Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this book.

I wanted to like this book more than I actually did. It's the story of 16-year-old Violet and her family, and how they deal with the rumors and secrets that come out after Flight 113, in which her mother is the pilot, disappears. There is a lot going on in the book, but that's not altogether a bad thing. The book deals with self-harm as well as the stages of grief as Violet waits to find out what happened to her mother.

I thought the representation of LGBTIA characters in this book was done extremely well. Violet is bisexual. Her sister is figuring out her sexuality. In both cases, it wasn't made to be a whole plot, but instead, just introduced as another facet of who the girls are, and I liked that a lot. In this arena, I felt like Violet was very mature. In other areas, however, she wasn't.

I thought the characters in this book were inconsistent. The dad, for instance, bothers me. His character just seems slightly off, and not just offbeat. I can't put my finger on it exactly, but it didn't add up for me. Violet herself is very inconsistent. I know she's dealing with grief and loss, and scared, but one minute she acts her age, and then the next she's throwing tantrums like a 10-year-old. She goes from acting mature and reasonable (which I know, teens fluctuate) to overreacting and buyring her head in the sand. A lot of it is denial, but it did make it a struggle to read.

Overall, this book was about a 3.5 for me.

Violet is dealing with a lot. She is almost to her 50 day “safety” mark after self-harming for years, she is going to school, her older sister is leaving to go across the country for college, and her parents recently split up and divorce is on the horizon for them.. Then the night of her school play her mom, an airline pilot, does not make it to the school and Violet and her family learn that her plane has gone missing over the Atlantic Ocean and the time on the clock begins ticking.
The chapters of this book are broken out by day and time of day starting from the planes abrupt disappearance. Our cast of characters is small, mainly Violet, her sister Savannah, Landon, and their dad.
Violet, our protagonist, takes us through the stages of grief she went through, and her determination to defend and clear her mother’s name.
A wild ride with a bit of a twisted ending.

Marisa has written such a heart-wrenching story of pain, loss, and love. I was just bawling my eyes out! This book pulled me into a world where the main character&apos;s mom is missing and everyone is accusing Violet&apos;s mom of crashing the plane. And god, what Violet&apos;s family goes through in this book is freaking hard like actually DAMN! Oh and Landon is the best character ever! Like you mess with Landon, You mess with me!😡Make sure to check this book out on June 7th, 2022!!!<br>
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Although I would like to add that this book does have quite a bit of cutting and panic attack scenes and it was one of the main reasons why I cried so much like that used to be me and don&apos;t worry people I&apos;m better now but yeah if do read this book just keep that in mind. <br>
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Thank You, Entangled Teen and NetGalley for the eARC!!!

The Gravity of Missing Things is the debut novel by Marisa Urgo. It follows the story of Violet, a high school theatre kid who is so excited for her pilot mother to get home from South America and come see her latest school theatre show. Only her mother doesn’t show up. It turns out that her mother’s plane has gone missing. This story focuses on Violet and her family as they navigate the next few days after the flight goes missing.

There are a few content warnings that I will put at the bottom of my review.

I think this story did a lot right. It focuses on what it is like to grieve for someone that you don’t know for sure is gone. Violet is trying hard to stay positive about the odds of finding her mother and the other 155 missing passengers but as the hours turn to days, she starts to lose faith.

Violet’s mother is targeted by the media as they uncover secrets about her past. This book definitely leans into the differences between how men and women are treated online, which was heartbreaking to see through the eyes of a teenager.

I did have some issues with this book. The biggest issue being Violet herself as a character. She has these spiraling thoughts that repeat themselves constantly through the book which made it hard to be in her head the whole time. While I feel like it was a very realistic way a teenager would think in that situation, I would have preferred if we could have had her sister’s point of view as well just to help balance it out. I also think there were a few things towards the end that were supposed to be twists but I feel like they hurt the character development of a lot of the characters in the book.

All in all, I think this was a solid debut. The writing was very introspective, we spent so much time in Violet’s head as she tried to figure things out. I look forward to what this author does next.

Content warnings: self harm, thoughts of self harm, cheating, cancer, grief.

Thank you to Entangled Publishing for providing me an advanced copy of this book. I voluntarily read and reviewed this advanced copy so all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Content warnings: Before starting this book. Please be aware that there are some themes and mentions of things that may be hard for some people to read. Here are the content warnings I noticed to be aware of if needed: Self harm, mentions of suicide, grief, death, infidelity, panic attacks/disorders, cancer.

