U R MISSING: Andrea's Story

by Bridget Burnett

A Standalone Story, with an ending. Book 2 (The Princess and the Oliver's Story) continues Andrea's story...because, well...there's always more. After a bitter family argument 18-year-old Andrea runs away from home. She heads to the nearest city and rents a room in a rundown boarding house, regretting her hasty flight from the family farm but afraid to return home to face her angry father. She finds a job at a bookstore and settles into a comfortable routine, determined to put the past behind her and start a new life. But all those unwanted memories of home come flooding back at the oddest moments. How long can she live like this, when the past won't stay in the past... An avid ice skater, she devotes all of her spare time to practicing a difficult jump at the local rink. The mainstay of her existence is the special bond she forms with Oliver, the oddly dressed pantomime clown she sees at the rink every Saturday. With only a few bumps in the road, such as fending off poorly chosen dates and fielding personal questions from curious new friends, her new life is rocking along...until unforeseen events cause her carefully built house of cards to come tumbling down around her. With her world falling apart and totally alone in a strange town, she has nowhere to turn. Until one special friend comes to the rescue...

281 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 7, 2013

About the author

Bridget was born and raised in the bayou country of South Louisiana. As an adult she’s been blessed to live where other people vacation — the beaches of Florida and Branson, Missouri. She currently resides in South Louisiana with a cat named BubbaKitty and an ever-expanding book collection.

Reviews

[Calvin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked that it was a book about a human girl with no vampires, werewolves or magic spells in sight! It's a wonderful story love, forgiveness, and friendship. And a quirky clown.

[Matthew · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading U R MISSING: ANDREA'S STORY! It was an easy to read, interesting story with engaging characters who drew you into the story.

[Fajriy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Andrea is running from her family. The reason is still unknown. The family left is in the middle of a heating debate with her boyfriend's family, a neighbour of some sort. Then, the story follows how Andrea living her life on the run: finding a job, befriending the owner of a diner across the hotel, his friend, and a clown. But that doesn't ease her feeling of loneliness, her feeling of lost. With the approaching start of college and her 'almost being involved' with a rich guy, she's torn between staying where she is now or going back to her family. Until nearing the end does the reason of her running away is revealed. From there, the more she's torn, debating with herself whether or not to go back to her family.

Well, this book turns out better than I expected. I have been warned about the religious part of the story and I found that it didn't bother me or lessen the enjoyment to the story. The story feels like kind of begin in the middle. But the routine of Andrea's new life that follows didn't disappointing. There are some things learned along the way. This is not only the story of a girl who hits the bottom and is putting the pieces back together. This is also not the story of losing one's faith in God and finding it back again. The story is a combination of both with some tears shed, funny moments, and some lessons learned. I would recommend this book to readers who love literary fiction with some religious aspect, in this case is Christian, involved.

[Anne Wingate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moving Forward

Burnett has produced a fine story about a prodigal daughter who has been driven away by an abusive father. But she does not waste her substance in riotous living. Instead she finds herself.
Recommended for all readers of Christian fiction.

[Padgett Ratings · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love to read an currentlyreading that is so enthralling you don't want to put it down and that it what Burnett's U R MISSING - Andrea's Story was for me. I would give this book 5+ stars!!

[Genesis Blue · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the first 2/3 of this book. Andi is an 18 year old who runs away from home and makes a life for herself in a nearby city. She finds work, makes friends and all, but something is missing.

Now, for those who don't like Christian themed books, be aware that this is one, though you won't have a clue about that for most of the book. However, when it turn, it really turns! You have been warned.

Overall, the story was an enjoyable one, but I didn't feel that there was much of a storyline. It was mostly her being depressed about the way she left and it was very confusing as to how she left or who the characters were. I thought Drew was another guy for most of the book and didn't realize until the end that he was her dad.

I did have one major issue with the ending. Why did Andrea have to move back home? She was 18, she had a LIFE elsewhere, yet when she turned to Jesus, she decided that the only way to make things right with her family was to return completely. I don't get that. She's old enough that she SHOULD be out of the house and she was so upset over leaving her friends . . . I don't understand why she couldn't contact her family, see them and continue with her life. Her boyfriend was even supposed to go to the school in the same town where she lived! There was no reason for her to uproot completely or choose one life over the other, in my opinion. I may or may not have imposed my own problems with the church's views on families and women onto this part of the story. ;)

[Cynthia Willow · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this story especially the clown plot. That was one of the main story lines that kept me turning the pages. I wanted to know who he was! I also liked the other characters too, and I could relate to Andrea. The Christian parts of the story weren't over done and only really showed up at the end, so even someone who isn't Christian might still enjoy this story. Everyone--Christian or not--deals with some of the things that Andrea dealt with. I look forward to reading other books by this author if she puts any more out because I really did enjoy the story she created, and I loved the message she sends to the readers. Forgiveness, grace, mercy.... I would recommend this story to anyone who likes to read Christian fiction. :)

[rachel kitner · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring read

There was no climax to the story. Conflicts were left unresolved. The story randomly took a Christian perspective. Unrealistic plot and characters.