Charlie, Presumed Dead is a rollercoaster of a thriller. There is epic traveling, danger, and unhinged plotting. When first introduced to the two main characters, Aubrey and Lena, it feels forced that they would embark on any journey together. Throughout the novel though, the unlikely friendship thrives, and I found myself wishing for a happy ending for them. The abruptness of the ending was instead jarring. I am all for ambiguous endings, but this feels unfinished. I wish there was more to this story.

Very cool idea for a book, and an excellent execution of that idea. A thoroughly enjoyable read. Recommended. .

I unfortunately was not able to read this book. I was excited when ever I had chosen to download or pick this book up on Netgalley. However, time moves by so quickly and I never got to read it.

Lena and Aubrey meet eachother for the first time at Charlie's funeral. Oh yeah, each of them also believes that Charlie is her boyfriend. This book takes us all over the world to figure out if Charlie is actually dead, or just in a spot of trouble. Good pacing, however was a bit confusing to follow at times! Was left with a massive cliffhanger, and no release date for second book.

I was torn by this book. I was intrigued by the premise, but was left wanting by the execution. The book begins at the funeral of Charlie Price, who has died in a plane crash. The reader soon discovers Charlie led a double (or more) life. His two girlfriends, Aubrey and Lena decide to team up to find out what really happened to Charlie. The story alternates between the first person point of view of Aubrey and Lena as they travel around the world to solve the mystery of who Charlie truly was - the boy they dated seemed to be two very different people. The more they discover about Charlie, the less they understand. Both girls have secrets, and Charlie had too many. As the story moves forward, you begin to realize Charlie was more than just a chameleon, but closer to a sociopath. Again, this was a book that had too many secrets. While Lena's motivation for searching for Charlie was her love for Charlie, Aubrey's motivation was less plausible and seem contrived. Although I was intrigued by the characters of Aubrey and Lena, the focus on Charlie, who I cared little for, made it a more difficult read for me.

Honestly, this book left me confused. It seemed that it had a lot of potential, but it wasn't executed correctly. The ending also seemed like there would be a continuation of sorts, but there isn't. I found myself skimming at parts because of how boring it was. Lena and Aubrey make questionable decisions in the beginning, but by the end, its just absurd. I feel like this story lacks the suspense that it should've had and that I had expected.

A coming of age story with an innovative outline, but with a very superficial execution.

Lena and Aubrey met at the funeral of their boyfriend - whom they never knew they shared. Now they are on the mission to get to understand his secrets - with a couple of secrets of their own.

This might actually be a good book - a girl power on the rise and self-growth as a result of chasing the reason for a twist in your life - but in reality there is no logic, no reality and no reason for what has happened and is happening.
Plot is very weak - just a group of random facts, situations and people without the real feel. Like a very B movie. But the thrill, which can save a lot on the silver screen, is missing in the form of a book.
And the elephant in the room - the ending. This obviously just screams for the sequel. But there is not enough plot left for the sequel (maybe just for one-two chapters, but not for the whole book), so i don´t think it will happen. A lot is left to be explained - but this is actually the course of this book, there is too much to just take as a fact without any explanation.

Lena and Aubrey are supposed to be the each side of the same coin - but in reality they are just unrealistic and a bit of self-absorbed girls, and yes, too clichey as well. A wild one and a good one is a good duo when planning a book - but they are too much of everything (beauty, wildness, courage, experience) to be believable.
And Charlie? Don´t get me started. A horror-worth mastermind of all evil in the body of a boy of barely twenty, with an amount of a billionaire in his pocket (because that much he needs to master his dirty plans)?

The book is also full of cliches and the popular beliefs, which just make me to shake my head in disbelief. So you travel Europe, India and Thailand and you see just your stereotypes?

But I like that the kindness is one of the preferred "popular" beliefs - not just because "being nice" is a preferred version of behaviour now, but because this one is actually true. It is good and worthy to be kind. And this is the one thing about the book I can actually agree with.

This book was kind of cray. Charlie is presumed dead. His body was never found, but there is no way that he could have survived the plane crash, and also a suicide note was found.

At his funeral, two girls who had never met are shocked to find that they were both Charlie’s girlfriend, and that he had been a very different person to both.

Aubrey, a sweet Midwestern girl with a dark secret is convinced that they should let Charlie go, but Lena, the glamorous trust fund girl is convinced that Charlie has faked his death and convinces Aubrey to go and find him.

If you think that’s crazy, there’s even more. I don’t want to spoil it, I just want to say that Charlie is a piece of work, and I’m only going to read the second book to make sure that he gets whats coming to him!