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I 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.

Very good! Excited to see her at the book festival Saturday.

This 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.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Super 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.

I sometimes have this dream that I‘m drowning in a giant bowl of oatmeal. That‘s how I feel when I‘m at home. When I‘m at school, it‘s different. I hang out with Zach, sneak Ritz Bits crackers during class, and read horror novels in history.
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3.5⭐️/5⭐️

sundays are for starting new books and favorite snacks 😋🥨

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Wow—for as much as I didn‘t love the first book in the #FrankieElkinSeries, I sure did love this second one! Impulsively, nomadic citizen finder of missing persons, Frankie joins the search for Tim O‘Day who went into the WY Shoshone National Forest with his groomsmen for a bachelor party weekend & was the only one to not make it out, despite being the most experienced outdoorsman. 5 years later, they‘re hoping the SAR dog Daisy can bring closure.

I usually really like this author‘s books, but this one fell flat for me. A pretty slow burn, so for a thriller, it was kinda boring. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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