Book Review: All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

Title: All the Missing Girls

Author: Megan Miranda

Series/Standalone: Standalone

Genre: 2016
Pages: 396

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Year Published: 2016

Format: Audiobook

"Like the spellbinding psychological suspense in The Girl on the Train and Luckiest Girl Alive, Megan Miranda's novel is a nail-biting, breathtaking story about the disappearance of two young women- a decade apart- told in reverse.

It's been ten years since Nicolette Farrell left her rural hometown after her best friend, Corinne, disappeared from Cooley Ridge, without a trace. Back again to tie up loose ends and care for her ailing father, Nic is soon plunged into a shocking drama that reawakens Corinne's case and breaks open old wounds long since stitched.

The decade-old investigation focused on Nic, her brother Daniel, boyfriend Tyler and Corinne's boyfriend Jackson. Since then, only Nic has left Cooley Ridge. Daniel and his wife Laura, are expecting a baby; Jackson works at the town bar; and Tyler is dating Annaleaise Carter, Nic's younger neighbor and the group's alibi the night Corinne disappeared. Then, within days of Nic's return, Annaleise goes missing.

Told backwards- Day 15 to Day 1- from the time Annaleise goes missing, Nic works to unravel the truth about her younger neighbor's disappearance, revealing shocking truths about her friends, her family and what really happened to Corinne that night ten years ago. 

Like nothing you've ever read before, All the Missing Girls delivers in all the right ways. With twists and turns that lead down dark alleys and dead ends, you may think you're walking a familiar path, but then Megan Miranda turns it all upside down and inside out and leaves us wondering just how far we would be willing to go to protect those we love."

My Rating: 2.5/5

I've read a few different works from this author and her ability to create a tense, spooky and unsettling environment is amazing. The plot however just hasn't worked for me over the course of the stories. I loved the start of this one and while I enjoyed the red herrings and the twists and turns it wasn't what I wanted. I didn't feel that jaw-dropping, how did she do that feeling at the end of the a thriller/mystery that I want. It was fun but just ok. I don't think I'd read anything else from her at this point, but I could be persuaded.

Thanks for reading,

Sidny