Good Half Gone by Tarryn Fisher is a slow burn thriller, where twin sister Iris searches for answers on what happened to her twin Piper after she was kidnapped more than 10 years ago. She interns at a psychiatric hospital where one of Piper's murderer is now imprisoned to meet him and seek revenge. However, the hospital and its patients is more than it seems.

I was a bit disappointed with this book... the first half of the book was slow paced. Fisher navigates between the past and present, giving insight into Iris's character and Piper's disappearance. The buildup was slow and led to an ending that was predictable and underwhelming. It certainly wasn't Fisher's best.

Thank you to Netgalley, author Tarryn Fisher, and publisher for providing me with an ARC, in exchange for my honest, unbiased review.

Good read. A bit predictable. The first few chapters had me hooked. Then it seemed to drag but picked back up in the end.

Goodness this book was a binge-worthy read. This was my first read by this author and I didn't know what to expect. She's a brilliant thriller writer that keeps the readers at the edge of the seat. I was consumed from the moment I started. I twists came out of no where and kept me glued!

A girl named Iris whose twin sister Piper was abducted right in front of her. After going to the police, no one believed her about what happened. She decided to go at it alone and try to find the answers for herself. Iris even went so far as to get a job at a remote island hospital for the criminally insane. She will work as an intern at the Shoal Island Hospital for the Criminally Insane, where she believes she’ll find the answers to her sister’s disappearance all those years ago. Will she find out what she wants to know?

The author has written a suspenseful mystery written in cyclical perspectives I was surprise to find that there is something sinister in the mystery. The ending was not what I expected. It’s a novel that I found fascinating.

'Good Half Gone' by Tarryn Fisher is a fantastic psychological thriller that goes back and forth in time and has a fun twist.

The first third of the book I was hooked. I have read a lot of Tarryn Fisher, and have always liked the way the twists in the book are crazy and unique. This book however, did not hit the mark. After the first third, it fell flat for me. Fortunately, it started to pick back up around 3/4 of the way in and I was hooked until the end. The twist ending was guessable, but was well worth waiting for.
This book has both past and present timelines, giving good backstory to the “present” chapters. . One thing I really love about the writing is that it flows seamlessly between past and present timelines, leaving you wanting more each time the chapter ends on a cliffhanger. Overall, I give this book 3/5 stars.

Thank you so much to Netgalley, Harlequin Trade Publishing, and Tarryn Fisher for the ARC!!

When I first picked up Good Half Gone to read it I got to 25 percent. Then life happened and I wasn’t able to read for a while. When I picked it back up I read the remaining 75 percent in one sitting. This psychological thriller is intriguing and I kept reading to see what would happen. Good Half Gone is well written and keeps the reader turning page after page. The pace is great and the story is unique. I really liked Iris and felt for her. Her quest to find out what happened to her sister was realistic and I would have felt the same as her if this happened to me.

The one thing I have mixed feelings about is the ending where the story takes a twist. I did enjoy it. But I’m not sure if I loved it.

Overall Good Half Gone is a great read and I’m glad I was able to finish it. Go one click!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the arc.

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Overall, I enjoyed this read. It started out pretty slow, but I’m glad I stuck with it. This definitely gave me Shutter Island vibes!

I had really high hopes for this book but overall it fell short for me. It was a slow burn and I just wanted to get to the ending honestly. I didn't expect the turn it took near the end but overall it just wasn't great. I will read more from this author in the future but Good Half Gone was a miss for me.

Tarryn Fisher is a master of thrillers. With her relatable tone she sets a stage that pulls in a reader from the beginning and doesn’t let go until the very end.

Good Half Gone was no exception. This book was unique while still holding all of the elements I enjoy is a good psychological thriller.

Iris’ twin Piper was kidnapped years ago at a local movie theatre. Iris has made it her mission to reach the man that killed her by becoming an intern at a hospital for the criminally insane. She knows she is getting in deep, but that doesn’t stop her. I love Iris. She is real, brittle, and yet gritty at the same time. While the setting in this story is riveting, the character Iris also makes this read super enjoyable. Aren’t all the good ones a little bit broken? This book was great! 5 stars!

🌟 rating: 3-3.5
📚 genre: thriller
📄 pages: 312
✍🏼 same author as: AN HONEST LIE, THE WIVES
read if you like: Shutter Island vibes, mental hospital theme, past/present alternating storylines

the book starts in the past timeline with Iris at age 15 calling 911 saying her twin sister has been kidnapped. in the present, Iris accepted an internship at a hospital for the criminally insane, on a creepy private island that only accessible by ferry. how will the two storylines intersect?…

i’ve always been a fan of Tarryn Fisher — her creative dark side is irresistible, and her books always have a crazy twist 🌪️🤯 i’m pleased to report that she stays true to her signature style in GOOD HALF GONE!! 👏🏼 also i really liked the MC in this — Iris’ determination was inspiring & i loved her relationship with her Gran and son Cal.

however, it took some time for the story to build — the big revelations took were too long in coming… we definitely could’ve been sprinkled with a more information sooner rather than to wait until the last 10% of the book to deliver everything all at once. also, the twist felt a little *too* unbelievable & far fetched. i never would’ve guessed it in its entirety though— loved the shock value! 💥

imo, this wasn’t as good as THE WIVES (my fav by her!) or AN HONEST LIE, but still worth the read if you’re a fan of this author, and/or like a Shutter Island, isolated mental hospital vibe in a thriller 🏥🖤

