This was a fast read with an interesting story. Iris is searching for answers for her sister’s disappearance so she takes a job at a hospital for the criminally insane. Things get complicated quickly! It was a real page-turner!

This book had my attention from the start. As I was reading I’m like dang I’ve done figured this out but nope it took a different turn. By the end was like how did this happen but the author brought it all together and still it leaves asking you asking How? If you’re looking for something to make you question everything then this is the book to read.

Iris Walsh watched her twin sister Piper get kidnapped, but police try to convince her that she ran away from home. For eight years Iris has been looking for Piper and now she finally believes she knows where to look.
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Iris believes her twin sister Piper was trafficked, but police found no evidence. Since police were of no help Iris found clues her own way. The answers lie within Ward D at an isolated island for the criminally insane.
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Good Half Gone is about Iris spending eight years of her life looking for the guy who killed her sister. Working at Shoal Island is an elaborate scheme to get close to the guy who can make that happen. Iris is doing all this so she can get closure for Piper’s son Cal. He’s going to reach an age where he will want to know who his father is.
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I highly recommend readers read the excerpt and not go in blind or you will be confused. I suggest reading a few reviews from different ratings to gain a better perspective. Tarryn gives readers parts of the past in between the present to help explain what is taking place filling in the last eight years. Not much was shared about Good Half Gone while she was writing this book. Now that I’ve read the premise and started reading I’m not sure where my heads at. It reads like a YA with a dark tragic topic. The writing reminds me of Marrow and Never Never.
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Tarryn Fisher is one of those writers that I’m eager to read. I look forward to her new releases and even help promote them. I’ve read the entire backlog of books she’s written. This book was written in a way that gave me plenty to ponder which is kind of dangerous because it allowed my mind to drift to many possibilities instead of staying inside the story. For a good majority of the book I was confused by what was taking place. Even when Iris started working at the hospital I still was puzzled. The pieces didn’t fall into place easily. That’s not a bad thing. I got bored by my inability to stay focused on what was taking place which in my defense was unclear. Yes Iris was looking for the man who killed her sister, but the course of action was not as entertaining as I had imagined.

This novel starts out jumping from the past to the present in order to keep the reader engaged in the storyline. The story follows a single-mother as she tries to uncover what happened to her twin sister when they were 15 years old. Through lots of twists and mystery, the reader is taken on an adventure through the main characters life and how much she will do to uncover the truth about her sister.

This book sounded amazing. A missing twin. Kidnapping, maybe sex trafficking, the surviving twin vowing to do anything to revenge her sister. This starts off so strong and suspenseful. (The timeline is off a lot with iris’s son’s age and how many years since Piper has been missing but maybe that’ll be fixed in the final edited version) The police completely fails on investigating Piper’s disappearance so years later Iris is still looking for answers. Iris seems so strong willed and determined to find out what happened to her sister. About half way through the story, Iris seems to lose all focus and has a random, fast paced relationship that doesn’t seem to fit her character. She seems to give up on her sister. Finally towards the end, Iris seems to get her focus back after a terrifying event at the hospital. The twists seem pretty far fetched but that made me really not expect them at all. I had a feeling a certain character was up to no good, but I didn’t know how. If the middle of this book was stronger and more focused on Iris’s original plan, it would have been a 5 star for me. Still overall a crazy, twisty read. Thank you NetGalley for my advanced copy!!

I received this book as an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Many thanks to the author and publisher for this opportunity.

Definitely suspenseful…each chapter gives you just enough of a clue to the mystery to keep you reading.

A bit slow but a good plot and culmination of clues to arrive at the conclusion was worth the wait.

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After getting early access to the first few chapters of Good Half Gone I was so excited for this book. It started off really strong but unfortunately didn't continue that way. The middle felt monotonous and last 20% just had me scratching my head in confusion at the turn of events. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my arc.

***Possible Spoilers Ahead***

What Worked For Me:
- The beginning started with a bang
- Iris felt like a very real and flawed character that I could empathize with
- I was desperate to know what happened to Piper and if she was alive
- The writing in Tarryn's books is always well done

What Didn't Work For Me:
- Not letting the reader know who Iris wanted to get close to at the facility or why she wanted to didn't add any tension or suspense to the story and just made the pacing drag in the middle of the book
- The end. I was confused as to why people that were essentially already free felt the need to escape

I haven’t loved all of the books I’ve read by this author but this was definitely an exception. I loved the detailed character descriptions and I felt that the arcs of the story flowed very well.

