The Night She Disappeared
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- Author：Lisa Jewell
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Summary
2017: 19 year old Tallulah is going out on a date， leaving her baby with her mother， Kim。
Kim watches her daughter leave and， as late evening turns into night， which turns into early morning， she waits for her return。 And waits。
The next morning， Kim phones Tallulah's friends who tell her that Tallulah was last seen heading to a party at a house in the nearby woods called Dark Place。
She never returns。
2019: Sophie is walking in the woods near the boarding school where her boyfriend has just started work as a head-teacher when she sees a note fixed to a tree。
'DIG HERE' 。 。 。
A cold case， an abandoned mansion， family trauma and dark secrets lie at the heart of Lisa Jewell's remarkable new novel。
Kim watches her daughter leave and， as late evening turns into night， which turns into early morning， she waits for her return。 And waits。
The next morning， Kim phones Tallulah's friends who tell her that Tallulah was last seen heading to a party at a house in the nearby woods called Dark Place。
She never returns。
2019: Sophie is walking in the woods near the boarding school where her boyfriend has just started work as a head-teacher when she sees a note fixed to a tree。
'DIG HERE' 。 。 。
A cold case， an abandoned mansion， family trauma and dark secrets lie at the heart of Lisa Jewell's remarkable new novel。
Reviews
Tracy
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Loved this book。 It was hard to put down。 Grabbed me from the beginning
April
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Thanks to Atria Books for my free copy in exchange for my honest review！！I absolutely loved The Family Upstairs， but was a little let down by Invisible Girl。 So I have been highly anticipating Lisa Jewell's newest book！ I will say this did NOT disappoint and I really enjoyed this book！ It is definitely more of a slow burn story， but I will say that I was very into the book from the start。 Jewell takes us back to the day that Tallulah and Zach disappeared and then went back and forth in time from Thanks to Atria Books for my free copy in exchange for my honest review！！I absolutely loved The Family Upstairs， but was a little let down by Invisible Girl。 So I have been highly anticipating Lisa Jewell's newest book！ I will say this did NOT disappoint and I really enjoyed this book！ It is definitely more of a slow burn story， but I will say that I was very into the book from the start。 Jewell takes us back to the day that Tallulah and Zach disappeared and then went back and forth in time from different perspectives to give the reader the whole picture of everything that lead up to that day and everything that happened after their disappearance。 I love how Jewell sets up her stories and really lets you see the whole picture， allowing you to try to figure out what happened before all the details come out。 While I thought some of this was predictable， there was also a shocking ending for me and other details that I did not expect along the way。 This story is full of secrets and a really fun and at times spooky setting！ I basically read this book in a day because I was dying to see what was going to happen in the story， and the short chapters really made this readable！ I would definitely recommend this book if you are a fan of Lisa Jewell， enjoy a more slow burn thriller， and enjoy a book with multiple perspectives and timelines！ 。。。more
Suzanne （The Bookish Libra）
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Full review to come but this is my favorite novel from Lisa Jewell so far。 Couldn't put it down！ Full review to come but this is my favorite novel from Lisa Jewell so far。 Couldn't put it down！ 。。。more
Philip Townsend
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I guess I will read this again and again
Michelle Jessen
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4。5 ⭐️ rounded up！I thoroughly enjoyed this book， excellent。The storyline & characters were really well thought out！You could really get inside the character of Kim & feel her pain， frustration & emptiness。I felt for Tallullah， a young mum， a controlling boyfriend， and a need to fit in & be a teenager。 She tried to balance it all but was naive & influenced by the troubled rich girl， Scarlett。Sophie aka Nancy Drew was a little annoying at times but I understood her relevance to the plot。The outly 4。5 ⭐️ rounded up！I thoroughly enjoyed this book， excellent。The storyline & characters were really well thought out！You could really get inside the character of Kim & feel her pain， frustration & emptiness。I felt for Tallullah， a young mum， a controlling boyfriend， and a need to fit in & be a teenager。 She tried to balance it all but was naive & influenced by the troubled rich girl， Scarlett。Sophie aka Nancy Drew was a little annoying at times but I understood her relevance to the plot。The outlying characters fitted into the plot really well & I was left guessing until towards the end but still shocked by what really happened on that fateful night & beyond。The only disappointment was it finished up rather quickly & some of the storyline was rushed in regards to the police solving the mystery which wouldn’t have happened without Sophie （which was a little unlikely when you really thought about it）。Overall a great read。 。。。more
