I’m gutted that the first Taryn Fisher book I read is such a letdown. I will not let this experience stop me from giving her work a second chance.

With that being said, this book was a flop. The premise was intriguing: Iris is looking for the killer of her sister who was abducted when they were just kids. The system and criminal justice let both girls down, and left Iris with unanswered questions. Years later, she ends up working on an island at a facility for the criminally insane, where she knows the person who is responsible for her sister’s death resides. The place is creepy and filled with both patients and staff members who are…eccentric. It was supposed to be fast-paced, dar and suspenseful. However, the first 60% of the book were the most uneventful pages of a thriller that I’ve ever read, and I already knew exactly what the ending was going to be.

The pacing of the book was off, there were too many pieces of unnecessary information that led to absolutely nowhere and did not add to the story in a productive way, there were little to no twists and turns required of a thriller, and ultimately the ending was too rushed and far-fetched. I absolutely hated Iris and thought that she was delirious, obnoxious and immature. Lastly, the romance part of the book was cringey and unnecessary.

Unfortunately, this is not a book that I would recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

While I have loved Fisher's previous books, this one missed the mark. The story has such a strong start but it goes off the rails after the first 20% and never gets back on track. It's disjointed, confusing and the ending is just bizarre. I'll have Fisher another try for sure, but this is one of hers that can be skipped.

Unfortunately this book just really wasn’t what I was hoping for. I found the premise interesting but overall, it fell flat for me & the twist at the end was so out of left field.

I really like Tarryn Fisher’s books, and this one was no exception! I felt that this novel had a little bit of everything in it, and of course the twist at the end was something I almost predicted but didn’t quite get it right. Overall, 3/5 stars!

Thank you, Partners @htpbooks @htp_hive @graydonhousebooks @netgalley for my #gifted early digital copy in exchange for my honest thoughts. 🙏🏻

I am a HUGE Tarryn Fisher fan! I liked this book so much that I just finished listening to The Wrong Family. I enjoy the author's writing style. She does an excellent job of building suspense while also letting out details slowly and at the appropriate time in the story. Making the first half a slow burn while the end is fast paced. I kept turning the pages late into the night because I had to know the end. I enjoyed the mixed genre, it added a level of depth to the story.

I love books about twins and my curiosity was piqued when I read the synopsis. The book is full of an eclectic cast of characters that bring the story to life. Having said that, I like, many others will say Gran is my favorite in this book.

This book was an absolute page turner. I found myself unable to put down the book because I had to know the truth of how it would end. While I found some parts slightly predictable, there were still plenty of unexpected twists and turns. Definitely a great read for people who enjoy suspense.

I did really like this book. It had me guessing what really happened to Piper and I was happy that by the last page all my questions were answered but I kind of feel like the ending was rushed and some of the pacing was off. There were some grammatical errors and spacing errors but it’s a good thriller.

Tarryn Fisher’s Good Half Gone is a chilling thriller that has got more twists and turns than a rollercoaster.

Iris Walsh had never forgotten seeing her twin sister Piper kidnapped in broad daylight. With the abductors not leaving a single trace behind them, Piper was long gone by the time the police had come to the scene of the crime and having presumed that her twin was another teenage runway, the investigation had soon gone cold. Iris, however, has never given up the fight and she vows to do everything in her power to find out what really happened to her sister – even if it means putting herself in mortal danger…

Over the years, Iris’ search for answers has bordered on the obsessive. With the police refusing to help, it’s up to her to discover her sister’s whereabouts and Iris thinks that she might have found the one person who has all the answers. As she begins interning at an isolated psychiatric hospital on Shoal Island, Iris soon discovers that there is something far more sinister going on in this facility than she initially thought and that she must tread carefully because somebody is watching her and they do not like the fact that she is getting so close to the truth…

Will Iris’ quest for justice end up costing her everything? Can she find Piper? Or is it already far too late…for both of them?

Dark, creepy and twisted, Good Half Gone is a propulsive, addictive and compulsively readable thriller that is impossible to put down. Tarryn Fisher knows how to keep her readers glued to the pages of her novels and with Good Half Gone she has written a heart-stopping page-turner full of suspense, intrigue and jeopardy they will certainly not forget in a hurry.