I received an ARC from NetGalley. I have been dying to get back into my favorite headspace while reading a Tarryn Fisher book. Tarryn killed it in Good Half Gone! From chapter one my stomach was spinning as if I'd just stepped off the tilt-a-whirl. Throughout Good Half Gone I was submersed in emotions for Iris whilst experiencing them myself. The feelings of being lost and confused in a mirror maze, the curiosity of which characters are hiding behind the masks, the helplessness of feeling alone, the fight of never quitting and answer seeking. I loved the authenticity of the main characters which balanced the counterfeit "others" whilst kept my investigative brain activated. As always with Tarryn, I didn't want it to end, but it was an ending I appreciate. Beyond thankful for my Tarryn "fix"!

“Good Half Gone” is a thriller mystery by Tarryn Fisher. I’ll admit, Ms. Fisher’s books are dark - sometimes too dark for my taste. Her books also have odd twists in them - basically piling on the thriller mystery aspect. So, with that being said, this was a weird book. It’s told from one point of view but in two different times - one is in the present (which is post-2020) and the other in the past (when cell phones were common place, maybe around 2000). The main character, Iris, has witnessed the kidnapping of her twin sister - yet the police choose to do little but consider her sister a runaway. Understandably, Iris is traumatized from this event, even after year of therapy (understandable). Iris is still determined to find her sister’s kidnapper and takes an internship at a state hospital … because she’s determined that her sister’s kidnapper (and possibly murderer) is in said hospital. I was all on board with this … but then things went off the rails into minor side plots and back history bits when I really wanted the focus to be on Iris and her investigation. Skip the romance … how about more with Iris’s Grandmother and child? Just when things seem to be building up to something big - there’s another twist thrown in … along with the big reveal .. and a rather dissatisfying ending (though what happened with Iris’s sister is revealed). This book did hold my attention, side-plots aside. This wasn’t a bad book, but it wasn’t what I was hoping for in the end.

This was a slow burn that came to an abrupt end. I never saw the ending coming!! The only reason why I rated it a 4 instead of 5 stars was because I wish it was just a little longer!

I loved the flashbacks to the past to where we met in the middle! Overall, I would highly recommend this amazing thriller!

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the ARC to read and review!

Unfortunately, I really struggled to get into this one. I've read most of Ms. Fisher's novels and they tend to fall around the 3-star range but this one might be my least fave. The prose was odd and it just felt like it had a weird flow all throughout. I was not too fond of the characters either, especially in flashback scenes, Not sure this one was my cup of tea...

This is my 993rd review for Netgalley. Hold onto your panties folks, I saved this special review for a really special author, Ms. Tarryn Fisher.

I was first introduced to Fisher, many moons again and I have been head over heels since. I fell in love with Fisher’s writing style and had to read every single one of her publications, which I did (numerous times) . I loved each and every one of them and I was completely and totally obsessed.

I thought I did a pretty good job stalking this author via social media to see if she was working on anything new but I was surprised when I saw Good Half Gone, pop up on Netgalley. You little rascal, Fisher, you kept a great secret!

Good Half Gone, has blown any book I have read thus far out of the water. This is an all consuming, edge of your seat, nail biting thriller, that will have you holding your breath until the very last page.

Good Half Gone, releases March 19th and you do not want to miss it (I pinky promise)

Check out this teaser :

Iris Walsh saw her twin sister, Piper, get kidnapped—so why does no one believe her?

Iris narrowly escaped her pretty, popular twin sister’s fate as a teen: kidnapped, trafficked and long gone before the cops agreed to investigate. With no evidence to go on but a few scattered memories, the case quickly goes cold.

Now an adult, Iris wants one thing—proof. And if the police still won’t help, she’ll just have to find it her own way; by interning at the isolated Shoal Island Hospital for the criminally insane, where secrets lurk in the shadows and are kept under lock and key. But Iris soon realizes that something even more sinister is simmering beneath the surface of the Shoal, and that the patients aren’t the only ones being observed…

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.

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