Brittany Parato
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Wow， this is definitely going on my list of favorite books of all time。 Which says A LOT bc the only other book I’ve read of hers （Then she was gone） was one of my least。 Lisa Jewell has officially won me over。 I rarely find myself caring about characters within a thriller but damn… this one really got me。 10/10 recommend。 This is the kind of book you can read in one sitting bc you just need to know what happens next。
gema （hem-a）
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Review coming on pub date 9/7/21
Cheryl
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A big thank you to Simon & Schuster for the free copy of THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED by Lisa Jewell to review。This exciting suspense is Lisa Jewell’s 19th book and probably my favorite so far。 Jewell masterfully weaves 3 timelines together to keep the reader on the edge of their seat。 Told from the perspective before the teenage parents disappear， during， and after a year of being gone， gives the reader great insight into the characters and their motivations。 As the reader， you can’t help but care A big thank you to Simon & Schuster for the free copy of THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED by Lisa Jewell to review。This exciting suspense is Lisa Jewell’s 19th book and probably my favorite so far。 Jewell masterfully weaves 3 timelines together to keep the reader on the edge of their seat。 Told from the perspective before the teenage parents disappear， during， and after a year of being gone， gives the reader great insight into the characters and their motivations。 As the reader， you can’t help but care about the characters， so much so， that you put off everything else until you find out what happens to them。Like many of Jewell’s other books， the story shows how bad things can happen to good people。 If you like psychological thrillers， then this is the book for you。 Look for it’s release date， this Tuesday， September 7， 2021。Congratulations @lisajewelluk http://www。lisa-jewell。co。uk/My rating: 4 1/2 out of 5⭐️s 。。。more
Gayle
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Paperback
Jennifer
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The Night She Disappeared is a mystery/thriller。 I've read the author's last 6 books。 So I was really looking forward to reading this new book。This book takes place in the UK and is divided into 5 parts。The story is divided into 3 timelines。 One timeline starts in June 2017。 The second starts in August 2018。 And the last starts in September 2016。 We have 3rd person POVs of Kim （a 40 year old grandmother）， Tallulah （Kim's 19 year old daughter） and Sophie （a 34 year old cozy mystery writer）。I don' The Night She Disappeared is a mystery/thriller。 I've read the author's last 6 books。 So I was really looking forward to reading this new book。This book takes place in the UK and is divided into 5 parts。The story is divided into 3 timelines。 One timeline starts in June 2017。 The second starts in August 2018。 And the last starts in September 2016。 We have 3rd person POVs of Kim （a 40 year old grandmother）， Tallulah （Kim's 19 year old daughter） and Sophie （a 34 year old cozy mystery writer）。I don't always love multiple POVs and timelines。 But in this case I think that it worked。 The back and forth between these timelines made for a very intriguing book。 I enjoyed reading about Kim's struggles and I really enjoyed reading about Sophie and what she was figuring out in 2018。 For me the least exciting POV was Tallulah's （although it definitely got more and more interesting）。The book is about a young couple that goes missing。 And I really enjoyed learning more about what happened。 I particularly loved the amateur sleuths in the book trying to figure things out。I think that the beginning and ending were the strongest parts of the book。 Parts in the middle were a bit slower。 But overall this was a very fascinating and entertaining thriller。Thanks to netgalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for allowing me to read this book。 。。。more
Crystal
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This was a good thriller。 I thought it was a slow burn and I was hoping for more of a twist at the end， but it definitely was a page turner for me！
Brittany
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Lisa Jewell never fails to keep me interested。 Definitely a page turner with many twists。
Collette
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What if your daughter is a teenage parent？ What if your Grandsons father is attentive and loving？ What if you babysit so they can go on a date night？ What if they never return home？。。。 What an excellent tale！ Lively， believable characters that keep the reader turning the page。A page turner of a story
Kathy