Wow. This was so full of twists in turns it left me reeling! I’m a therapist in a prison setting so the setting of the book really resonated with me (minus the whole being stranded on an island with the criminally insane for days at a time part) and I was so invested in this book! I can honestly say I didn’t see the ending coming whatsoever. This is a must read!

Good Half Gone is now out for your reading pleasure! I read some of the digital arc and also listened to the audiobook and enjoyed the narrator 🎧

I once watched a movie called Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf where a psychiatrist, a couple other workers, a little girl and a cop are trapped in an insane asylum for the criminally insane where the patients get out and cause literal mayhem and terror. I’ve never been able to get over how much I loved that movie (though I could have done without the trauma of that cooking with a cannibal scene..) but since then I hadn’t found anything else with those same vibes.. until Tarryn Fisher.

Good Half Gone was a thrilling experience from beginning to end & it was wonderful to immerse myself back into the scarily good worlds that Tarryn creates. As a long time lover of her words, I have to say that this was right up there on my favorites of hers along with Mud Vein, I Can Be A Better You & Atheists Who Kneel and Pray.

This book had me questioning everyone including my own brain thinking it was obvious I had missed something along the way because of the plain insanity that was this book. Not only did we get all the creepy vibes at the Azkaban-like vibes of an insane asylum in the middle of no where (it’s only accessible via BOAT) but every single person felt like a suspect.

When Iris sets on figuring out the cold case of her twin sister’s disappearance when they were fifteen 9 years later, all the little clues she’s gathered lead her to Shoal Island Hospital for the criminally insane. Set on getting into the ward where the worst of the worst are kept she won’t give up until she figures out what happened to her sister. But.. all is not well in this hospital & as you keep reading you come to the realization that Iris has yet to experience the true horrors to come.

I cannot even begin to say how much I recommend this book and Tarryn Fisher as an author. I hope you all enjoy this book as much as I did!

Wowww!! This book has a slow start but once it picked up. It was hard to put down. It all goes down and you finally figure out what is going on and it’s just so sadistic you think it can’t be true. My mind is honestly blown!! And it’s scary af to think something like this could possibly happen 🤯

I'm not quite sure how to feel about this one. While it was a good enough read, I felt as if some of the middle could've been left out. It felt longer than it should've been. Fabulous start and a beautiful ending that created a feeling of dread and emotionally gripped me, but the middle occasionally seemed the equivalent of side quests that didn't give much value to the overall story. I wanted to love this one so much. The premise is phenomenal though and I wouldn't be against reading more from Tarryn Fisher.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest rate and review.

Today I’m dishing about Tarryn Fisher’s latest suspenseful thriller Good Half Gone, a story about a young woman whose twin was abducted and trafficked when they were teens. Needless to say this is heavy stuff and disturbing, but the story is told mostly in the present, roughly ten years later, with flashbacks of memory as opposed to in real time once Piper is taken. Still, good to know in advance if you find reading about these topics disturbing.

I so enjoyed Tarryn Fisher's "The Wives" that I was thrilled to see a new thriller coming from her this March! And after reading - what a ride!

The setting is so immersive and so atmospheric - that alone will draw you in and make you want to keep reading. Iris has taken a job at a very remote psychiatric hospital in hopes of finally finding out what happened to her twin sister, Piper, who disappeared when they were teenagers. She is convinced that she will get the answers she needs and be able to move forward in peace with her eight year old son. But, nothing is ever that easy, is it? Thankfully, she develops a special relationship with the hospital's lead psychologist Dr. Grayson, and that makes her long days away from her son and grandmother bearable as she tangles with staff, seclusion, and her suspicions.

Of course, the end had the magic twists that only a thriller master can successfully accomplish! You'll devour this book in a couple sittings, or like me, overnight because you can't put it down. What a unique read!

Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Absolutely gutted by this story. The plot is so unique and fast paced, I was doubting everything and everyone. Tarryn Fisher tells another riveting story and I was dreading for it to be over just as strongly as I raced to reach the conclusion: what happened to Piper?? I was kept on my toes the whole time! 5/5

Iris and her twin sister Piper were always best friends until Piper started changing when they were both 15. Then Piper was kidnapped and Iris was the one to call the cops. The cops didn't believe her about the kidnapping and instead lost precious time thinking she was a runaway. Iris's grandma believes her but there isn't much that they can do. Iris has never stopped trying to figure out what happened to her sister and has dedicated her life to finding out what happened to her. Iris is taking a job on an island at a hospital for the criminally insane. She is convinced that her killer resides there and she is determined to prove it.

