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All the Missing Girls

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This book was fantastic and really sucked me in. Be warned, though, it has sensitive content - all the trigger warnings apply!

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All the Missing Girls features two mysteries (10 years apart), both involving the disappearance of two girls in a small rural town in the USA. Although the book opens and closes in the present day, the main part of the story is told backwards, from Day 15 to Day 1. The ending of the book is really the beginning of the story.

I found myself immersed in the narrative from early on. The setting is highly atmospheric, and there were plenty of believable characters, although I can't say I liked any of them. This is a great study of small town America, in a town filled with secrets and lies.

Each chapter/day reveals more facts about the disappearance of Nicolette's friend Corinne 10 years earlier and gets closer to the truth. The author cleverly dripfeeds the clues, with a slow reveal of Nicolette's haunting memories of that time. I gave up trying to figuring everything out, not only because of the twists and turns, but also because the format of the book made it more difficult to guess. This made the ending, with the truth finally revealed, very unexpected.

All the Missing Girls was an enjoyable and gripping read, with some fast-paced moments and plenty of tension.

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Takes time to get into.definitely picks up pace and keeps you interested up to the last page

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I loved this book, it was such a refreshingly different book. I have never read a book that jumped like this book, it was interesting and a bit unnerving. The book hooked me and reeled me in, each chapter would give us just enough to make you understand the previous one. I will definitely be looking for more ofMegan Miranda's books.

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This book had a uniqueness to it that I really appreciated. It had all the same important aspects to it that makes it a good mystery/thriller but it was written in a different way that made it exciting to read.

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A can't be missed psychological thriller for fans of books with twists and turns the reader never sees coming.

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It is 24 hours since I finished All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda. I have thought about it constantly since I finished it, and I still don't really know what to think of it.

<i>'I have to tell it this way, in pieces. I have to work my way up to it. Work my way back to it. I have to show you the beautiful things before I get to the ugly.'</i>

I found All the Missing girls a difficult read. That is not necessarily a bad thing. I have really enjoyed many other books that were difficult reads. It took some getting my head around that we were working backwards a day at a time. I found it confusing in parts and I would be thinking 'What?'. Reading this book is kind of like playing Jeopardy - you have the answers before you know what the question is, although the answers you have may not necessarily be the correct ones.

<i> 'There is nothing more dangerous, nothing more powerful, nothing more necessary and essential for survival than the lies we tell ourselves.'</i> But we don't just lie to ourselves; we lie to others as well. And where do those lies end? Or do they end? If they are told enough times and for long enough, do they become mistaken for the truth?

I can see that this book had to be written this way and, strangely enough, it works. But did I like it? I still don't know. It intrigued me. It had me thinking 'clever!' and at times 'very clever!'. But I was quite happy to put it down and walk away. It did not take over my life, as some books do. I was not riveted by it. Will I read more by this author? Yes.

And so after much thought, I award this book 3.5 stars, upgraded to 4.

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing a digital ARC of All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

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This book to over my life! I could not put it down!

Nic Farrell reluctantly returns home to small town Cooley Ridge, North Carolina to help care for her ailing father. Having fled 10 years ago after the disappearance of her best friend Corinne, Nic has done all that she can to put the past behind her and move on. But Nic has a secret about Corinne, and as we all know, secrets come to the surface. When Annaleise, a girl who served as Nic’s alibi the night Corinne went missing, also goes missing, Nic’s new life begins to unravel.

All the Missing Girls is told in the reverse--starting from day 15 and moving towards day 1. The structure kept me riveted, as little clues were revealed with each passing day.
Telling the events in reverse form vs. past to present added an interesting twist and enhanced the unreliability of Nic as a narrator. This psychological thriller is packed with tension and intrigue. I recommend for an entertaining read.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review

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Deliciously enjoyable, with a narrator you shouldn't like (but do). Cleverly plotted, full of mostly unexpected twists and turns, and a great sense of foreboding. A page turner.

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Thank you Publisher and NetGalley. Wow what a fantastic book, this had me hooked right from the very beginning and the ending was not what I was expecting at all. The flow and content of this book was second to none. I do not get the comparison to Gone Girl, this book is standalone and I would highly recommend this book to other readers who enjoy thrillers with lots of twists.

