Highly recommend this extremely enjoyable book. This story is told from 2 point of views during 2 different time frames. Wyn tells her story the day of her disappearance and her mom, Jessica tells her story in present day and throughout the last year that her daughter has been missing. I found it easy to follow and enjoy which is not always the case with multiple time frames and characters. I love a good thriller and I usually ALWAYS figure it out. Not this time. So many misdirections and wrong paths. It was wonderful. 5 stars, must read!

This book sounded interesting when I read the description, as I thought there might be a few twists and turns. And there were, enough to keep me interested, although I already guessed quite close to the beginning who one of the 'bad' guys' were.
At first, I liked the fact that the story starts one year after Wyn's disappearance, then when back to explain how events unfolded to get to this point; and also the fact that we can see things from Wyn's point of view, but after a while it was just too much. It was happening too much and got a bit confusing as to what day it was and who was narrating.
Overall, I got through the book quite fast, although I got quite bored towards the end. It was a little bit repetitive I felt, and there was of lot of interaction between Joe and Jess that was unnecessary.
Like a few other people thought, I also thought the ending was unbelievable, with a character who was 'nice' and in the background most of the time turning on the main character. Although I like a good twist at the end of the book, this wasn't good enough.

What a knife in the stomach with that end! Ugh! This book started off slowly but picked up speed about 1/3 way in. There were so many twists and turns and then when you thought you knew what was happening BAM! The last 1/4 of the book shows you how absolutely wrong you were. About. Everything. Which I usually found exciting, and in a way I did enjoy the being thrown for a loop but this was just a bit too much. I get the whole hype of wanting to be mysterious but this was like out of the ballpark through the woods down the road to crazy we went.

The book is presented in past and future tense. Jessica- a mother who lost her daughter and is trying to cope when a year after her daughter has gone missing she gets a text from her daughter saying she needs help and being held against her will. She goes to her ex for help and the hunt begins
Wyn- the missing teenager who disappears after a pep rally that went wrong. Her best friend, Taylor, passed a way a few months before this big pep rally day due to a drinking and driving accident.

These are the main characters whose point of view we get and it switches from what happened the day of the pep rally and what is currently happening in the present. A lot of the past build up I found to be overload of information and then towards the end it was overload of lies. It was entertaining but I just wish maybe one or two big surprises could have been it instead of everything that was uncovered.

Thank you Lake Union Publishing and Netgalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

The plot is simple enough - Jessica's seventeen year old daughter, Wyn, disappeared one year ago. Jessica alone believes she didn't just run away, but everyone else is convinced that she did. Her belongings were packed, no note was left. Jessica has been in agony over the past year when, out of nowhere, she receives text messages from Wyn pleading for help. She's been held against her will by someone with a badge and has only now been able to reach out on her phone. Jessica is now more determined than ever before to find her daughter, no matter what or who she comes up against.

Now, maybe it's because the plot is simple that the author decided that the way to tell it would be...not as simple. While multiple timelines are nothing new, this story shows 3 main timeframes: Jessica's POV now, Jessica's POV one year ago, and Wyn's POV shortly before one year ago. Wyn's narrative moves the slowest, as it only covers about a week before and until her disappearance. Jessica's current POV is easy enough to follow and where most of the crazy discoveries are made. Jessica's one year ago POV is what I think makes it confusing. Rather than starting there and just merging that timeframe with Jessica's current one and flowing normally, the story jumps from now, to then, to now + 1 day, to then +1 month, to now + 2 days, to then +two months, etc. Whew!

I'm the first to say that I dislike when readers criticize a book because they can't understand or follow it (maybe not everyone is as confused as you!). However; in this case...many people will get confused. It's not like you can't keep up, but it interrupts the flow of the story to say to yourself, ok, now where are we picking up again in this timeframe? How many days pre- or post- are we? I think the revelations (and there are plenty!) are solid enough on their own that they don't need a disjointed reference of time to keep you on your toes.

