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Girl, Missing
Lauren has always known she was adopted but when a little research turns up the possibility that she was snatched from an American family as a baby, suddenly Lauren's life seems like a sham. How can she find her biological parents? And are her adoptive parents really responsible for kidnapping her?
283 pages, Paperback
First published October 2, 2006
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Sophie McKenzie
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I write mostly teen thrillers - plus some teen romance, books for younger children and four adult psychological thrillers.
I'm really excited right now because of...
Boy, Missing, my £1 book for World Book Day and Truth or Dare, my new teen thriller. (UK)
For more info on these and my other books, check out my website: www.sophiemckenziebooks.com
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April 17, 2021
Before I begin, I'm going to put out a disclaimer that this is one of the first book reviews I've actually put thought into, alright, so I will sound possibly childish, overdramatic and maybe a little intolerant at times. Bear with me.
Or not.
I picked this book up from my school library. Overlooking the cover that looked like it was trying way too hard to look like a proper thriller book, I thought the synopsis and the blurb was pretty good. Plus, it'd won an award, right, awards don't lie.
I tried to suspend my disbelief. I really did. But a few internet searches was all it took to convince Lauren that she was kidnapped? Way too unbelievable. I really don't see how information is so readily available that Lauren could be so easily convinced.
The characters were totally unreal. Lauren is selfish, she whines a lot, and the general idea I get from her is "I have a lot of problems. Nobody understands me." And when people call her out on being selfish and self-obsessed/centered, her reactions are basically "No, you don't understand. I'm not being selfish, how dare you accuse me of being selfish. I just have a lot of problems." And somehow these "problems" absolve her of all guilt. I mean, I understand that maybe the author wanted her character to be imperfect. That's fine. I can empathise with a character that does selfish things occasionally. But finding multiple and repeated excuses for that? No. Just no.
Jam, as well. He's good-looking, fine, we all want our male characters to be good-looking. But he reminds me strongly of Ken from the Barbie Dream House series. His role in the story is to basically run around, doing whatever Lauren wants him to do. On two occasions when he gets angry at Lauren (you go, boy! stand up for yourself and reject her ridiculous demands! note i said demands and not requests or needs.) he comes back within, what, ten minutes, apologising and acting like nothing ever happened! I mean, come on, would you really run away from your family at a friend's whim? Think it through, make some logical decisions for goodness's sake! Also, the part that really enraged me - the mentality of "we're fourteen years old but we can run away and we'll survive. It's okay. I will protect you and we can make each other's lives beautiful and happy. With money that we stole, never mind the fact that we've repeatedly stolen money from people who care about us and run away from them with no thought to the consequences whatever." This guy just romanticizes everything my parents taught me about not doing. (i am fourteen too. i can think like they can.)
Speaking of logical decisions - Glane. He is what I like to term an "all-knowing but infuriatingly enigmatic guy". He is placed there simply to
1. give Jam and Lauren a place to stay when they run off (i mean, come on, a cabin in the middle of nowhere, how convenient is that? just when sonia's trying to leave them to die, too, can't have one person freezing to death maybe? just saying - when i get mad, i enjoy killing characters.)
2. offer Lauren advice when she's feeling angry at her biological parents (this is how little i care. i've forgotten their names already) but remain mysterious about what she should do. it's great that he calls her out on being selfish, but again, the response is "You don't understand me. Nobody understands my problems."
Coming to this point, I will circle back to Lauren and rant a bit more. Or a lot.
Lauren is ridiculously ungrateful and insensitive. Obviously that is my childish and angry side showing.
Why? Even after all she's been through (yes, i'll give her that, it is quite a dilemma) she can still worry about the things stuffed into the boots Glane lent her being made of rabbit skin. Is that a very big problem at the moment, I ask you. After having found her biological parents and going to live with them, she harbours lots of unnecessary anger. She swings back and forth from "I hate my foster parents and my biological parents were right" to "I hate my biological parents and my foster parents were right" to "I hate everyone except Jam". I understand it's a normal thought process for teenagers but you are giving teenagers around the world a horrible name!
I'm going to be lenient here - I liked the plot line. It's not a bad plot line. However, the way it played out was way too fast and impulsive, the characters were horrible, cliche, and excused from every single mistake they made, knowingly or not.
Like I mentioned, I'm fourteen too. I write as well. But when I actually step back and look at the author's writing - she writes like she's twelve, for goodness's sake. Have you seen those kids who write vampire and werewolf "soul mate" stories on Wattpad? That's what I'm strongly reminded of.
I admit, I still wanted to know the ending and that's why I made it as far as I did, despite yelling at the pages in frustration at the way the plot progressed. My friend had to physically wrench the book away from me and dump it in the library because I was disturbing her study time.
To conclude: this story had a lot of potential to expand. But it would take ridiculously long to improve. Therefore I can only say I wasted days of my life trying to understand the story Miss McKenzie was trying to tell.
EDIT: every now and then i get notifications about likes/comments on this review and while i have to say that i'm so glad others resonate with my vitriol, i wrote this when i was 14. i'm 21 now and it's a little embarrassing to read through this and see how worked up i got over one terrible book. thanks for validating me but also i'm very sorry you had to see this review. stay safe and be well ♡
Or not.
I picked this book up from my school library. Overlooking the cover that looked like it was trying way too hard to look like a proper thriller book, I thought the synopsis and the blurb was pretty good. Plus, it'd won an award, right, awards don't lie.
I tried to suspend my disbelief. I really did. But a few internet searches was all it took to convince Lauren that she was kidnapped? Way too unbelievable. I really don't see how information is so readily available that Lauren could be so easily convinced.
The characters were totally unreal. Lauren is selfish, she whines a lot, and the general idea I get from her is "I have a lot of problems. Nobody understands me." And when people call her out on being selfish and self-obsessed/centered, her reactions are basically "No, you don't understand. I'm not being selfish, how dare you accuse me of being selfish. I just have a lot of problems." And somehow these "problems" absolve her of all guilt. I mean, I understand that maybe the author wanted her character to be imperfect. That's fine. I can empathise with a character that does selfish things occasionally. But finding multiple and repeated excuses for that? No. Just no.