This book started so well!! It started falling apart for me at about halfway through. The story started getting really strange and difficult to follow. I appreciate the twist that I was surprised by. I wish the book wasn't so rushed feeling at the end too.

From the dark and twisty mind of @tarrynfisher we follow the seedy underbelly of society regarding human trafficking.
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When they were fifteen, Iris Walsh saw her twin sister get kidnapped and nobody cared. Iris and her grandmother try everything they can to get the police’s attention, even investigating themselves, but by the time figure out she’s been trafficked, it’s too late. Now years later Iris has made it her life’s mission to track down the man responsible for taking her sister. It leads her to Shoal Island Hospital for the criminally insane where even more secrets lie…
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I can always count on Fisher for a good #thriller and honestly the ending was not at all what I thought it would be so she definitely did a great job of providing that twist that no one but Fisher could have thought of. This showed how easily young teens can get taken before someone even notices or tries to find them. Go into this one blind and enjoy it!
CW: vomit, fire, human trafficking, ped*philia, kidnapping, sexual assault, drug use, addiction, parental neglect & abuse, verbal and physical assault, forced institutionalism, panic attack, grief, hospitalization, stroke, death

*3.5 Stars On My Instagram Account*

"I am sleeping with a therapist now. That counts as seeing one, doesn't it?"

For all the angst, anger and aggression that Iris feels from the pathetic, almost non investigation into her twin's abduction, there are a few laugh out loud moments of sarcasm, self depreciation and satirical insight from this first person POV, in the twisty twin thriller Good Half Gone by renowned psychological thriller author Tarryn Fisher.

From the first page there's high intensity with Iris screaming at a 911 operator that her 15 year old twin sister, Piper, has been grabbed and shoved into a vehicle. After the frustrating police interview, where they assume Piper's just another runaway, Iris tries to find Piper herself and all she finds are more questions and trouble.

The writer goes back to the past and then the present to give a full, and very upsetting picture, of Iris and Piper's tumultuous young lives. In the present timeline, Iris, now a single Mom, discovers that one of her main suspects is a prisoner and patient on the remote Shoal Island Hospital For The Criminally Insane. She gets an internship at the hospital in hopes of getting the truth out of her suspect. Remote island, criminally insane, and no back up. What could possibly go wrong?!

What goes wrong is wild, a bit far fetched, crazy twisty and makes for a fun popcorn thriller. I screamed at Iris, "this is a bad idea" so much I think she might have actually heard me! The first twist is at the half way mark. The rest, including the most out there one, is at the end of the craziness. I had an inkling about it just before the reveal happened, but how it was pulled off was a bit implausible yet definitely a "gotcha" moment from this thrilling author. It was surely the good half of this twisty twin thriller.

I received a free copy of this book from #harlequintradepublishing via #NetGalley for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.

Man! I really hate to do this but this book was a mess. It just plodded on. Most of the mysteries were obvious early on. I won't go into them, but it's pretty easy to tell what happened to Piper and the truth behind one of the more unusual relationships in the book. Hope that's vague enough.

The rest just didn't make much sense. It was way over the top. Even the timelines didn't quite work. Then all of the weirdness blows up and you are just like...what? So this all happened and the few people who should have noticed just didn't? It was all too much. I don't mind crazy. It just went way too far. I will read Tarryn Fisher again. Absolutely. Don't judge this author by this book.

Iris and her twin sister Piper go to the movies to meet up with some guys when Piper is kidnapped. Police think she was a runaway and the case goes cold. Years later Iris wants answers. She takes it upon herself to research and thinks answers lie inside the Shoal Island Hospital. This isn’t any typical hospital. It’s a hospital for criminals deemed insane to stand trial. Will she find what she’s looking for or end up at a dead end?

The ending was rushed and a little far fetched. I loved a few of Tarryn Fisher’s books, but this didn’t live up to the hype for me.

Thanks to Net Galley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the ARC! Pub date 3/19/24