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delayed reading this book, as I didnt think it would be exciting, Boy, was I wrong it was EXCELLENT! One twin goes to Paris to search for her missing sister, and finds a clue that she is alive, but to trust no one.
There are many dynamics at play here how twins “know” things about each other, estrangement, betrayal, trust issues, with each other and nearly everyone they encounter.
I thought the story started a little slow and meandering, but the pace quickly picked up, and the ending was a scary, creepy surprise and it was all good! There are a lot of characters to get to know, and the plot was very twisty but not difficult to follow.
Just when I thought I had guessed something, I was wrong several times, If you like thrillers and mysteries with family drama interwoven, and a touch of horror you will enjoy this book.
and I highly recommend it, Thanks to Netgalley, the author and publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
Shayna Darby has received a horrible email informing her of the death of her identical twin sister who has been living in Paris for several years.
Leaving her California home and flying to France, she is surprised by Angela's boyfriend, who has a key to Angela's apartment.
. . just something else Shayna didn't know about her sister, Much to her amazement, there is a message, . . meant only for Shayna. As twins and as young children they invented their own secret language, The message, written in this secret language only says, ALIVE. TRUST NO ONE.
Is her sister actually still alive Why would she be in hiding
Shayna retraces her sister's footsteps and finds herself the possible target of a serial killer, who supposedly murdered her sister.
Who can she trust Her sister's boyfriend she never knew about The embassy liaison who incidentally lives in the apartment above where her sister lived The police who seem not to be telling her anything
Lots of action, lots of suspense leads to an unpredictable ending.
Many thanks to the author / Thomas amp Mercer / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction.
Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own,
This one is so hard for me to review!
The synopsis that I'm sure you've already seen, but I'm going to tell you again anyway hooked me Sister gets a message that her twin is dead and she needs to ID her body.
She flies to Paris and goes to her sister's apartment only to find a cryptic message on her whiteboard "Alive.
Trust No One. " Like woah. I'm there for that. What happened to the sister Where is she What shady thing is she involved in
I'd like to start with the good stuff.
The synopsis haha The beginning was interesting. I did like the beginning and trying to understand everything going on, Characters were introduced quickly and with the "trust no one" bit, I was trying to figure out if it was the boyfriend, embassy official, or even the police officer.
It was fun trying to make my guess,
Unfortunately I felt there were more bad things about the book hence thestars.
I unfortunately didn't connect with the writing style, I felt there were odd terms that aren't in every day language so it made the dialogue seem somewhat unnatural.
There were also a lot of things said in french, but there wasn't a clear translation and that slowed me down a little.
Then the ending It was actually a pretty big letdown for me, And there is a secret that hangs over the entire story about the main character and when that was revealed I was actually mad.
It was a dumb secret and it really didn't have anything to do with her I can't really say more without giving it away.
Anyway./stars. It was okay. I probably hyped it up too much in my head, I'll do a short spoiler post about it on my blog readwithnatasha, com because I need to get it off my chest and if I were reading this I'd want to know the spoilers without actually reading the book haha.
The Missing Sister by Elle Marr is an ambitious novel and, I must admit, I am struggling to articulate my thoughts.
The writing and premise are excellent, however I did grapple with the execution of a plot that I think tries to tackle too much, and becomes a bit chaotic at times as a result.
.
Shayna Darby flies to Paris to identify the body of her twin sister Angela who has purportedly been murdered.
While trying to come to grips with this, Shayna sees a coded message that only she and her sister could recognize Alive.
Trust no one. The search is on for the missing twin, and it will take Shayna from the catacombs of Paris to the nefarious brothels that inhabit the City of Light.
While I did find events rather difficult to follow with any real degree of engagement, I loved the writing style and did enjoy the descriptions of Paris as the city seems to become a character in and of itself.
Unfortunately, this is a story that I didn't fully connect with, however I do recognize its merits and believe it will hit the spot with many others.
.stars
Many thanks to NetGalley and Thomas amp Mercer for this ARC,
The Missing Sister was an intriguing mysterythriller about a twin, Shayna, who comes to Paris to identify the body of her twin sister, Angela, who was murdered.
However, once she is in her sisters apartment, she discovers a message in their twin code that says “Trust No One.
” So begins Shaynas journey for the truth of what happened to her sister, There were many twists and turns and I enjoyed reading to the satisfying conclusion, After learning that her twin sister is dead, Shayna travels to Paris to identify her body.
But once she arrives she sees a message written by Angela,saying that Angela is alive and that Shayna should not trust anyone.
I really likedthings about this novel, First, that our main characters were of mix race, They were born in the US,while being half Chinese and half Irish, if I'm not mistaken.
So there were interesting discussions on what that feels like,on the sense of belonging, on how rude people can be.
The author made me feel these things, this part was done beautifully,
The second thing I liked was the writing style itself, Like I said,the author can practically make you feel what she is writing about, What it is like to be of mixed heritage, to be a twin,to be a foreigner, to be a child,to be a sibling.
Elle Marr goes deep on the theme of the twin bond,all the love and hate in that bond.
