Thank you to NetGalley, Eleonor Samuel and Joffe Books for an ARC of this book. Although I was keen on reading this one, I struggled to get through the first 16% of the book and decided that I could not finish it. I found it extremely slow paced and challenging to follow with all of the different characters and changes in time (past to present, etc).

Thank you Net Galley. This book is kind of like reading someone's dreams. Or nightmares. It has an ephemeral quality with flowery language and partial thoughts. It is contemplative and slow moving. I see the talent.

I have been on such a streak of great thrillers lately. My Lost Sister was the latest that I’ve read. It was good!

thank you so much to NetGalley for allowing me this opportunity. Sadly this book is a DNF :(
I tried so hard to get into it, either I’m not in a thriller mood or this book isn’t made for me. I’ll definitely try again later on, maybe read the paperback instead of ebook.

I had to DNF at 21%. I really tried to push through but I couldn’t take any more of the child bullying that happens. I felt like it was too much for me to handle. I could also tell that this book has a slow pacing which was causing me to loose interest too many times. I’m still interested in find out what happens but not enough to try and get through this story.

Thank you to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for this e-ARC.

This book was a bit creepy, but it keeps you guessing until the end. There are a lot of twists and turns along the way and you won't be able to put it down!

Thanks to #NetGalley and JoffeeBooks for the book #MyLostSister by #EleonorSamuel. My sister Leonie, disappeared when she was fifteen, but someone said she got into a car. Now, twenty years later, I am writing about her disappearance and I have come back home to try and find out what happened. Will the truth about Leonie come out? Did someone take her? Or is there secrets I don’t know?

I loved reading this book, the pace and suspense was so well done that it kept me hooked all the way through.

Oh my gosh. My Lost Sister was absolutely GRIPPING and had me guessing all the way until the last minute. Absolutely LOVED it and can't wait to read more from this author! Many thanks to Net Galley for the advanced reading copy!

Not a quick paced book at all. I found it a bit hard going to be honest. Glad I persevered but not one that I would recommend didn't enjoy it

Thanks for the opportunity to review

Genre: Physiological Thriller
ARC/PUB date: Aug 27, 2024

Rosalie is writing a book on her sister’s disappearance and needs details. So she returns to the house they grew up at, Hailbury, where it all happened.

She is tormented and stalked by memories. The question is, are the memories real or is she imagining things? Is she losing her mind?

The characters were memorable and I liked the writing style of the middle of the book. For some reason the first few chapters and the last felt different than the middle chunk of the book. The ending was unexpected but also lacked something. It was as if the ending revelations didn’t matter as much. Fair warning if you read this book, be prepared to look up some phrases and words! Also why did some characters have 2 names or different spelling throughout the book 😭 Over all I liked the suspense and twists in this story!

Read if you like:
Gloomy Stories 🌧️
Multiple POV 🧐
Duel Timeline ⏰
Phycological Thrillers 🧠

Thank you @netgalley and @joffebooks for this ARC.

2⭐️ Thank you to NetGalley and Joffe Books for an advanced copy of My Lost Sister.

This book follow Rosalie whose sister Leonie vanished twenty years ago and has never been found. Rosalie returns to the family’s home to try to reconnect with the past and finally get some answers about what really happened to her sister all those years ago. Once she is back in the house strange things start happening and the memories she gets back she wants to forget.

This book was so slow and very drug out. In my opinion it could have been way shorter. I was not a fan of the writing style and the jumping back and forth to different years and different people was hard to follow.

As always - thank you to Joffe Books and Netgalley for this ARC copy.

This book starts slow - but it also leads to you wanting to just read one more chapter.

The level of descriptions and details for the characters, the location, even the minor details are incredible. You can feel the amount of work the author has put into this.

The book is a long book, and some of the chapters really do reflect this. I think there was the potential for some of this to be shortened, without losing too much of the key facts of the story.

My Lost Sister by Eleonor Samuel is a psychological thriller dedicated to finding out what happened 20 years ago.
Rosalie (Rosie) lost her sister 20 years ago. There are many theories about what happened but no one knows the truth! So she heads back to town to find the truth and write a book.

