Laurel's fifteen year old Ellie Mack disappeared without a trace ten years ago. The loss of a daughter and sister has affected all members of the Mack family. When Laurel meets a man named Floyd and decides it's time to date again, she is stunned when she meets his young daughter. Poppy is the spitting image of Ellie.
All kinds of roads that this story could go down, isn't there? Astute readers will suss out the most obvious one as the story plays out.
There are multiple points of view in Then She Was Gone. Laurel and Ellie, but also Floyd and another protagonist. The timeline goes from a past to present narrative as well. All of the characters are strongly depicted and the reader will have no problem making up their minds about them. I did find Laurel's decision making to be a bit iffy. But, without those bad choices, there wouldn't be a story!
The plotting of Then She Was Gone was a bit predictable. But, I was surprised by the way Jewell chose to end the book. I wasn't sure about it, but it's fitting.
Then She Was Gone is an entertaining, easy read, perfect for the beach bag this summer.
4 comments:
I love Jewell's work and will probably give this a try at some point even though it doesn't sound like it was her best.
I'll definitely be adding this to my summer read list!
I already have this one on my list. I don't think I've actually read a book by this author but I've certainly meant to. Have you read other books by her?
Bermudaonion - this was a first read of this author for me. It was an entertaining, but not a stand out.
Ethan - it's a great summer choice - won't tax your brain.
Kay - I've seen her previous titles and had plans to read them, but this was a first. I would pick up another by her.
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