It was easy to see that Marr is a talented writer,
Now, the things I didn't like are mainly the plot and the pacing, There wasn't much of a plot in this book, that was my biggest problem, I was more than half way through and nothing more that what I told about the synopsis of this book happened.
The plot starts to get going and then quickly resolves itself in the lastpages and I hate it when books do that.
The pacing was another problem, It jumps from past to present, drowns you in so much unnecessary stuff that it becomes boring.
And this book is supposed to be a thriller, boring is the last word that should be used to describe it.
With this beautiful writing style I think Elle Marr could write amazing books in the literary or historical fiction genre, but not thrillers.
Thank you to netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Angela is missing and her twin sets out to find her, There is a message that she is alive and to trust no one, Surely that warning doesn't extend to her missing twins boyfriend,
In the search for her twin she will encounter all kinds of people, None of them are whom they appear to be,
In the end the only one she can trust is herself, Her determination to find her sister leads her into the most dangerous and difficult places she will ever go.
And in the end she does have to learn who to trust and who to run from.
Interesting, intriguing! Hooray! Unpopular review alert! It didnt reach to lets stay in the middle kind of three starred Switzerland status.
I wish it could.
Beginning of the novel was intriguing and promising made me think I was about to start something action packed, fast paced, exciting but a few chapters later: My jaw started to hurt because of too much yawning.
I started to see double and blurry, Nope, of course I didnt drink more than two glasses of my favorite brand of Chardonnay! I took several naps and when I opened my eyes I saw my husband dearest snoring loudly, holding my iPad in his big palms reminding you of bear claws with stupidest smile on his face.
he might have wondered what made my knockout and read some chapters to test himself! See boredom is contagious!
Yes, the book started promising: Shayna Darby, med student finds out her twin sister is dead in Paris so she flies there to deal with paperworks and funeral process but a cryptic message was written in twins secret language makes her realize her sister might be alive so she decides to retrace her steps to find out what happened to her.
But after that exciting, great start later, nothing happened, So many pages, so many chapters later still nothing happened and I dont want to discuss the unsatisfying ending!
Yes, I think I want to go back and erase my memories about reading this book and logging off and restarting my system for better reads after a great night sleep.
at least this book may be considered a great grimy bedtime story for deep and healthy sleep!.
There are many dynamics at play here how twins “know” things about each other, estrangement, betrayal, trust issues, with each other and nearly everyone they encounter.
I thought the story started a little slow and meandering, but the pace quickly picked up, and the ending was a scary, creepy surprise and it was all good! There are a lot of characters to get to know, and the plot was very twisty but not difficult to follow.
Just when I thought I had guessed something, I was wrong several times, If you like thrillers and mysteries with family drama interwoven, and a touch of horror you will enjoy this book.
and I highly recommend it, Thanks to Netgalley, the author and publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
Shayna Darby has received a horrible email informing her of the death of her identical twin sister who has been living in Paris for several years.
Leaving her California home and flying to France, she is surprised by Angela's boyfriend, who has a key to Angela's apartment.
. . just something else Shayna didn't know about her sister, Much to her amazement, there is a message, . . meant only for Shayna. As twins and as young children they invented their own secret language, The message, written in this secret language only says, ALIVE. TRUST NO ONE.
Is her sister actually still alive Why would she be in hiding
Shayna retraces her sister's footsteps and finds herself the possible target of a serial killer, who supposedly murdered her sister.
Who can she trust Her sister's boyfriend she never knew about The embassy liaison who incidentally lives in the apartment above where her sister lived The police who seem not to be telling her anything
Lots of action, lots of suspense leads to an unpredictable ending.
Many thanks to the author / Thomas amp Mercer / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction.
Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own,
This one is so hard for me to review!
The synopsis that I'm sure you've already seen, but I'm going to tell you again anyway hooked me Sister gets a message that her twin is dead and she needs to ID her body.
She flies to Paris and goes to her sister's apartment only to find a cryptic message on her whiteboard "Alive.
Trust No One. " Like woah. I'm there for that. What happened to the sister Where is she What shady thing is she involved in
I'd like to start with the good stuff.
The synopsis haha The beginning was interesting. I did like the beginning and trying to understand everything going on, Characters were introduced quickly and with the "trust no one" bit, I was trying to figure out if it was the boyfriend, embassy official, or even the police officer.
It was fun trying to make my guess,
Unfortunately I felt there were more bad things about the book hence thestars.
I unfortunately didn't connect with the writing style, I felt there were odd terms that aren't in every day language so it made the dialogue seem somewhat unnatural.
There were also a lot of things said in french, but there wasn't a clear translation and that slowed me down a little.
Then the ending It was actually a pretty big letdown for me, And there is a secret that hangs over the entire story about the main character and when that was revealed I was actually mad.
It was a dumb secret and it really didn't have anything to do with her I can't really say more without giving it away.
Anyway./stars. It was okay. I probably hyped it up too much in my head, I'll do a short spoiler post about it on my blog readwithnatasha, com because I need to get it off my chest and if I were reading this I'd want to know the spoilers without actually reading the book haha.
