Some parts were a bit predictable and I did see some twists coming, but I think the shock of that ending made me completely forget about that.
While not my all time favorite CoHo, I still had an excellent time reading this story. Especially since she has crossed to the dark side and branched out to the suspense genre with Verity… Now I’ve had the chance to read it, I can definitely say that it was a success for me. I have always had a love-hate relationship with Colleen Hoover’s books, but lately the scale has been tipping towards the love side and was hoping to get lucky again. “If an attraction is present between two people, those two people an only be one of two things.
I can’t deny it was still a very entertaining read though and I had a great time discovering if my guesses were right. The outcome of the whole mystery just didn’t seem realistic to me and this took away some of the strength of this story. The link to the present and the whole Laura-Floyd situation was a bit too farfetched and convenient for me. The story switches between past and present as we slowly find out more what happened to Ellie back in 2005 and why and how the police haven’t been able to find any clues so far. It’s quite easy to guess most things and figure out what is coming, but there were also certain details I didn’t predict. This lack of surprise was a bit disappointing, but because I was warned before starting Then She Was Gone I already saw this coming. It was fast-paced and the writing is engaging and really flows, but I found the plot to be quite predictable and I saw most plot twists coming from a mile away. With all the hype around this title, I thought it was best to wait a little while before picking it up though… I’m glad I did, because while I did find it an entertaining read in general I can’t say the story managed to blow me away completely. I have enjoyed Lisa Jewell‘s books in the past, so of course I have been looking forward to read Then She Was Gone as well. “May was like the Friday night of summer: all the good times lying ahead of you, bright and shiny and waiting to be lived.” Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell and Verity by Colleen Hoover. Time for another round of Yvo’s Shorties! This time two psychological thrillers that have received a lot of hype since they came out… While neither turned out to be a 5 star read for me, I still found both to be very entertaining. 2023 Netgalley And Edelweiss Reading Challenge.2017 Netgalley And Edelweiss Reading Challenge.
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