Another great book from Lisa Jewell! This book grabbed me from the beginning, and did not disappoint all the way through. I liked the way she filled in the blanks with hearing from all the characters at different points through out the story. As a parent of 4 girls, this was a heart wrenching story to read, but i liked the way Lisa brings it all around in the end. I would highly recommend this book and cannot wait for more from Lisa Jewell!!

This novel is hauntingly reminiscent of how quickly life can change. Laurel will always wonder what happened to her Ellie, but after years of accepting the loss, it is unnerving that she can still maintain the hope that she is alive.

A special thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Laurel Mack's daughter has been missing for ten years. Ellie was the perfect daughter—beloved by her family, friends, teachers, and boyfriend. She was fifteen when she disappeared, just days before school let out for summer. The case had gone cold, the police believed that Ellie ran away, that is until new evidence surfaces.

Not only did Laurel lose her daughter, but her marriage did not survive. She also has strained relationships with her two other children. To stay close to her other daughter, Hannah, she cleans her flat, and she he barely sees her son, Jake, who lives with his girlfriend in another town.

To her surprise and delight, Laurel meets a charming man in a cafe. What starts out as flirtation quickly turns into something more meaningful. Floyd is a single father of two, and before she knows it, Laurel is being introduced to his daughters. When Laurel meets Poppy, his youngest, she is stunned. Poppy looks exactly like Ellie. All of the questions Laurel has pushed down for years come bubbling to the surface. Where did Ellie go? Did she really run away? And why does this little girl resemble her missing daughter?

Told through multiple points of view, and alternating from past to present, Jewell pens some interesting and engaging characters with enough backstory to keep the reader vested and engaged. There is one minor plot flaw, but if you can suspend your disbelief, you may not be bothered.

With an incredible hook, this is Lisa Jewell's best book yet. Predictable? A little. Heartbreaking? Yes. Dark and twisty? Check and check! Although there was nothing new here, I would recommend this book for those looking for a page-turning, thrilling read.

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This is the third book of Lisa Jewell's that I have read and every one gets better for me. At a time when the thriller/mystery genre is becoming overloaded with books unable to live up to "the next Girl on the Train" Lisa Jewell's books remain consistently good. I loved the way this story built up, giving you a big chunk of the answers but then continuing to build the mystery. This is what makes for the best mystery reads. It had me hooked the whole way through.

This was a very entertaining and engaging mystery/thriller. I will say that while some of the story was quite predictable other parts have left me guessing and scratching my head.

I am never disappointed with a Lisa Jewell book. Many thanks to netgalley and Atria books for this advanced readers copy.

Laurel Mack had the worse thing that can occur to a parent happen to her ten years ago. Her perfect daughter Ellie, her youngest, disappeared suddenly. Laurel and her husband Paul went through every attempt to find her: the police, ads, word of mouth, and looking around their area. When Ellie didn't appear the event devastated both parents and drove them apart. The hardest hit for the couple was when the police ceased their efforts with the verdict that Ellie had run away. This decision broke any semblance of a bond between the couple with the result that Paul left Laurel.

Seven years after the breakup of the couple Laurel meets a man while having coffee. After so much time alone Laurel makes the decision that she needs companionship in her life and enters into a romance with Floyd. The relationship proceeds normally until it is time for Laurel to meet her new boyfriend's family. The surprise is Floyd's daughter Poppy. The girl bears an uncanny resemblance to Ellie and awakens memories and reactions for Laurel that were buried deeply.

Ms Jewell has written a fascinating novel touching on the psychological reactions and motivations of the principal characters in the book. There is first and foremost those of Laurel, then of course Ellie. In addition there is a tutor that had been working with Ellie just prior to her disappearance. Memories are dredged up and once again the question of what happened is examined. The resolution of the question: what happened to Ellie and those involved with her is a masterpiece of psychological narrative and marks Lisa Jewell as quite adept at the genre. An all nighter and one allowing the reader to begin awaiting Ms Jewell's next book.

Lisa Jewell's THEN SHE WAS GONE is a brilliantly fast-paced addition to the domestic thriller genre. Some reviewers mention that the mystery is fairly easy to deduce, but this in no way takes away from the story. The plot zips right along and while it may lack some of the high-octane twists we often see in these types of stories, it's 100% entertaining and a perfect choice for readers looking for a bit of creepy escapism. Highly recommended.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This was an interesting psychological thriller. At first, I was all in. What happened to Ellie? Was she just a runaway? The build to this story was great. The last part was a little too crazy and far fetched for me, but that is usually the case for these type of thrillers. Overall very enjoyable.

4.5 stars

Ellie Mack was 15 years old when she went missing. She was the youngest of three children who left the house one day to go to the library and never returned. Her Mother, Laurel Mack, fell apart after her daughter's disappearance, as most parents would. Her daughter's disappearance forever altered her life. Her marriage fell apart, her other daughter, Hanna became distant and withdrawn from her Mother,her son moved away. Throughout it all she never gave up hope on finding her daughter. Was Ellie a runaway as the police suggested? Was she kidnapped? Was there an accident? So many questions without answers can wear a person down, can leave a hole, and can prevent a person from fully moving on with one's life.

