Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell - Book Review
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
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The biggest plot twist was that there wasn’t one 😅. It really can’t be called a mystery, more like a dark drama. But I enjoyed it as it was.
Also, I was so fucking sad when he just up and leave's poppy as if he hadn't already spent like 5 years and building a relationship with her.
how old was she supposed to be like 9 but mom was killed when she 4. i feel like Floyd is an ass and creepy and murderer but we don't care because Noelle was crazy. but then we are supposed to feel bad bc she had sister die and Floyd was still fuckin around with math groupies and took artifacts from Noelle house. That he knew were from Ellie house so odd.
Why did they tell us the body of Ellie had been run over? what was point of running over body that apparently none found.
also how are we supposed to assume Ellie wore same clothes for years I didn't understand the hypothesis she was going to Europe but wasn't she already in Europe and why police thought burglar was not Ellie when she had keys and the odd stuff was missing like a cake.
This is well writing book that i found problematic with how character were supposed to act. Laurel literally goes into basement cell where she could ben kidnapped had Noelle cousin just been as crazy. he literally says i would text someone where you are at and she laughs it off despite having a kid that disappeared around this location and not knowing Noelle family is hereditary nuts or a cult. I was like laurel I can't support that you are good person or not. why did Floyd kill himself? he seemed more self and had 10 and 21 daughter. Guess they will be ok esp the daughter who mom already was killed. Glad Laurel literally dated this guy a few months and is willing to take care of her .
3.5 stars it's a book it's written well as far as technical but artistically depressing bc how we are supposed to support Floyd basic kidnapping Poppy bc she was cuter than SJ? he had impregnated Noelle twice and made her feel bad for miscarriage despite her not even being worthy parent. This is winner laurel defending her kids.
I made the mistake of finishing this book at work... I had to push myself not to cry. I was so heartbroken. I HATED the 3rd person POV. I also didn't like how they didn't label each chapter to tell you WHO was speaking, you just kinda had to guess? That was frustrating. And all the british slang was harder for me to comprehend sometimes.
That does sound bizarre. Most books I've read that switch perspectives tell you who is narrating each chapter.
@@katelynbrown98 it was so frustrating 😩
Only a couple chapters in and I already don’t like the authors style lol
@@heathervictoriasnyder5302 It definitely took some getting used to a trudging through!! Looking back I would probably rate it differently for sure!
For the record, Laurel didn't know all the details of Ellies captivity. She has no idea how she died. And after thr video shuts off she reels and is sobbing and the kid walked in.....she knew no matter what, this kid has been screwed up enough and pushed it down like she had for 10 years. I wish they would have explained more of what happened after Christmas eve.....
Also you described it perfectly! We were literally spoon fed the entire book plot. If they never said anything about poppy resembling Ellie it would’ve hit wayyyy harder when we found out lol but like u said I sped through it but was just sooooo underwhelmed
Literally!!!
@@nikkisbooknook...a literary work it's definitely not...a true garbage read 🤔 it's not that either...a good mystery or psych thrill of a read (?) Not even close... BUT a TRUE WASTE of time, brain cells (?) MOST DEFINITELY! How it became so popular & a MUST read is MORE of a psych mystery than the book itself. The author wasted (I'm going to go out on a limb here) hundreds of thousands of people's TIME (and money) IMO IF you want to try a page turner, I'd suggest Stephan King's (The Stand) IMHO. I read that book when it was first published & THAT was a page turner AND it kept you wondering " What NOW 😂) or Dolores Clairborn...He brought characters from other books into the newer books he was writing at the time. These two books are what I consider to be true psychological thrillers than horror or mystery. Again, IMO...The Stand is a great book to cut your psyche teeth into 🧐 You may choose to watch the made for television programs before reading the books because the books leave NOTHING out 😳 Enjoyed your review‼️
I figured The point was to let the readers figure out just enough but still keep us confused which made us want to keep reading to figure out how Noelle did it.
I read this a year or so ago. The events were predictable but details were unpredictable. You figure out what what happens to her but not how. The twist were in the details. I did like it and gave it 3.5 stars.
Very true! Still not sure what I rate it. Feel like I’ll be processing forever lol
agreed 100% but I rated it 5 because that’s my kinda thing thus far (I’m just getting back into reading so my thoughts may change one day)
SPOILER ALERT.