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Lisa Jewell consistently writes books I love to read。 The first book I read of hers was Watching You， and this book， The Night She Disappeared is my 5th book by this now favorite author。 All books I’ve read thus far have been riveting reads， but I have to say this new one， The Night She Disappeared， has catapulted to the top of the list as my favorite。 It’s a book you want to read nonstop until the end， but it’s also a book you don’t want to end。 Tallulah Murphy is a teenage mother in 2017， livi Lisa Jewell consistently writes books I love to read。 The first book I read of hers was Watching You， and this book， The Night She Disappeared is my 5th book by this now favorite author。 All books I’ve read thus far have been riveting reads， but I have to say this new one， The Night She Disappeared， has catapulted to the top of the list as my favorite。 It’s a book you want to read nonstop until the end， but it’s also a book you don’t want to end。 Tallulah Murphy is a teenage mother in 2017， living with her mother， raising her baby boy， and going to college。 The baby’s father has recently come to live with them， and Zach seems to finally be taking to fatherhood now， helping with Noah and working to save money for a place of their own。 Tallulah’s mom， Kim， helps it all work， too。 Kim has always held her family together， providing for and nurturing Tallulah and her brother Ryan after their father left them。 Kim is happy that Tallulah and Zach and Noah seem on a good path to self-sufficiency。 On a warm summer night in June， Kim babysits Noah as Tallulah and Zach go out to the local pub for dinner and a celebration of sorts， an evening Kim suspects might end in a proposal。 But， when the teenagers don’t return by the next morning， Kim knows that something is very wrong。 After asking around， she discovers that the two accompanied some other young people their age from the pub to a girl’s house。 Kim goes to the house， which turns out to be a monstrosity of opulent excess in the woods， but the girl named Scarlett and her mother say that Lula （what friends call her） and Zach left the party together in the late hours。 When Kim runs out of people to question， she reports her daughter and Zach as missing to the Upfield Common police。 An investigation is opened， but even after a search of the woods， the question of where the couple disappeared to is still wide open。 A year later， there’s a new headmaster at Maypole School， the exclusive boarding school located in Upfield Common for affluent students needing a second chance after flunking their GCSEs and their A levels。 Shaun， the new headmaster and his girlfriend Sophie move into the headmaster’s cottage， which is on the edge of the school grounds and by the woods， which also run by Scarlett’s house and so were searched， without result when Tahulla and Zach were reported missing。 Sophie is an author of a cozy detective mystery series， and thus， she is intrigued when she comes upon a sign on the fence at the end of their cottage grounds that reads， “Dig Here。” At first， she ignores it， but after a couple of days， she at last gives in and digs。 What she finds draws her into the mystery of the missing teens and leads to a meeting with Kim。 It would seem someone knows something， and Sophie and Kim become determined to find out who it is and what they know。The dual timelines， 2017 and 2018， of then and now， the year of the disappearance and a year later， reveal the story to the reader through different perspectives。 There is also a 2016 timeline， which gives the readers their insight into Tallulah’s life leading up to where the book opens in 2017。 2016 gives some vital information of what’s truly going on with Tallulah in her life， not just what her mom Kim thinks， and it makes Tallulah’s character the most developed in the book。 The alternating timelines are well balanced and give nothing about the ending away at all。 It’s still a gobsmacking answer to what happened to Tallulah and Zach。Like the darkness slowly creeping across your lawn at dusk， this book’s pacing brings on the darkness bit by bit of two people disappearing without a trace。 While some might consider the pace too slow， I thought it was just right。 A slow pace for sure， but one that unfolds the clues and backstory with a slow burn， a burn that explodes at the perfect moment。 There’s a feeling that something big is lurking just around the corner， and I found that thrilling。 With 465 pages， I can’t think of anything that should have been left out。 Even the epilogue served a purpose， but you might need to think carefully about why it's added and what it reveals。 From the creepy crawly prologue about arachnophobia and the dark to the breathtaking end， The Night She Disappeared is page after page a mesmerizing story。 It is high on my list of favorite reads for 2021， and I think it is Lisa Jewel’s best book to date。 。。。more
Jenna
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I really enjoyed this one！ Lisa Jewell never disappoints。 She is one of my Queens 👑。A huge thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for my advanced copy of The Night She Disappeared。What I Enjoyed- *The Writing- Lisa Jewell books are always unputdownable。 I get sucked into her stories so easily and usually finish them within a couple of days。 I've been working a ton lately and that is the only reason it's taken a bit longer。* The Multiple Timelines- There are 3 times at play in The Night She Disap I really enjoyed this one！ Lisa Jewell never disappoints。 She is one of my Queens 👑。A huge thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for my advanced copy of The Night She Disappeared。What I Enjoyed- *The Writing- Lisa Jewell books are always unputdownable。 I get sucked into her stories so easily and usually finish them within a couple of days。 I've been working a ton lately and that is the only reason it's taken a bit longer。* The Multiple Timelines- There are 3 times at play in The Night She Disappeared。 The Timelines are a bit shuffled and it took me a minute to get used to them。 I thought it was a brilliant way to tell the story。 （It kind of reminded me of the TV Show Cruel Summer。 ） *The Mystery- I just had to know what happened to Tallulah and Zach。*The Uniqueness- Every Lisa Jewell novel has been so unique and sometimes Bizarre。 I will always look forward to reading her novels。 Overall- Highly Recommend。 Can't wait to see what LJ does next。 。。。more