Jam, as well. He's good-looking, fine, we all want our male characters to be good-looking. But he reminds me strongly of Ken from the Barbie Dream House series. His role in the story is to basically run around, doing whatever Lauren wants him to do. On two occasions when he gets angry at Lauren (you go, boy! stand up for yourself and reject her ridiculous demands! note i said demands and not requests or needs.) he comes back within, what, ten minutes, apologising and acting like nothing ever happened! I mean, come on, would you really run away from your family at a friend's whim? Think it through, make some logical decisions for goodness's sake! Also, the part that really enraged me - the mentality of "we're fourteen years old but we can run away and we'll survive. It's okay. I will protect you and we can make each other's lives beautiful and happy. With money that we stole, never mind the fact that we've repeatedly stolen money from people who care about us and run away from them with no thought to the consequences whatever." This guy just romanticizes everything my parents taught me about not doing. (i am fourteen too. i can think like they can.)
Speaking of logical decisions - Glane. He is what I like to term an "all-knowing but infuriatingly enigmatic guy". He is placed there simply to
1. give Jam and Lauren a place to stay when they run off (i mean, come on, a cabin in the middle of nowhere, how convenient is that? just when sonia's trying to leave them to die, too, can't have one person freezing to death maybe? just saying - when i get mad, i enjoy killing characters.)
2. offer Lauren advice when she's feeling angry at her biological parents (this is how little i care. i've forgotten their names already) but remain mysterious about what she should do. it's great that he calls her out on being selfish, but again, the response is "You don't understand me. Nobody understands my problems."
Coming to this point, I will circle back to Lauren and rant a bit more. Or a lot.
Lauren is ridiculously ungrateful and insensitive. Obviously that is my childish and angry side showing.
Why? Even after all she's been through (yes, i'll give her that, it is quite a dilemma) she can still worry about the things stuffed into the boots Glane lent her being made of rabbit skin. Is that a very big problem at the moment, I ask you. After having found her biological parents and going to live with them, she harbours lots of unnecessary anger. She swings back and forth from "I hate my foster parents and my biological parents were right" to "I hate my biological parents and my foster parents were right" to "I hate everyone except Jam". I understand it's a normal thought process for teenagers but you are giving teenagers around the world a horrible name!
I'm going to be lenient here - I liked the plot line. It's not a bad plot line. However, the way it played out was way too fast and impulsive, the characters were horrible, cliche, and excused from every single mistake they made, knowingly or not.
Like I mentioned, I'm fourteen too. I write as well. But when I actually step back and look at the author's writing - she writes like she's twelve, for goodness's sake. Have you seen those kids who write vampire and werewolf "soul mate" stories on Wattpad? That's what I'm strongly reminded of.
I admit, I still wanted to know the ending and that's why I made it as far as I did, despite yelling at the pages in frustration at the way the plot progressed. My friend had to physically wrench the book away from me and dump it in the library because I was disturbing her study time.
To conclude: this story had a lot of potential to expand. But it would take ridiculously long to improve. Therefore I can only say I wasted days of my life trying to understand the story Miss McKenzie was trying to tell.
EDIT: every now and then i get notifications about likes/comments on this review and while i have to say that i'm so glad others resonate with my vitriol, i wrote this when i was 14. i'm 21 now and it's a little embarrassing to read through this and see how worked up i got over one terrible book. thanks for validating me but also i'm very sorry you had to see this review. stay safe and be well ♡
November 13, 2018
This was a quick and simple read. Having been written over 10 years ago I didn't have overly high hopes, which helped as the way the main character spoke seemed very childish and immature.
While researching for a school project, Lauren comes across a website for missing children. Discovering a girl that looks a lot like her; a girl taken from her parents over 12 years ago, Lauren makes it her mission to find out what happened to her, and who she really is.
A lot of what happens is overly convenient. How she manages to catch a flight to the USA, find the address of the orphanage where her adoption took place and then also the address of her possible family, I definitely had to suspend my disbelief in order to just enjoy and go with it.
If you take it purely at face value, this was an enjoyable and action filled novel. Definitely aimed at the younger end of the YA community, but still entertaining enough.
While researching for a school project, Lauren comes across a website for missing children. Discovering a girl that looks a lot like her; a girl taken from her parents over 12 years ago, Lauren makes it her mission to find out what happened to her, and who she really is.
A lot of what happens is overly convenient. How she manages to catch a flight to the USA, find the address of the orphanage where her adoption took place and then also the address of her possible family, I definitely had to suspend my disbelief in order to just enjoy and go with it.
If you take it purely at face value, this was an enjoyable and action filled novel. Definitely aimed at the younger end of the YA community, but still entertaining enough.
July 18, 2017
This book holds such a special place in my heart. It's the book that made me realise that reading can be a truly emotional, all encompassing experience. Despite this being my three millionth reread, it was the first time I've reread it since I was about 11 and it was such a fun experience. It's heart/pounding, page-turning, brilliantly gripping and I 100% understand why I devoured it at ten years old. I definitely found some problems with it that I unsurprisingly hadn't spotted ten years ago but there's nothing in me that could give this anything less than 5/5 stars. I owe it too much and adore it too much.
November 7, 2018
Whilst researching for a school essay about ‘Who Am I?’ adapted Lauren Matthews eager to learn about her past decides to put her details into a missing child’s website.
She finds an American girl named Martha Lauren Purditt who matches her description.
Lauren travels to America to uncover the mystery, with plenty of twists through this adrenaline fuelled ride kept me hooked.
It’s really fast paced and the central mystery was great, it was easy to get swept along as I read the whole book in one day.
She finds an American girl named Martha Lauren Purditt who matches her description.
Lauren travels to America to uncover the mystery, with plenty of twists through this adrenaline fuelled ride kept me hooked.
It’s really fast paced and the central mystery was great, it was easy to get swept along as I read the whole book in one day.
October 20, 2012
My first review on goodreads and I'm using it rant on this book.
I had really high expectations of it due to the other reviews on this site, but it seriously disappointed me. It was a short book I admit so didn't have a lot of time to really draw me in but, being one of those girls who will normally love everything, I was surprised when I reached the end of the book and still disliked it.
The plot is one of those that probably looks good as a synposis but didn't really work. I found it way too fast-paced; I'm all for fast moving action scenes but we had pretty much no introduction to her life or anything before we were thrown into her realising that she may have been kidnapped. Everything just happened a bit too quickly and, to be honest, it was a little predictable.
