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susanna22's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcoholism
zahraimaan's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
chrissireads's review against another edition
3.0
In The Missing we find out that 15 year old Billy has gone missing. No one seen him leave and six months later they are still searching for him. It’s come to the point where they’re starting to question whether Billy is still alive. We learn about Billy through the family that he’s left behind. We mainly learn through Claire, but we also get a glimpse of Mark, the father and Jake his older brother. They are all struggling to come to terms with Billy’s disappearance. We also get to know Jake’s girlfriend Kira, who is living with the family after experiencing terrible things in her own family. Each character is hiding something and you really don’t know who to trust as a reader. Claire begins to have amnesic episodes that make you question her reliability as a narrator.
As well as Claire’s narration, we also see messages between two characters on an instant messenger/text message format. These were quite intense and some were quite disturbing with some strong language (so be prepared if you’re offended by that!) I guessed one of the characters but I was completely wrong about another. I had assumed something (don’t want to spoil!) that was completely off the mark. Ha!
The Missing is fast paced and a page turner despite it being nearly 500 pages long. I never felt like it was too long. I just kept turning the pages eager to find out what was going on. It may not be my favourite book by her, but I have really enjoyed C.L Taylor’s plots so far. They’re not always predictable which I really appreciate. All too often, these books are quite similar so you can predict where it’s going. I love it when I’m completely wrong! I am certainly looking forward to reading more from this author, soon! 🙂
As well as Claire’s narration, we also see messages between two characters on an instant messenger/text message format. These were quite intense and some were quite disturbing with some strong language (so be prepared if you’re offended by that!) I guessed one of the characters but I was completely wrong about another. I had assumed something (don’t want to spoil!) that was completely off the mark. Ha!
The Missing is fast paced and a page turner despite it being nearly 500 pages long. I never felt like it was too long. I just kept turning the pages eager to find out what was going on. It may not be my favourite book by her, but I have really enjoyed C.L Taylor’s plots so far. They’re not always predictable which I really appreciate. All too often, these books are quite similar so you can predict where it’s going. I love it when I’m completely wrong! I am certainly looking forward to reading more from this author, soon! 🙂
cynsfictionaddiction's review against another edition
4.0
Fantastic thriller that kept me guessing the whole way through!
melaniesreads's review against another edition
4.0
Do not start this book unless you have a good six hours spare as once you start you will need to finish. At times disturbing, covering paedophiles and Internet porn, it basically is a story of how well do we know those closest to us.
txbooklover's review against another edition
2.0
Just average. Lots of places where the story slowed down to a crawl and it was tough to push on. 2.5/5 stars for me.
stephanylectora12's review against another edition
5.0
Segunda lectura del año
4.5/5
La felicidad no siempre se encuentra en el futuro y en cualquier éxito que esperes conseguir en el camino. Está en el aquí y el ahora. Está en tus hijos lanzándote los brazos al cuello y apretando sus labios mojados contra tu mejilla. Está en la risa de los amigos. En un paseo o en correr o tan sólo en inspirar y espirar. Está en las sorpresas, en las pequeñas cosas del día a día, en una voz al teléfono, la calidez de un abrazo, la mirada dulce de alguien que te quiere. Nunca sabes cuánto tienes, nunca te das cuenta de lo mucho que tienes hasta que te lo quitan. Atesora cada momento. Atesora tu vida y todos sus vaivenes. Atesora la vida de los que quieres. Sólo estamos aquí durante un tiempo corto, mucho más corto de lo que te imaginas.
4.5/5
La felicidad no siempre se encuentra en el futuro y en cualquier éxito que esperes conseguir en el camino. Está en el aquí y el ahora. Está en tus hijos lanzándote los brazos al cuello y apretando sus labios mojados contra tu mejilla. Está en la risa de los amigos. En un paseo o en correr o tan sólo en inspirar y espirar. Está en las sorpresas, en las pequeñas cosas del día a día, en una voz al teléfono, la calidez de un abrazo, la mirada dulce de alguien que te quiere. Nunca sabes cuánto tienes, nunca te das cuenta de lo mucho que tienes hasta que te lo quitan. Atesora cada momento. Atesora tu vida y todos sus vaivenes. Atesora la vida de los que quieres. Sólo estamos aquí durante un tiempo corto, mucho más corto de lo que te imaginas.
kayakirkhoff's review against another edition
4.0
This was a good suspenseful book and kept me on the edge of my seat. I didn’t really care for the final reveal and I felt that the main character glorified her obviously shitty son too much, but overall was a good book.
salreads's review against another edition
3.0
I am very conflicted as to how many stars to give this and what my thoughts are. This was my second Taylor audiobook. I loved the narrator who read both books and gives such a sense of the characters. Strangers was a favourite of last year, fast paced and original. I didn’t feel quite the same about Missing. It is the tale of a missing child and how a family lives with his being missing. The family is falling to pieces, the marriage is imploding and there are so many secrets. It is only when secrets are shared that the truth can emerge. It is deeply deeply uncomfortable as you watch them fall to pieces and as you feel their searing pain for their missing child. Gradually the secrets unravel, but the unravel was a bit stop start and felt to me a bit like it was being drawn out. There’s such a degree of tension and so many twists and ultimately very thought provoking.
claudia_is_reading's review against another edition
4.0
I tagged this as a psychological thriller, and yes, it is one. But it's also a family drama, the story of the disintegration of a family imploding with the disappearance of 15-years-old Billy but rooted in lots of secrets held by all the family members.
We see the events from Claire's perspective, but, as she is having fugues, a lot of it is, understandingly, muddled. Claire's state of mind is realistic and well portrayed; as a matter of fact, all the characters are well-developed and their motivations are plausible and easy to understand which doesn't mean that we'll condone them.
It kept me glued to the auriculars until the (to me, at least) unexpected ending.
This is my first book by this author, but I'll be reading more.
Oh, and Clare Corbett's narration is great!
We see the events from Claire's perspective, but, as she is having fugues, a lot of it is, understandingly, muddled. Claire's state of mind is realistic and well portrayed; as a matter of fact, all the characters are well-developed and their motivations are plausible and easy to understand which doesn't mean that we'll condone them.
It kept me glued to the auriculars until the (to me, at least) unexpected ending.
This is my first book by this author, but I'll be reading more.
Oh, and Clare Corbett's narration is great!