The story told from past and present perspectives gives a lot of information. Every step is way too long, so I felt this book was about everything and nothing.
I am so generous with my stars but unfortunately, I could not connect with this book at all. I tried so hard. I hoped chapter by chapter I would be into the story but no...
If this would not be an ARC I would give up already early... but I can't do it if I must give a star rating and review. so I pushed, literally pushed myself through by constantly checking how much was left... It felt like never never-ending book.
For me, this was painfully slow, way too long, and way too many details and side stories.

I am so sorry for the low rating but amount of times I wanted to just leave it but was still carried on... I am proud of myself I finished it!

Please, make your own mind up and read it as this could be your next favourite!

Thank you netgalley and Joffe Books for this chance.

Twenty years ago, someone stole my sister. They say Leonie got into a man's car. She was never seen again. It was the day before her fifteenth birthday. But what if she was never taken? What if the truth is right here, all along, in the house where we grew up. The house I've come back too, trying to piece the past together. A notification flashes on my phone, photos on social media. I stare, chilled, at the old pictures of my childhood home. Our front door, the gardens outside the window where I sit now. They're #LeonieHouse. A shiver of unease runs down my spine, Who knows? What do they know? I keep saying that I don't remember. But I do.

Rosalie is determined to find out what happened to her sister twenty years ago, She's been commissioned to write a story about her disappearance. But will she like what she uncovers?

This is quite a lengthy book, with 461 pages. The pace is slow to begin with, but it gradually builds throughout. This is a descriptively written book. It has a dual timeline that's written in the past and present day format. It did take me a couple of chapters to get into the book, then I was hooked. The characters are well-fleshed out. This is an emotional and twisted read.

Published 27th August 2024

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

Twenty years ago someone stole my sister. They say Leonie got into a man’s car. She was never seen again. It was the day before her fifteenth birthday. But what if she was never taken? What if the truth is right here, all along, in the house where we grew up. The house I’ve come back to, trying to piece the past together! Good book! This book had suspense, intrigue, action, murder, mystery, and a few crazy twists and turns! The story was very interesting! I definitely recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and Joffe books for sharing this book with me!

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this arc!

What a great book!! Such a good thriller/mystery! Perfect writing style and that plot twist!! PERFECT!!

This was one of the better mystery/thriller novels that I have read in a while. The characters were well-fleshed out, and the details were so well done that you could not only imagine the town itself, but you could also feel the paranoia Rosalie felt while being alone. I also enjoyed the way the author was able to weave together a story that blended past and present, but did it in such a way that the ending still came as a surprise.

I think the biggest issue I had with this story is the lack of regard for personal safety where Rosalie was concerned. Not only did she head off to meet with people that were potential suspects, but when presented with obvious evidence of someone having been inside the house with her, threatening her and stalking her, Rosalie adamantly refuses to go to the police (at least until its too late and she's already deleted all of her social media accounts thereby also deleting all of the proof).

One other thing I would change about this one is I would have liked to have seen more of the repercussions at the end of the story. I want to see the head-lines when the truth came out. I want to see Rosalie's parents' reactions to finally learning what happened to their daughter. And I really want to see the piece where an innocent man's name is finally cleared. I felt those would have been a nicer wrap-up than the somewhat confusing one we got (I mean I understood most of what happened, but I'm still unclear as to whether or not Rosalie and Kacper ended up together or if the plane he was watching had her on it).

However, even without those thing, I still enjoyed this one quite a bit, and I definitely feel like other fans of the mystery/thriller will enjoy it as well. I would definitely read more from this author!

DISCLAIMER: I received a complimentary copy of this novel from the publisher. This has not affected my review in any way. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are 100% my own.

This was a very gripping thriller which I found difficult to put down. I loved the writing style and how all the way through the suspense kept on building up. This was my first book I had read from this author and it definitely won’t be the last fantastically talent this author is. I will definitely be recommending this especially anyone who loves a very gripping thriller. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this great book.

This story follows the main character who is going back to her childhood home where she wants to relive the time she spent with her sister before her disappearance. The went in expecting to write a book, but instead she connects with her sisters old class mates and more mystery arises. This book was suspenseful and will keep you on your toes. It’s a quick read if you want to get your heart racing!