I was really enjoying this book until the last few chapters. I thought it was written well and had me engaged and then it just fell flat. I wouldn’t not recommend this book, but I also wouldn’t go out of my way to recommend it. I will say that if the author comes out with another book, I won’t hesitate to read it because I thought the voice she gave the main character was really good. She really gave her personality even though I often disagreed with her actions. So, in terms of the writing, I liked it, but the plot just fell apart at the end and took some really weird (not even enjoyable) turns that I wasn’t a fan of.

I really enjoyed this book. It was not what i was expecting and that was not a bad thing. There characters felt real and the plot felt familiar but in a good real world type of way. I would recommend this!!

What was supposed to be a romantic in NYC with her boyfriend Ty, turns into a nightmare for Breanna. Ty took care of it all from the train tickets to the beautiful four-story rowhouse in Jersey City, but when Bree comes downstairs the last morning, she's met when an unpleasant surprise.

Ty is missing and there is a woman lying face down in a pool of blood. This looks to be Janelle Beckett which is the missing white woman whose story has gone viral. Being a black woman Bree tries to lay low and stay off the police and internet sleuths radar as she can. It's now up to her to find Ty, while keeping her own secrets buried. To do this she turns to her ex-best friend who is also a lawyer.

Missing White Woman is a fantastic book with eye opening social commentary for those who are not familiar with "Missing White Woman" syndrome and what it's like to travel while black.

Given that White Woman Missing came out in April, I'm truly sorry I wanted so long to read it. Garrett does a phenomenal job creating characters that are not infallible and yet they are still extremely likable. She also addresses the true crime/internet sleuth issues that come from social media, specifically TikTok. The social commentary and tackling of such hard subjects was done creatively and I was here for every minute of it.

Missing White Woman had an interesting set up for backstory and then once Janette was found dead, it was non-stop from that point on. I did not see a lot of of the twists and thought Garrett is a fabulous job tricking the reader.

I will be recommending this book to everyone I can and will definitely be buying a physical copy to keep on my shelf. Such a compelling read.

I had sympathy for Breanna for the majority of the book because she had taken some hard punches in life through no fault of her own.
Garrett made me traverse many dead end roads while reading and trying to figure out what really had happened.
The only flaw is the ending. What happened to Breanna?? I was left in limbo.

Another strong offering by Ms. Garrett! This murder mystery, taking place in an AirBnB and weighing heavy on its Black protagonist's shoulders, feels contemporary and important.

A fun, quick mystery/thriller read! Constantly had me on my toes as I tried to keep up with everything that was happening (or get ahead and figure things out before they were revealed). I really appreciate the modern setting and issues these characters all faced.

I really enjoyed this book. I thought the characters were well written and the book flowed and a good pace.

This book was just okay, for me. I liked the twists of how the mystery was ultimately revealed, but it took a LONG time to get there. The MC’s inner dialogue if very repetitive.

I appreciate the opportunity the publisher and NetGalley gave to read and review this book.

In Kellye Garrett's propulsive thriller, Missing White Woman, Breanna Wright has settled in for a romantic weekend with her boyfriend when a dead woman throws her plans out the window—and her into the spotlight. With her boyfriend suddenly missing and the murder fueling a social media storm, Breanna is caught in the middle. Garrett's thriller is a sharp look at "missing white woman syndrome" and what happens when internet sleuths get in on the action. The zippy pacing, examination of race and takedown of internet "investigators" make this a must-read.

Breanna is looking forward to weekend in New York with her boyfriend, but things seem off from the start. Her boyfriend is busy with work and Breanna discovers there was a woman missing in the neighborhood where their rental is located. She tries to make the best of it but when she wakes up the next morning she finds a dead woman downstairs and Breanna is targeted as a suspect by the internet. Breanna calls her old friend who is now a lawyer to help her out. As the investigation proceeds, Breanna's secrets come out as do everyone else's, Overall, a mystery centered on secrets and lies and it shows the power of the internet in swaying opinion.

We’ve all heard of “missing white woman syndrome”. If a white woman, especially a pretty and/or wealthy white woman, goes missing, CNN will be doing coverage for days. When a woman of color goes missing, the family is lucky if it’s a brief segment on the local evening news. But what happens when a white woman goes missing and a Black woman is accused of killing her? The media explodes…

Bree and Ty are in Jersey City for a business trip Ty is committed to attending. The newish couple get an Airbnb in a fancy neighborhood, and Bree immediately feels tension from the neighbors, and wonders if they are upset that she and Ty are Black. Despite feeling like she doesn’t fit in with her clothes from Target and luggage from Amazon, she is ready to have this trip with her new boyfriend.

