Reviews tagging 'Deportation'

Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister

4 reviews

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

   A semi-predictable thriller. I had hoped to enjoy this more than the other book of hers I read, and I did but it still wasn't spectacular. I likely won't pick up a book of hers again, as I don't enjoy them that much. I found the villain to be easy to spot.
    The characters were quite unlikeable and hard to sympathize with. This made it harder to enjoy the book.
    The writing did keep me engaged and there were some twists I didn't see coming.

Narrator(s) Rating:  4.5 stars
   All the narrators did an excellent job, though the one who did Emma's voice was a bit flat. They were the only reason I bothered to finish the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Death, Gun violence, Cursing, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Murder

Minor: Infertility, Deportation, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Trafficking, Alcohol, Police brutality, Suicide, Drug use, and Pandemic/Epidemic

3readingcircus's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Stalking

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Infertility, Death of parent, Cancer, and Suicide

alisonannk's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Deportation, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Police brutality, and Blood

bringmybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Thank you to Edelweiss, William Morrow, & HarperCollins for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This in no way affected my review, opinions are my own.

✨ 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✨ B̷O̷R̷R̷O̷W̷  B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷

HI HEY HELLO I NEED YOU TO KNOW THIS WAS FAB

Okay, so I picked up Wrong Place Wrong Time last year at a crazy going out of business sale (it was like $4 for the HC, how can you go wrong?) and read it shortly thereafter - read it, devoured it, tomato, tomatoh, what have you. I have recommended that book to SO many people since reading it and I’m so stoked to say that I will be recommending this one just as much!

It took me a tiny little bit to get fully sunk into the story and kind of understand how the different POVs connected (and one of my hunches was correct which obvs made me feel like a genius), but once I did I was HOOKED. The plot itself was ingenious (similar to Wrong Place Wrong Time!) and I loved how it all came together.

This is also one of those books that, while not what you would necessarily consider for a book club, would be PERFECT for the occasion. There is a lot to unpack/unravel here and I cannot wait for other people to read this in August so I can talk to them about it! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Death

Minor: Kidnapping, Deportation, Violence, Murder, Trafficking, and Gun violence