Unsure about this one. I wanted to like it but it didn't grip me. Just an OK read.
Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read the ARC in return for an honest review

I really enjoyed The Day She Disappeared.
It was full of intrigue and had some great twists.

It was very well written and I loved the small island community atmosphere. Becky was an interesting and mysterious main character. With the rest of the characters, I really wasn't sure who to trust, which just made the book more intriguing.

The final couple of twists were unexpected and really surprised me.
I highly recommend.

5 stars from me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you NetGalley & Lisa Hall for the opportunity to read an ARC of The Day She Disappeared. I enjoyed the mystery of the missing girl and the pace; however, to me, I feel as if there were too many side stories to keep up with and watered down the main story line & plot. It was a decent read.

This book was a bit hit and miss for me. I liked the story-line of the missing girl and found the mystery and pace of this worked well, but there were also lots of side stories that I found diluted the main story-line. Overall it was just an ok read for me.

Ever since I read Between You and Me, Lisa Hall has been on my "stalk her social media for her next book release" radar. She's really that good. Her books get me so excited about reading every time.


This was a thriller through and through. Becky has had to return home after being gone for a long time after being involved in a scandal. She is a journalist and is back to write about a local missing teen with a troubled past. Becky has one friend that still supports her after everything from her past and someone new enters the picture offering to help her.

While investigating Violet's disappearance she receives bricks into her home, hate mail, and break-ins. Someone clearly doesn't want her there. We don't know what she did, but then another teen goes missing and it gets even more crazy. If you live thrillers, this is for you!

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this ARC.

Becky has returned to her hometown following the death of her mother but quickly gets wrapped up in investigating the disappearance of a local traveler girl.

But Becky’s past mistakes are making it hard for her to find any answers on the remote island. Someone wants her gone before she can find out the truth.

This book felt exceedingly slow to me. I just kept waiting and waiting for it to pick up. I knew early on who the culprit was, so that could have been why I was slightly bored with it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Joffe Books for an ARC in exchange for my honest review!

This is another quality read from Lisa Hall, having loved some of her early books, I was super excited to delve into this one, and I can absolutely report that it is an absolute treat!

The story is based on a fictitious British Island, the protagonist is Becca, she left the Island immediately after high school under a dark cloud. The novel starts with her receiving a phone call from her teenage bestie, Megan, summoning her back due to her estranged mother being on her deathbed. What follows is a rollercoaster for Becca, residents on the Island give her a frosty reception to say the least, it is well worth reading this novel to find out why, as the 'past' timeline reveals all, in its tragically heartbreaking glory. As for the present timeline, well, ... the things that are happening on that Island that are well worth reading about!!

I thoroughly recommend this novel and cant wait to see what Lisa Hall comes upon with next!

My thanks to NetGalley, author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an advance copy.

Becky returns to her home, a remote island she grew up on, after her mother dies to attend the funeral and clean up the house to sell. While she’s there, she is committed to help find answers to a missing teen. Although most of the island wants her gone, Becky is sure something sinister is going on. When another teen goes missing, Becky races to figure out the truth.

Good read! Recommended for people who enjoy the genre.

* I received an advanced reader’s copy of this book from NetGalley and Joffe Books in exchange for my honest review

Becky returns home to an island where she isn’t welcome after the death of her mom. Before she leaves again, she is determined to find out what happened to her sister Violet.

I just couldn’t get into the character’s voice. I also was lacking suspense. I think maybe flashbacks could have been utilized well here to help build suspense.

I’m sorry, but this one wasn’t for me. Too slow and difficult to keep my interest. It simply failed to keep me entertained.
Thanks to NetGalley and Joffe Books for this arc in exchange for an honest review!