The Missing Sister by Elle Marr is an ambitious novel and, I must admit, I am struggling to articulate my thoughts.
The writing and premise are excellent, however I did grapple with the execution of a plot that I think tries to tackle too much, and becomes a bit chaotic at times as a result.
.
Shayna Darby flies to Paris to identify the body of her twin sister Angela who has purportedly been murdered.
While trying to come to grips with this, Shayna sees a coded message that only she and her sister could recognize Alive.
Trust no one. The search is on for the missing twin, and it will take Shayna from the catacombs of Paris to the nefarious brothels that inhabit the City of Light.
While I did find events rather difficult to follow with any real degree of engagement, I loved the writing style and did enjoy the descriptions of Paris as the city seems to become a character in and of itself.
Unfortunately, this is a story that I didn't fully connect with, however I do recognize its merits and believe it will hit the spot with many others.
.stars
Many thanks to NetGalley and Thomas amp Mercer for this ARC,
In Paris, her twin sister has vanished, leaving behind three chilling
words: Trust no one.
Shayna Darby is finally coming to terms with her parents deaths when shes delivered another blow.
The body of her estranged twin sister, Angelathe possible victim of a serial killerhas been pulled from the Seine.
Putting whats left of her life on hold, Shayna heads to Paris, But while cleaning out Angelas apartment, Shayna makes a startling discovery: a coded message meant for her alone
Alive.
Trust no one.
Taking the warning to heart, Shayna maintains the lie, She makes a positive ID on the remains and works to find out whereand whyher missing sister is hiding.
Shayna retraces her sisters footsteps, and they lead her down into Pariss underbelly,
As she gets closer to the truthand to the killerShaynas own life may now be in the balance
I want to start off with thanking Goodreads for this Kindle Giveaway.The Missing Sister was an intriguing mysterythriller about a twin, Shayna, who comes to Paris to identify the body of her twin sister, Angela, who was murdered.
However, once she is in her sisters apartment, she discovers a message in their twin code that says “Trust No One.
” So begins Shaynas journey for the truth of what happened to her sister, There were many twists and turns and I enjoyed reading to the satisfying conclusion, After learning that her twin sister is dead, Shayna travels to Paris to identify her body.
But once she arrives she sees a message written by Angela,saying that Angela is alive and that Shayna should not trust anyone.
I really likedthings about this novel, First, that our main characters were of mix race, They were born in the US,while being half Chinese and half Irish, if I'm not mistaken.
So there were interesting discussions on what that feels like,on the sense of belonging, on how rude people can be.
The author made me feel these things, this part was done beautifully,
The second thing I liked was the writing style itself, Like I said,the author can practically make you feel what she is writing about, What it is like to be of mixed heritage, to be a twin,to be a foreigner, to be a child,to be a sibling.
Elle Marr goes deep on the theme of the twin bond,all the love and hate in that bond.
It was easy to see that Marr is a talented writer,
Now, the things I didn't like are mainly the plot and the pacing, There wasn't much of a plot in this book, that was my biggest problem, I was more than half way through and nothing more that what I told about the synopsis of this book happened.
The plot starts to get going and then quickly resolves itself in the lastpages and I hate it when books do that.
The pacing was another problem, It jumps from past to present, drowns you in so much unnecessary stuff that it becomes boring.
And this book is supposed to be a thriller, boring is the last word that should be used to describe it.
With this beautiful writing style I think Elle Marr could write amazing books in the literary or historical fiction genre, but not thrillers.
Thank you to netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Angela is missing and her twin sets out to find her, There is a message that she is alive and to trust no one, Surely that warning doesn't extend to her missing twins boyfriend,
In the search for her twin she will encounter all kinds of people, None of them are whom they appear to be,
In the end the only one she can trust is herself, Her determination to find her sister leads her into the most dangerous and difficult places she will ever go.
And in the end she does have to learn who to trust and who to run from.
Interesting, intriguing! Hooray! Unpopular review alert! It didnt reach to lets stay in the middle kind of three starred Switzerland status.
I wish it could.
Beginning of the novel was intriguing and promising made me think I was about to start something action packed, fast paced, exciting but a few chapters later: My jaw started to hurt because of too much yawning.
I started to see double and blurry, Nope, of course I didnt drink more than two glasses of my favorite brand of Chardonnay! I took several naps and when I opened my eyes I saw my husband dearest snoring loudly, holding my iPad in his big palms reminding you of bear claws with stupidest smile on his face.
he might have wondered what made my knockout and read some chapters to test himself! See boredom is contagious!
Yes, the book started promising: Shayna Darby, med student finds out her twin sister is dead in Paris so she flies there to deal with paperworks and funeral process but a cryptic message was written in twins secret language makes her realize her sister might be alive so she decides to retrace her steps to find out what happened to her.
But after that exciting, great start later, nothing happened, So many pages, so many chapters later still nothing happened and I dont want to discuss the unsatisfying ending!
Yes, I think I want to go back and erase my memories about reading this book and logging off and restarting my system for better reads after a great night sleep.
at least this book may be considered a great grimy bedtime story for deep and healthy sleep!.
Elle Marr