I found this book to be predictable and repetitive. It had potential to be something really good, but it kept falling flat for me. Its hard to pinpoint why, exactly without spoilers. Maybe I did not connect with the characters, or the trope is one I've read too much lately. There is nothing wrong at all with the author's writings style, and in fact, I enjoyed that. 3 stars.

The book started very slowly but I was intrigued enough to keep reading. This story continues to build slowly and,all in all, it ended up a good read.

For a twin to lose their other half, it has to be one of the worst feelings in the world. That's exactly what happened to Stella when she lost Leila. Her world stopped, and since then, she's been trying to find out what happened to Leila. The Girl in the Missing Poster is an addictive read. While the beginning is a bit slow paced, the second half of the book is worth it. Each of the characters had the depth needed to be fully invested in their stories. The plot was well put together and the ending was built up to a beautiful masterpiece. I'd highly recommend this Psychological Thriller!

This was a great thriller with tension, drama and mystery. It makes you question everything which helps to get you engaged with the plot.

This was an absolutely gripping psychological thriller full of action and lots of twists and turns! Just what you want in a good mystery read. The book will have you thinking to yourself.....is there anybody we can truly trust? I enjoyed the writing style of this author and it read like a true-crime book to me.

The blurb really intrigued me and sounded like my kind of read. But I’m actually in 2 minds about it now I’ve finished it. It started off well but even though there is loads going on it was still extremely slow paced. I really liked Stella as a character and how she was portrayed along with how such a trauma can affect someone. I liked how some of the story was told through the documentary. When the twists and turns came which were good they all seemed to come at the same time and at the end and in my opinion I think some of those were needed earlier on and throughout the story. I still enjoyed it when I got past the slow pace and I was caught up in the twists.

3.5/5 🌟🌟🌟/🌟

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to listen to and review this ARC that was published on the 23rd of Feb 2021.

What a mind blowing story! I’ve never thought about how would an identical twin would feel if their twin went missing. That’s what happened to Stella. On a crazy night 25 years ago Stella’s twin walked out of a party and was never seen again. Every year Stella puts out missing flyers hoping for something. Everything changes when reporter Euan convinces Stella to do a documentary on her missing sister.

I suspected everyone! I mean EVERYONE! I hate to say I enjoyed this book because it was heartbreaking but it was so good I finished it in a day. I just had to know whodunnit.

The Girl in the Missing Poster by Barbara Copperthwaite is a thriller novel that covers an old cold case. A girl went missing twenty five years before leaving behind her twin sister.

Stella Hawkins has hated her birthday for the last twenty five years since the night her twin sister Leila went missing. Every year since Stella has passed out flyers and hoped that one day she would get the answers to just what happened. This year things change when a media company shows interest in doing a story on Leila.

Having read Barbara Copperthwaite’s books before I knew going into this one that the writing would be solid and the story one I’d become engaged in reading. What I found with this particular story though was I felt it did start to feel as if it had slowed down and perhaps went a bit long. Still an alright read overall in my opinion but not the best I’d read from this author leaving my rating at three and a half stars.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

It's been 25 years since Stella's twin disappeared and she's never given up the search. 25 years of avoiding mirrors because it's her missing half, Leila, that she sees there. Now, a documentary team has taken up Leila's story, and all of a sudden there's new interest in the case. Will Stella ever find out the truth and be able to lay her twin's haunting memory to rest?
This story left me with a lot of questions up until the very end. I like the way the chapters start with the documentary script and then continue with the story line. The fact that the victim is a twin gave the story a unique and heartbreaking twist.
I received an advance reader copy of this book through NetGalley. The views and opinions expressed in this review are completely my own and given voluntarily.

Reading Between the Wines book review #109/115 for 2021:
Rating: 2 🍷 🍷
Book 🎧: The Girl in the Missing Poster
Author: Barbara Copperthwaite
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers
RELEASED on February 23, 2021!!!

Sipping thoughts: This book was just okay for me. It seemed to be very repetitive and didn’t really take off at all. The reveal of what happened was interesting but it fell pretty flat for me.

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I found this one really interesting. The story flowed well and kept my attention. I really enjoyed the writing style and the twists and turns. I’ll definitely be following this author to see what other ones they have written! I would recommend this one to a friend.

Wow, what a thrilling read. Absolutely nothing is as it seems in this book and I honestly did not see the ending coming. I enjoyed this book from beginning to end and can't wait for the next one. Recommended.
TB

This book had me up all night and it was so addictive. The first part was very slow but that doesnt take anything away from the book. Great characters and great plot.