The characters were either not very likeable or realistic. Lauren was whiny and selfish but somehow still strong enough to manage to run away in a foreign country... right... and Jam's character was just unrealistic. The only character I really liked was Lauren's sister, Madison, as she was the only character the author seemed to like aswell.
The writing just didn't click with me. Like many other I-want-to-be-an-author-when-I-grow-up little girls I had written many rubbish stories in the past and parts of this one just reminded me of my own failed attempts. It wasn't sophisticated, it was unrealistic, and kind of amateur.
There are loads of people who love this book so I think I'm in the minority with my dislike of it, but I would not recommend it. The first half was too quick, undeveloped and not believable, and the second half was just depressing and made me dislike the main character.
I had really high expectations of it due to the other reviews on this site, but it seriously disappointed me. It was a short book I admit so didn't have a lot of time to really draw me in but, being one of those girls who will normally love everything, I was surprised when I reached the end of the book and still disliked it.
The plot is one of those that probably looks good as a synposis but didn't really work. I found it way too fast-paced; I'm all for fast moving action scenes but we had pretty much no introduction to her life or anything before we were thrown into her realising that she may have been kidnapped. Everything just happened a bit too quickly and, to be honest, it was a little predictable.
The characters were either not very likeable or realistic. Lauren was whiny and selfish but somehow still strong enough to manage to run away in a foreign country... right... and Jam's character was just unrealistic. The only character I really liked was Lauren's sister, Madison, as she was the only character the author seemed to like aswell.
The writing just didn't click with me. Like many other I-want-to-be-an-author-when-I-grow-up little girls I had written many rubbish stories in the past and parts of this one just reminded me of my own failed attempts. It wasn't sophisticated, it was unrealistic, and kind of amateur.
There are loads of people who love this book so I think I'm in the minority with my dislike of it, but I would not recommend it. The first half was too quick, undeveloped and not believable, and the second half was just depressing and made me dislike the main character.
January 7, 2021
Unbelievable from start to finish.
I really dislike novels where the characters, storyline and unfolding events are unrealistic and so unlikely to occur the genre should be fantasy rather than fiction. In addition, the voice is that of an adult author trying to portray a teenager and it didn't seem plausible.
The plot, which begins in England and then quickly moves to the US is contrived and the manipulation by Lauren of her parents is questionable. The relationships were impossible, the dialogue irritating and the attempt at YA is lost.
Clearly not a fan!
I really dislike novels where the characters, storyline and unfolding events are unrealistic and so unlikely to occur the genre should be fantasy rather than fiction. In addition, the voice is that of an adult author trying to portray a teenager and it didn't seem plausible.
The plot, which begins in England and then quickly moves to the US is contrived and the manipulation by Lauren of her parents is questionable. The relationships were impossible, the dialogue irritating and the attempt at YA is lost.
Clearly not a fan!
March 2, 2008
Appalling. Enough said.
January 7, 2020
A book about a serious and interesting topic dragged down with a whiny self-obsessed protagonist and one of the most bland spur of the moment relationships I’ve ever read.
August 18, 2009
This is one of those books that's a quick - straightforward read. I would be lying if I said it got boring becuase it didn't. It was a quick read with a decent plot, but I have to say that it was pretty predictable. Didn't wow me I suppose; didn't do anything for me actually. More of a book I'd recommend you pick up from the Library.
August 16, 2011
I was completely absorbed in this book from the first chapter. Sophie McKenzie hits you right in the face with every chapter ending, leaving you quickly scrabbling through the pages to find out what would happen next. Each chapter is quite short and sharp and you find yourself holding your breath in between turning to the next one.
Lauren is a very strong character. As soon as she discovers that her adoption may have been a illegal, she becomes determined to find out the truth. Most people would probably have collapsed with shock, but Lauren isn't a character to mess with and she takes in on the chin and devises a plan. She is fully aware that she is probably heading straight into a dangerous situation but she carries on regardless, like bungee jumping without a safety net!
During the search for her real parents, Lauren exists within her imaginary world. She has an idealistic view of how events will turn out when she finally discovers her real parents and role plays the situation continuously in her head. However, life never really turns out the way we imagine and she finds herself living in a rather tense situation. It is interesting to read how Lauren suddenly realises that she has completely changed her own destiny by pursuing her real parents and she sets off a chain reaction that can never be reversed.
Here is one of my favourite parts of the book, where Lauren realises that life will not be as imagined it would be.
'I sank down on the bed. Shelby was right. Annie didn't want me. She wanted the daughter she'd lost. She wanted eleven years of meals and cuddles and plasters on knees.
But she didn't want me.Here, Now. As I was.
And I didn't want her - I wanted the mother I had remembered. The woman I had dreamed. '
Instant realisation that reality didn't measure up to her imaginary views on the situation.
Lauren found it very difficult to fit into the new family environment and struggled to see how it affected everybody else in the family. She couldn't understand how painful it had been for Annie, all she could see was that she was losing her adoptive family whom she had grown up with. A very painful read. When you read about children returning to their real parents, you feel joyous for them and never consider how they all have to learn to live together again. It must often feel like letting a stranger back into your life.
Lauren found her new life very difficult, but by the end of the book she makes the right decision as she begins to realise exactly how Annie felt about her abduction when Madison was in danger.
On the whole, this was a brilliant story and very well thought out. I found it fascinating to read how the mind blocks out traumatic situations from the past and was intrigued by Lauren's memory being slowly triggered.
The characters were extremely well written and shined throughout the book. The pain that all the characters suffered almost dripped off the page. Jam was just a gorgeous character and his loyalty and love for Lauren was amazing. The story flows so easily and can be read in one sitting, as each chapter keeps you hooked.
I just can't believe that I haven't ever read a book by Sophie McKenzie before and I will certainly be reading more.
Lauren is a very strong character. As soon as she discovers that her adoption may have been a illegal, she becomes determined to find out the truth. Most people would probably have collapsed with shock, but Lauren isn't a character to mess with and she takes in on the chin and devises a plan. She is fully aware that she is probably heading straight into a dangerous situation but she carries on regardless, like bungee jumping without a safety net!
