Helpful Score: 17
Island of Lost Girls is the second novel by Jennifer McMahon, her first being, Promise Not to Tell. I really enjoyed Promise Not to Tell, and her new book was no disappointment. In fact I'm not sure it wasn't better.
Her books are a little dark, murder, abuse etc... but the story she weaves is wonderful. Her characters are all flawed, but aren't we all, making it easy for you to connect with them even if you have not experienced the horrors they have.
But the really great thing is that she does not drag you so deep into despair that you feel depressed when reading. I concentrate on solving the mysteries.
While this book was a bit more predictable than her first it is still great and I can't wait until she writes another one.
Her books are a little dark, murder, abuse etc... but the story she weaves is wonderful. Her characters are all flawed, but aren't we all, making it easy for you to connect with them even if you have not experienced the horrors they have.
But the really great thing is that she does not drag you so deep into despair that you feel depressed when reading. I concentrate on solving the mysteries.
While this book was a bit more predictable than her first it is still great and I can't wait until she writes another one.
Helpful Score: 15
Excellent murder mystery! At first, a little hard to get in to, due to the way the characters are introduced in the first few pages (I found it necessary to review the way a few of the characters were related) but once I was clear on this, I found the book hard to put down.
Helpful Score: 14
Sure, this is the mystery of a missing girl, but also the stories of several others that "go missing" over the course of the narrator's life. The relationships are complex, and it may take a bit to keep track of all of the players, but the story is rich, complicated and will keep you guessing until the very end.
Helpful Score: 11
This book touches on issues of kidnapping, alcoholism, mental illness, and child abuse. It is well-written, and certainly keeps a reader guessing, but it is not a light-hearted read.
Finished it in one night, because I couldn't put it down! Even though there were no big surprises at the end (I had figured out the "who-done-it") the story was still very engaging and there were enough small twists and surprises that I just had to keep reading. Very well written, with 3-dimensional characters I could really relate to.