On their way to New York City, Bree sees that a white woman named Janelle Beckett has gone missing; the news about her disappearance is everywhere. Bree’s a bit tired of hearing about it, but the neighbors are a gossipy bunch and the internet is full of conspiracy theorists. Still, she’s determined to enjoy this nice vacation.

Then Bree makes a choice that changes her life: she decides to stay one more night in the city with Ty. When she wakes the next morning, she goes downstairs and sees a dead white woman on the floor. And she looks (well, from what’s left of her) like Janelle … but, how? The woman must have broken into the house after Ty left for work, but why is she dead? Why in that house? And where on earth is Ty? Before any of those questions are answered, the police are starting to question Bree. It’s not until her old frenemy, Adore, shows up to give her legal counsel that she realizes the police don’t believe her and she is now a suspect. Since Ty can’t be found, he becomes one too.

This is when the story begins to get even more crazy. The police think Bree is working with Ty, and he still can’t be found. They won’t let her go back home to Maryland, and she starts trying to regain trust in Adore after a long silence with her former friend. Social media gets involved, and one particular TikTok influencer named Billie is gaining clout by focusing on the case and painting Bree out to be a killer. And where is Ty?!

The book races through this murder mystery, and it’s quite complex and thrilling. The ending never even crossed my mind, and I thought it was great! This did get slow in a couple parts, and it ended with a couple of unanswered questions, but overall this was very suspenseful, and Bree was a great character. 3.5 stars, rounded up.

(Thank you to Mulholland Books, Kellye Garrett and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review.)

This book felt chillingly realistic at some points.

It was supposed to be a romantic weekend getaway, but when Bree finds her boyfriend missing and a dead woman in the foyer, everything goes sideways. To top it off, the woman who is dead is Janelle Beckett, the missing woman that the entire internet had been obsessed with.

I love any books that feature internet sleuths and how they can impede real life investigations. I thought that was a concept that was done well and felt real.

I loved Bree as a character. I can't put my finger on what it was, but she wasn't perfect, she made mistakes, but she also didn't walk around with her eyes closed to all of the red flags. Her character was just done very well.

This book dealt with concepts of "missing white woman" syndrome and what it is like to be a black woman in America today.

It was on the slower side and could be considered a slow burn. I tend to like books to be a little faster paced as a preference, but overall, I found it interesting.

I found myself struggling to be able to relate to the believability of the story. I thought the writing was pretty good but some of the emotional responses of the characters felt unrealistic to me. I found myself getting lost because I was losing focus

Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett
My rating:
4.5/5
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bree is staying with her boyfriend Ty at an air bnb in Jersey City, close to New York City. When Bree explores the neighborhood, she sees flyers for a local missing woman named Janelle Beckett. When Breanna wakes up one morning and Ty isn’t there, she goes to search the house and finds a woman dead at the bottom of the stairs and Ty nowhere to be found. With the police, local news and internet getting involved to solve the case, Bree is faced with many questions she can’t answer. In order to save herself, she must find out what really happened that morning.

This story was so good! I absolutely loved the pace and flew through this one! The author’s writing style was so addicting and I will be reading more of her books in the future!

I will say the reason I couldn’t give it a full 5 stars is the ending felt rushed to me. There was so much build up and then everything happened at once I had to go back and reread parts that I felt like I missed. Even with this, I absolutely loved this one and it got me out of my reading slump!

This was told in the perspective of a black woman and brought to light what can happen when the internet gets ahold of a case and instantly pins the crime on a person because of their skin color. I was on the edge of my seat and truly felt for the main characters and how easy it is for a person of color to be instantly viewed as a suspect in a crime when they are in the wrong place and wrong time.

I would definitely recommend this one! Thank you netgalley and Mulholland Books for the ARC! This is out now so go buy it!

What would you do if you wake up alone in the Airbnb that you and your boyfriend are renting just to find a dead woman in the living room? Even worse, your boyfriend is nowhere to be found. Missing White Woman follows Breanna as she tries to uncover where her boyfriend, Ty, has run off to and how he connects to Janelle Beckett, the stranger that she found in the living room. However, NOTHING is what it seems in this book and everyone is hiding secrets from their past. Although I enjoyed the premise of this book and how it showed the role social media plays in today’s world, the pacing was very slow at times. The story would pull you in at some moments and lose you a few pages later. It didn’t pick up fully until the last few chapters. I did enjoy the twists and quite a few of them I didn’t see coming. Overall, this was a good story and I look forward to reading more from this author.