During the search for her real parents, Lauren exists within her imaginary world. She has an idealistic view of how events will turn out when she finally discovers her real parents and role plays the situation continuously in her head. However, life never really turns out the way we imagine and she finds herself living in a rather tense situation. It is interesting to read how Lauren suddenly realises that she has completely changed her own destiny by pursuing her real parents and she sets off a chain reaction that can never be reversed.
Here is one of my favourite parts of the book, where Lauren realises that life will not be as imagined it would be.
'I sank down on the bed. Shelby was right. Annie didn't want me. She wanted the daughter she'd lost. She wanted eleven years of meals and cuddles and plasters on knees.
But she didn't want me.Here, Now. As I was.
And I didn't want her - I wanted the mother I had remembered. The woman I had dreamed. '
Instant realisation that reality didn't measure up to her imaginary views on the situation.
Lauren found it very difficult to fit into the new family environment and struggled to see how it affected everybody else in the family. She couldn't understand how painful it had been for Annie, all she could see was that she was losing her adoptive family whom she had grown up with. A very painful read. When you read about children returning to their real parents, you feel joyous for them and never consider how they all have to learn to live together again. It must often feel like letting a stranger back into your life.
Lauren found her new life very difficult, but by the end of the book she makes the right decision as she begins to realise exactly how Annie felt about her abduction when Madison was in danger.
On the whole, this was a brilliant story and very well thought out. I found it fascinating to read how the mind blocks out traumatic situations from the past and was intrigued by Lauren's memory being slowly triggered.
The characters were extremely well written and shined throughout the book. The pain that all the characters suffered almost dripped off the page. Jam was just a gorgeous character and his loyalty and love for Lauren was amazing. The story flows so easily and can be read in one sitting, as each chapter keeps you hooked.
I just can't believe that I haven't ever read a book by Sophie McKenzie before and I will certainly be reading more.
November 20, 2020
I LOVE this book. I physically could not put it down. Definitely will reread and continue with the series.
In essence, it's about a teenage girl called Lauren, who lives with her adopted parents in London, but suspects they actually kidnapped her. So she escapes, running around America, with her brilliant best friend Jam (adore him), trying to find out about her past. I must admit, the writing style is sort of childish, but I easily got used to it and couldn't care less at this point. Anyone could enjoy this; I don't think there should be age restrictions.
With all the deep, dark fantasy I've been reading lately, this refreshing British read, about British people, for once, was a perfect addition to my summer TBR, and I'm so glad I bought it. A rare gem of a book, making me stay up late so late in the night, reading, because I could not stop, which I haven't done in a lonngg time. This book is thrilling. The myriad awards don't lie.
In essence, it's about a teenage girl called Lauren, who lives with her adopted parents in London, but suspects they actually kidnapped her. So she escapes, running around America, with her brilliant best friend Jam (adore him), trying to find out about her past. I must admit, the writing style is sort of childish, but I easily got used to it and couldn't care less at this point. Anyone could enjoy this; I don't think there should be age restrictions.
With all the deep, dark fantasy I've been reading lately, this refreshing British read, about British people, for once, was a perfect addition to my summer TBR, and I'm so glad I bought it. A rare gem of a book, making me stay up late so late in the night, reading, because I could not stop, which I haven't done in a lonngg time. This book is thrilling. The myriad awards don't lie.
February 6, 2017
An manchen Stellen war die Geschichte ein bisschen übertrieben... aber sonst ließ sie sich flott lesen. Ich glaube das Buch ist auch eher für ein jüngeres Publikum gedacht ;-)
July 30, 2021
I mean, I probably would've enjoyed this when I was younger, but I kinda hated it. It was on the YA shelf, which is why I bought it, but it definitely screams more middle-grade vibes to me, so I guess I got shelf-baited?
The protagonist was really annoying and selfish, to the point where I wanted to throw the book against my wall. I mean she does a couple quick internet searches, then decides her parents kidnapped her and that she's going to find a way to get to America to find her real parents. And Jam, for some reason, helps her.
Speaking of Jam, at the beginning she's all hE's jUsT a fRiEnD, but then halfway through the book she decides she's attracted to him? And it kind of came out of nowhere. One minute they're normal friends, the next he flew all the way to America to help her run away from her real parents.
I hate the way that she treated her real parents. They, especially her mum, had been searching for her for so long, but she treats them like rubbish. She says that Annie, her mum, is always "floating around her" well of course she wants to be around you! You were kidnapped for 11 years, it's natural for her to want to spend time with you.
And then there's that sicko Shelby, Lauren's real sister. What she was doing to their other little sister was absolutely disgusting. I'm sorry, but if I was Lauren I would've told someone - you think it's okay the way she pinches and bruises Madison like that?
Again, I think that I would've enjoyed this book more if I was younger, because I probably would have found it less predictable. The only good thing that came out of this book was that I remembered what a PSP was.
The protagonist was really annoying and selfish, to the point where I wanted to throw the book against my wall. I mean she does a couple quick internet searches, then decides her parents kidnapped her and that she's going to find a way to get to America to find her real parents. And Jam, for some reason, helps her.
Speaking of Jam, at the beginning she's all hE's jUsT a fRiEnD, but then halfway through the book she decides she's attracted to him? And it kind of came out of nowhere. One minute they're normal friends, the next he flew all the way to America to help her run away from her real parents.
I hate the way that she treated her real parents. They, especially her mum, had been searching for her for so long, but she treats them like rubbish. She says that Annie, her mum, is always "floating around her" well of course she wants to be around you! You were kidnapped for 11 years, it's natural for her to want to spend time with you.
And then there's that sicko Shelby, Lauren's real sister. What she was doing to their other little sister was absolutely disgusting. I'm sorry, but if I was Lauren I would've told someone - you think it's okay the way she pinches and bruises Madison like that?
Again, I think that I would've enjoyed this book more if I was younger, because I probably would have found it less predictable. The only good thing that came out of this book was that I remembered what a PSP was.
December 31, 2011
I know this is a children's book, and therefore not for me, but I thought the writing was incredibly weak. Things happen so easily - an Internet search leads Lauren to believe she was actually kidnapped, a search done mostly because her adoptive parents bug her - and then she's off to America, ditching her mother at the airport to go to another State. I couldn't really suspend my disbelief.
Also, Lauren is dreadful. She's selfish and ungrateful and I refuse to accept that it's just because she's a teenager, that's unfair to a lot of kids. She's just not a very nice person, so it's hard to care about what happens to her. She has no thought or awareness of those around her and their feelings at all.
