Local Girl Missing by J.A. Baker
Genre: Psychological thriller
Read: 5th December 2022
Published: 7th December 2022
★ 1 star
DESCRIPTION:
Missing without trace...
When local woman Deborah goes missing, her colleagues Adrian, Yvonne and Merriel are all left in shock. Gossip around the office begins to swirl – what could have happened to Deborah? Is she dead or alive? And who could be responsible for her disappearance?
Everyone is terrified that they could be next…except the one person who has all the answers. The last person people expect.
Because Deborah is being held captive by a monster, a psychopath. But not a stranger… it’s someone she knows all too well…
MY THOUGHTS:
I've read one other book by this author and while I don't usually judge an author by one book maybe I should have taken into consideration that previous read before delving into this one. Honestly? The premise to this sounded intriguing...but the story played out a whole lot differently. I got to around 15% before I ended up skimming to the end to find out what happened because I really didn't much care for it otherwise.
The chapters weren't long as such but they felt endless with everyone's moaning and monologuing that just seemed to be a constant whine about their co-workers and the incessant gossip about Deborah's disappearance. So she disappeared? It's been weeks now...get over it, kind of thing. And then there were those who weren't friendly with Deborah before she disappeared who suddenly seemed to take a huge interest in her and the fact she'd disappeared and that they were at the centre of it to feed off with their friends.
No, LOCAL GIRL MISSING wasn't for me. I didn't enjoy it one bit. Probably even less that the only other book by this author I've read "The Uninvited". And I'll try and remember that next time I see one of this author's books, no matter how intriguing the premise sounds, to keep scrolling because their style isn't for me.
I would like to thank #JABaker, #Netgalley, #BoldwoodBooks and #RachelsRandomResources for an ARC of #LocalGirlMissing in exchange for an honest review.
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