This was an extremely quick read—the main character is perfectly awkward, at times naive, and is flawed, just like I prefer my main characters in thrillers. I am also glad I waited to read this one until I was closer to summer—this is about a mini vacation trip turned sour and the journey Breanna goes on for answers. The political commentary was poignant, precise, and added to the mystery of this story because you know what should/could happen, but the question remains…will it?

Thank you to Mulholland Books and NetGalley for providing an ARC!

I have been anticipating this book since I found out what the title was lol And yes, just for that reason lmao Because I wanted to know if it was going to be accurate or just accurate enough for it not to like make any “waves” But let me tell you, Ms. Garrett delivered. Because this was exactly what I would expect to happen if something like this happened in real life.

Ok so the main thing about this that I thought was weird was the audio experience. It had like special effects, but it was so fucking weird. Like it was only on certain words, like “the hair, the blood” and it was like cool when it first happened and even when it happened repeatedly, but there were no other like effects? Or any that I could tell. Idk if you’re going to put something like special effects, then have something like a difference on the Tiktok videos. Or like make a difference of when she goes to the police station. They could have made those into like audio recorded tapes. But I digress.

I DID like that this was believable tho. It wasn’t sugarcoating anything and I loved that. We know that the Black man is always going to be seen as the aggressor and the cops won’t look twice at anyone else. No matter how much they seem guilty. It’s always going to be up to US to make sure we keep them safe. And that’s always scary. Because most times, they trust us even less.

And that brings me to the characters. I HATED literally everyone lmao I’m not even going to try to lie. The main character was, I don’t even know how to explain it. Basically, I knew immediately who did the thing she got arrested for. I have no idea how she never knew. And the way she treated her mom was terrible. I don’t understand how all of this is happening to you and you don’t want to tell her. Damn being disappointed. You can explain that shit later. Idk it was so weird lol And then the boyfriend, Idc what kind of job you have, you need to tell me a little bit about what you’re doing. Or where you’re going. Because this shit can happen in real life. And it’s not fun to be told by the police that you might be going to jail for murder because you woke up in the wrong damn place.

The mystery was really what saved this for me. I kept changing my mind on who did it. The only thing I knew immediately was who didn’t do it. But if you tell me you knew from the beginning, I think you’re lying lol I did wish there were more red herrings tho. Or even if there was something more thrilling that happened. I’m not exactly sure I would call this a thriller. It was more like just a mystery. And, it was a bit repetitive. They basically like kept it going in a cycle, like find the thing, police come, give the info to the police, and then basically it starts again. It was ok, but I did catch on.

I liked this and thought it was a lot of fun. I did want a little more in some places, but it wasn’t anything that made me want to DNF it. I’m definitely going to go back and see if there’s anything else that Kellye Garrett wrote! I need to see her progression!


Real Rating 3.5

I really enjoyed this book! This was my first book by Kellye Garrett and it did not disappoint. I will definitely be interested in reading her backlist. The book was propulsive and kept me interested. I was reading it during a busy time but found time to read it whenever possible. The book follows Bree who is on a trip with her boyfriend Ty in Jersey City. On her last morning she wakes up to find the body of a missing white woman who has been all over the news on the ground floor of her rental and her boyfriend gone. The story moves from there. The author weaves in the narrative of a viral social media account who is following the story or the missing woman. The story brings together the effects of being a Black woman involved in a story of a missing white woman. A must read for all fans of mystery and suspense!

**Thank you to NetGalley and Mulholland Books for the eARC of this title.**

I am a bit past publication getting this review out as I kept picking up other books when I was meant to be finishing this one. The pacing wasn't horrible but I couldn't connect with the characters or find them believable in the least. I felt that too much information was given away in the synopsis, and what should have been twists were already laid out for me.

I will give this author another try for sure, but this one wasn't for me.

I wanted to love this book but it was just okay. The premise was promising—a couple on vacation with a death on their hands in their Airbnb—but alas, Bree, the main character,is so annoying. Also, the storyline seemed to loop endlessly, repeatedly emphasizing trivial details like Bree checking into hotels. It left me feeling a bit deflated, to be honest