Then ten years after her daughter's disappearance, she goes into a bakery after getting her hair cut, and meets a man named Floyd. He compliments her hair and offers her a bite of his carrot cake. Laurel usually doesn't take chances, but after the last clue in Ellie's case was discovered, Laurel is ready to put her life back on track.

Soon Laurel and Floyd are a couple and she has met his two daughters. She is shocked to see that his youngest daughter, Poppy has a strong resemblance to her daughter, Ellie. As Laurel gets to know the entire family, she begins to learn about coincidences, there is a certain individual who ties both of their lives together.

I read this book in one day. I literally could not put this book down. Lisa Jewell has written a very good psychological thriller/mystery. I enjoyed all the characters even the bad ones. The bad ones were good characters in so much that they were creepy and sinister while at the same time being damaged. This book was a very well thought out and developed plot. The story moves at a very good pace. There were no dull moments. There were moments when I wanted to yell at Laurel "Ask more questions!" and "come on, put it together". Is the book a little predictable? Yes, yes, it is a little predictable. I figured the "mystery" out but that did not spoil the book for me, as I kept turning the pages to see who else was going to figure the book out. The suspense builds as some questions get answered. Do you need to suspend some disbelief? Sure, a little...but that didn't affect my enjoyment of this book at all.

Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I'd say this book is more mystery than thriller, but a very good page turning mystery. I couldn't put it down until the end. I was page turning when I should have been doing other things. This is my first Lisa Jewel novel. I,m happy to have found a new author. I,m starting a new Lisa Jewel now that seems like I'm in for more good reading ( I Found You ).

I did enjoy this story even though I felt it was just so obvious where it was going once we learned that Poppy's "mom" was Ellie's tutor. I wish there was a better way to hide that reveal until later in the book but I guess it was unavoidable. Despite that, I still enjoyed the ride.

Then She Was Gone...every parents worst nightmare. Laurel’s daughter Ellie went missing one day and throughout the book, we find out why and what happened. Although i had figured out most of what happened, there were still a few twists and turns I didn’t see coming. I loved the writing style of this book, and it moved seamlessly from past to present. So many different dimensions to this book to make it an above average psychological thriller.

I have enjoyed so many of Lisa Jewell’s books, that I was delighted to have the opportunity to review her newest, but I was very disappointed. This is a weird, convoluted, highly unbelievable story about a family destroyed when daughter Ellie disappears.

Oh, but she didn’t just disappear, but was held captive and had a child. Finally, her distraught mother, finds peace when she is united with her granddaughter despite the awful death of her child. Really? Just too bizarre for my taste.

I think one of the reasons I love reading Lisa Jewell is that every book of hers is so different. This one was so well written and so tragic while still managing to be uplifting. She's a brilliant writer and while I had figured out the big secret long before it was revealed, still I didn't see how this one would end. Bravo!

It's no secret that Lisa Jewell is one of my favorite authors. She has a way of writing that draws me in, keeps me hooked, and leaves me breathless at the end. I was almost in tears when I was approved to read the egalley of her latest novel, Then She Was Gone available on Amazon now for pre-order and due to be released on April 24, 2018 here in the U.S.

This book was cleverly plotted. When we first meet each character I wondered how exactly they would fit into this story. By the book's end, they had blended seamlessly. Each character was unique in their own way. Some started off lovable and by the end I hated them. Others visa versa. Each was relatable in their own little way.

This story was a non-stop page turner. I can't remember the last time I wanted to finish a book so fast, yet didn't want it to end. I knew, somewhat, where the story was going but couldn't figure out how it all played out. The ending was a surprise and absolutely satisfying.

I don't think it's a shock that I give this book a 5 star rating. I look forward to the next book by Lisa Jewell, as she always finds a way to keep readers on their toes. She is on my short list of authors I adore.

Thanks to Netgalley and Atria Books for allowing me the egalley to read and give my honest review.

Lisa Jewell has written another masterful novel. As always, it was another Jewell novel that I read in one sitting, but was sad to read the last page - especially true this time with "Then She Was Gone." The characters were all well-drawn and delivered beautifully.

I am really a firm 2.5 stars on this one and, again with this author, I seem to be in the vast minority. I'm not sure what felt off for me. Now that I am finished I look back and think it was a really good book. But as I was reading I thought the entire premise just seemed a bit implausible and somewhat far-fetched. There just didn't seem to be enough background for the culprit's behavior and I was disappointed the MC wasn't allowed to figure things out using her own intuition and instead relied on "the vibes" of someone else. I have changed my rating from 2 to 3 stars several times but the thing that keeps me raising my rating is the writing. The author does an excellent job of creating very crisp characters who come very easily to life as you read.

Fifteen year old Ellie Mack heads to the library one day and never returns home. Her family fractures and nothing is the same. Many suspense books start like this, but here all similarity ends. I don't want to give any of the plot away, but this is the best and most intriguing suspense book I've ever read that starts with this premise, or any other plot for that matter. I highly recommend it.

Excellent for suspense and entertainment. A very strong four, nearly five. The author allows you to figure out most of what has happened, but the surprises still occur. Just plain good reading.