The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney - desperate to find a new flat after a break in, Emma and her boyfriend apply to live in a house with very restrictive rules - no personal pictures, no books laying around, no possessions showing. A year later, Jane is applying for the same house despite the fact there has been a death there. Told in alternating chapters, then and now, this is a very fast read. And I started out really enjoying it. But by the end I pretty much hated everyone. I'm not sure if that was the author's intent. A couple of graphic sex scenes.
2 stars
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All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda - 10 years ago Nic walked away from her home town when her best friend disappeared. Now she's back to help her brother deal with their ailing father. Another girl disappears and the same cycle of suspicion begins. Told backwards, this was a little hard to wrap my head around. But you would know everything too soon if it was told in the conventional way. Once again, I found it hard to connect with the characters.
3.5 stars
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