This book sounded so exciting, with a taken twin sister and a creepy isolated mental hospital. I stayed up late to read this because I couldn't wait to see what happened. I wish I had just gone to bed because with about 20% of the book left it was like the author's deadline was the next day so they decided to just throw a bunch of off-the-wall stuff in out of nowhere to get it finished. This did not do it for me at all, and it was a huge letdown because I was fully invested in the story.

Kindly received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Taryn Fisher has become a must read author for me. So I jumped at the chance to review this one early. While it isn't.my favorite by her, it is still good.

Iris’s pretty and popular twin, Piper, is kidnapped right in front of her as a teen. No one believes it and thinks she’s a runaway at first. As an adult, Iris gets a job at a hospital for the criminally insane to investigate.

I enjoyed the back story but could not get into the present time line. It was a shame because the setting of a hospital for the criminally insane sounds go interesting. I found myself skimming those chapters. I was really into the past history chapters though.

Good Half Gone comes out 3/19.

As soon as I started this book, I was hooked from the first few pages! Dual timeline perspectives? Girl gone missing? Seeking justice for missing twin? Count me in! I was invested in the past timeline, but the present one kind of dragged on a bit - I kept waiting for something to happen! I really liked Iris' character and felt a lot of sympathy for her and her experiences. When the action picked up toward the end, keeping all the characters straight was kind of confusing - there were a lot of names that were only mentioned briefly throughout the story and not really developed. The ending had a good twist, but I saw it coming about halfway through the book as the storyline reminded me a LOT of Ward D by Freida McFadden. That all being said, I really enjoyed Fisher's writing style and look forward to more from her!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this eARC.

Once again Tarryn Fisher excels, this time weaving a melancholy but captivating tale about a set of twins (being raised by their fiercely devoted Grandma, my favorite character) who are violently torn apart on what seems an average get-together for the teens on a basic weekend outing.

Unfortunately for both twins, and for the remaining family, the police are terribly lackadaisical when it came to prioritizing the teen's kidnapping, despite the fact that the entire abduction was witnessed by the girl's sister. The failure of the police to view the situation as a real crime early on caused clues to be forever lost in what could hardly be called an 'investigation". The police department's unwillingness to perform even a basic investigation caused irreparable damage by creating an emotionally devastating, festering wound in the remaining family.

The twin left behind becomes the heroic Good Half Left by devoting her youth to finding out what happened to her sister, and by doing so, she began to finally grow beyond the shadow of her sister's loss.

As always, the author draws us skillfully in to yet another wonderful novel, one you are almost physically incapable of putting down until you have greedily consumed ever word.

I had been waiting for a new book by the talented Fisher! This story had a lot of intense moments. I especially liked the family relationships and how they were developed. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. Five stars.

The book was very intriguing from the beginning but then I found the ending to be not as entertaining as the rest of the book . It got kinda difficult to keep the characters straight at the end . Still recommend this book !

Thank you to Harlequin Trade Publishing and NetGalley for providing an advance copy in exchange for an honest review

What in the actual hell? I must first tell you that this whole book plays out with little suspense until the last 20% of the book. The beginning had a fantastic start, only to take a few left turns. Okay…..

The story starts where Iris Walsh is on a call with 911. She just witnessed her twin sister’s kidnapping right in front of her eyes. Years later she is traumatized from the events that unfolded that night. She just can’t get over the disappearance of her twin sister, Piper. What happened to Piper and is she still alive?

Determined to do her own investigating, and with years of school behind her, she takes an internship at a state hospital on an island. Why? The man she believes is responsible for Piper’s disappearance and or possible murder has been sentenced there. Iris is so obsessed for answers that will stop at NOTHING to get them.

Sounds juicy, right? I was hopeful too….. only to be taken down a long distracting road. This story starts bringing in other plot lines that really didn’t do much for the story. Yes, we learn Iris and Piper had a shitty drug fueled mother….. life wasn’t fair. Then we take a tour of some possible romance that I really couldn’t care less about. Then we have the strong willed grandmother who has raised these girls, only to find out Gran is hanging on a thread with her health.

I wanted suspense and a brain teaser and that just wasn’t in the cards. After The Wives and this one, Fisher just isn’t for me. However, many people love her and maybe so will you.

I’d like to thank Harlequin Trade Publishing, NetGalley, and Tarryn Fisher an ARC. All opinions are my own. Expected Publication date March 19, 2024

This book gripped me from chapter 1. It was a fast read that made me compelled to get to the end so I can find out the mystery's resolution. Although I found the end to be a bit outrageous in plot I was very entertained and highly recommend.

I really enjoyed this book. I thought it started off slow but after half way in I realised it was keeping me on my toes. I couldn't put it down and needed to know what was going to happen next. And, indeed, when I did, Tarryn Fisher, you blew my mind once again!!