This was a decent YA thriller, with an unreliable narrator, and multiple red herrings. The story was enjoyable, not particularly twisty in the sense that we couldn’t guess from the beginning who the killer was. The outcome at the end was not what I wanted to see, but it was realistic nonetheless!

The narrator was great, I always enjoy her books. I listened at 2x, and it was the perfect speed.

All in all, a good YA thriller.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. I'm always very happy about an ARC and being able to give it a review! <3

The cover looks so damn cool with the colors and the two girls and the blurb sounded really interesting too.

Unfortunately, the story didn't quite work for me. The protagonist was too annoying and insecure for me. Her inner monologues annoyed me more than me listening carefully.

There were also too many characters in the story that appeared randomly... without a big backstory or the characters being well developed.

The basic story just didn't grab me enough and at some point I didn't care what happened to Mimi...

Too bad... unfortunately it wasn't quite my book.

When Mimi Went Missing was a wild ride. I spent 90% of the book questioning was she even dead? Was it Tanvi? And I liked that she was a bit of an unreliable narrator. She blocked out large portions of the night. And as Tanvi questioned what she was capable of, I was convinced it was her. Thrillers that make you question the narrator are some of my favorite!

In the end the parallel's between Mimi's disappearance and Tanvi's mother's tragic story brought together such a well rounded story. I loved the ending, not necessarily being happy but you can tell that the characters were able to find some peace after all of the events.

And the audiobook narrator was a 10/10!

Started out interesting, but soon turned into one of those reads that … all of the problems/issues that are underway wouldn’t be such if not for dumb kids keeping secrets that really don’t need to be secrets.

Sounded very promising and mysterious, but ended up being dull, predictable, a very commonly recycled plot.

Not bad, just not great either, and unoriginal.

3 stars.



🎧 Audio:
FANTASTIC production and narrator. Overall perfect sound quality and excellent performance. 5 stars.

When Mimi goes missing, Tanvi does all she can to find out what happened to the girl that she considered to be her sister. 

This audiobook was great. Narration was excellent and the storyline kept me intrigued. I enjoyed the ending which I didn't see coming at all. This was a promising debut by this author, whom I hope to read more from.

Absolute praise for the narrator. She nailed the persona of a traumatized teenage girl. I loved her in this role!
The story was fabulous. I was so worried about our girls and their auntie. It had me crying a little at the end. I love books where an aunt is basically a mom because I feel like a mom to my nieces and nephews. The love is the same.

I had a really hard time suspending my disbelief in this one. The amnesia just felt super contrived and almost like an excuse to reveal clues without having to think up a way to uncover them; it didn’t build tension or give the plot a logical progression. I would have loved to see Tanvi interacting more with other people and doing more sleuthing rather than hitting dead ends and suddenly magically remembering things.

Also girl sustained two head injuries with memory loss - they wouldn’t have allowed a cop anywhere near her and she certainly wouldn’t have been discharged from the hospital that quickly. And the “red herring” characters not really panning out to anything or even getting confronted? It just didn’t unfold in a logical way.

What I really liked though was how Tanvi’s childhood and her mother’s downward spiral was described, the trip to India, the connection to spiritualism and just that whole series of letters. I would have loved to see more of Tanvi’s family both before and after her father’s death

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for providing a free eaudio-arc of this book.

This is a YA thriller coming out soon that involves a teen whose parents die tragically, she goes to live with her aunt and cousin and the once sister-like relationship deteriorates resulting in actions that lead up the the cousin Mimi's disappearance.

This book really surprised me with how good the twists and turns were and made me happy I'm not a teenager anymore with all the drama! You find drama and manipulation, devious acts, lost memories, and dealing with grief throughout the book. Everyone seems like a viable suspect throughout the book, which leaves you guessing with every page turn.

I also read that the author wrote this while battling cancer and receiving treatment and commend her greatly and wish her the best in her health! I am definitely interested in seeing what else this author has in store!