Any book involving a disappearance is spooky to me. #sundayfunday
BookmarkTavern I‘ve heard good things about this one! Thanks for posting! 2w
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Any book involving a disappearance is spooky to me. #sundayfunday
pickI would not have picked it up if it weren‘t for my book club,but I loved it. I thought it was so well crafted! I mostly listened to the audiobook (excellently narrated by Saskia Maarleveld), & even though the story jumps narrators and timelines, I never had an issue keeping track of where we were. There were definitely some gut wrenching moments, so I don‘t think I would give this a blanket recommendation to everyone, but it was very, very good.
pickI can understand others' criticisms of especially the ending, but I loved it and couldn't put it down. The little boy made me think so much of my precious 9-year-old girl and what I would do if anything ever happened to her.
pickVery good! Excited to see her at the book festival Saturday.
so-soThis was an overly complex story, with shifting timelines and POVs… for a lacklustre ending. To build up for that long, only to have a meh reaction, I clearly missed something.
Too hyped in my opinion.
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pickSuper engaging…but not up to all the hype.
The ending gave away too much.
For all the complexity the author built into the first 400 pages, she should have trusted her readers enough to leave them wanting more.
pickIt took me a moment to get into this story with its multiple timelines and broad cast of characters, including 3-4 Peters. Once I became fully absorbed in the parallel mysteries at the book's heart--the disappearance of Bear Van Laar in 1961 and of his sister Barbara 14 years later-- I couldn't put the book down. I'm still not sure whether the answers were completely satisfying, but it was certainly an engrossing read.
