Thank you so much to Netgalley and the author/publisher for allowing me to read the ARC of The Other Lola!! I was so excited when I got approved because I absolutely loved Missing Clarissa and couldn't wait to read the sequel.

This one was a little bit slower in my opinion and was a different feel than Missing Clarissa was so if you're a fan of the first book, definitely be aware that The Other Lola is different before you go in expecting the same style and type of story. I also thought we didn't dig much into the newer characters that we did previously and I missed that aspect of the "case" while I was reading. I did like however that it wasn't really a cold case that they were trying to solve, rather than helping out a friend about a story that hasn't really been talked about before. It gave it a different feel than other YA suspense/thriller novels I've read in the same category. Overall I still really enjoyed this book and hope Ripley writes more in Cam and Blair's future!

What a rollercoaster of a book! This was a great follow up to Missing Clarissa, and it was good to see how Blair and Cam were doing. The new characters were interesting, and the mystery was well written. Overall a decent read.

Thank you publishers for access to an eARC in exchange for a review.

I had gotten Missing Clarissa as an arc before release so when I saw this was available I was desperate to have it. I loved it. This book wasted no time with captivating my attention, I really appreciated a diverge from the typical mystery plot of someone's missing, we need to find them. The Other Lola took that and added a unique layer to it with Lola coming back but not knowing if it was really Lola. Thank you Netgalley for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

This sequel to "Missing Clarissa" finds Cam suffering panic attacks, constantly reliving the horror of being locked in a killer's basement. Blair, on the other hand, is doing fine and has been offered an opportunity from a New York agent to write a book with a mystery angle to attract a reading audience. It seems like fate when she and Cam are approached by fourteen-year-old Mattie.

Five years ago Mattie's older sister Lola left home suddenly. They had been very close, and Lola said she'd never leave her, but Mattie never heard from her again. Now, five years later, a woman who looked exactly like Lola showed up on her doorstep claiming to have been kidnapped but with no memory of the time she spent in abduction. Mattie is convinced this person is an imposter.

Since the woman looks exactly like her sister neither her mother nor brother believe her and are sure Lola has returned. Blair, sensing the story angle she's been seeking, convinces Cam to help her investigate. Cam is extremely reluctant, but gradually warms to Mattie and her desperate plea to find Lola.

As the girls begin following leads, they discover there's more to Lola's story than they've been told. As clues begin to pile up, they realize they may have bitten off more than they could chew. But, by then, it was too late.

This sequel didn't hook me as much as its predecessor, but it was interesting in its way so I will give it 3 stars.

Recommended for ages 16 and older.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

The Orher Lola was a good sequel to Missing Clarissa. The beginning felt a little chaotic to me. Once the groundwork was established the story flowed well. I loved the dynamic that one character was all in to solve another case and the other needed some convincing. The dual pov was as always fun to read.

Mattie’s sister Lola disappeared five years ago. Lola shows back up years later and says she was kidnapped. Mattie doesn’t believe it’s her sister and has Blair and Cam investigate the case.
Disturbing things are revealed and lies exposed. This was a very entertaining read and hard to put down. Thanks NetGalley and St. Martins press for this ARC that will be released March 12, 2024!

A sequel that surpasses its predecessor! You can easily see how far Jones’s writing has come from Missing Clarissa. The plot is paced well, the characters are fleshed out, and the story itself was unique and compelling.

Once again, Cam is by far the star of the narrative, although this time Mattie is a close second. Both characters are extremely well developed - you have a great sense of their personalities, hopes, and dreams. Blair continues to fall flat for me in comparison, but the other two more than carried the story.

The themes - trauma, identity, relationships, careers, found family - are sure to drawn in a wide array of readers. I would easily read more books featuring Cam and Blair, especially if Mattie is now a permanent fixture!

Thank you to NetGalley, Wednesday Books, and St. Martin’s Press for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to St Martins Press and NetGalley for the ARC of this book.

I will happily leave a review for this when the racist remarks by one of their employees is addressed. I want to support the author, but also want to know they don’t support this behavior.

I read "Missing Clarissa" and "The Other Lola" in one weekend. They are both very good young adult books. I enjoyed the two main characters and how they are opposites and even at times switch roles throughout the two books. The story line is easy to read and follow but also keeps you guessing right down to the end of the book. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC to this book. I will be recommending this book to my students.

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review.
Expected publication date: Mar. 12, 2024
Ripley Jones brings back Cam and Blair, the protagonists behind “Missing Clarissa”, Jones’ previous novel, to solve a new mystery with the novel, “The Other Lola”.
After becoming small-town heroes almost overnight with their podcast that uncovered the truth about missing young girl, Clarissa, Cam and Blair have decided to try and live a normal adolescent life- no mysteries, no podcasts; just two young people preparing to leave their small town behind after high school. But then young Mattie Brossilard approaches them with a strange story- their sister, Lola, went missing five years ago, vanishing without a trace. Now, Lola has returned but Mattie believes that Lola is an imposter and, although even Mattie’s mother believes that Lola is who she’s claiming to be, Mattie calls on Cam and Blair to help them get to the bottom of who Lola is, and what she wants.
“The Other Lola” is technically a sequel, as Cam and Blair were featured in “Missing Clarissa”, but the story is different enough from the original that it can be read as a stand-alone (although I wouldn’t recommend it). “Missing Clarissa” was unique and modern, and I really loved Cam and Blair, so I was excited to get a chance to be reunited with the young protagonists.
Cam and Blair are just as spunky as ever and now, young Mattie infiltrates the pair. Mattie brings their own bold intelligence to the group and their dedication to discovering the truth behind the real Lola is heartwarming. I really loved that Cam’s mother, Irene, returned in this novel, as she was by far one of my favourites from “Clarissa”.
Both young women alternate narration, introducing both perspectives and allying the reader with Cam and Blair equally. The mystery behind Lola is intriguing, and I was left guessing until the final pages. The ending itself was anti-climactic and a little far-fetched, but it was still enjoyable and it did provide a concrete conclusion.
“Missing Clarissa” did not really need a sequel, but I enjoyed Cam and Blair so much that I didn’t mind reading another book featuring the teenaged Super Sleuths. It didn’t hit the same note as “Missing Clarissa” did, although that’s to be expected with sequels, but it was a page-turning read all the same.

