This was an overall off book. I didn’t understand where the plot was going. I only made it to 80% before I dropped it.

This book seemed so far fetched and completely unrealistic.
The writing is very immersive but the plot just wasn’t to my taste.

i went into this book thinking it was a thriller about missing kids, and it ended up being a weird book with twists of science and hints of alien abduction. not for me. DNFed at 30%

Dark thriller that had you hooked from the off. The book was very well written. Great plot. Very exciting. Fast paced to get your heart racing. Loved this book

The concept behind this book was great. I was drawn to the idea of a family simply vanishing out of thin air and the investigation behind the disappearance. However, the story was not that great. The book's pace was off, and while I was expecting an unreal type of story, I just couldn't believe this one. I found the characters not to be that likable, and I found myself bored with the plot. I think the book could have gone in a different direction and I had to put it down more than once. Brilliant concept but failed to deliver.

No no no. Just so weird and rubbish and not at all what I wanted read so I ended up bailing. Wouldn’t recommend

This was such a promising story. From the post it had me gripped. How could the whole family just vanish into thin air? What happened to them. What unfolded over the remainder of the book was far fetched and unbelievable. Weird and unconvincing, I did not really enjoy this book. I made it to the end and, for that and the promising start, it gets two stars.

The pace of the book was quite good and had me turning the pages. I didnt really connect with the characters so that influenced my rating. At times I felt that it was a bit far fetched for my liking.

A fun story
Very far fetched
Liked the hints of alien abduction but it was unbelievable
Started well, then slowed down
A different read

This was a brilliantly written book with an interesting concept that the author pulled off so well. It had me on the edge of my seat the entire time and I couldn’t wait to find out what happened next. The characters were intriguing and I loved learning more about them. Thanks to Netgalley, the author and publisher for a copy of this book to read and review.

This book was a slow burn with twists and turns that wasn't one that kept me on the edge of my seat but held my attention enough to finish reading it. I did feel like I skimmed over some parts to find the action but overall a good read.

I was gripped from the first page. The jumping back and forward was annoying but it didn't affect my review. It was a very different story to my usual books but loved it. Suspense, drama, wit, intelligent, fast, dark, and, confrontational. Brilliant.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was a very slow mystery novel with an intriguing premise but executed rather blandly. It was difficult to get into the novel.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

This is a good mystery. I don't want to spoil anytjing, but I read it all in one night because I just had to know what happened to the girls! My only dislike would be the flashbacks felt a little too long, and disrupted the flow of the story. Overall though I thought it was a unique story.

Glenn Cooper does it again in this intriguingly put together Mystery book. At times this standalone feels very different to his other books, but it also has some good similarities.

The book starts off with the apparent abduction of a family with no signs of a break in or struggle of any kind. Then four years later the two young girls are returned talking of having been in space, and they don’t appear to have aged a day. We also see some strange deaths along the way as the disappearance is investigated.

This is a very cleverly put together book, and like all Glenn Cooper books it keeps you wanting to read on to find out the next step in the adventure. There is a good central character who is determined to find out what happened, even when others die around him. This is really a mystery with an element of science fiction and a medical mystery thrown into the mix, using Glenn Cooper’s medical knowledge. If you want a fast moving mystery with a difference I strongly recommend it to you.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publishers for providing a copy of this book for me, for an an open and honest review.

I fell in love with Glenn Cooper's books with his Library of the Dead and excited to read this one. It is different with a less creepy element but still enjoyable with many turns and fast-paced thrills that was read in a day. The Italian and Spanish location gave it the perfect backdrop for gang-style threads with a sci-fi twist, great if you are looking for something different.

The Taken Girls is a pacy, intelligent thriller, a real page turner that I read in one sitting.

Glenn Cooper writes with such an immersive descriptive style you find yourself falling into the narrative. The mystery element is cleverly managed with lots of twists and turns to keep avid crime fiction fans happy.

It is a crime/science fiction hybrid in a way, a lot of fun to read, not sure I entirely bought into it but definitely very much enjoyed reading it.

New author alert and I love finding new authors The Taken Girls by Glenn Cooper with lots of twists and turns.and throughout and what a great start of a book:-

"They were taken. They returned. and They never aged."

A entire family were abducted during the night while they are on holiday at their villa in Italy. There no signs of foul play, and no clues on where or who took them! Then 4 years later the two young girls turn up and they have not aged at all!

WoW I am intrigued! How can that happen?

This book is told in three installments and shares a lot of background on former CIA agent Marcus, Handler and Dr Ferrol Gayton which keeps you on your toes throughout. I also found this book is great if you like Different! with sci-fi and medical twists to it!

I highly recommend this book and its very cleverly put together.

BIg thank you to Netgalley and Glenn cooper and Aries for advanced digital copy in exchange for review

The beginning was slow and it took awhile to build up but it picked up halfway into the story and is well worth the read!

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3.75 Hearts When a family goes missing there are so many questions but five years later when the girls come back looking the same age without the rest of the family and having cancer there are even more questions.

This is a well written story that kept me interested. There were some parts I felt were added just for more pages and some characters that really added nothing to the story but to confuse the reader but all in all it was a page turner. I did think the author rushed the end a bit to give us all the answers but I would take that over closing the book and wondering what happened to ____.

It would sound like I didn’t like the story very much but I actually did enjoy it. As I said this is a page turner to keep you wondering what happened and what is up with these little girls.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.