ellis’s Reviews > It Could Have Been Her > Status Update
ellis
is 78% done
The main character just brought her dog, who is completely untrained in the skill of finding someome by smell, to an empty lot where the missing person could have been over a week ago. She has the dog sniff an old bra, and the dog found a coffee cup - literally a piece of trash - and the MC says: "The missing person was definitely here." Mind you there's no name on the coffee cup or any other evidence. Be so serious
— Aug 12, 2026 12:46PM
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ellis
is 90% done
I think Jewell is getting sloppy. One character saw a photo of her long lost uncle with a clown mask. WITH NO OTHER RESEARCH, she decides to go to the local circus in town and just so happens to find said long lost uncle. At least the main character did some detective work to find him originally. Jewell's justifications for solutions are shaky at best.
— Aug 13, 2026 07:02AM
ellis
is 39% done
"What started with an obsession over a missing girl..." oh PLEASE. she was never OBSESSED, it was a passing fancy AT MOST. don't make me laugh
— Aug 12, 2026 09:36AM
ellis
is 34% done
So many of Jewell's thrillers rely on the domestic, mundane drama of the main characters to keep me engaged while the mystery brews in the background. This domestic "drama" is a huge nothingburger and is bothering me.
— Aug 07, 2026 11:24AM
ellis
is 28% done
YAAAAAAWN. This main character is so boring. "It could have been her". But it wasn't. So what? Just like the character says, it's just a silly anecdote about her life. Main character seems to forget about the mystery at points and is so focused on how lonely and bored she is. Yes, I'm also bored. Other Jewell books (The Night She Disappeared) did the amateur detective well. This one is not, so far.
— Aug 06, 2026 07:33AM