There are several twists that unfold, but I found them all believable, especially in the type of town where this was set. Bullying teenagers become bullying adults more often than not and when those adults have positions of power it leads to terrible things. These groups will always 'take care of their own' and deny any accountability because of their twisted justifications. But they don't count on people like Jessica coming up against them and barreling through the walls they put up to defend themselves. Her love for Wyn and her desperation to find her will push her beyond any limits and take down everyone in her way.

This book really kept me guessing until the very end. Jess was a great main character, with believable flaws and an interesting story. Suspenseful but with good character development, I'd recommend this book to people who enjoy mysteries and thrillers set around families.

This book is fantastic! I loved “Girl Gone Mad” and was excited to get this, and it did not disappoint. Beautifully written, heartbreaking, and infuriating, this book is impossible to put down. When Jessica’s daughter Wyn went missing she was heartbroken and started drinking more than she knows she should. While the local authorities were satisfied with ruling her daughter a runaway, Jessica never accepted that was what happened. One year later in the middle of the night Jessica receives a text message from her missing daughter who is terrified and in danger. The chain of events this text message sets of are unbelievable and devastating. Full of twists and turns you will not expect, this book is exceptional.

I really enjoyed this book. As a mom, I felt for Jessica as she desperately searched for answers in the disappearance of her daughter Wyn. I felt the chapters from before the pep rally leading up to the event were a bit slow and dragged, but I still liked the story. My only reason for not giving it 5 stars was the very ending. The twist with what happened to Wyn, I could believe. But the actual ending with one of the characters turning on Jessica in the final chapter.... just came out of left field for me. Their attitude was one thing the whole book, and then all of a sudden they were evil? It didn’t jive with me. Don’t want to spoil so I’ll leave it at that. Still enjoyed the book.

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

This book.

I don't even know where to start, so I'll start with THANK YOU NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for the advanced reader copy! I read Bishop's other book, Girl Gone Mad, this past summer and enjoyed it so I was super excited to get my hands on this one.

"Nobody just disappears..."

But that's what seems to happen to Jess' 17 year old daughter Bronwyn (Wyn), the night of homecoming. That day is a straight up disaster for Wyn... Wyn's best friend Taylor was in an accident two months before her disappearance and Wyn was struggling with it. Taylor was the popular girl in school, and because she was best friends with Wyn the other cheerleaders (think mean girls) left her alone. But now that Taylor is gone, they are set on making Wyn's life miserable.SOMETHING happened with Wyn at the pep rally that went viral, and because of this everyone thinks she ran away.

Jess however doesn't think that's the case. Then almost a year since Wyn had gone missing, Jess gets a text in the middle of the night: mom. please help me.

We go back and forth between Jess' present day search to find and save her daughter, to flashbacks of the pep rally and everything that led up to Wyn's disappearance. Some things I predicted, but not to their full extent. (I even let out an audible "OH NO!" to which my fiance came running)

This book is the truest display of a mother's love, and how ugly ambition can be.

Again thank you netgalley - these thoughts are my own.

A good portrayal of bullying in high school. Both male and female. Also explores many other issues like alcoholism, difficult relationships, parenting struggles and especially who to trust when your world is shaken. Poor Jessica trying to deal with her guilt and her ex who ends up being such an evil loser. I like how you really can’t guess who is involved until the end. Sad ending but it’s not always happily ever after.

Nobody ever just disappears...

This book is such a thrilling read from cover to cover. You follow the story leading up to Wyn’s disappearance and one year later. Sooo many great plot twists. As soon as you think someone is guilty, someone new but just as guilty is brought into question. Hands down will be one of the best books of 2021. HIGHLY encourage everyone to get this book ASAP!!

One year gone gained my attention immediately. I felt the sliver of hope paired with suspicion when her mother received a message from wyn a year after she went missing. This book was an emotional rollercoaster from all points of view. It shows how far you would go to find your child on your own despite the dangers that you face. Excellent read!

I was really excited about this book and could not wait to get started. And it did not fail to deliver! It was gripping and thrilling. Parts were slightly confusing but eventually it came together and made sense to me.