Review:
There are many things I loved about this book and many topics I was pleased that it covered.

First, I absolutely love that there is bisexual representation in this book. I love that the MC actually states she is attracted to all genders rather than the common misconception that being bi means you are attracted to two genders.

The other important topic is how women are painted by the media and public as being villains. Everyone was quick to judge Violet’s mother even though no evidence had been found yet of what happened. This is too common in the real world and I liked that this story captured that.

I really really felt for this main character Violet. She was open about her mental health and it was refreshing to see her have coping mechanisms for herself to use. The representation of mental health is a really important thing so having characters that actively and openly struggle with various pieces was important to me and I feel it was well done in a realistic way.

The growth of the characters was another positive of this book. I feel that Violet and even the other characters grew to be more understanding of the world around them and of what other people face in their own lives. Violet and her sister grew together and became understanding of each other’s differences and similarities and how they loved each other being sisters.

I really enjoyed this book and I’m giving it 4 stars because some plot twists were predictable to me. However, it was still enjoyable to read and there were twists I didn’t expect at all included how it would end. I feel that the ending resolved everything and it was a satisfying ending (in terms of everything was concluded).

This is a set-up for an amazing story, and it could really be amazing for some people—lovers of YA Mystery, people who judge books by their covers. Unfortunately, like any other book, this can’t be for everyone. And it wasn’t it for me.

Full review: https://ruddy-jitterbug-af6.notion.site/The-Gravity-of-Missing-Things-271d663cbf5842aa9e83365a0cd7abed

The Gravity of Missing Things is a beautiful story about secrets, loss, grief, and budding romances. This book is a perfect for fans of mysteries and romances. Personally, I believe Marisa Urgo did a wonderful job at telling Violet's and the rest of her family's story. There are twists, betrayals, and romance! The writing left me unable to put the book down.

I was lucky enough to be chosen to receive an advanced reader copy to read prior to the release, and I absolutely loved it.

I loved the characters, and the way that the secrets are uncovered, it felt really realistic, which means that there were tears, of hope, sadness, concern, frustration, and anger. Violet is 16 and you feel that age with all of the emotions that teenagers go through, she felt like we would have been friends.

This is Marisa's debut novel and it is amazing. Highly recommend!

Thank you to Entangled Teen and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced reader copy!

There are some content/trigger warnings that I should mention: self harm, medical issues, mental health issues.

I would recommend this books for ages 14+
It was a real page turner and a unique concept that I haven’t seen yet in YA. I appreciated the queer representation in a story that was more about solving a mystery. The mental health aspect was well done although I wish resources or strategies were shared in the story or at the end. This was kind of done through the friend of the main character and his description of coping skills for anxiety.

so good love this book i told all my friends about it they cant wait t read it too!!!!! i cant wait to tell everyone about i love the story

This book deals with some very difficult subject matter. Be sure you check the books webpage for trigger warnings.
This story revolves around a family coming to grips with a family member’s disappearance. Accusations and secrets are made very public causing doubt and heartbreak.
I loved the way this book dealt with all the different feelings and ways people cope with mental health issues.
The writing was so good that I felt the characters pain and cried for and with them.

I sat on what I was gonna say about this book for a while. As much as I wanted to absolutely love it, it just didn't do it for me. I kept reading this to find out about the truth and while I do believe this is a pretty interesting portrayal of grief and that there are some amazing lessons to be taken away from this story and its characters, I was sad to say that all of the plot twists didn't really feel like twists to me. I felt as if they were predictable and I was looking forward to being blown away at some point - which never actually came. I'm also sad to say I felt like everything just became a bit rushed at times.

I will say, however, that even though the main character was not my favorite, I actually found most of the characters absolutely lovable. The highlight for me was definitely Savannah, who was captivating and had a pretty interesting plot line along the way!

I'm very grateful to NetGalley for providing me with this ARC!

A teenager’s mom is the pilot of a flight that goes missing and the girl is convinced the news reports speculating that her mom intentionally crashed the plane in the ocean are false. I was expecting a suspensful read, but this was so much more. It had a lot of emotional depth and I was really able to get into the MC’s head and undertand her thoughts and feelings.

I wasn't really sure what this was about when I was asked to read it. It wasn't quite what I expected, but it ended up being really good.

