Last Girl Ghosted by Lisa UngerMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I received an ARC of this book.
This book started off so good. In the middle it seemed like a completely different book. And by the end I was just kind of confused...
I was excited to read this story about Wren, who is encouraged by her best friend to try a dating app, and through it meets Adam, an intriguing and mysterious man with whom Wren feels an immediate connection. The two begin a relationship which lasts for 3 months, until one day when Adam completely disappears (after Wren has confessed something to him about a serious time in her past). Wren tries to find Adam and discover what is really going on when she is confronted by a private investigator who reveals Adam may not be at all what he seemed, and is probably connected to the disappearance of 3 other women.
At this point, I was loving the book. I felt like I was reading an episode of Dateline or something, and couldn't wait to see what would happen next. But then the book took a turn. In Wren's flashbacks the reader discovers more about her painful past and what has made her into the woman she is today. While this part of the book was compelling, it was not at all what I was expecting, and the book became much less of a mystery or psychological thriller, and more of an exploration of Wren's personal journey as she tried to live with her demons. It was dark, depressing, and hard to read.
Then, the book started to pick up again as it looked like Adam--or whoever was behind his disappearance--may be close to coming out in the open and revealing what exactly was going on. I was rooting for Wren to take charge and make whoever was responsible pay for what was going on. But in the last 1/3 things got weird. Wren made questionable decision after questionable--actually terrible--decision (I expected more of her), the timeline of the book got very confusing, and things that should have been elaborated on and delved into were barely mentioned. Things that didn't have much bearing on the story were described in incredible detail. I just got confused. Then the "climax" of the book was more than a little convenient and unbelievable. And I was left feeling a bit disappointed.
I am not sure what this book was trying to be--a twisty psychological thriller, a story of a woman's quest to confront her past and become the best version of herself, a tense and creepy suspense-filled mystery? It's like it was trying to be all three, and failed. I am not sure if I would recommend this book or not.
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I was excited to read this story about Wren, who is encouraged by her best friend to try a dating app, and through it meets Adam, an intriguing and mysterious man with whom Wren feels an immediate connection. The two begin a relationship which lasts for 3 months, until one day when Adam completely disappears (after Wren has confessed something to him about a serious time in her past). Wren tries to find Adam and discover what is really going on when she is confronted by a private investigator who reveals Adam may not be at all what he seemed, and is probably connected to the disappearance of 3 other women.
At this point, I was loving the book. I felt like I was reading an episode of Dateline or something, and couldn't wait to see what would happen next. But then the book took a turn. In Wren's flashbacks the reader discovers more about her painful past and what has made her into the woman she is today. While this part of the book was compelling, it was not at all what I was expecting, and the book became much less of a mystery or psychological thriller, and more of an exploration of Wren's personal journey as she tried to live with her demons. It was dark, depressing, and hard to read.
Then, the book started to pick up again as it looked like Adam--or whoever was behind his disappearance--may be close to coming out in the open and revealing what exactly was going on. I was rooting for Wren to take charge and make whoever was responsible pay for what was going on. But in the last 1/3 things got weird. Wren made questionable decision after questionable--actually terrible--decision (I expected more of her), the timeline of the book got very confusing, and things that should have been elaborated on and delved into were barely mentioned. Things that didn't have much bearing on the story were described in incredible detail. I just got confused. Then the "climax" of the book was more than a little convenient and unbelievable. And I was left feeling a bit disappointed.
I am not sure what this book was trying to be--a twisty psychological thriller, a story of a woman's quest to confront her past and become the best version of herself, a tense and creepy suspense-filled mystery? It's like it was trying to be all three, and failed. I am not sure if I would recommend this book or not.
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