Never Missing, Never Found

by Amanda Panitch

Some choices change you. Some choices are dead wrong. But what choice did she have? Ramona was stolen from her family as a young girl. When another young girl is stolen, the two quickly became like sisters. But when the chance for freedom came, Ramona was forced to make a terrible choice and left her friend behind.

• ISBN10: 0553507664
• ISBN13: 9780553507669
• Publish Date: 28 June 2016
• Publish Status: Cancelled
• Imprint: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Format: Hardcover (Library Binding)
• Pages: 320
• Language: English

Reviews

[Leah]

What an intriguing, thrilling read. I genuinely thought it was just your run of the mill plot where a girl reappears years after going missing and tries to move on, but that ending was mind-blowing. I was genuinely shocked and surprised and I just didn't see it coming at all. Wow.

[whisperingchapters]

This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.


Scarlett is back with her family after being kidnapped as a little girl. Things with her family are going well, except with her twin sister. Scarlett wants to feel connect to her again, but she knows it's not that easy after being separated for so long. She's ready to start working at the theme park, but a blast from the past is the last thing Scarlett thought she would encounter.

WHAT I LIKED

When I started reading, I had no idea what to expect. I did think it was about uncovering who had taken the missing girl from the park. Boy, was I wrong and had no idea what was coming. You see, our main character cannot be held accountable for anything. She's so unreliable! A lot of things happen with her that would leave me frowning and trying to figure out what the heck was going on.

The prologue set the eerie tone for the rest of the story. Scarlett's past is like a messed up Cinderella tale, which she mentions herself. She's forced to clean and tend to every need the woman upstairs has. Learning about Scarlett's past was a little frightening. Knowing she could get back to her normal life was great. She was the main focus of the story, which was perfect for the narration. I loved the flashbacks of the story interwoven with what was happening in the present. It was so easy to follow and understand both periods of times in Scarlett's life.

Scarlett's narration spoke volumes to me. I was glued to her story and I kept wanting to dig deeper, to know more. It is why I read this book in one sitting. I tried to put it away, but I would find myself reading one more chapter until I had finished. Near the end, I was struck dumb and had to re-read a few paragraphs because my mind couldn't grasp the plot twist! I must have said, "Wait, what?!" a lot of times before I actually understood. When I did, I just sat there staring at the book and thinking, "I NEVER saw this coming." Even though I had a lot of WTF moments, the plot twist was my major "WTF?!".

WHAT FELL FLAT

Unfortunately, the secondary characters fell flat to me. There wasn't much going on with them and I feel like they didn't contribute to the story.

OVERALL

Never Missing, Never Found is a YA thriller filled with so much suspense that it will leave you guessing and biting your nails until the very end.

I received a finished copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.