Still Missing
by Chevy Stevens
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Book Reviews of Still Missing
Book Review: Captivating Debut
Summary: 4 Stars
Still Missing is a raw, honest, and intense read that will hook you from the very beginning. No sugar coating here, that's for sure. The way the story is told, through sessions with Annie's psychiatrist, was a smart thing to do and added much more realness for me. I was able to really connect and feel for Annie as she was pouring her whole heart out and I felt like I was right there with her in the cabin with her captor, re-living the horror that she went through. I was very repulsed by her captor who she nicknames The Freak.
Annie's voice is a strong one and gives a powerful narrative. She's a true survivor. The story is very captivating and there is a huge twist towards the end which was very shocking and disturbing. I love twists in stories and this one definitely brought the story to another level. However, I felt like the reasoning behind it wasn't a satisfying one and wasn't convincing enough. I wish it had been more believable. This was the only time I felt that something was lacking.
Overall, a great read for a debut novel. The last line of the book is probably one of my favorites. I will definitely be reading more by this author.
Book Review: excellent thriller
Summary: 5 Stars
In Clayton Falls on Vancouver Island, thirtyish realtor Annie O'Sullivan hosts an open house in which hardly anyone visits. She is about to call it quits as a failed day when a nicely attired man arrives. Annie thinks she may have a sale, which would help her overcome the nasty taste of the argument she had with her mom. Instead he abducts her taking her to a remote shack in the mountains.
Annie eventually escapes after a year-long imprisonment by an obsessed lunatic. However, the ordeal is far from over as she visits a psychiatrist to explain her trepidations then and now since the police have not captured her psychopathic kidnapper who she fears will come back for her, but insolently refuses to be a victim a second time, physically or emotionally.
The ordeal is told by Annie to her psychiatrist is so emotional readers will cringe at what she went through, still going through and will be going through with one last twist. Annie makes the tale as the emotional scars will be with her for the rest of life. This is a one sitting tale by what may be the best debut thriller of the year.
Harriet Klausner
Book Review: OK - great abduction scene, shades of "The Collector", parts implausible?
Summary: 3 Stars
Annie, a 32 year old realtor is abducted from a house showing and held captive in a remote cabin. The year held by her abductor, the aftermath of her rescue and the solving of the crime is told in alternate chapters of therapy with her psychiatrist - an effective way of getting a little into the heart and mind of Annie.
The abduction scene was terrific - thrilling and realistic, and the beginning descriptions with her captor reminded me a little of the magnificent book "The Collector". But it went south after that, the story of the daily routine with "The Freak" such a downer without being exciting or scary as to be completely unenjoyable reading for me. I think what disturbed me here was although there were tons of description of the depravity that Annie suffered, the abductor didn't seem believable or real to me at all.
The last part of the book dealing with the aftermath of her rescue picked up again, had some interesting character and relationship development and I enjoyed most of that...though found the motive for the crime rather implausible.
Overall an OK read; glad I got it at the libray.
Book Review: Fabulous Thriller For A Debut Author!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book had me enthralled! This book had some great positive buzz which made me pick it up and I am happy to say it does not dissapoint.
I found the "session" format quite refreshing and I think it help sets this book apart from other thriller novels. Even though I knew that the main character obviously survives, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I found myself actually holding my breath during some of the scenes where she is with her captor.
The only negative thing I have to say about the novel is that I did not particularly like the "twist" at the end. I personally thought the book was genius and didn't need such a shocking and somewhat unrealistic villian. That being said, I still giave this book 5 stars because of the rest of it is just so riveiting.
Thid book was very hard for me to put down and when I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about it becaue it really grabbed me on an emotional level. I highly reccomend this book to those people who love thrillers mixed with strong character development. I am already looking forward to this author's next novel.
Book Review: Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
Summary: 5 Stars
I could not put this book down! Normally I don't read books about people intentionally being hurt by another. It just makes we crazy that our justice system doesn't have a separate box to place this kind of criminal in so that the outcome is truly just. But from the first page I wanted to know what happened to Annie and how she survived. The writing is excellent. Whoever her proof-reader is should get two thumbs up for no punctuation, spelling or grammatical errors. The story never, I mean never, looses you. The author is so attuned to the characters, the surroundings, the dialog, that you never find yourself distracted, going back a few pages or chapters to reorient or double check. There are no lose ends. The main character, Annie, could be any girl or women. She isn't physically daunting. She isn't college or street smart. She draws her strength from within. She taxes her brain for anything she has ever seen, read or heard about `Freaks' in order to survive and protect herself and anyone else the Freak might decide to hurt. I can't wait to read what this author writes next!