For a similar premise but, if memory serves, a better read, I recommend Caroline B Cooney's The Face on the Milk Carton books. Far more rewarding.
Also, Lauren is dreadful. She's selfish and ungrateful and I refuse to accept that it's just because she's a teenager, that's unfair to a lot of kids. She's just not a very nice person, so it's hard to care about what happens to her. She has no thought or awareness of those around her and their feelings at all.
For a similar premise but, if memory serves, a better read, I recommend Caroline B Cooney's The Face on the Milk Carton books. Far more rewarding.
April 7, 2023
I read this because my sister was studying it in english class. To be frank, if i could give this less than one star i would. "worst book i've ever read" is what comes to mind. really just don't read it, don't waste 2 hours. and tell your friends not to either.
May 29, 2024
I thought this book was really good because I enjoy reading crime and mystery books and there were lots of plot twists
April 19, 2017
Echt van genoten :).
April 26, 2024
Okay, so yesterday 25th April 2024 my sister mentioned having picked up a book in the library and my sister doesn’t read but as you can tell i can as i’m using goodreads as proof of that. Anyways previously i was telling her how good reading is and she showed me the girl, missing book and i asked her what it was about and she gave me a brief breakdown of what she’d gathered and i was like mmm so it’s like a mystery thriller for young adults… interesting late at night with my phone torch on i was reading the very front page where Sophie McKenzie mentioned her troubles of starting with writing the book and how girl, missing was her first publish my sister interested as i read aloud said “I think it’ll be good”.
As i was in her bed opposite her i took it upon myself to read a few pages and got indulged! The writing was entertaining like i was watching it all happen i was reading through this book FAST not even 24 hrs 300 pages. And as i was reading it related as I live in London. Anyways as it continued the character development was good. The book starts off with Lauren having to start an assignment on Who am I? A 14 year old adopted girl from when she was 3 desperate to delve into her past of which she once lived… Unravelling the most difficult of situations imaginable for someone of her age and having deal with awful consequences she’d suffered from the hands of other people but keen and desperate for others doesn’t give up as she feel it is owed to herself to be able to have knowledge on what had actually happened to her.
I would definitely recommend it was a quick read and sped through trying to catch up almost instantly as if i was watching all this. It is definitely emotional and has you feeling and reflecting on other people other than yourself as to what those in real life may or might have experienced that may be similar and how hard it must of been to continue on living their life.
P.S.
I slept over at my mums and my sister was ready for school and tried to take the book to school and i told her ‘NO don’t take it i only have 100 pages left’ she left it and i was able to finish loving it. Now in hopes to be able to get her to read it and tell her how good it was 💜
As i was in her bed opposite her i took it upon myself to read a few pages and got indulged! The writing was entertaining like i was watching it all happen i was reading through this book FAST not even 24 hrs 300 pages. And as i was reading it related as I live in London. Anyways as it continued the character development was good. The book starts off with Lauren having to start an assignment on Who am I? A 14 year old adopted girl from when she was 3 desperate to delve into her past of which she once lived… Unravelling the most difficult of situations imaginable for someone of her age and having deal with awful consequences she’d suffered from the hands of other people but keen and desperate for others doesn’t give up as she feel it is owed to herself to be able to have knowledge on what had actually happened to her.
I would definitely recommend it was a quick read and sped through trying to catch up almost instantly as if i was watching all this. It is definitely emotional and has you feeling and reflecting on other people other than yourself as to what those in real life may or might have experienced that may be similar and how hard it must of been to continue on living their life.
P.S.
I slept over at my mums and my sister was ready for school and tried to take the book to school and i told her ‘NO don’t take it i only have 100 pages left’ she left it and i was able to finish loving it. Now in hopes to be able to get her to read it and tell her how good it was 💜
February 10, 2019
Nou Veerle, eindelijk heb ik het gelezen!
Oké, wat vond ik hiervan?
Laten we het eerst eens over onze lieve hoofdpersonages hebben. Ik vond Lauren een beetje onrealistisch en niet zo heel slim. Ze ziet op een site met kinderen die vermist zijn een meisje die toevallig ongeveer dezelfde naam, uiterlijk en geboortemaand heeft. Dus, niet realistische mensen en gewoon niet zo heel erg slim.
Het fijne aan dit boek, is dat het erg snel leest. Het is een thriller en ik was de hele tijd benieuwd naar de rest van het verhaal en wat er ging gebeuren. Hierdoor is het makkelijk binnen een paar dagen te lezen en mocht je nog een boek zoeken voor het eind van het jaar? Dat is dit een aanrader.
Ik weet nog niet of ik verder ga met de serie, omdat het boek als stand-alone ook al goed was. Misschien dat iemand me kan overhalen om de rest van de gewéldige serie te gaan lezen? Want momenteel staat het niet erg hoog op mijn prioriteitenlijstje, omdat ik nog erg veel andere boeken wil lezen die toch wel voor gaan. We zullen zien.
Oké, wat vond ik hiervan?
Laten we het eerst eens over onze lieve hoofdpersonages hebben. Ik vond Lauren een beetje onrealistisch en niet zo heel slim. Ze ziet op een site met kinderen die vermist zijn een meisje die toevallig ongeveer dezelfde naam, uiterlijk en geboortemaand heeft. Dus, niet realistische mensen en gewoon niet zo heel erg slim.
Het fijne aan dit boek, is dat het erg snel leest. Het is een thriller en ik was de hele tijd benieuwd naar de rest van het verhaal en wat er ging gebeuren. Hierdoor is het makkelijk binnen een paar dagen te lezen en mocht je nog een boek zoeken voor het eind van het jaar? Dat is dit een aanrader.
Ik weet nog niet of ik verder ga met de serie, omdat het boek als stand-alone ook al goed was. Misschien dat iemand me kan overhalen om de rest van de gewéldige serie te gaan lezen? Want momenteel staat het niet erg hoog op mijn prioriteitenlijstje, omdat ik nog erg veel andere boeken wil lezen die toch wel voor gaan. We zullen zien.