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This book got my attention in the first few pages and kept me wanting more. The reverse story telling was a refreshing twist in a genre that has been growing increasingly predictable. This title is being compared to Hawkin's The Girl on the Train but All the Missing girls had more twists, a better plot and characters with depth. I was excited to hear that it is the first in a series with the second title, The Perfect Stranger, coming out in May 2017. I selected the title for the book group I lead, and I think it will make for a great discussion.

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Thank you.
Enjoyed it. Good read.
Will get copies for family and friends

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I received this book from Netgalley in return for a honest review. I loved this book. The suspense kept me going until the end, and definitely had some unexpected twists. The one downfall to this book is that it is written backwards in time , which can be hard to follow, especially when trying to piece together the chronological order of when everything is occurring. At the same time, I liked this approach because I think it helped to build the suspense all the way until the very end . I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes thrillers/suspense!

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This is a mind bender. The looping of this novel, back, then forward, then the present then all backwards day by day. It takes a few pages to get into this book, but once it gets going there is no stopping. It seems a bit chaotic to have the story move around this way, but as the reading continues, it begins to make more and more sense. Every character in here ties right back to each other, even when one has chosen to live at a far distance from the town they all grew up in, and even having lived separate lives, they all become intertwined.

There are new relationships that become strained by old ones that resurface. A missing engagement ring that might be a sign that things were meant to be broken. Feelings that were never gone, just hidden by all the secrets from the past. Two very damaged people that realize they should have never left each others side in the first place. The focus should be on the two missing girls, but comprises equally between this complicated relationship. In the midst of all of it the question lingers... Will they find peace in everything that has transpired and give themselves a second chance?

And this tangled adventure continues. Nic's dad is getting worse as the days pass, not willing to sell his house, which needs to be done soon. Confusing others for his daughter and letting it slip that he has seen the missing girl from this time around... or has he really? The cops get involved with all of them once again, because they needed more nerve-wrecking moments in their lives. Her dad might just be a big part of everything going on and they might not ever figure that out with him forgetting his past and present.
There is so much that is compelling here. With every page, the truth gets closer to the surface, but then the mind becomes agitated and irritated with all the backwards chapters and referencing of past moments from ten years ago. Then I find that I am captivated once again and enthralled by all the insane speculations going on and how much closer to the truth we get. It's a love hate relationship between the set up of these pages, but I enjoyed the read more than the annoyance I obtained from the turnarounds.

Go into this novel expecting all this and more. And being able to appreciate the variance and creative styles of Megan Miranda in All The Missing Girls. That's what I look for in my reads and this book delivered just that.

***I received this copy from Simon & Schuster in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.***

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Meh. The unique storytelling appealed to me but I just lost interest at various points. It wasn't "unputdownable" like some other recent thrillers and I had to force myself to finish it. At the same time, there were points when I was engrossed in the plot but not enough for me to give it a higher rating.

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Thank you to Netgalley and Author Megan Miranda for giving me an ARC copy of this book! Both my husband and I are reading this one together and I think it's a really interesting read. I typically don't like mysteries where I can predict what's going to happen so easily, but this one took me for a turn at the end. I wasn't expecting what happened to "All the missing girls". I think that this book is also super well done since it's actually written backwards. It's over a 2 week span and the author starts from the 15 day mark and works her way back to day 1. Very well executed and really kept me wanting to go on to the next day. Overall I thought this was a really good read and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys mystery/thrillers!

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This amazing book keeps the reader constantly guessing the facts of the past. Constantly, the reader is left wondering whether the main character is likeable, guilty, or just lost in the middle of a chaotic mess.

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This book started off great. I love a good thriller, but it seemed to lose its luster in the middle. The ending left me with so many questions. I don't think I would suggest this one to a friend.

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While the story was a fun and easy read it was only semi-suspenseful.
I like a good twisty turny thriller and this just missed the mark. To familiar to "gone girl" and "girl on a train" to totally captivate me. I also felt like it had more of a YA or NA leaning and I was really looking forward to a good thriller that would leave you thinking about it afterwards. Unfortunately, it was too easy to lay it down and rather a job to finish.

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