I was instantly hooks on this one. Our girl has come home after 16 years of building a new life. I love books where someone is forced to come home to their small town and deal with all the feelings associated with that. Rebecca left as a young adult and never talked to anyone again, including her mom and best friend. Although she did send a letter to her mum, she never got a response. She spent all that time thinking her mom didn't want to be in touch.
Now mum is dead and she has to deal with the seaside house. Rebecca is the perfect protagonist because she really can't stay out of people's business.
When she sees a popular teacher leaving her friend's daughter's bedroom her hackles are raised but no one is taking her concerns seriously. As the daughter of a "creepy" dad, I would have the same reaction! At first I felt sorry for Megan because Becky abandoned her and then I felt like maybe Megan deserved it.
At first you think that Rebecca is imagining everyone hating her, as people do, but then as the book goes on you discover that they do hate her and then the reasons are slowly revealed. I love that! Because we only have Rebecca's perspective.
Perfect atmosphere and wonderful story. One part had me bawling.

Sixteen years ago Becky left her childhood home on Kirton Island swearing never to go back, but now, after a call from her best friend Megan telling her that she needs to come back as her mum is ill, she returns and everyone makes it clear she's not wanted, they can't forget what she did, the reason why she left but Becky has things to do and as a journalist and a true crime writer she refuses to go until she has found out what happened to Violet, a young girl who disappeared a year ago believed to have run away to the mainland, a theory her sister Ivy is convinced is not true. When Becky starts asking questions she is certain someone in the community knows the truth and will do anything to keep it hidden.

The Day She Disappeared is the latest thriller by Hall, set just off the coast of Dorset, the story is told from Becky's perspective and across two timelines, the present day and her teenage years where everything went wrong. This was a typical case of crying wolf and nobody is ever going to believe you if it wasn't true the first time, even if you have some evidence to back it up this time round. It's an intriguing plot with some tense moments, a little slow through the first half of the book but soon picked up later on and was brought to a very satisfactory ending with that cliffhanger. I did guess who the perpetrator was around half way through but this didn't, in any way, detract from my enjoyment of the book.

I'd like to thank Joffe Books and Netgalley for the approval, I will post my review on Amazon and Goodreads.

The Day She Disappeared was my first time reading a book by Lisa Hall and it certainly won't be my last. I really enjoyed how engaging and atmospheric her writing style is and the story kept me intrigued from the very first page. The edge of your seat anticipation didnt let go and kept me guessing until the last gut wrenching twist. I couldn't put it down and found myself reading well into the night to find out how this one was going to end.

Hear me out folks...

I know I read a lot
I know my excitement is usually over the top... intense

BUT

The Day She Disappeared, is one I can't help but brag about!!!!

This is a book you call a "one sitter". There is no way once you start you will be able to put this one down and will easily finish in one sitting.

The Day She Disappeared, has rocked my world and left my jaw on the floor.

Talk about twisted? This book is pure shock factor.

Check out this teaser :

A remote island. A missing girl. A woman with a troubled past.

Becky is back on the tiny island where she was born, the island she swore she’d never return to.

Apart from her former best friend Megan, everyone makes it clear she isn’t wanted. The islanders have long memories. They haven’t forgotten the scandal. What Becky did.

Becky decides to leave as soon as she can. But first she must discover what happened to Violet.

Violet disappeared exactly a year ago, the day of the summer festival. Everyone assumes she ran off to the mainland with her boyfriend. Only her sister believes something more sinister happened to her.

Becky starts to ask questions — and becomes convinced that Violet never left the island. Someone in this remote, suspicious community knows exactly what happened to her. Someone who’s determined to keep the truth hidden — whatever it takes.

As Becky pieces the clues together, she is forced to confront the dark secrets of her own past. But has she got it tragically wrong . . . yet again?

And then another teenage girl goes missing . . .

Thanks to #NetGalley and #JoffeBooks for the ARC of #TheDaySheDisappeared by #LisaHall. This book is non stop drama, finger pointing and rumors everywhere. I loved it all and had no clue the ending would turn out the way it did.

Holy moly

What a book

I read this on my holiday after receiving off netgalley. This book had you guessing and guessing all the way through it. A little island guessing who did what. I thought I had it then I was wrong. Loved the ending will definitely be reading more from this author.

Would definitely recommend

Five stars from me

Fairly typical domestic thriller that one would find in an airport bookstore.