October 30, 2021
Once upon a time a girl called Laura, sorry no her name was Lauren and was American though she thought she was British. She was born in America, kidnapped by a crazy, broke woman who pretended Laura was hers and sold her for a lot of money to a British couple. Laura was raised in a house in London with her bestie Jam. Jam's actual name is James but I don't think he likes that but I think he does likes Maribel strawberry jam. Obviously Laurence wanted to find her real parents so she goes through her foster mum's stuff and finds something about America and it doesn't take a genius (By the way, I am a genius I know because mummy said so) to work out that she was going to America to find them. She also gets kidnapped 2 more times *sighs* by the same woman. Lol. Also, just imagine thinking you were British and then finding out your actually American.
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February 25, 2018
I first read this book a year ago when I was 37. I suppose I was drawn in my the dramatic cover art. I’m which case I am a perfect example of why you should never judge a book by its cover.
This novel introduced me to new levels of literary ignorance, it was physical painful to turn each page with the looming thought that the next two would bring me further into a plot that worsens with each syllable.
Last night after reading it for about 10 minutes (an indescribable struggle) I found myself unable to sleep, I was so disgusted with the new levels of tat.
The character development is non existent, there is two whiney bratty pathetic teenagers, Lauren and Jam, who I can only assume was created when McKenzie had an literary breakthrough while spreading some on her toast.
100% tat
This novel introduced me to new levels of literary ignorance, it was physical painful to turn each page with the looming thought that the next two would bring me further into a plot that worsens with each syllable.
Last night after reading it for about 10 minutes (an indescribable struggle) I found myself unable to sleep, I was so disgusted with the new levels of tat.
The character development is non existent, there is two whiney bratty pathetic teenagers, Lauren and Jam, who I can only assume was created when McKenzie had an literary breakthrough while spreading some on her toast.
100% tat
May 11, 2017
I liked this book as it was very interesting and gripped you in to keep reading.
January 21, 2022
Heart breaking at times. This is a quick paced YA novel that I enjoyed.
Read
February 13, 2023Didnt realise this was a ya book
June 16, 2024
☆ 2,5 ☆
Ik las vermist als een snelle read tussendoor, maar helaas deed ik er langer over dan verwacht.
Het werd bestempeld als een spannende thriller, maar helaas kon ik dat niet helemaal terugvinden in dit verhaal.
Het is zeker mooi dat het gaat over familie en jezelf leren kennen over waar je vandaan komt, maar jeetje ook dit stelde me een beetje teleur.
Ik vond Lauren maar een miepje met een verschrikkelijk kort lontje, die niks anders wou dan haar zin krijgen.
Eenmaal haar echte ouders gevonden, was het ook weer niet goed.
Als haar ouders haar eerder hadden uitgelegd waarom ze nog niks hadden verteld, en Lauren een beetje fatsoenlijkheid had op kunnen roepen om ook echt naar ze te luisteren, had dit allemaal niet hoeven gebeuren.
Helaas niet helemaal mijn ding.
Ik las vermist als een snelle read tussendoor, maar helaas deed ik er langer over dan verwacht.
Het werd bestempeld als een spannende thriller, maar helaas kon ik dat niet helemaal terugvinden in dit verhaal.
Het is zeker mooi dat het gaat over familie en jezelf leren kennen over waar je vandaan komt, maar jeetje ook dit stelde me een beetje teleur.
Ik vond Lauren maar een miepje met een verschrikkelijk kort lontje, die niks anders wou dan haar zin krijgen.
Eenmaal haar echte ouders gevonden, was het ook weer niet goed.
Als haar ouders haar eerder hadden uitgelegd waarom ze nog niks hadden verteld, en Lauren een beetje fatsoenlijkheid had op kunnen roepen om ook echt naar ze te luisteren, had dit allemaal niet hoeven gebeuren.
Helaas niet helemaal mijn ding.
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September 23, 2017
heerlijk veel vaart, opvallend goed uitgedacht. ik vond Lauren wel echt een muts.
April 4, 2018
I thought that the book had a really fascinating storyline. I especially loved the relationship between Lauren and Madison.
Even though it was good there were still some negatives. I felt as if it was really rushed throughout the book. Maybe if the author hadn't packed it so full there would have been a lot more chilling time. I also didn't feel like the author went into too much depth.
I will continue the series and see how it goes.
Even though it was good there were still some negatives. I felt as if it was really rushed throughout the book. Maybe if the author hadn't packed it so full there would have been a lot more chilling time. I also didn't feel like the author went into too much depth.
I will continue the series and see how it goes.
August 31, 2022
So this is one of those crime/thriller books that you expect to be super intense and gripping and dark. It was none of those things and to be honest had a really weak plot twist. I have seen this book in bookshops a lot and I had been wanting to read it for a long time. It didn’t live up to expectations at all.
First of all, it was written over ten years ago so maybe I should take that into account when thinking about the ideas and opinions that the main character has. Lauren (the protagonist) has some really horrible views on peoples appearances and size and shape. She often voices her disgust at being overweight and ‘fat’ and also is disgusted by the idea of someone with a stroke and thinks they might be ‘weird’. She talks about others as if she has a right to judge them based on how they look. Her way of talking is very immature and childish for someone of 14 and she seems very spoilt and selfish most of the time. She isn’t a very likeable character and does seem to think the world revolves around her. I found myself rolling my eyes every five minutes at something ridiculous she had said.
The whole story is basically about how Lauren is kidnapped as a baby and finds out that her adopted parents may know something about this. She goes on a journey to find who she really is and who her true parents are. In the end she finds them but only after a close-to-death encounter with Sonia holt wood (the woman who kidnapped her as a baby). Essentially she spends a lot of the book just complaining about her boring her life in London is and how annoying her adopted parents are but then hating her real family in America and saying she doesn’t belong. She has four parents who love her but she still doesn’t have enough.
Also she has this friend (jam) who of course becomes more than just a friend and ends up becoming her boyfriend. I find this friend Jam very rude and unreliable. He often deserts her at random points in the story and then she ends up being kidnapped and nearly killed both times. He expects her to abandon everything in her life and run away with him at 14! I just don’t understand how that is realistic in any way. He also judges her for how much she eats and disapproves of how little she eats. She acts like her life depends on him and that he is the only thing in this world that she cares about. To add to that, even if this was a great romance we wouldn’t really know because there is no description or detail that evokes any sort of emotion. Lauren basically thinks her life wouldn’t be worth anything without her beautiful loving jam. He is always there for her and tbh she demands a lot from him and just expects him to do it. He basically abandons his whole family for her. Even when he did run away he came running back minutes later apologising and saying he was all wrong. I mean dude if you’re gonna go against her then at least stuck to your gut about it.
