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#Giveaway #Review VANISHING GIRLS by LAUREN OLIVER @OliverBooks @HarperTeen

June 11, 2015 By Mary

I received this book at no cost from the publisher

#Giveaway #Review VANISHING GIRLS by LAUREN OLIVER @OliverBooks @HarperTeenVanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver
Published by Harper Collins on March 10th 2015
Genres: Family, Girls & Women, Love & Romance, Siblings, Young Adult
Pages: 368
Goodreads
four-stars

.New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver delivers a gripping story about two sisters inexorably altered by a terrible accident.

Dara and Nick used to be inseparable, but that was before the accident that left Dara's beautiful face scarred and the two sisters totally estranged. When Dara vanishes on her birthday, Nick thinks Dara is just playing around. But another girl, nine-year-old Madeline Snow, has vanished, too, and Nick becomes increasingly convinced that the two disappearances are linked. Now Nick has to find her sister, before it's too late.

In this edgy and compelling novel, Lauren Oliver creates a world of intrigue, loss, and suspicion as two sisters search to find themselves, and each other.

"Alarming and uplifting, a rare psychological thriller that has a kind heart at its center. Read it with all the lights on." -- E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars. (less)

MY THOUGHTS

Nick (Nicole) and Dara have been in an accident that almost took Dara’s life while Nick was driving. Dara, always the popular and party-girl of the family, now has new insight after this accident. Their neighbor and best-friend-boy-next-door, Parker, has always been there for them. He did hook up romantically with Dara and this left Nick out. Now Nick and Parker are working together at FanLand, the local amusement park for the summer. Dara still has strong feelings for Parker but now Nick is discovering that Parker, while in love with Dara, does not love her.

The recent disappearance of a local nine-year-old girl is the only thing the entire town is paying attention to and all any one talks about, including their newly divorced parents. As the story winds back and forth between the accident, the missing girl and the relationships, we find out exactly what makes Nick and Dara tick. Told in alernating view points between the girls, you can see how their relationship developed and was broken and how they are trying to put everything back together after physical and mental damages.

Yes, that twist, I mentioned. It has nothing to do with the missing girl, although that is resolved. I think a lot people can easily guess at the twist if you caught the E, Lockhart quote in the book. I love Lauren’s work but this one just didn’t catch me at the right time. I did want to smack that plot twist right off the page and in a way I knew it was coming. Parents: there is language, sexual situations, drinking and drugs.

 

About the Author

Lauren Oliver comes from a family of writers and so has always (mistakenly) believed that spending hours in front of the computer every day, mulling over the difference between “chortling” and “chuckling,” is normal. She has always been an avid reader.

She attended the University of Chicago, where she continued to be as impractical as possible by majoring in philosophy and literature. After college, she attended the MFA program at NYU and worked briefly as the world’s worst editorial assistant, and only marginally better assistant editor, at a major publishing house in New York. Her major career contributions during this time were flouting the corporate dress code at every possible turn and repeatedly breaking the printer. Before I Fall is her first published novel.

She is deeply grateful for the chance to continue writing, as she has never been particularly good at anything else.

 

WANT TO WIN MY ARC?

 

Just live in the US and leave a comment saying HELLO!

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Comments

  1. Kaitlyn A says

    June 11, 2015 at 2:48 pm

    Hello, hello, hello! 🙂 I read this book when it first came out and I loved it! I would love to own my own copy! My email address is: caitlynmanuel(at)yahoo(dot)com.

  2. Linda Kish says

    June 11, 2015 at 3:23 pm

    Hi! I would love to win a copy of your ARC. lkish77123 at gmail dot com

  3. Pamela says

    June 11, 2015 at 3:47 pm

    HELLO!

    And thank you for this opportunity! 🙂

  4. holdenj says

    June 11, 2015 at 3:57 pm

    Why, hello there! I would love to win your ARC!! I have to say I’m a bit fan of Lauren’s, she’s managed to catch my imagination with every book I’ve read of hers! I actually read Before I Fall twice, which is rare for me as a grown-up! Thanks so much!
    JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com

    • holdenj says

      June 11, 2015 at 3:57 pm

      I mean big fan, of course!!
      🙂

  5. S.c. Finan says

    June 11, 2015 at 4:58 pm

    Hello! Thank you for the chance!

  6. Patrice says

    June 11, 2015 at 5:46 pm

    Hello thanks for the giveaway.

  7. tracee says

    June 11, 2015 at 8:03 pm

    “HELLO!” *grin*

  8. Rebekah says

    June 11, 2015 at 11:49 pm

    Hello!

    Thanks for the review and giveaway!!!!! I was on the fence about this one so looking for a review 😉

  9. anne says

    June 12, 2015 at 7:09 am

    What a great giveaway. Thanks for this great giveaway.

  10. Tammy V. says

    June 12, 2015 at 10:46 am

    My daughter has been wanting to read this one. OH and hello!

  11. Jennifer says

    June 12, 2015 at 12:15 pm

    HAI! This sounds like a really cool book I’d love to have! Thanks so much for the opportunity! (Even though I never win anything) 😛

  12. Carol says

    June 12, 2015 at 12:27 pm

    HELLO! I simply LOVE Lauren Oliver,Before I Fall is one of my favorite books! Thank you for the opportunity to win Vanishing Girls! 😉

  13. Rosie @ The Literary Hedonist says

    June 12, 2015 at 12:52 pm

    Hello 🙂 I’d love to win your ARC! Thanks for all the great giveaways!

  14. cindi clubbs says

    June 12, 2015 at 6:06 pm

    Oooo, I LOVE a good thriller!! And I DO live in the US 🙂

  15. Michelle Lee says

    June 12, 2015 at 6:59 pm

    Hello! Thank you for this amazing chance! 🙂

  16. Thalia Maidique says

    June 12, 2015 at 10:47 pm

    Hello! I would love the chance to win your ARC! Thanks for the giveaway! WOHOO!!!

  17. Esthefania says

    June 13, 2015 at 5:57 pm

    Hi! Thanks for this giveaway!

  18. Sandra Watts says

    June 14, 2015 at 3:32 pm

    A big HELLO from USA!

  19. Ashley @The Quiet Concert says

    June 14, 2015 at 5:36 pm

    I have had my eye on this one for a while! Hello 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!

  20. Meredith Miller says

    June 14, 2015 at 10:16 pm

    I’d love to win your ARC! Thank you very much!

  21. Maria says

    June 15, 2015 at 10:41 am

    Hello! And thanks for the chance!

  22. Cindy C. says

    June 16, 2015 at 9:12 pm

    Hello! I’ve been wanting to read this novel. Thank you for the chance! 🙂

  23. Jennifer Y. says

    June 19, 2015 at 10:58 pm

    Hello! I’ve wanted to read this one for a while now. THANK YOU for the chance!

  24. Vicki Wurgler says

    June 21, 2015 at 6:57 am

    Hello and thanks for your giveaway

  25. Mercy B says

    June 23, 2015 at 7:50 am

    A very warm hello here! I would really love to dive into Oliver’s newest novel. Thank you for hosting this giveaway.

  26. Danielle D. says

    June 24, 2015 at 2:15 pm

    Hi! Thanks for the giveaway!

  27. Monica M says

    June 24, 2015 at 2:56 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway and the review! Hopefully I won’t guess the plot twist as easily as you did!

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