Wow. 👏 What a twisty, impossibly captivating, psychological thriller ride here. If you want to be surprised and thrown for a loop then GET. THIS. BOOK. 🙌

At first I wasn't sure I would enjoy it, it starts off with 3rd person perspectives and limited character understanding - but hold onto your hats because this novel builds and builds into an absolute monster of secrets, character collisions, and shock.

The twists just keep coming, and right when you're about to groan that you "saw it coming", curveballs pitch at you from all sides 👌

The author has done a fantastic job of constructing scenes that ring true throughout our modern media; from using instagram hashtags, investigative journalism themes, and the struggles of law enforcement. A real reflection of media frenzies during investigations, and a hint of the recent "Gabby Petito" case, but between best friends (which the author acknowledges). This book captivates the reader by building up some major twists and shock about what really happened.

Do you love twists? Well, buckle up and be prepared, because you can't put this book down once you start? 🙌👏👌

I'm going with a very strong 4.5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 (and am rounding up to 5 for the star values)
I did find the very end/prologue felt quite rushed and lacked the same feel of charisma the rest of the book developed. My only real disappointment here.
Otherwise, wow!!

You got me! I thought it was going to fizzle out and be predictable, but here I am telling you twisty thrill junkies to 💯 buy this book!!!

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This book is full of twists and turns. You will think you know where the story is going but you will be very surprised. Looking forward to more by this author.

Wow. This book got me. I thought I had it all figured out, and then one surprise after another. Excellent writing and I loved the present, past and media chapters. Normally, I don't care for that but in this book it made perfect sense and made the book better in my eyes. Ellery Kane never fails to entertain, but this has got to be the best by far.
Thanks to netgalley, Ellery Kane and bookouture for the chance to read this advanced reader copy.

My Missing Daughter: An addictive, nail-biting psychological thriller with an unforgettable twist by Ellery A. Kane has a very scary premise.

This book has good twists and storytelling. I liked the author's writing style. The story kept me turning the pages to find out what would happen.

A good psychological thriller with a surprising ending. I would recommend this book.

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When you have children, you always worry when they are out of your sight. It does not matter whether they are nine or nineteen. You want to keep them safe, no matter what. 

Tracy is the same kind of parent. She moves heaven and earth once she hears the devastating news about her daughter...

The author gives the reader tickets for the seats on the front row to follow the story in the present with the police investigation and by taking us back to what went on before everything went awry. Besides that we are able to witness how a post on social media can start speculations and enables everybody to add their opinion on the matter.

This book is a textbook example of how little you really know and can allow yourself to trust the people around you. 

It kept me guessing until the very last revelations and then my mouth fell open. I never had imagined it would end like this, but I loved it. 

If this was a film, some of the characters would deserve an Oscar. 

This book is one fine piece of art. 5 stars

Thank you

My Missing Daughter
By: Ellery A Kane
Pub Date: October 8, 2024
Publisher: Bookouture

5
Imagine a knock on the door when someone drops off the camper which your daughter Willow and her best friend Amelia where supposed to be in? The man delivering the camper has no idea where the girls are, he is just making the delivery.
The girls were going on a cross country trip to Niagara Falls, while finishing their book about a Road Trip which they started in high school. The camper shows signs of a struggle and a clue to her daughter.

What has happened to Willow? Amelia shows up back home and is unwilling to give many details. What really happened? The mothers have their own opinions and there are plenty of characters to make you suspect many scenarios. Well done Kane!

Wow, what a thrill ride! When thought I had it figured out there’s a surprise twist around every corner! My Missing Daughter is a page turning psychological thriller that I could not put down. There’s a cast of characters that all fit well into the story and I had a range of emotions with each one. As Tracy searches for her missing daughter, I felt I was right along side with her. Told from different viewpoints in the present and past, the author also intertwines a nice balance of chapters written in social media format. I thought was a great addition to the overall story of Willow and Amelia taking a road trip, and doing what most young people do - post on social media. I absolutely loved this book from beginning to end and look forward to more for, the author.