OH MY GOD. I very rarely read books in one sitting. 3 of 4 books out of hundreds. This I read so quickly in one sitting. Absolutely breath taking. There are 3 points of view. Wyn's a year ago, her mothers a year ago and her mothers now. They all intertwine really effortlessly and they just come together so well. It kept me guessing ALL the way through. twists and turns and more twists. It was literally not possible to tear myself away. Easily the best thriller iv read in a year or more. Just brilliantly written. I would have liked a little more from the ending just to tie it together a little more but nothing that ruined the book. I will recommend this book to everyone and anyone who will listen.

One Year Gone by A. Bishop, published by Union Lake Publishing, is a breathtaking ride I took with this new to me author. An excellent, unputdownable read, suspenseful and full of twists and unexpected turns till the last page. One Year Gone is a 5 star read if I ever read one, that's for sure.
Jessica Moore is a single mom of a 17 year old. Only her daughter vanished nearly one year ago.
Now she gets messages that frighten her and make her delve into her daughter's life before she vanished. The truth is nothing, literally nothing like I expected. This thriller checks all my boxes. I recommend the book, 5 stars.

Jess's young teenage daughter Brownwyn (Wyn) went missing one year ago and there are still no clues to her disappearance. Jess is still trying to come to terms and investigate on her own since police didn't seem to find anything. When she receives shocking texts from Wyn a year later she is unsure where to turn to as the texts seem to point to a member of law enforcement having abducted Wyn. Jess isn't sure who she can turn to for help? The local police, FBI, her ex husband Joe?
I found the book to be somewhat confusing as there were chapters of then: Wyn before and during a pep rally, Jess back then and Jess now and also a lot of characters from Wyn's high school that were suspicious. Also didn't care much for most of the characters especially those of Wyn's high school classmates who were at the best selfish and at their worst murdering bullies. I sped read through most of the book just to get it over with.

The author tells the story in the past and present through both Jessica and Wyn’s eyes. It is interwoven beautiful and made it very engaging to read! I started the book and was hooked immediately. The book took SO many turns and I learned so much new information, it was hard to fully predict where it would end up. I felt for Jessica SO many times throughout this story, and I admired her perseverance to find her daughter, even when the odds were stacked against her. I can say that I did NOT see the ending coming, and I will now also be on the lookout for violet butterflies! This was the first time I’ve read an Avery Bishop book, and I am very excited to check out her other books.

Enjoyable, interesting, well written story about a missing girl in a small town.
Told in present and 1 year previously about Wyn, local school girl who disappeared after the Pep Rally.
Jessica ,Wyn’s mother begins to receive text messages from Wyn’s phone saying she is being held captive by a law enforcement officer and needs help.
Jess begins the search again for her daughter.
Lots of twists and turns whilst capturing small town life, family problems and teenage angst.
A little slow in places but rushes at breakneck speed to a surprising, poignant climax.
Highly recommended. 4 Star ⭐️
Thanks to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in return for a fair review.

ONE YEAR GONE is a good suspense novel with a surprising ending. Jessica's daughter, Wyn, left home without a word a year ago. Jessica thinks Wyn was the victim of foul play. But the police and Jessica's ex-husband think that Wyn is a runaway;, that she left home after a humiliating incident went viral on YouTube. But when Jessica gets an ominous text from her daughter telling her that she is being held by a man that makes her call him "daddy," everything changes. Both the police and the FBI get involved, albeit quietly, because Wyn's texts imply that the man who kidnapped her is in law enforcement. the story moves back and forth in time, with the story told by both Wyn and Jessica. The characters are engaging and relatable, fully flawed human being that made me empathize with them. Good story!

This book had me glued from the beginning! I absolutely loved this story.
The writing was great she had emotions in this book! I couldn't imagine what this mother went through and I felt for her.
Great great book

I was sucked into the mystery of Wyn's disappearance and her mother's search from page one. The story demands that you keep reading as it slowly pieces together what happened on the last day Wyn was seen, through both her eyes and Jessica's. I was all in, until I felt like the author went three twists too many past believable. Some of the character's actions were just unfathomable to me. I enjoyed reading the book but I didn't care for how the puzzle pieces were fit together.

Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for access to this arc.