Finally, the storyline is pretty bland and not a lot actually happens. I mean it’s pretty intense at points and ok maybe I was engrossed at some points. It is very idealistic as jam and Lauren are just able to get on a plane to America and just happen to find the place that all the adoption papers are stored and then just happen to bump into this guy who helps them when they are stuck in a forest. Theres always a guy who owns a cabin in the forest and who just happens to be super nice and wise and looks after them. I mean those kids jumped in a car of a random stranger they just met because they thought she was a police officer but DUN DUN DUNNNN…. She isn’t. They also just sort of forget about education after all the drama of finding the real parents. Jam ends up just living with Lauren for a couple of months and just flying in on his own without any parental approval. Sorry I just find it annoying when they’re this unrealistic! In the end, we don’t actually find out what happened in the half year between her being kidnapped and being adopted and there’s sort of this gap and it feels like something is missing. There wasn’t enough mystery within this story and I was hoping for more.
It was a very easy read and you didn’t have to put much effort into understanding it. Essentially, it feels like it’s written by a whiney 10-year-old who bases everything on appearance and doesn’t really know what she wants and who doesn’t seem to be able to write in anything but simple sentences.
First of all, it was written over ten years ago so maybe I should take that into account when thinking about the ideas and opinions that the main character has. Lauren (the protagonist) has some really horrible views on peoples appearances and size and shape. She often voices her disgust at being overweight and ‘fat’ and also is disgusted by the idea of someone with a stroke and thinks they might be ‘weird’. She talks about others as if she has a right to judge them based on how they look. Her way of talking is very immature and childish for someone of 14 and she seems very spoilt and selfish most of the time. She isn’t a very likeable character and does seem to think the world revolves around her. I found myself rolling my eyes every five minutes at something ridiculous she had said.
The whole story is basically about how Lauren is kidnapped as a baby and finds out that her adopted parents may know something about this. She goes on a journey to find who she really is and who her true parents are. In the end she finds them but only after a close-to-death encounter with Sonia holt wood (the woman who kidnapped her as a baby). Essentially she spends a lot of the book just complaining about her boring her life in London is and how annoying her adopted parents are but then hating her real family in America and saying she doesn’t belong. She has four parents who love her but she still doesn’t have enough.
Also she has this friend (jam) who of course becomes more than just a friend and ends up becoming her boyfriend. I find this friend Jam very rude and unreliable. He often deserts her at random points in the story and then she ends up being kidnapped and nearly killed both times. He expects her to abandon everything in her life and run away with him at 14! I just don’t understand how that is realistic in any way. He also judges her for how much she eats and disapproves of how little she eats. She acts like her life depends on him and that he is the only thing in this world that she cares about. To add to that, even if this was a great romance we wouldn’t really know because there is no description or detail that evokes any sort of emotion. Lauren basically thinks her life wouldn’t be worth anything without her beautiful loving jam. He is always there for her and tbh she demands a lot from him and just expects him to do it. He basically abandons his whole family for her. Even when he did run away he came running back minutes later apologising and saying he was all wrong. I mean dude if you’re gonna go against her then at least stuck to your gut about it.
Finally, the storyline is pretty bland and not a lot actually happens. I mean it’s pretty intense at points and ok maybe I was engrossed at some points. It is very idealistic as jam and Lauren are just able to get on a plane to America and just happen to find the place that all the adoption papers are stored and then just happen to bump into this guy who helps them when they are stuck in a forest. Theres always a guy who owns a cabin in the forest and who just happens to be super nice and wise and looks after them. I mean those kids jumped in a car of a random stranger they just met because they thought she was a police officer but DUN DUN DUNNNN…. She isn’t. They also just sort of forget about education after all the drama of finding the real parents. Jam ends up just living with Lauren for a couple of months and just flying in on his own without any parental approval. Sorry I just find it annoying when they’re this unrealistic! In the end, we don’t actually find out what happened in the half year between her being kidnapped and being adopted and there’s sort of this gap and it feels like something is missing. There wasn’t enough mystery within this story and I was hoping for more.
It was a very easy read and you didn’t have to put much effort into understanding it. Essentially, it feels like it’s written by a whiney 10-year-old who bases everything on appearance and doesn’t really know what she wants and who doesn’t seem to be able to write in anything but simple sentences.
December 28, 2011
Who Am I? It's a loaded question that most of us have had to ask ourselves at some point and usually struggle with an answer. But it's a question that runs much deeper for Lauren Matthews, who was adopted when she was 3 years old. She has no idea that a simple piece of homework will impact her for the rest of her life. Tired of never getting an answer from her parents about her biological family, she searches online and comes across a Missing Persons website.... where she finds a little girl who who disappeared 11 years ago. Exactly when she was adopted. A girl who frighteningly sounds like Lauren.
When she runs away with her best friend Jam in tow, the pair soon realise how messy and suspicious the situation is. Could the parents she's loved and fought with her entire life really be responsible for kidnapping her? The deeper they digs, the more dangerous things become because not everyone wants the past to be uncovered. And some will go to scary lengths to keep it buried.
Lauren does lack some foresight or logic. She doesn't give thought to the long-term consequences her actions will have on others. But given her age, I could excuse her often rash behaviour. There's a mission, an end goal, and she wants to reach it. She just doesn't consider what might happen after she reaches it. She's forced to face a lot of ugly truths in life. Secrets are unearthed along the way, danger is rampant and the pains of the past are finally confronted. But will anyone find a happy ending afterward?
Sophie really dug deep and explored the ramifications this had on everyone. Both the legal and the emotional. On Lauren, on her adoptive family, on Jam and especially on her biological family. I think it's fair to say that her real mother, Anne, has been the most affected by this. She left her baby girl alone for mere minutes, but that's all it takes. And for any mother to lose her child, it leaves a deep, aching wound on their soul. Those years of not knowing - is she alive or dead? No sign or whisper. Just a neverending period of waiting, waiting, waiting for some clue that may never come. It's a yearning, a sadness, that's infected the whole family.
