I really had high hopes for this book and unfortunately it did not deliver. The story did not seem to gel and in my opinion rather long winded. Saying that I am sure other readers will enjoy it more just not for me.
Thanks to Amazon Publishing UK and Netgalley for the ARC.

Oh what an incredible book. An absolutely brilliant story. I totally devoured this. It’s hard to describe the plot without spoiling it, I loved the title and cover of the story, requesting for this reason. And I’m so glad I did. A brilliant psychological thriller. A stand out from the rest. Highly recommended xx

A mother teenage daughter went missing two decades ago is desperate – understandably – for answers. But she’s not the only one who wonders about the case and a photograph could lead to a dangerous, life changing revelation. A tautly written read that made you empathise with Samantha, the missing girl’s mother.

The Missing by Daisy Pearce was one of those stories that I wanted to love, but for me, it fell a little flat. The storylines were easy enough to follow, but I wanted the mom of the missing girl to be able to move on. She never accepted her new reality and I guess if one ever had a child go missing, it would be extremely difficult to do. She found an unlikely ally in the wife of the missing's friend/boyfriend from high school. Soon, they both become obsessed with knowing what happened.
I appreciated the flow of the writing. It kept me reading until the end. I just wanted the mom to finally have her closure and it seemed like it took forever to get. Thank you to #netgalley #amazonpublishinguk for this advanced copy. The book is set to be published on June 9, 2020.

Thank you for the ecopy of this book. I will be posting a full review on Goodreads, Amazon, and Instagram! Many thanks.

The Missing by Daisy Pearce is a fast-paced, engrossing thriller that will have you questioning everything you think you know until the very end.

Fifteen year old Edie Hudson has always had a somewhat problematic relationship with her mother, Samantha. When she goes missing from their small community, the case seems to be quickly forgotten by everyone but Samantha. Twenty years on a local woman, Frances, also has an interest in the case, and it is a personal one. She has discovered a photograph of her husband with the long missing girl. Alternating between 'then' and 'now', and between the perspectives of the two women, Edie's disappearance becomes an all-consuming obsession for Frances, a wife who is seeking answers, and her involvement provides hope for Samantha, a mother who has been plagued by guilt for far too long.

This is a twisty tale that will sweep you up in a compelling and unpredictable journey. You will be racing to find out what happened to Edie Hudson so many years ago.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for this ARC.

This was a great read start to finish. A missing girl and a mother who never gave up. Edie was never the worlds darling, she was a bully with aggression problems, so when she vanishes into thin air she is written off as a run away with out much of an investigation. Frances has married Edies ex boyfriend and when they visit his hometown she meets Edies mom... together they try to unravel the past and how the past is a part of Frances present.
Great characters, great plot and fast paced with lots of suspense. I highly recommend this book.

A multiple POV thriller set in two time periods which was exciting to read. The book is centred around the disappearance of Edie, and we see the story through the eyes of Frances and Samantha. I found the book to be well-paced, full of great macabre description, and interesting plot developments. There are some contrivances, as with any thriller, I didn't connect with Samantha as much as I felt I could have, and felt there were a couple of subplots which weren't fleshed out fully/didn't feel resolved but on the whole this was a great page turner and it was written wonderfully well.

This started off really well, with such a well written, heartbreaking description of a mother's experience following the disappearance of her daughter. Alongside this there is an equally well written synopsis of a marriage in trouble due to the apparent misdemeanours of the husband. So far, so good.
However, it then seemed to lose something and I struggled to finish it.
Finish it I did though and overall I found it a decently rounded drama / thriller - bit 'made for tv' but an OK read.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to preview.

The Missing made me sad, not to say it isn’t an incredible story but the feeling of sadness lingered long after finishing.
The grief that flows through the pages , the wonderful writing, the twists (oh my god the twists!!). Pacing is per fctm actually everything’s perfect! Read The Missing!