This was a stunning psychological thriller with many twists and turns and action. The suspense during the second half was gripping.
Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Stella has been living in a dismal fog since the disappearance of her twin sister, Leila. Twenty five years ago, after her father’s birthday party, Leila goes missing. Taking part in a documentary, hoping it will renew attention to her sister’s case. Stella is forced to relive that tragic night when her life changed forever. Did Leila run away trying to escape an obsessive relationship, or is something more sinister at play? Will the documentary bring information of Leila’s disappearance to the surface along with danger to those left in the aftermath? Could Leila still be out there somewhere waiting to be found, or is her killer waiting for their next unsuspecting victim?
Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for my advance copy.

Woohoo the queen is back. Author Barbara Copperthwaite was back with another whopper of a book. A missing twin on a stormy night and a sister who had been searching for her for years. And now Netflix was interested in making a documentary on her anniversary.

This was a slow moving book which started more as a mystery, slowly ramping up its suspense until it reached the category of a thriller in the last 30%. I loved Stella, who had the most heart breaking time of her life of searching for her twin. She was lovingly etched by the author in the scenes where the pain of looking into the mirror was written.

Secrets hinted it kept me at the edge of the seat to get to it. The author was a tease, I tell ya… 😂 I enjoyed the pace which kept me enthralled and engrossed in the prose, barring a couple of scenes where I wanted more drama…who didn’t? Written as the POV of Stella and documentary transcripts, the prose was a delight to read.

But the last few chapters kept me hooked, the nail biting kinds, so much so that I couldn’t go back to work until I finished the book. I had to know the identity of the perp, so many theories and suspects and one ending. The author fooled me completely. Absolutely dynamic!!

The Girl In The Missing Poster by Barbara Copperthwaite

June 24, 1994: Nineteen year old Leila Hawkins runs from her feather’ s birthday party into the stormy night, wearing her sister’s red coat. Some say she was crying, others swear they saw her get into a passing car. Nobody ever saw her again.

This was an intriguing mystery thriller. Murderer was playing games with Leila, the surviving twin. Very interesting characters. Couldn’t put the book down. I recommend this book.

Thanks to Net Galley for sending me an advanced reader’s copy for my review.

If you’re a fan of Barbara Copperthwaite, you will NOT be disappointed by this book in the least. I think it’s one of her best. The premise is grabbing, the action is plentiful and keeps moving, and there are plenty of moments that make the reader second guess what they know. The author did a good job of making Stella human with human failings. She was a real person trying to cope with impossible situations. I particularly liked how the reader got to know just enough about each of the characters to wonder if there was something more to them. The interspersal of documentary transcripts was also very effective. If you haven’t read anything by her, now’s your chance, because this one is just sooooo good! For a detailed review, please visit Fireflies and Free Kicks. Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for a digital ARC of the book.

A taut, compelling thriller that kept me turning the pages. Recommended! Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this ARC

Ok... So, this took me so long to finish, that I'm struggling with this review.

The overall plot was perfectly fine: twin sister is missing for 25 years. Remaining sister is still looking for her/wants to find out where her body is buried. A documentary re-launches the investigation.
It’s a classic whodunnit and the ending might be surprising for most people.

I enjoyed the mystery part of it. However, there were a few things that put me off and made me give this only 3 stars:

Most of the characters got on my nerves. Stella was too full of herself, one of those people that makes a point of putting that “tough girl/no one messes with me” mask on. She’s obnoxious, obsessed, and downright annoying.

Euan just makes no sense to me. Shows up in Stella’s life out of nowhere and suddenly falls in love with her. They have nothing in common, she’s quite a bit older and leads a completely different lifestyle than Euan. It seemed so fishy to me, that I never expected it to work. They had zero chemistry; I just didn’t feel it.
The police allowing Stella to constantly mess with the investigation is unreal.

But mostly, the dog theme. For the love of God… Most people like dogs, but to write a whole book around it is just too much. Everything in this story involved the dogs. They went everywhere with Stella, she was constantly talking about them, comparing them to people… Just because she trained dogs she was, suddenly, an expert in human behavior?? Even the scene about the puppy farm was soooo unnecessary and boring…
This could’ve been a great story, if not for all these grating points.

Thanks, Netgalley and Bookouture for this copy in exchange for my honest review!