack seemed to have the perfect life. She was popular, gorgeous, had a wonderful boyfriend, and was just a few exams away from a perfect summer. Then she was gone. No one knows what happened to her. Laurel Mack, Ellie’s mother, was trying to put her life back together after her marriage ended and her strained relationships with her other children. Laurel then meets a man, Floyd. He seems perfect. He has a beautiful daughter, Poppy. Laurel is taken aback when she meets Poppy because she reminds her so much of Ellie. This has Laurel questioning Ellie’s disappearance once more. Did Ellie run away? Did something more sinister happen to Ellie? Who is this Floyd? Why does Poppy remind Lauren of Ellie so much?
REVIEW: It would be hard for me to give this book more than 3 years. It was raved about by many and for me, it did not live up to the hype. Lisa Jewell is an excellent writer, but this book seemed drawn out and became boring. Parts of this book are very predictable. The “twists” just turned out to be blah. Usually when a twist happens, my mind is blown, but not in this book. In the acknowledgments the author herself said either this book is brilliant or bizarre; for me, it was just bizarre. Unfortunately, I would not recommend this book.
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