I just finished this book and I feel so dark and sad right now... I can't stop thinking of Noelle just leaving Ellie to die in the basement with the hamsters. 😢 When I was reading I thought we would have a plot twist and that the twist was that Ellie killed Noelle, and that somehow the bones actually belonged to Noelle, and that Ellie was hiding somewhere for killing her, and that's why she went back to the house to grab some things. And why did Floyd kill himself? 😢 he could've stayed, I'm sure Laurel could've kept his secret since I'm sure she would want to kill Noelle herself... they could've raised Poppy together. I'm just a mess right now lol
I honestly did not care for Laurel. I felt like she was self absorbed even before we found out Ellie was dead. She totally checked out as a parent and wife. This book was odd, weird, and underwhelming. Noelle was disgusting. I just feel like none of the characters were fleshed out. Hanna and Theo getting together when and how?! Jake and Blue having a 6th sense umm ok, the scenes with her mom Ruby @ the home alright. Floyd was just a hot mess. The end was so well let’s kill everybody and tie it up with a cutesy wedding! Trauma & dysfunction @ it’s finest.
Couldn’t agree more
What about the time when laurel visited her mom for Christmas? What the fuck was that all about. “Oh hey mom you’re still alive”
The acknowledgement by author says that her editor gave her a few suggestions which she incorporated and which eventually made the book even more interesting . I think if I were the editor I would have suggested her to go a little nuts with Floyd's character. All that build up for nothing. 🤦 Floyd's character had so much potential for crazy.😏Not gonna lie when the author describes Floyd noticing the change in the ways Laurel's jaw sits, it moved me to the edge of my seat. I thought yes, time for some action! But alas😔, I had to settle for a sad, dramaless ending☹️
not to mention you kind of know it was Noelle who had something to do with Ellie’s disappearance from the very beginning when they tell you Noelle lured her into her house. For me, it was most obvious Noelle was involved from the very beginning versus Floyd. I feel those details should have been left out if they wanted Noelle’s involvement to be less obvious.
Totally agree
A book that’s dark but really good(in my opinion) is pretty girls by Karin Slaughter. Just please check the trigger warnings because you need to be in the right head space to read it.
I second this recommendation. But it's very very dark. But I agree it's one of her best. You really can't go wrong with Karin Slaughter. She's like the Stephen King of crime fiction.
age recommendation plz
I'm almost 14 can i read it
@@ayeshazafar9186 I would say 18+. It’s very dark and gruesome with explicit scenes. If you’re okay with shows like Criminal Minds or horror movies like Saw then maybe it’s not as disturbing but I’m in my 20s and if I didn’t have another vanilla book to read afterwards (I think I read a romantic comedy right after) I would have probably had nightmares. Just my thoughts! It is a very good book though!
@@moninagatus6330 thanks for letting me know that
Recommend the Silent Patient....read it in 7 hours...
I couldn't agree more. I was expecting Floyd to have a psycho-reveal and he just slinks off into the sunset! When Blue told Laura that Poppy was the dominant figure over Floyd, I wondered whether it was Poppy who demanded that he interact with Laura ("I want you to date my grandma!!!"...Violet Beauregarde-style). He turned out to be a weak loser and Poppy a golden child (after being called a complete uncontrollable brat a few years earlier). Things could have turned so many different ways but didn't. A safe and very unsatisfying ending.
Picked this book up at like 7:30 this morning and finished it at 1:40 this afternoon. They really do tell you exactly whats happening from the very beginning. It could have been executed in a more suspensful way, but I have to give Lisa serious props for the way she builds emption in her writing. The scenes dealing with her being abandoned in the basemeng just destroyed me.
I havent finished the video so maybe it's something you mention, but it REALLY bothered me that Laurel would compare how pretty her children are in her mind even after hitting the point of realization about her relationship with Hanna. Like girl did you learn nothing??
To be fair Laurel didnt know the details of how Ellie died or her time in captivity...and when the video ends she reels and sobs and is beside herself but then in walks Poppy and she had to push it down deep like she had for 10 years to protect this child who has been through more than anyone...i wish we were given more details about the fallout after the video....like how did she explain it to the rest of the family and the cops, etc....
I rated this 4/5,i liked language of the book and the intensity, emotional build-up so much ✨✨ albeit i guessed the main knot when i read book synopsis on goodreads 😅😊 i was just interested in different things in the book
I had THE SAME EXACT FEELINGS! I was like “..well that was underwhelming, maybe I’ve watched too many lifetime movies” 🤣🤣 I guessed the entire plot every time a new piece of information was revealed. My friend was loving it and I was like…it’s kinda predictable ? She swearsss that I’m just good at guessing plot twists but no lol that’s not it, if you’ve ever watched any dramatic LMN movie you’ll guess the whole thing 🤣
I just finished it and I loved it. I thought it was an interesting change to know in a sense how things are meant to end but not how or why they got to that point😅
I just finished this book and I agree with you 100%. I feel like I skimmed through most of the end of the book because by the time I got there I already knew how it was going to end. It wasn’t a horrible book, but I wouldn’t read it again.
