A good story with a parent’s worst nightmare.

A special needs boy goes missing. The parents are under suspicion. You think you know who took the boy and maybe you’d be partially right.
I was not happy with the ending of this story because it leave you hanging.

This book was interesting
It was about 3 brothers that was called Callum , Tom and Kyle Westcott
And one day there mother who was called Joanne
Had an outing for the park and playing hide and seek
But when they were going back that they had not got Kyle
He had to be missing
Joanne had to find him
I had an ARC

This book was beautiful and frustrating and heartbreaking 💔 I wish I knew what happened with kyle he did not deserve any of that and neither does Jo. I don't like how quickly she forgave Sean though I did not like him and Grace is a few tools short of a tool box

My husband is always at work, he's basically checked out of our marriage at this point. So I'm stuck at home with three kids under the age of eight for the summer holidays. The boys are my world, I just wish we had money for the activities - eight-year-old Kyle has learning difficulties, and they all need a lot of running around. I can't spend another day in this house. The boys are so excited about a bike ride to the woods, so we head out. We play hide and seek, Kyle is never any good, bless him. But this time he must have hidden really well because he's not even giggling. Where is he? Panic sets in. Then I see his bike lying on it's side, wheels spinning, like he's just vanished into thin air. We were already at breaking point. This is going to completely tear us apart.

When It said that people who like Gemma Rogers and Daniel Hurst would like this book, I had to request it. But I don't know where they got that notion from, as I couldn't see any similarities to either author. This is a family drama about a little boy with special needs who goes missing. There were so many opportunities where this story could have gone, but instead it took quite a boring way to tell the story. The first 50% was the best part, I was not keen on the mother, she was a bit annoying. I also felt the ending was a bit abrupt.

Published 18th July 2024

I would like to thank #NetGalley #JoffeBooks and the author #LizzieFry for my ARC of #LittleBoyMissing in exchange for an honest review.

Really enjoyed this book until nearing the end. I need to re-read the ending as I feel I have missed out somewhere along the line! I enjoyed the characters and can see where Jo is coming from and the book did so well at describing the turmoil, stress and second guessing.
A bit of a cliff hanger as I'm not too sure how the book ended, a little confusing for me! I hope there may be a follow up?
Many thanx to NetGalley, the author and publisher for allowing me to read and review this book

Thank you to NetGalley, author Lizzie Fry and Joffee books for the ARC and opportunity to review this book.

This was one of those books that I just couldn’t put down. The author did an amazing job with the storyline and building up to Kyle’s disappearance.

The character development was extremely well done. The way the author described the overwhelming emotions of a stay at home mom with 3 children, one of which has special needs was so well done. I’m sure many Mom’s can relate to some of her thoughts and feelings.

Part way through I was so sure I knew how it would end but then it took a turn and I wondered if maybe I was wrong. Turns out I was right, but there was some plot twists that totally had me questioning myself.

The writing style was also well done. The author used language appropriate for each situation that the main female character found herself in. Many times I could emphasize with Jo as a Mom and just as a female in general.

I liked the way the author took some hard life/marriage issues and made them so very real to life. Made it feel like you were reading a true crime report and not a fiction novel.

I’ll admit I was not a fan of the ending. I made up many endings in my head throughout the book and even now I’m writing my own ending in my mind but the author’s ending is very realistic in that events like the one focused on in this book have actually happened in real life.

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I enjoyed this book it was definitely an emotional rollercoaster with the main character not very likeable but you understand what they are going through. I was definitely hooked from start to finish I will be recommending this book. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my advanced copy.

"Little Boy Missing" is a book about a family and specifically a little boy named Kyle who has special needs and goes missing. The first half of the book is great. It's compelling, emotional, interesting and a real page turner. The second half of the book however was a let down for me. It felt like the story dragged on but at the same time it skipped ahead too much in the timeline, missing parts that could have been written more about and then boom you get to the ending which is very abrupt and doesn't really explain a lot and again jumping way ahead in the timeline...

DNF. It was not a bad book, it just was not for me. I didn't love the writing style. It was almost like reading a note that the protagonist wrote for her son. Just not my style.

I found this riveting! The protagonist was a strange mix of unlikeable and very relatable. The author captured so well the odd sense of being in limbo throughout the investigation and the ending was shocking.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a good thriller that kept me entertained from the very beginning to the very end. I recommend it to all thriller readers.

I have so many conflicting emotions 😭 On the one hand, I absolutely loved the exploration into motherhood and how isolating it can be. The author really expressed how hard it is to balance being a parent with basically anything else. Also, I read this so quick because I wanted to know what happened! It was well written and engrossing.

However, I was left super disappointed by the ending. You know I firmly believe the ending is the best part of a thriller book, and I just felt like I didn’t get enough. At one point, it even jumped forward 3 months and I was left wondering WTF happened 😅 I wanted way more of a resolution for the time I put in.

That being said, I did still enjoy the story overall. I think if it had been longer I would have appreciated it much more. But I do see so much potential. It definitely kept my attention most of the story.

What the heck??!! I’m sorry but that has to be the worst ending I’ve ever read?! I was so excited when I saw Joffe books!! My favorite publishers! Well what happened with this book?! I can’t say to much without giving the story away but geez what kind of ending was that?! I guess maybe it’s a real world type of ending but I read to get away! Idk maybe some people will like this book but it was not for me! Yes the book was interesting I was hooked but that ending ruined the book for me! Sorry! Thank you NetGalley and Joffe books for sharing this book with me!