Vanessa Carroll
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Loved the twist at the end
Laurie • The Baking Bookworm
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3。5 STARS - Lisa Jewell is back with a slow-burn domestic mystery about a teenage mom and her boyfriend who go missing without a trace。 Told using multiple POVs， including teenage Tallulah， her mom Kim and Sophie， a mystery writer， the story also jumps between three timelines which are close together - 2016， 2017 when Tallulah went missing and two years later when Tallulah's mom Kim， now raising her toddler grandson， is still trying to find out what happened to her daughter。The story gets full m 3。5 STARS - Lisa Jewell is back with a slow-burn domestic mystery about a teenage mom and her boyfriend who go missing without a trace。 Told using multiple POVs， including teenage Tallulah， her mom Kim and Sophie， a mystery writer， the story also jumps between three timelines which are close together - 2016， 2017 when Tallulah went missing and two years later when Tallulah's mom Kim， now raising her toddler grandson， is still trying to find out what happened to her daughter。The story gets full marks for creepy atmosphere - I particularly liked the eerie old home， hidden spaces， and secrets， but I was surprised that the tension takes awhile to begin and remains low key throughout。 Readers are given a few red herrings to keep them wondering what exactly happened to Tallulah and I appreciated how Jewell included a look at domestic issues from a teen mom's POV。The first half of the book focuses on a lot of backstories of the characters resulting in a story that was less suspenseful than I had expected。 But it was the chilling atmosphere and the need to know what happened to Tallulah that kept me reading。 Unfortunately， I found the ending rushed， underwhelming and a bit unbelievable。 Simply put， the story had good bones， but I wish it had gone darker and put me on the edge of my seat。 This isn't a twisty thriller but a slow burn mystery and while The Night She Disappeared isn't my favourite Lisa Jewell book， she remains an auto-read author for me， and I eagerly look forward to her next book。Disclaimer: My sincere thanks to Atria Books for my advanced copy provided in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Haley
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UGH Lisa Jewel is so hit or miss for me。 She either keeps you guessing to the very end or basically tells you the plot twist in the beginning of the book。 This one wasn’t that hard to piece together。 There were some parts I didn’t see coming but the main even felt very predictable。
thereadingowlvina （Elvina Ulrich）
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In 2017， 19 year old Tallulah and her boyfriend， Zach leave their baby to Tallulah's mother， Kim before leaving for their date。 But they did not return the next day。 All Kim knows after making calls to her friends， was that they both went to a party in a mansion in a nearby woods called Dark Place。 Police search leads to nothing and soon the case went cold。In 2019， Sophie， a mystery writer moves to a cottage with her boyfriend who will be the new head teacher of a boarding school。 One day as she In 2017， 19 year old Tallulah and her boyfriend， Zach leave their baby to Tallulah's mother， Kim before leaving for their date。 But they did not return the next day。 All Kim knows after making calls to her friends， was that they both went to a party in a mansion in a nearby woods called Dark Place。 Police search leads to nothing and soon the case went cold。In 2019， Sophie， a mystery writer moves to a cottage with her boyfriend who will be the new head teacher of a boarding school。 One day as she wanders into the nearby woods， she sees a note fixed on a tree with the message "Dig Here"。 What Sophie discovers may be the answer to the mysterious disappearances of Tallulah and Zach。This was a great mystery/thriller and my first time reading Lisa Jewell's book！ Oh wow。 It was so good and I enjoyed it more than I expected！ The story is told from multiple POVS with three different timelines。 It did take me some time to get used to it but oh boy， they all come together perfectly in the end！ The plot was mysterious and well done！ The pacing was steady which keeps the suspense throughout the book and I was invested in the story till the end。 All I can say is that you need to read this book！ It is a little over 400 pages but the mystery will keep you turning the pages！ Pub。 Date: Sep 7th 2021***Thank you Atria Books and Simon and Schuster for this gifted review copy。 All opinions expressed are my own。*** 。。。more
Taylor - Muse Ignited Reads
