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Okk interesting so far… reading this bc i’m in nz and don’t have time to go book hunting yet (for mortal instruments)
I like the premise of knowing the “Jane Doe.” It’s cool and different that we know Alice will go missing and Ruby will find her but we’re building up to it.
However, I’m not sure about some of the writing - seems more literary than suspenseful and weird for a thriller.
— Jan 07, 2026 03:30AM
I like the premise of knowing the “Jane Doe.” It’s cool and different that we know Alice will go missing and Ruby will find her but we’re building up to it.
However, I’m not sure about some of the writing - seems more literary than suspenseful and weird for a thriller.
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Clara
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The time jumps have been slightly confusing but long enough to eventually get into wherever you are in the story.
Is it terrible to say I think Alice is partly to blame for lying about her age to Mr Jackson? I mean yes, disgusting that he was her teacher but she said she was 18… maybe i’m terrible.
also, sometimes the meaning of scenes go a bit over my head like she cried seeing a random boy unconscious…?
— 20 hours, 36 min ago
Is it terrible to say I think Alice is partly to blame for lying about her age to Mr Jackson? I mean yes, disgusting that he was her teacher but she said she was 18… maybe i’m terrible.
also, sometimes the meaning of scenes go a bit over my head like she cried seeing a random boy unconscious…?