I didn’t see that ending coming! Two young ladies set out on a girls trip and only one comes home. The author creates lots of tension with timelines before and after Willow comes up missing. There are plenty of twists and turns and plenty of suspects with well-honed lies. This book had me guessing until almost the end. If you like reading thrillers with twists this is a book you will enjoy. I received an arc of this book from NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions expressed are my own.

One of the best psychological thrillers I have read. What a great job Ellery Kane does in creating this thriller. Kept me guessing the whole way throughout the book. Willow and Amelia, best friends since childhood , embark on a journey to Niagara Falls and chronicle their journey to encourage interest in a book they are cowriting. What causes people to change and act the way Amelia did? What made Willow make the decisions she did during the journey? The weaving of social media comments into the story gives us clues and shows how society can get wrong ideas and create false narratives. Well done. Unexpected ending! I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving this review.

This book has a little of everything and just when you think it is going one way , it goes another and then another. Two mothers, competitive, one unlikeable, the other, is telling the story of their daughters, also competitive with one unlikeable, as well. We get invested in the story of the missing daughter and worry for her, is she going to be found alive Throw in unreliable narrators, crooked ex boyfriend/former cop, crooked grandmothers and a road trip to hell. Enjoy the ride! 4.5

Wow another dark tale from this author but this time the ending really threw me which i think is a great sign of a book as often I have worked it out before I get to the end. This is a tale of a missing girl who’s best friend is the only one who returns from a road trip but as the story takes a very dark turn is the truth closer to home than anyone realises. Loved it!!!

I have to say that this book seems so promising, the story seems actually really interesting so I was really hoping and exited for this.
For my review, to be honest with you, i don’t like to say anything bad about a book and that’s really hard for me to say something awful about book i read. But now, I have to say that I am a bit confused and i was completely disappointed with this book,
The storytelling was a bit longer for me, at the beginning, even though if it was just the first pages, I saw many lengths and that lengths, made the story really hard to follow and and a bit slow. The story was very long so, and then, the book literally took another way from nowhere and that made the story literally ununderstandable.
Anyway, in fact, this story had a lot of things that could have been interesting and probably, makes the the book better. So, It doesn’t work for me as i expected but i hope that you’ll like it more than me. I’ll get through to another book by her asap for see if my thoughts will be the same!

Thank you so much Netgalley for this ARC!

This book is a mystery with realistic characters. The story moves quickly. Intrigue…family and friends…two moms with missing daughters…red herrings kept me guessing…do not try to discern the ending too early. Thanks Netgalley.

A real page turner.
A drama full of strange characters.
Great descriptive writing. Tension and twists galore.
The ending was a real WOW.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

BFF's Willow and Amelia take a road trip to Niagara Falls to finish their novel. While on this trip, secrets and lies are revealed, and things take a turn for the worse. Suddenly, Amelia flies home, and a man drives the van back to Willow's mom's house. Where is Willow? How are all the secrets Willow learned about Amelia connected to her disappearance? Good suspense. I didn't really find the internet postings to add much. Honestly, they were more annoying than anything. And if you are young women posting that you are going on a road trip alone, you are not very smart!!!! Did not see the ending coming at all! Holy cow!

Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for this Advanced Reader’s Copy of My Missing Daughter by Ellery Kane due to be published October 8, 2024.
Tracy’s daughter, Willow, and Candice’s daughter, Amelia, have taken off on a journey to explore the U.S. and obtain material for their soon-to-be-released novel. But one day someone delivers the bus to Tracy’s house. Soon after Amelia comes home. Where is Willow?
This one was a nail biter with lots of “suspects” from which to choose – the girls, Tracy’s ex-cop crooked boyfriend, and even the mild mannered teacher Sam. Everyone, it seems (like a good thriller) has secrets and lies they want to keep hidden. “That’s the trouble with lies, they always snowball.” I did not see the ending coming. Just when I thought I figured it out, the last ten pages got me.
You will not want to miss this one!
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Ellery Kane has a way of making you feel like you’re right there with the characters, so it excited me to tag along on a roadtrip and be in nature. I really connected with the emotions of the characters, I could feel the heartache and frustration. The shady characters were aplenty and the twists kept coming. Another great read!