Laurel’s obsession with Ellie was only a little bit less than that of Noelle’s. 😂 The number of times she says - my golden girl 🤮
It did suck me in because I wanted to know the answers but the answers were what I expected. The book set it up so there were no surprises. When Floyd reveals everything I just felt like I already knew that stuff. Also as the 0:00 book went on, the less I liked Laurel. The way she talked about her children was very upsetting and it was very odd everyone knew Ellie was her favorite even when Ellie was alive. I still have a lot of questions about how she treated her family after Ellie went missing. Also Poppy and Floyd’s relationship was very uncomfortable. I hate that Ellie’s story is so dark and twisted and she never stands a chance at all. She’s just locked in the basement and dies. The end just left me feeling like something was missing.
I have like 100 pages of this book remaining and I was just curious to know how did you like the book and so I saw the spoiler free review by you right now. Not having read the novel entirely yet, I can’t conclude my thoughts for it but yeah I agree with the part where you say…didn’t know what to expect. Until half way through the book, I didn’t know what’s coming up and where are we leading to but the 2nd half had me hooked with the details. Yes, it’s more of emotional dark drama rather than mystery and yes I relate to you for the feeling of sadness felt. And I feel that’s because the book is talking about only Ellie’s story. Even when the novel is not presenting her perspectives, the talks are only about her and she’s the one who suffers. Generally, in dark novels, the main character is dark and so there’s that feeling of wow. Here it’s completely different.
I couldn't agree more. When I was done I was like WHAT?
Omg I am so excited to read that book
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Love this video ❤
Love If We Disappear Here. I thought it was a really good thriller! With some romance too!
Added to my list! 💗
I totally thought this book was very odd lol I honestly wasn’t expecting some of the twists but it was an…experience lol
So odd 😅
Love you videos
Hi Nikki, love your videos and I wanted to suggest a book to you- Fable by Adrienne young, it’s a sea adventure with a budding romance and I think you’ll love the story and the characters
If you do decide to pick it up, I’d love to hear your thoughts on it
Lots of love❤
I’ve had that one on my shelf for awhile! I definitely need to pick it up. Thank you 💗
I think the book was ok. How her mother was never looked for her 100%? Was a mystery but I was like wtf the whole time!!! I do not recommend it as well...
Its a great book!!!!!!
Glad I’m not the only who felt this way
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I recommend Lock every door by riley sager
SO GOOD
I’ve seen that one everywhere! Gotta try it out
I liked Then She Was Gone way more than Lock Every Door 🤷♀️😊
This is one of my favorites but is also one of the first thrillers I read when “getting back into reading” so I wonder how I’d feel now
that’s me right now, I loved it and just finished it (way faster than usual for me) but I am just getting back into reading for the first time in yearsss so I’m like hmm
I caught it half way through the review on audible. Maybe my brain is quicker adjusting to instant gratification. lol
This book was not a mystery but it was dark . Still it became a boring read after sometime because of the mystery unfolded so early.
I don’t love the happily ever after 😵💫 had potential til the
Oh man just finished this book today 25th December and I'm gonna tell this will haunt me for a while . This was kinda yk messed up for me that sixth sence, teo and hanna like hello? What?? , abt Laurel hating and then loving floyed, Laurel have double standards with her children, and at last a wedding!
But the way i was crying and the way my mom was concerned abt it
ufffff i just cant imagine what the feeling was knowing that you girl was with a crazy women in her basement rotting to death 😖 uhhhhh
Amy Ewing. Jewel
Can you do a it starts with us vlog?
Will be up in a few days!
One of the few books I read that left me devastated and unhappy. Sick, twisted, vulgar story. And I could never look at Poppy without throwing up. Girl is Frankenstein.
Can you do a vlog on it ends with us
I already have one!
This book is just idk mannn soo confusing
Did you buy it starts with us 👀👀👀
Ofc reading it now 🫡
Did you name your car Drako? lol. I kind of feel bad for Floyd honestly. I’m happy that he did the right thing in the end
Haha yes my little Draco boy 😸
All viral books should have a review video on RUclips so that if it's bad we don't waste our time
First lol
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@@nikkisbooknook Omgg hii!!
Book was disgusting and disgraceful in my humble opinion
I loved this book. Lisa Jewell is brilliant. I've read a few of hers. I'm on The Night She Disappeared. I'm excited to read the family upstairs.