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This was my first Lisa Jewell， so I'm a little late to the party， but boy did I love this。 This was a great mash up of domestic psychological thriller with some dark academia vibes。 Her characters were so interesting， and she has a way of getting to the heart of people with deceptive simplicity （ala Agatha Christie）， you get an immediate feel for her characters even as she later presents things that begin to alter that picture。 **Thanks so much to NetGalley and Atria Books for an eARC of this bo This was my first Lisa Jewell， so I'm a little late to the party， but boy did I love this。 This was a great mash up of domestic psychological thriller with some dark academia vibes。 Her characters were so interesting， and she has a way of getting to the heart of people with deceptive simplicity （ala Agatha Christie）， you get an immediate feel for her characters even as she later presents things that begin to alter that picture。 **Thanks so much to NetGalley and Atria Books for an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review！**The lowdown: A teen couple （and parents of a 1 yo son） disappears after attending a party at a friends house， a mystery that stretches out for a year with nothing being discovered， no bodies， no hints of the missing couple or what could have happened to them。 The story follows 3 major time lines。 One starts around 2 years prior and follows teenage Tallulah through her life in the lead up to the night her and her boyfriend （and baby daddy disappear）。 The second， is that of Tallulah's mother starting from the night the two teens disappear and into the aftermath as she， the town， and the police try to make sense of their mysterious disappearance。 The third， follows Sophie （who happens to be a mystery writer） as she moves into an on campus cottage with her boyfriend （who is the new boarding school headmaster） and finds herself engaged as a tool to bring what really happened that night to light at last。 Jewell does a great job of building plenty of psychological suspense as she begins cracking the door open further and further into these characters lives， providing plenty of twists and turns along the way。 You've got the rich kids and kids from the wrong side of the tracks colliding， as well as young people struggling to find themselves under conflicting circumstances （like Scarlet the rich and magnetic hot mess who slowly draws Talullah into her inner circle）。 Plus a hodge podge of a massive country house， dubbed "Dark Place"， and home to hundred year old secrets， and the expansive woods that lay between the massive house and the boarding school/cottage where Sophie lives - and the potential location of the teens disappearance。 I really couldn't put this one down， and was equally engaged in all three time lines （which for me almost never happens， there's always at least one I care considerably less about）， and she does a great job of blending the lead ups of all three to an integrated climax。 You've got plenty of suspects and suppositions of what could have happened （and by not revealing what the actual crime was until the end， she keeps even the crime itself shrouded in mystery）， and the tension really builds to that reveal。 And for a mystery without a major "twist" in it （not in the sense of a "turn the whole story on its head" sort of way anyway）， its still super suspenseful and thrilling as you experience everything leading up to the eventuality of "what really happened that night" and the equally mysterious "what the hell happened afterwards"。 I actually cared about several of the characters in this one， which in today's publishing climate is a rarity （there are a whole lot of unlikable and unreliable narrators out there right now， which while providing excellent tricky mystery/thrillers， do not endear themselves to me）。 And because of this I had a lot more invested in how this turned out then I typically do with this type of novel。 So most importantly: I was really satisfied with the ending in this one （and that epilogue gave it just that little bit more of an edge and extra dose of satisfaction）。After a very disappointing psychological thriller read （Paula Hawkin's most recent， Slow Fire Burning） this was the perfect antidote - Do yourself a favor and read this instead！ This would make a great Netflix limited series ala the Harlen Coben's they've done。 Also if you read this and liked it try Tana French's The Secret Place which is another psychological thriller with some Dark Academia overtones。 Come find me on #bookstagram @museignitedreads 。。。more
Lisa Laura
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This book is everything I love in a great thriller！ Boarding school setting， missing persons， and an old abandoned house with a ton of mysteries。 This novel is now my all time favorite of Lisa Jewell， so if you are already a fan this will not disappoint！ I loved the three povs。 Tallulah （one of the missing teens）， Kim （Tallulah's mom） and Sophie， a cozy mystery writer who begins to find clues about the year old mystery。 The story unfolds through different timelines but is cohesive and seamless， This book is everything I love in a great thriller！ Boarding school setting， missing persons， and an old abandoned house with a ton of mysteries。 This novel is now my all time favorite of Lisa Jewell， so if you are already a fan this will not disappoint！ I loved the three povs。 Tallulah （one of the missing teens）， Kim （Tallulah's mom） and Sophie， a cozy mystery writer who begins to find clues about the year old mystery。 The story unfolds through different timelines but is cohesive and seamless， giving just enough to want you to keep reading。 Jewell knocked this out of the park and mystery lovers everywhere should scramble to pick this one up！ 。。。more