Violet and Savannah are sisters. Violet is an artist and Savannah is trying to get into Stanford. On the night of the school play, Violet can't see her mom in the audience. She promised to be there after her flight came in. Their mom is a pilot and was flying back from Brazil. At first, Violet assumed her mom was late, but she also had a bad feeling. After the play, her dad is on the phone with someone. It turns out that the entire plane went missing. They lost the transponder reporting and have only a general area by Puerto Rico to search. There was a total of 155 people on the plane. The chapters are told by days missing and the time of day. After a couple days, Savannah and their dad accept that Jenn isn't coming back. But Violet refuses to believe that she's dead. She starts doing as much research online as she can. She searches through her mom's items and finds an old photo and a necklace with the letter M. This leads Violet on a search that changes everything for her.

The pacing was really good for this. I found it hard to put down and read the last 50% in one sitting. I did see the twists coming, but I still enjoyed it.

Thank you to Entangled Teen and Netgalley for my earc.

Warnings for cutting/self harm, anxiety, depression, death.

This book hooked me right from the beginning. All of a sudden I had read 70 pages. I loved this book and loved the main character.

I was drawn in by the cover on this one and decided to read it after checking out the premise of the novel. It sounded like something I’d definitely want to read, unfortunately I DNF’ed this at the 40% mark and I highly doubt I’ll ever pick it up again. It’s not for me, Violent was just too annoying and to me it came across as though she felt she knew it all, which she really doesn’t, she’s a child.

This would probably be a nice read for a teenager but I can’t say anything about what actually goes on because I didn’t finish it.

Thanks NetGalley and Entangled Teen for the e-arc.

Thank you Netgalley and Entangled Teen for allowing me to read and review this book! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Violet and Savannah are sisters who are dealing with the stress and grief of their missing mom. Their mom is a pilot and the airplane of 155 people she was piloting has vanished without a trace. News teams and FBI start to get involved in Violet and Savannah's lives, speculating if the disappearance of the flight was done purposefully and not a malfunction.

Violet is the POV we are following as she starts to do her own research on why her mom is missing and what happened to the aircraft. I definitely believe this book is for 13-15 year olds. The writing style, bearing in mind that it's Violet's POV, is very young and almost naive. Violet is trying to do her own research but it feels like I'm following along with someone who has watched too many TV shows and thinks they know it all. There are quite a few pop culture references and while that's totally fine, it just felt forced. Also Violets whole character development felt forced and like a shopping list getting checked off to make sure the author got everything in there. I liked Savannah's character more than Violet but there's not much development there either.

To be honest I did stop reading about 30% in, around chapter nine. I couldn't keep reading from Violet's POV especially her thought process when it came to Landon. I did like Landon, and I bet he turns out to be a good character but I'm not reading the book any further at this time.

The cover gives off a different vibe from the story and doesn't really fit.

2 stars

Violet's mom works as a pilot for an airline. When the flight she was in disappears, Violet refused to accept she may be dead. Instead she begins he own investigation. But she finds some unexpected surprises...
I liked this book. It's a little bit heartbreaking. But I suppose it was necessary to be coherent.

What a breath of fresh air?! The plot of this book was original and new and really drew me in. High School Junior Violet has just had her whole world upended when she hears that the plane her mother is piloting has disappeared. As if being a teenager in high school isn't hard enough between coming out as bisexual and trying to find the courage to participate in the school play, now she has to deal with FBI agents and conspiracy theories. Toss in a cute boy as the cherry on the cake.

I am usually not a fan of YA, High school storylines. I get easily annoyed by the immaturity and childishness and I didn't have any of those feelings during this book. Marisa Urgo did a great job of combining this mystery in with the right amount of teenage angst and drama. Violet was trying to find her place in her family, her school, and the world while trying to come to terms with what happened to her mother's plane.

A few trigger warnings for mental health and self-harm but I do feel that the author did a great job representing these in a truthful way.

A missing airline leaves the public speculating about its fate while the family of the pilot contends with its own unraveling mysteries. Told from the perspective of the younger daughter, the story addresses the typical high school concerns of school, extracurricular activities, new relationships, and sibling relationships, but also more unconventional topics such as social media guessing in the wake of a disaster. '

The story moved at a great pace and there was never a section that I felt lagged. It raised issues related to mental health in several ways. It also leads to discussions about what makes a family a family.

If anything, I felt it may have wrapped up just a tad too neatly. While that makes for a solid book, it felt the tiniest bit inauthentic. I also feel that the cover may be a bit misleading for those looking for a romance story, which is what is implied, but this book is far more than that.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for this ARC.