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A review by strawberrymivvy
Before She Was Found by Heather Gudenkauf
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Three 12 year old girls sneak out from a sleepover to the abandoned rail yard. In the early hours of the morning, one is found seriously hurt with her friends nowhere in sight. Who would want to hurt Cora, and why?
A story about an urban myth, the need to fit in and social pressures, and the danger of talking to people online.
I really enjoyed the first 90% of this book, tense writing with a few red herrings thrown in, no idea if the girls really were truly friends or not. By the end of the book I wanted to throw it out of the window, a very unsatisfying ending that honestly felt like a cop out.
Not my first book by this author, and unlikely to be the last, but this ended up being a disappointment
A story about an urban myth, the need to fit in and social pressures, and the danger of talking to people online.
I really enjoyed the first 90% of this book, tense writing with a few red herrings thrown in, no idea if the girls really were truly friends or not. By the end of the book I wanted to throw it out of the window, a very unsatisfying ending that honestly felt like a cop out.
Not my first book by this author, and unlikely to be the last, but this ended up being a disappointment