Nothing surprising or groundbreaking, except maybe an underground fight club.....

Either way, there are better stories out there.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Remote islands and a small population Is a great setting for a thriller!.

I did find some things hard to beleive but it was a great story with twists and turns.

This is one of those - something happened long long ago but the protagonist left the island, only to come back and have to face it - books! But it is a very good example of one!
Becky has come back to the island she left many years ago to sort out her mother's estate after her death, having just failed to get back in time to say goodbye. She really didn't ever want to go back there, due to something that happened in her past. A missing girl. But, she is a journalist now and thinks that investigating her disappearance might help both her life and career. Although there are those still living on the island that remember her from the past and wish she'd never come back and only want to see the back of her... With only best friend Megan on her side and, also a new face to help her, can Becky finally put her ghosts to rest? And then another girl goes missing...
I do love this author's work and I have to admit that I pounce on anything I see of hers as soon as I can. She can usually pull the wool right over my eyes but I did happen to guess certain things early in this book. Not that that really messed things up for me, there was still a lot of juicy detail that I didn't cotton onto which kept me going. It also did get a bit busy towards the end when things really started kicking off and nearly, but not quite, went a bit too far. I also kept screaming at Becky to take other forms of action - spoilers prevent me from expanding here - but, at times, she was her own worst enemy!
Pacing was, on the whole good, and matched the narrative all the way through, slower at times to reflect Becky's frustration. The story got on with itself without any superfluous padding or waffle and the ending was just as deliciously twisted as I expected!
All in all, a worthy addition to an already impressive back catalogue. My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

The Day She Disappeared by Lisa Hall is a fast-paced mystery thriller packed full of suspense that will have your heart pounding and questioning every word you read. This book had me bracing for impact right from the very beginning, and I was not disappointed.

The author has a really gripping writing style, where the reader is left constantly guessing and on the edge of their seat just waiting for the mystery to unfold before their eyes. The story is set on an isolated island which just adds to the intensity of the plot. The author does a good job at building tension through the use of description regarding the setting of this creepy island where the mystery of a missing teenager still looms over them. I also found the onomatopoeia to add to the suspense in this novel, as it is scorching hot to the point that our main character is praying on the "weather to break", which gave the feeling that we were building up to something big, like a crazy storm. As a whole, the plot was the main selling point to this novel; it is not a unique story for this genre, but the way it is told makes it stand out from the crowd of basic mystery thrillers books.

I liked the main character, Becky. She was tenacious, intelligent and strong. Even though most of the people on the island wanted to see her leave, she refused to be scared away and stuck around at her own risk to do the right thing and help Ivy find her sister. Also, the story we learn about Becky's teenage years on the island is really intense and quite horrific, yet we don't hate Becky for it and instead we begin to feel sorry for her, which is all down to the clever way in which the writer tells her background to the readers. This hidden secret around why Becky left is a seperate, underlying plot that I think really added another, deeper level of mystery and intrigue to the story as a whole. It was also an interesting commentary on how our words/actions can have severe consequences as well as showing that sometimes forgiving yourself is just as important as asking for forgiveness from others. The secondary characters, like Stephen, Gabe and Owen are all very absorbing and well written. The author shows us at different points the bad characteristics of each character, making us suspect them all of terrible deeds. This helps to keep us guessing right until the very end; the author misdirects our suspicion with subtle hints or actions which means we can never truly get a grasp on who is the real culprit.

The ending on this book was explosive. Up until the last few chapters, I was sure I knew what was happening and who was doing it, but was incredibly shocked when the end came around and I was proved utterly wrong. The web of lies and secrets finally becomes unravelled in a mad, dramatic conclusion that leaves readers with their hearts pounding but feeling strangely satisfied. There is, however, a bit of a cliff hanger/unresolved questions at the end, which I usually don't like, but in fact made me like this ending even more.

I rated this book 4 out of 5 stars. I will definitely be reading more from Lisa Hall, as I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. I would highly recommend this book to mystery/thriller lovers out there. Thank you for Netgalley and Lisa Hall for the ARC.