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Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister

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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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abicaro17's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

A tale of a missing girl, corruption, and parents who love their kids. This story follows Julia, a detective investigating a a girl who vanished in a dead end alleyway, Lewis, a father who's daughter is missing, and Emma, who's son is a suspect. I have only read Wrong Place Wrong Time by this author but, like that book this is incredibly well thought out and mysterious. It is incredibly slow in the middle. The fact that the only povs are of the parents of the main characters in this mystery makes it hard to connect to the actual story. It's also a tad hard to like any of them. I think the last 25% was much more intriguing than the first 75%.

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lpdx's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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booksandladders's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

I really liked Wrong Place, Wrong Time and thought I would pick this one up as well. It was pretty good, but there were elements of it I didn't quite enjoy. I thought it was a decent follow-up to a spectacular book, but it definitely didn't have the same hold on me that Wrong Place, Wrong Time did.

I didn't see the majority of the twists coming, and that made me continue reading it, but I wasn't as interested in it and thought it would hook me more than it ended up doing. I didn't think the switch in perspective or the storytelling in those perspectives was as impactful as I would have liked. It took too long for me to get into, even as I listened to it in audiobook format.

I was hoping for more out of this but am still pleased with what I read. I will definitely still read more that Gillian McAllister puts out and think she is a strong voice in the thriller genre.

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bwest6377's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

2.5

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javafenn's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was so fun to listen to! The only reason for the 4 stars is because the end is just a little too unbelievable. I’ll let you listen and figure out if that’s good or bad. It’s a typical suspense novel, a little predictable but dark and mysterious all culminating in flash and a total resolution.

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jennabeck13's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5/5)

Genre: Thriller

About 375 pages

Hundreds of thousands of people go missing every year. Most are found okay but some may never be found or may be found deceased. When Julia Day gets a call that there is another missing person, Olivia, she assumes it will be simple. Just another missing person to find. However, this case will be anything but simple for two reasons. One, Olivia disappeared into a dead-end alley. Two, Julia is being blackmailed and forced to plant evidence if she wants to protect her own daughter’s secret. As someone who has always put her career first, she is now in quite a predicament as she is forced to choose between her daughter and her professional integrity.

WOW. This is my second Gillian McAllister book and it certainly won’t be my last. This book was a slow burn to start as the case built but the second half picked up FAST. Though I did guess one of the big twists, there were so many others I didn’t see coming. McAllister did a terrific job choosing the narrators and I truly could not put this book down. My only qualm was certain things that were overlooked/missed by the cops, parents, friends, etc. didn’t seem realistic for 2023 and all the technology there is out there. Not a big one but just something that stood out to me. So happy I managed to be at the top of the Libby waitlist for this one and got to read it shortly after it was released!💜

Favorite Quote: “Julia looks into her eyes and thinks that nobody is truly missing, not to themselves. Only to those left behind.”

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alisonannk's review against another edition

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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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bringmybooks's review against another edition

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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.

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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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