There is a sweet, budding romance that develops between Lauren and Jam, who've been best friends since forever. It was cute to read and added that extra touch to the compelling mystery. While at times there is a certain amount of predictability and disbelieving moments given their age, Girl Missing makes for a fast-paced read with writing that's easy to fall into, but hard to pull out of. It's that kind if novel that proves nothing in life is clean-cut. If you dig deep enough you'll find that every situation, every action, is layered with desperation, hope, love, greed or power. This is a novel of one girls quest to find herself, but learns the answer to that question is never easy.
When she runs away with her best friend Jam in tow, the pair soon realise how messy and suspicious the situation is. Could the parents she's loved and fought with her entire life really be responsible for kidnapping her? The deeper they digs, the more dangerous things become because not everyone wants the past to be uncovered. And some will go to scary lengths to keep it buried.
Lauren does lack some foresight or logic. She doesn't give thought to the long-term consequences her actions will have on others. But given her age, I could excuse her often rash behaviour. There's a mission, an end goal, and she wants to reach it. She just doesn't consider what might happen after she reaches it. She's forced to face a lot of ugly truths in life. Secrets are unearthed along the way, danger is rampant and the pains of the past are finally confronted. But will anyone find a happy ending afterward?
Sophie really dug deep and explored the ramifications this had on everyone. Both the legal and the emotional. On Lauren, on her adoptive family, on Jam and especially on her biological family. I think it's fair to say that her real mother, Anne, has been the most affected by this. She left her baby girl alone for mere minutes, but that's all it takes. And for any mother to lose her child, it leaves a deep, aching wound on their soul. Those years of not knowing - is she alive or dead? No sign or whisper. Just a neverending period of waiting, waiting, waiting for some clue that may never come. It's a yearning, a sadness, that's infected the whole family.
There is a sweet, budding romance that develops between Lauren and Jam, who've been best friends since forever. It was cute to read and added that extra touch to the compelling mystery. While at times there is a certain amount of predictability and disbelieving moments given their age, Girl Missing makes for a fast-paced read with writing that's easy to fall into, but hard to pull out of. It's that kind if novel that proves nothing in life is clean-cut. If you dig deep enough you'll find that every situation, every action, is layered with desperation, hope, love, greed or power. This is a novel of one girls quest to find herself, but learns the answer to that question is never easy.
March 22, 2019
We had to do this book for a class novel recently. And i remember having high hopes for this book because I had seen so, so many people reading this and loving it. It had so many good reviews written on it (although some didnt really make sense. One started talking about two hot guys. Who was the second one???) And had won many rewards. I opened it, expecting to be wowed and amazed.
Fast forward a month or two and I'm sitting with my friends, before class, complaining about this book. Why? Well first of all, Lauren is the whiniest, most unrelateable 14 year old ever (something me and my friends all agreed on). She goes online one day and finds a missing children's website. She sees a 3 year old that resembles herself, and (with the help of her friend Jam, the only one with a bit of sense) eventually decides to go to America and find her birth parents.
She convinces her adoptive parents ( to bring her and her best friend (who is a guy) to America. No ordinary 14 year old has ever done this. Ever. Most of us can barely convince our parents to give us a lift into town!
Later, she does find her birth parents ( who'd of thought that would happen?🙄) and then she starts whining that they're too clingy? Ok honey you were missing for eleven years, stop bitchy about the fact that you have four parents who love you and are fighting for them. And you dont even love them back!? What's wrong with you?
Her and Jam also start dating, "Jam and I are totally an item" (are we surprised?). And Lauren doesn't even seem to care about his feelings! There's this whole thing happening with his Dad and she doesn't seem to care! All she cares about is the fact that she has two sets of parents that she hates. And let's talk about Jam for a moment, it feels like McKenzie dreamt up the perfect guy and shoved him into this book. He's hot, he's nice, he cares, he's mature and he runs away to America for a girl? No 13-15 year old guy is like that. If they were, then trust me I would be sprinting toward them. Jam is so flawless that he doesn't feel real.
I could rant for hours about how terribly 2D the characters were ( Shelby was the only one with an ounce of personality, the rest were even too perfect or just dull and whiney), how the main character is a whiney little bitch (in the words of my friend Sasha), how the book felt completely unrealistic, how the characters did things that no fourteen year old would ever do (trust me) and how this book made me feel better about my own writing (which ok, just goes to show how crap it is). But instead I'm going to leave it here, and please, if you like this book don't crucify me in the comments, we all have different opinions, k? I'm actually yet to meet someone my age who loves this😂
Fast forward a month or two and I'm sitting with my friends, before class, complaining about this book. Why? Well first of all, Lauren is the whiniest, most unrelateable 14 year old ever (something me and my friends all agreed on). She goes online one day and finds a missing children's website. She sees a 3 year old that resembles herself, and (with the help of her friend Jam, the only one with a bit of sense) eventually decides to go to America and find her birth parents.
She convinces her adoptive parents ( to bring her and her best friend (who is a guy) to America. No ordinary 14 year old has ever done this. Ever. Most of us can barely convince our parents to give us a lift into town!
Later, she does find her birth parents ( who'd of thought that would happen?🙄) and then she starts whining that they're too clingy? Ok honey you were missing for eleven years, stop bitchy about the fact that you have four parents who love you and are fighting for them. And you dont even love them back!? What's wrong with you?
Her and Jam also start dating, "Jam and I are totally an item" (are we surprised?). And Lauren doesn't even seem to care about his feelings! There's this whole thing happening with his Dad and she doesn't seem to care! All she cares about is the fact that she has two sets of parents that she hates. And let's talk about Jam for a moment, it feels like McKenzie dreamt up the perfect guy and shoved him into this book. He's hot, he's nice, he cares, he's mature and he runs away to America for a girl? No 13-15 year old guy is like that. If they were, then trust me I would be sprinting toward them. Jam is so flawless that he doesn't feel real.
I could rant for hours about how terribly 2D the characters were ( Shelby was the only one with an ounce of personality, the rest were even too perfect or just dull and whiney), how the main character is a whiney little bitch (in the words of my friend Sasha), how the book felt completely unrealistic, how the characters did things that no fourteen year old would ever do (trust me) and how this book made me feel better about my own writing (which ok, just goes to show how crap it is). But instead I'm going to leave it here, and please, if you like this book don't crucify me in the comments, we all have different opinions, k? I'm actually yet to meet someone my age who loves this😂
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