A strong five out of five book.

spoiler alert ** 3.5 stars

A good mystery that had me guessing to very near the end as to what had happened to Edie.
I was willing to suspect everyone and no one,she might have just been a runaway.
Good levels of creepiness provided by the local caretaker and the witchcraft.
No surprises at the end,but it took me a fairly long time to get to the answer.

The Missing is a captivating thriller that has you hooked from the start. The chapters flip between two women who are unexpectedly connected by a missing girl. Samantha is the mother of the missing girl, and you can emphasize with her as she experiences ongoing grief for years. Frances is a married women who is interested in what happened to the missing girl, Edie.

I really enjoyed this book and was curious about what truly happened to Edie and I wanted to know why. I liked that this story was told in first person because it was easy to understand what the characters were experiencing throughout the book. The ending of this book was not as predictable as some thrillers tend to be in my opinion, which really sets it apart from other stories. Another thing I really enjoyed about this book was the true aspect of how missing people can be overlooked depending on their backgrounds. Edie wasn't a "good girl" and her disappearance didn't get attention by the media the way that "good-girls" do.

This book was captivating, touching, and thrilling. I'm looking forward to reading more titles by this author.

I loved this thriller! I was immediately hooked within the first few pages. This book is chalk full of subtle red herrings which will keep you guessing from the very start.

The chapters flip between Samantha and Frances, which I enjoyed as slowly their story lines start to meld together and more pieces of the mystery become clear. The mother character Samantha, is so relatable and you could feel her extreme emotional pain throughout this story. Highly recommend for those in need/want of a good thriller.

Thank you to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing UK for a chance to review this arc in exchange for an honest review.

The Missing is a story told in alternating perspectives by two women who’s lives are unknowingly intertwined. Samantha tells her story then and now, when her daughter went missing and 20 years later as she continues to search for answers. Frances lets her curiosity get the better of her when she finds out about a missing girl from her husbands past. In her search for answers, she encounters Samantha and the two become an unlikely pair. The final 1/3 of the book is filled with shocking twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Psychological Thriller filled with thrills

This book is a testament to a mother's love and determination. Samantha has never gave up on her daughter, Edie, who went missing years ago. Although everyone else has forgotten, Samantha is a mama bear and will never forget. She will find a way to piece together and unravel the mystery of what happened to her daughter all those years ago.

What really happened to Edie? Is there someone who knows? Read to find out!

I enjoyed the pacing and the plot development in this story. I thought it was very rich in detail and the writing was excellent. What are you waiting for? Read this today!

This book hooked me from page one. The plot was intriguing, the settings and the characters well developed. Edie is a character that stands out and makes the reader think about how people can have hidden faces or be misjudged by others. It was a great reading and I’d recommend this book.

When I began this book, I thought "oh no here we go again", as I believed it was going to follow the formula of so many 'missing teenager' books available at the moment. However, I quickly learnt that I was incorrect, as it delved deeply into the pain of a mother, who lost a particularly difficult child, and posed some serious questions about the effects of this on how the mother and society dealt with this loss. As I work with teenagers, I can allude that kids with issues such as Edie certainly exist, but a spotlight is rarely shone on the mental and physical effects this can have on their primary caregivers. In my opinion this is an excellent book, and it should hold an important place in modern thrillers, whereby books should be written that are raw and real, rather than 'thriller by numbers'.

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Exceptional plot, in depth characters, and extremely well written. Just like Pearces first book this one was just as good if not better.

From the beginning this one hooked me. I honestly didn’t want to put it down! I look forward to reading more by Daisy Pearce.

Thank you NetGalley, publisher and author, for letting me have a copy of this book to read and review. Premise of this book was very interesting. A teenager disappeared years ago and her mom is still trying to find out what happened. Meanwhile a wife discovers her husband may be hiding secrets from her. Shockingly, the couples might have things in common. I was intrigued and excited to find out the possible link between the 2 couples. I wanted to like this book more than I did, sadly. I did not like the narration style of the author. I was so distracted by the use of, sometimes fancy, words to describe details about the characters and their surroundings. "slender curve of the moon", "her hair is a nebula about her drawn face".