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I can understand others' criticisms of especially the ending, but I loved it and couldn't put it down. The little boy made me think so much of my precious 9-year-old girl and what I would do if anything ever happened to her.

Very good! Excited to see her at the book festival Saturday.

This was an overly complex story, with shifting timelines and POVs… for a lacklustre ending. To build up for that long, only to have a meh reaction, I clearly missed something.

Too hyped in my opinion.

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Super engaging…but not up to all the hype.

The ending gave away too much.

For all the complexity the author built into the first 400 pages, she should have trusted her readers enough to leave them wanting more.

It took me a moment to get into this story with its multiple timelines and broad cast of characters, including 3-4 Peters. Once I became fully absorbed in the parallel mysteries at the book's heart--the disappearance of Bear Van Laar in 1961 and of his sister Barbara 14 years later-- I couldn't put the book down. I'm still not sure whether the answers were completely satisfying, but it was certainly an engrossing read.

Lucky find (I hope!) at my local #LFL

Jumping into this one on Spotify! So far so good, and I‘m at least not sobbing (thanks Backman).

Unpopular opinion, but wasn‘t as big a fan of this one as everyone seems to be. I can see the appeal I guess, but it was long and a bit tedious at times. The jumping around the time line and different perspectives worked, and the last section was tough to put down. But for me didn‘t hit the mark. Two kids from the same well to do family go missing in a fifteen year span. It‘s quite the mystery, but the pay off didn‘t quite deliver for me.

Friday night reading (with wine and a thunderstorm).