Schoolgirl Missing

Read a few of Sue's books and enjoyed them all, this was no exception and I was hooked from the beginning.

I really enjoy the way this author writes, it held my interest throughout with good characters although not all likeable and I really enjoyed the ending too.

I look forward to Sue's next masterpiece and thank you to Netgalley and Harper Collins for giving me the opportunity to read this excellent book.

I went into this story with a little apprehension as the few reviews I’d seen weren’t exactly great 😏 however I actually really enjoyed it!

Neve is one of our main characters and clearly has a few skeletons in her closet. She is not necessarily a “nice” character but I feel that’s part of the story’s charm? None of the characters are particularly “nice” but I did find them engaging and the story itself was fairly fast paced.

I read this in a day and while The characters weren’t people you grow to love as people (if you know what I mean? ) I really enjoyed how everything came together and the characters deserved each other in the end.

Schoolgirl Missing was a book I was looking forward to as I’ve read a couple before by Sue Fortin and enjoyed them, before I started to read I looked a few reviews like I always do and was a bit apprehensive about starting this book due to the low rated reviews but I had nothing to fear as I found this a fast paced thriller with a few twists. OK it’s not a particularly believable storyline and there was not one character I liked but somehow I enjoyed it.
Never is married to Kit and has adopted his daughter, Poppy whose mother died at childbirth. They are a happy unit until Kit sticks by his pledge from the beginning which was he wanted no further children and as time has gone by Neve after suffering a miscarriage in her previous marriage now feels her life wouldn’t be complete without her own child. The way Neve gets to what she wants is a very strange, weird way but this is a story at the end of the day and for me it worked.
I would like to thank Netgalley and HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

This is the first Sue Fortin book I have read. I had mixed feelings about the character of Neve. I was as frustrated as her husband by her constant evasiveness and increasing tendency to lie rather than just simply tell the truth about what was happening currently to her. Also why did she not tell him the truth about her past? I came to realise the clevernes of the author in just feeding the reader crumbs of information from Neve's troubled background. Is there any character in this story who is truly honest and innocent? And when you finish the book will you really know what has happened and why? I would maybe have liked the backstory of how Neve and Kit met and married.

I read this book in one setting. .I could not put it down! This is a fast paced story with so many twists and turns that it sometimes becomes convoluted. The characters are all unlikable (except Poppy) the daughter who is kidnapped. I have read other books by this author that I have to say I enjoyed more than this one but it is still a very good read.
Thank you Net Galley for this ARC.

Let me start by saying I did enjoy this book, but I do have some reservations which I will get to after a brief synopsis.

Kit’s first wife died during childbirth and their daughter, Poppy, suffered some consequences which left her with special needs. Fast-forward and Kit is now married to Neve who has adopted Poppy. Although she loves Poppy and does everything she can for Poppy, Neve is nursing a longing to give birth to her own baby but Kit refuses to consider this. Not surprisingly this causes some friction in their relationship. This is not helped by two things: 1 Neve’s secrets and 2. her sessions with her art therapist and their mutual attraction.

Nevertheless, the little family decide to spend the night on their little boat. The next morning Poppy is missing.

This has an exciting plot with plenty of twists and turns and surprising developments. Good characters – so good in fact that I was often enraged with the actions of Kit and Neve. Really, I could have given her a good shake. Are you for real? And this is helping how? All in all, well-worth a read but just misses the 5 stars as I found it hard to believe Neve could be so stupid.

Thank you to the author, publishers and NetGalley for providing an ARC via my Kindle in return for an honest review.

A book with plenty of twists, turns and red herrings.

Kit and Neve are having some struggles in their marriage and Neve is finding it hard to accept that Kit doesn’t want to have a baby with her. His only child, Poppy, who is Neve’s adopted daughter has special need after s traumatic birth, which led to the death of her birth mother. To try and repair the cracks in their relationship, Kit and Neve take Poppy with them on an overnight stay on their boat. But when Neve and Kit awake they realise that Poppy has gone !!

As the story unfolds there are several suspects and theories about Poppy’s disappearance and Neve realises that she will need to face her past. Kit discovers that his wife has never been honest with him but where will his own investigations lead him.

A fast paced story with plenty of twists to keep you engaged but I have to admit I really didn’t warm to either Kit or Neve and felt that the story was a little far fetched BUT it is an enjoyable read for anyone that loves a good twisty thriller.

Thank you to HarperCollins UK and NetGalley for a digital copy of this book.

Well, this was an intriguing read. It was fast paced, full of twists and turns, red herrings and unreliable narration. It was a good story line yet I could not warm at all to the two central characters, Kit and Neve. Two rather unpleasant human beings, I felt sorry for Poppy, the daughter caught in the middle. Her character, with her needs, and that of Neve’s brother and sister-in-law, were the only characters I felt any empathy with!
As the story played out though, I began to work out why I was uncomfortable with Kit and Neve and their view of events, and everything was very cleverly brought together at the end!
A recommended read for those who like intrigue, plot twists and a bit of unpleasantness in their thrillers!
Thanks to Netgalley for a review copy.

Having read previous books by sue fortin I was looking forward to reading this one, It did not disappoint. Was gripped from the start and could not put it down till I finished! Great book

this author

is so talented never lets you down with her books alway delivers a brilliant story line Kit and Neve. and poppy . they would do anything to protect her but are they the perfect family one has secrets and one never tells the truth but both has secrets this book is twisty gripping and sad in a few places so highley recomend and all her other books

Sue Fortin has written another twisty turning thriller.I was drawn in from the first pages and could not put it down.Grab this and all the authors books all her mysteries she never fails to surprise shock entertain.#netgalley#schoolgirlmissing #harpercollinsuk.

I have enjoyed Sue Fortin’s previous books but was a little disappointed with this one. Never is married to Kit. His first wife died after a traumatic birth and left him with a daughter Poppy, who has special needs. Neve loves Poppy but is desperate for a baby of her own but Kit is totally against this. Trying to resolve their issues they plan an overnight stay on their boat for the three of them. But when they wake up the next morning Poppy has disappeared. Neve has been hiding all her past secrets from Kit and also her attraction to her art therapist. As the plot unfolds there are plenty of lies and secrets to be revealed. I did find the story a little far fetched and the characters quite unbelievable too.
Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

Wow.....Gobsmacked, after finishing the book. Such a good book to read, well written, full of description and set in the South Downs, a lovely part of the Country.

Neve and Kit have been married a few years, Poppy is from his first marriage but his wife died. Neve loves and has adopted her, treats her like her own daughter but is desperate for a child of her own with Kit but he does not want any more, he wants to concentrate on Poppy who has special issues plus he likes having Neve at home where he knows where she is. But Neve has divulged her past and its a troubled past, one she knows Kit would not approved of but then a person from her past comes to the village. Then her world starts to unravel.

A very good read, thoroughly enjoyed it and not read a story like it. You will want to read to the end!