Ten years old called Iris and she was kidnapped a couple of years ago
She is picked up from the law and apparantly she is called Charlotte
But she doesn’t think that she is called Charlotte
But who is she
I had an ARC

I was immediately sucked in when I started this book. It is full of twists and turns. Everyone is lying at some point, and you really have to figure out who you can trust. I loved the concept of this book, but I was extremely confused towards the ends because of the different POVs and timelines. I would probably have to re-read the last third of the book to fully make sense of it all, but I enjoyed the read!

I was really excited at the prospect of reading this book. It sounded terrific, and I was really happy to be given the ARC.

Overall, it was a mixed bag for me. On the plus side, it was way more complex and sinister than I had initially thought, and there were a lot more twists and turns than I'd expected.

"One Child.

Two Mothers.

Someone is lying"

Or so the blurb says.

But in fact, *everyone* is lying. And that's where the problem actually lies (pun intended).

With the number of POVs, the fact that almost everyone is discovered to be lying multiple times, the degree of suspension of disbelief required to accept the "actual" version of events - which involved psychiatric facilities, kidnapping, murder, attempted murder, and everything else in between - I was totally confused by the end.

Moving between timelines and repeatedly inconsistent behaviour on the part of the characters also didn't help. Everyone seemed to be a psycho.

So, there you have it. A clever, complex and potentially excellent attempt at storytelling that was something of a letdown for me in terms of execution. I'm still giving it 3 stars, but I wish the author had clarified things properly at the end instead of adding what looked like YET ANOTHER TWIST.

After reading the authors first book I was looking forward to what he had in store for us next and his not dissapointed infact this one was even better. Complex,and intriguing who can you trust and who is really telling the truth with plenty of twists and turns and told from different points of views this has a really good storyline making it a great psychological thriller.Im so pleased I came across this author roll on book 3.
Thanks to Netgalley and The Book Folks for the ARC.

Wow! Where do I even begin with a book that left me completely speechless? This book is, for sure, one of those books you will not be able to put down!

Iris, the main character thinks she is going on an adventure with her mother. Little does she know the adventure she is really about to take. She had been missing for two years and is now in the custody of the police, on her way to her really family. Iris, or is her name really Charlotte? Iris does not remember anything about her disappearance nor does she remember anything about her family. Her parents, her sisters, are all strangers to her. Slowly she starts remembering bits and pieces and is starting to put together just who they are and all the secrets they keep. But does she really want to know all that she has forgotten?

This book will have you suffering from whiplash as there are so many twists and turns. Once you think you have the book figured out and feeling confident you know who everyone is in the book, here come more twists and turns.

There were a few parts in the book where I was confused as to what was going on, but I think that's just because I would pick up from where I was the night before and was probably only half conscious while reading.

This is the the first book I have read by Shane Spire, and I guarantee it will not be my last! The writing style and the way this book is set up is amazing and just leaves you wanting to know what happens next.

If you are looking for an amazing thriller/mystery, this is definitely a book to add to your TBR.

A big thank you goes out to The Book Folks and to Shane Spire for allowing me to read this before publication.

The book is twisted, mysterious and suspenseful. The writing is gripping. The characters were deceptive and mysterious. A lot of unexpected things happens in the plot and truths unveils with a layer of secret. The revelations at the end were shocking. The book is unputdownable.

Ten year old Irish has no idea who she is or if she is being deceived and she can’t trust anyone around her. Her mother tells her to keep going, she trust her but the path leads her to the police and then she end up in someone’s else house and finds out about her strange family. She can feel that something is wrong because she doesn’t remember anything. She is being told that She is Charlotte, Michelle’s daughter who went missing two years ago. She try to find the missing link between her present and past and soon she gets tangled in lies and secrets. It all feels so deceptive. While so many terrible and unthinkable things happens in the plot. The truth is revealed at the end. The twists and turns kept me on the edge.

Many Thanks to the Publisher, Author and Netgalley.

Thank you NetGalley for the ebook in exchange for an honest review.

This was unbelievably confusing. Timelines were all over the place. None of the characters were likeable. Sometimes the children were behaving as adults, even though the whole book sounded so juvenile and childish. Some parts just did not make any sense and it just kept getting worse until the very end.

Oh my gosh!! I don’t even know where to start… this book was incredible!!! The story starts with so many characters and it’s so fast paced, the storyline un folds so beautifully!! For the majority of the story, I thought I had it all figured out. I thought I knew who Charlotte and who Iris were and what the story was but WOW was I so completely wrong?? I loved the character development, I love the way it jumped from the different POVs to fill in the gasps. I love that the story wrapped up and there were not many questions left at the end. It’s a fantastic thriller and had me hook the whole read!!

Title: Gone but not
Author: Shane Spyre
Genre: Mystery

Different POV's throughout the novel, especially towards the ending when all comes out to the light. Charlotte, Iris, Dove and Rae. Children all with a dark and mysterious past. Family members with too many secrets and outsiders with their own agenda.

I truly enjoyed the short chapters, upon opening the book you see there is over 100 chapters but each chapter is 2-3 pages. Short snippets of peoples truth, opinions or feelings chapter by chapter while building up a story that spans several years. At the end you just can't believe what you are reading.

Towards the end it got a little confusing as the author goes and forth between 5 and more characters, their pov and different years. But it's all important for the conclusion of the book!

I give this a 4 of 5 stars!

Wow! This book had me feeling all the emotions.

I really wanted to like this book. It kept me intrigued and wanting to know the truth the entire time. But the story and timelines were all over the place and you never really knew what was going on. I also wasn’t aware before reading that it would be told in the POV of a ten year old, so it was a little too young for me to enjoy.

A good , dark thriller. Always intriguing when characters must go back and revisit past events. I love the deceit and the surprises. Thank you for the ARC

This story was all over the place, kidnappings, murder, asylums. It was too much and didn't work for me at all. Also the main characters were not handling the situations according their age. It was just not believable.

I really didn't enjoy this story at all and I just read it to finish it.

Thank you Netgalley.

This book was all over the place to me. It was a mystery but I found it hard to follow. And some of the actions seemed out of the norm for the ages of the characters.

A family, mystery, murder and all others things thrown into the story just didn’t flow right to me.

Imagine being 10 years old and finding out the woman you’ve been living with isn’t your mother? That’s what happened to Iris, she was walked across a field to a police officer and told she’s been missing two years and her name is actually Charlotte. This thriller has so many twists and was hard to figure out before the big aha moment was revealed.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC**

I wasn’t too sure if I would enjoy this as I didn’t know how the story was going to work but omg it was such an excellent read so glad I have read it. It was full of suspense from start to finish I was gripped. It was well written thriller which was fast paced. I will definitely be recommending this fantastic book. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my advanced copy.

I was really keen to read this, based on the synopsis and it didn’t let me down! I had so many questions throughout and just had to keep reading to find out!! A dark and twisted thriller making your question just who you can trust.

The plot of this book was very exciting and suspensful especially when coupled with the fact that I didn't know who to trust during the novel and I found myself questioning throughout, great read overall.

Iris, age 10, is walked by her mother to a field, where she says goodbye. Iris is met at the other end by police where she is told her name is Charlotte and she has been missing for two years. This is just the beginning. Spyre’s psychological thriller is unusual and perplexing. There are several characters, multiple POVs, and different points in time. Is she Charlotte from the Gallagher family, or is she Iris? Is anyone telling the truth? Absolutely no character can be trusted. The story twists and turns, weaving a very complex web that will send your head spinning. This is a book you will keep thinking about long after you are finished reading. With thanks to Netgalley and The Book Folks for this ARC. My opinions are my own.