Heather~ Nature。books。and。coffee
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Told from multiple POV and dual timelines。。。this one has me flipping the pages fast and staying up late into the night to finish。2017: Tallulah is a 19 yr old mom who leaves her baby boy with her mother Kim， while she has a night out with her boyfriend Zach。 The next morning， Tallulah and Zach haven't come home and Kim is frantic。 She calls around and finds out that they went to a party in the woods， and then left。 So where are they now。 2019: Sophie and her boyfriend move into a cottage on the Told from multiple POV and dual timelines。。。this one has me flipping the pages fast and staying up late into the night to finish。2017: Tallulah is a 19 yr old mom who leaves her baby boy with her mother Kim， while she has a night out with her boyfriend Zach。 The next morning， Tallulah and Zach haven't come home and Kim is frantic。 She calls around and finds out that they went to a party in the woods， and then left。 So where are they now。 2019: Sophie and her boyfriend move into a cottage on the grounds of the boarding school that he has just become a teacher at。 While walking in the woods， Sophie sees a note on a tree that says "DIG HERE"。 Curious， she does just that。 I do not want to give any spoilers here， so I'll just say she finds clues that lead to what happened on that night Tallulah disappeared。 Kim and Sophie try to get to the bottom of this mystery。 This started out as a slow burn， but once I got into It， I could not put it down。 I had to find out what happened。 There are some nice twists and I enjoyed how it ended。 Highly recommend this one！Thank you to the publisher for the gifted copy！ All opinions are my own！ 。。。more
Kristen
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Nicely paced， solid writing， believable characters。
Nicole Wuthering Vines
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Lisa Jewell is my favourite author so this was my most anticipated read of the year and it did not disappoint！ As usual with Jewell， I was hooked immediately and I absolutely devoured this one。 She is the queen of short but concise chapters and she has such a knack for using them perfectly to build the suspense。 I also throughly enjoyed the alternating timelines and multiple POVs！ While slightly confusing at first， they were so perfect for this one！ I was very intrigued by the amateur sleuth asp Lisa Jewell is my favourite author so this was my most anticipated read of the year and it did not disappoint！ As usual with Jewell， I was hooked immediately and I absolutely devoured this one。 She is the queen of short but concise chapters and she has such a knack for using them perfectly to build the suspense。 I also throughly enjoyed the alternating timelines and multiple POVs！ While slightly confusing at first， they were so perfect for this one！ I was very intrigued by the amateur sleuth aspect and found it extremely compelling that she was a writer herself！ This one also had a great atmosphere and I reveled in the eerie and creepy vibes of the “Dark Place。” Additionally， I loved the inclusion of the boarding school subplot as I’ve been obsessed with my academia thrillers lately！Ultimately， it has a little bit of everything for thriller fans and I recommend everyone check it out！！4。5 rounded to 5 for goodreads 。。。more
Cindy
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Lots of twists and suspense here。 I liked the structure very much: we see the story through the experiences of each of our three female leads， each with a timeline beginning a few months from the others， until they all meet up at the end。 I hope I’m not making this sound too complicated！ It was easy to read and easy to follow and I appreciated the unique organization。 This book had too much course language and descriptions of sex for me， so I wouldn’t recommend it for everyone， but for readers w Lots of twists and suspense here。 I liked the structure very much: we see the story through the experiences of each of our three female leads， each with a timeline beginning a few months from the others， until they all meet up at the end。 I hope I’m not making this sound too complicated！ It was easy to read and easy to follow and I appreciated the unique organization。 This book had too much course language and descriptions of sex for me， so I wouldn’t recommend it for everyone， but for readers who like this kind of book - a twisty thriller with strong female characters - I’m sure it will be a hit。Received a free ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Julia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Even though I really enjoyed ‘The Night She Disappeared，’ and gave it five stars （especially because I haven’t read a normal-length novel in as expedient as three days for several months now！）， there are still questions I have that weren’t answered。 I’m trying to not fault the book or Lisa Jewell for this， as I think maybe she purposely wrote some aspects of the story this way， and that some of the characters that weren’t fleshed out more simply weren’t as a means to build in several red herring Even though I really enjoyed ‘The Night She Disappeared，’ and gave it five stars （especially because I haven’t read a normal-length novel in as expedient as three days for several months now！）