This thriller was good but not as good as the first one in the series Missing Clarissa. The storyline flowed nicely, but it didn’t have me wanting to keep picking up the book or have me wanting to recommend it to anybody else. Compared to the first one I felt like the author took such a great amount of time it felt like to build up the characters and the storyline and this one just fell kinda flat. I also didn’t like the ending at all and felt like it was just a flop.

I think the author did a great job at making all readers who pick this thriller up feel included and that they can relate to any characters in the books. One of the main characters was ‘straight’, another was gay and was dating another girl and the last MC was possibly binary or queer and wasn’t sure if they even were attracted to other people to date. I’ve noticed a lot more authors are including all types of sexual orientations in their books 👍

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read an early reader's copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book reunites Cam and Blair who are best friends that solved a missing persons case in their town. Mattie wants the friends to help her find her missing sister. Her sister Lola disappeared five years ago and has suddenly returned. Although she looks just like Lola, Mattie thinks she is an imposter and not her sister.
I DNF'd this book. It just moved very slowly to me and I didn't like all the miscommunication or lack of communication between Cam and Blair. I just wasn't invested in the mystery of Lola to finish it.
Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for a copy of this book for review.

I loved this.
Good plot, great mystery. I liked the characters in the book. The mystery kept me guessing until the very end. I enjoyed missing Clarissa, and I really enjoyed the other Lola as well. Book was a great length, not too long, or hard to follow. Kept me interested the whole time and was an easy read.

Thank you to Netgalley, Rivka Holler, St. Martin’s Press, Wednesday Books, and the author Ripley Jones for the opportunity to read this ARC! I enjoyed it!!

I would have loved to read both this book and Missing Clarissa when I was a teen! The Other Lola is an engaging mystery about a missing girl named Lola who is found and returns home...or is she an imposter? The main characters must discover whether or not Lola is really who she says she is. I appreciated the fact that this story was not overly dark. Fun second novel in the series and I hope there are more to follow.

Perfect for fans of A Good Girls Guide to Murder.

A year after Cam and Blair solved the mystery of Clarissa, they are approached by Mattie who claims that the girl who has claimed to be their sister is not really her. Lola went missing five years ago and hasn’t been heard from since, until now. Secrets are revealed in this new mystery by Ripley Jones.

I gave this book 3 out of 5 stars. The story was okay, but the twist wasn’t that big. I also felt like this author was trying really hard to be “politically correct” because it kept mentioning things like race and capitalism and appropriation when it was not necessary to the plot at all. It felt like the author put more attention to that than the plot. This book was a quick read, if that’s what you’re interested in, but I wouldn’t personally recommend it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

I liked this book much more than its counterpart. I thought the story was so much more in depth and emotional than the first. It had all that I wanted out of the first book with a (in my opinion) much more interesting storyline. The characters were very well written and I loved Cam’s character development. Blair kind of stayed stagnant throughout the book but I feel like she had enough character development in Missing Clarissa that there wasn’t much to go from there. I am nothing if not a sucker for a good found family trope and this book definitely delivered. All in all good book, but could’ve been a bit better. I will definitely be checking out this authors next books <3

3.7
The development of personal relationships is far more captivating here than the progress on the mystery at hand, which isn't a bad thing, necessarily, but was not what I expected. Really the only thing easy to anticipate here is the identity of the...culprit.

I thought this was just okay. This series is not my favorite. It seems like a knock-off of a Good Girls Guide to Murder.

My Thoughts

As a sequel this has its own characters, plot twists setup and an execution that had me wanting to solve this particular mystery every bit as much as Cam, Blair and Mattie did.

Like in their previous investigation Blair and Cam are presented with roadblocks that they must overcome.

Also like before what seems to be a story that should not put the teens in danger proves to be more than a simple quest after all.

When what exactly happened to Lola Brosillard five years ago is finally unearthed after a few red herrings we get the answer whether current day Lola is an imposter or really Matties long lost older sister.

I found some solid clues that made me think a certain way so I was happy when my theory was proved correct, but it certainly did not work out exactly the way I had envisioned.

The authors twists were much better than mine and well worth the time spent waiting for her final reveal to her characters and readers alike.

Like others who have enjoyed the authors main two characters I truly would be happy to follow more featuring Blair and Cam.
[EArc from Netgalley]
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A fitting sequel to Missing Clarissa! Ripley Jones writes the perfect tales for YA and this is no exception.

Thank you Netgalley for this arc