I never want to leave reviews that are unfavorable and I’ll try to keep this short and sweet. I loved, LOVED Fisher’s book THE WIVES a few years ago. I continue to recommend it and that final line just shocked me. This author has been hit or miss for me and I think it’s been hard to live up to the expectation I have formed after THE WIVES. Her others have been solid 4 stars and one 3.5 star (not bad at all, in my opinion) but this one felt a little off. This didn’t feel like a Tarryn Fisher book, if that makes sense. The beginning was incredible – hooked immediately. Then it started to fizzle out as the book continued. Some parts felt disjointed and odd. There were details that seemed important but ended up not being revisited, not quite red herrings though. I had the twist figured out, but the suspense and thriller genres can be so similar that it’s bound to happen, but it doesn’t take away from the enjoyment. I did like the ending despite feeling over the top. Overall, I think this is one that has readers divided and I highly recommend giving it a try if you like the author. I’ll for sure pick up her next book because I do love her writing!

Thank you for allowing me to read this book as an ARC.
While I loved that the author used such a hot topic that needs a lot more exposure for people to realize that it's happening and possibly right in their "backyard," the book was a little too slow in the beginning with a lot of going back and forth in time. The flashbacks and what happened in the past was good to understand the story line and how the different characters relate.
When things finally started picking up and moving,.it became quick and fast and sadly way too unrealistic to still enjoy the story. I felt like it had such an, pull out of thin air, ending, that it was not captivating anymore. I rolled my eyes a few times and just wanted the book to end at that point.
Overall, the story was good up until the last quarter of the book. The characters were all unlikable in my opinion. 3 🌟

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. Quite literally the best piece of work Tarryn Fisher has written ever. The plot. The characters. The twist. So so good

Good Half Gone begins with Iris and her twin sister Piper going to the mall to meet some boys. It turns out the boys/men had something else in mind and Piper is kidnapped from the movie theater. No one except her grandma believes Iris and the police insist that she ran away. The story is told in dual timelines with the kidnapping and Iris' search for Piper in the past and the present timeline 8 years later, when Iris takes a job interning at the isolated Shoal Island Hospital for the criminally insane. There is someone there that Iris wants to talk to. It isn't until late in the story that we find out why she is there and who she is looking for.

I really enjoy Tarryn Fisher's books and the twists that I know will be there. This one totally shocked me, I didn't see it coming at all. Iris is the main character, chasing after clues and information to find out what happened to her sister and make someone pay. She is loyal to her grandma and son, and of course her missing sister. She has put her life and self on hold while searching and I felt bad for her. The story is told entirely from her POV, which meant that we only meet Piper through her remembrances. The present storyline brings many new characters to the story. The patients and employees at the hospital are a varied bunch. Even those who work there are a bit odd, and suffer from burnout and other issues. When a story has two timelines, I usually enjoy one more than the other and I have to say I preferred the past, although it was a bit tamer than what was happening at Shoal Island Hospital. As the story progressed, there were times that I lost interest, which is unusual for Tarryn Fisher's books. The last bit when the twists and reveals started coming one after another, brought me back into the story and boy, I was not expecting where we went with this one, and it was definitely an ending where you had to suspend all belief.

Thank you to Harlequin and NetGalley for my ARC of this book.

This story is told in Iris's POV, alternating the present day and the past, when her sister Piper disappeared. Initially, I was very intrigued and with every chapter felt there could have been a new theory to what had happened and where the story was going. There was definitely a good hook and momentum...for the first half or so of the book. Admittedly, my expectations were high but the more the storyline unfolded, it just seemed like it was all too extreme and there were a lot of unnecessary events occurring. I loved Iris and had a great deal of admiration for what she had been through and how she was proceeding in her life, but the overall story just was not for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for allowing me access to this ebook in exchange for an honest review.

I am normally a fan of Tarryn Fisher and her books, but this one fell flat. I thought there was a lot of potential for this plot, but the twists and turns did the opposite of what they were meant to do. I thought reading about a twin going missing and the search for her was going to take me on a suspenseful journey, but I had a hard time connecting with the events taking place after approximately 50% of the book.

I did not anticipate the ending, but I would have rather it ended in a predictable way than for what did happen. If I would have been presented this book without an author name, I never would have guessed who the author was.

It was an easy, quick read due to the writing style of the book - but overall, it isn't something I would recommend. I do look forward to reading more of her work though, because typically she is a queen of suspense!

Noooo the twist was so bad. I’m sorry, but I cannot suspend disbelief for that twist.

I’m letting this post to Goodreads so I won’t post spoilers but this was my first Tarryn Fisher and it will probably be my last. I think fans of Jeneva Rose would LOVE this book though.

3.5 rounded up to 4*

*blink blink... What was that?!?! Definitely fast paced and twisty . I couldn't put it down! BUT the ending seemed super far fetched and unbelievable to me which was a bit of a disappointment. That said, it was a good read and I enjoyed the dual timeline a lot!

Thank you to Netgalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the eARC of this book!

This was an OK read, but I think it was a bit all over the place. I didn't quite follow the story, and by the end I just didn't care what happened.

I received an advanced copy. All thoughts are my own.