， there are still questions I have that weren’t answered。 I’m trying to not fault the book or Lisa Jewell for this， as I think maybe she purposely wrote some aspects of the story this way， and that some of the characters that weren’t fleshed out more simply weren’t as a means to build in several red herrings。 One thing that I really wish had been explained was what changed with Zach for him to treat Tallulah so differently， in such a controlling way， from how she recalls things were between them before。 We never get his inner thoughts。 And he isn’t the only character who we don’t know from the inside， but he’s one of the more important ones。 I normally relate with one character throughout a book。 With this one， I related with different characters at different times。 Kim’s pain as a mother， not knowing where her daughter has been for a year。 As a mother of a girl， I sympathized with Kim and the thoughts she had， the fears that were obvious， even before Tallulah disappeared。 Tallulah as the new mother that she is， the immense and intense love she has for her son， Noah。 But also her overwhelming feeling of being trapped in her own life。 Sophie’s curiosity about this situation that she’s， for the most part， stumbled upon。 And her drive to find out more， to get answers。 Really， I see Sophie as a lens for us to peer through， to sit inside of， as we ourselves ask questions and look for the story’s answers。 For me， a major driving force here was Dark Place， the mansion built in 1643 that Scarlett and her family lived in and eventually abandoned， as well as the hidden tunnel under the mansion that was built during the English Civil War。 I wanted to know more immediately due to my fascination with abandoned and/or allegedly haunted places。 I was hoping for a ghost or two。 A teacher somewhere along my education taught that buildings —and by turns really， structures—are as much characters as the characters themselves。 I’ve always appreciated this bit of consciousness， as I feel it makes me a more attuned reader。 And certainly it was true of the mansion and the tunnel。 They created a catalyst， powering me through the story faster than if they hadn’t been included。 In spite of all the questions， both answered and not， I liked the ending well enough， and enjoyed the thrilling chase through the pages。 。。。more
Margo
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When will a Lisa Jewell be made into a well made tv series/movie so that I have something to hold me over until the next book？
Julie
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This is the first book of Lisa Jewells that I have read。 Loved it。 Will be back for more。
Carrie
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The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell is a slow burning mystery/thriller read。 This story is told in three different timelines with one in 2016， one in 2017 and then again in 2018。 During these different times in the story there is also changes in the point of view。In June of 2017， Kim is babysitting her grandson as her teenage daughter and her boyfriend are having a date night。 Kim knows that raising a baby is tough enough but with her daughter doing it at such a young age she wants her to h The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell is a slow burning mystery/thriller read。 This story is told in three different timelines with one in 2016， one in 2017 and then again in 2018。 During these different times in the story there is also changes in the point of view。In June of 2017， Kim is babysitting her grandson as her teenage daughter and her boyfriend are having a date night。 Kim knows that raising a baby is tough enough but with her daughter doing it at such a young age she wants her to have a little time out。 However， the next day Kim finds that her daughter and her boyfriend never returned from their night out。In August of 2018， Sophie is just moving into the cottage that came with her boyfriend’s new job at the local school。 As Sophie gets moved in she comes across a real life mystery that reminds her of those in her books when she reads the story of the young couple that disappeared the year before。 What Sophie never expected though after hearing the story was finding a clue in her own backyard to the disappearance。Despite this book having so many different times and POVs to follow Lisa Jewell showed why she’s such a popular author making the story very easy to follow and understand。 Each of the characters were distinct so I knew exactly which viewpoint and period in time each time they changed。 And also， being someone that usually gets a little bored with slow moving stories I never found that happening and flew right through the book。 The book is also divided into sections which I thought of a bit like markers for each layer of the story that got peeled back and discovered along the way and was completely engrossed in finding out what happened right up to the final twist at the end。I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley。For more reviews please visit https://carriesbookreviews。com/ 。。。more
Gwendolyn Kensinger
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