This was such a heartbreaking story and one I was really drawn into. I loved the LBGTQIA representation in the book and thought the author did a good job writing that part. The story itself was compelling and hard to put down.

Too many descriptive words (just too wordy overall), the characters are not compelling enough for a story with stakes this high, and the stereotypical high school scenes felt very, "I can be hip. I know how the kids are." I checked and this is NOT YA, but should be.

One Year Gone has a good starting premise and plot, but I just could not appreciate the whole story. Maybe because it's not fast-paced enough, or the characters do not have all the stamina I wished they had. I read the full book and it was entertaining, however, with the issues reported above.
I downloaded a free copy of this book through NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

Wyn, a teenager disappears and is not seen or heard from for over a year when suddenyl she makes contact with her by text pleading for help. Jessica, her mother, daren't call the police for fear of her daughter being killed. An easy read.

This is a heart wrenching story about the struggles families face when their children become teenagers and the boundless love of a mother and daughter. The story is so compelling and should be required reading for teenagers.

Thanks to Netgalley for sending me the ARC! I loved it! It was suspenseful with twists and turns that keep you guessing! The ending definitely made it worth the read. I rate it a 4.2!

DNF - Did not finish. I did not connect with the writing style or plot and will not be finishing this title. Thank you, NetGalley and Publisher for the early copy!

Sun has been missing and the police haven’t been able to even determine that a crime was committed.. The story is told in two different voices Jessica now and Wyn a year ago. This book tried really hard to lay all the characters out- and there were a ton. It was too hard for me to follow and figure out which were relevant.

This was actually so much better than I was expecting! I put it off for so long but ended up binging the audiobook across just 2 days!

It was a classic mystery thriller involving a missing daughter, loads of suspects and loads of secrets! I really enjoyed all the little twists and turns thrown in throughout, and it kept me guessing right til the very end!!

Definitely recommend reading this book, and the audiobook was very enjoyable too!

A family thriller that kept you on your toes. Some unexpected twists and turns along the way. Engaged you from the first page.

I loved the author’s last book Girl Gone Mad and I really liked this one too.
This book revolves around a missing 17 year old girl and her parents’ search for her. The story is told by different POVs and it goes back a year and to present day. The suspense was sustained throughout the book but really ramped up toward the end. There were some twists here that I didn’t see coming and some things that I figured out. There was quite the cast of characters here so it was harder to determine if there was a bad guy or who it was. I really liked the writing style. This is another great book by this author. If you are in the mood for a suspense read give this one a try!

A good read told from the viewpoints of multiple different characters. Sometimes it was hard to follow the storyline but overall the ending redeemed the book in my opinion.

With One Year Gone it's the characters that have the appeal here and not the story. Now don't get me wrong the story is good. In fact, it's very good. But the way the characters are created and presented to you cannot help but connect with them and be pulled along with them as the story unfolds.

One Year Gone was a quick read that kept me up for a night devouring the book. At times I felt that I knew what was coming next but the plot twisted and left me wanting to know more.

A year after her daughter goes missing a mother receives text messages from her. It's a pretty simple premise and a unique one from other thrillers. Sadly, I didn't love the book. I liked the dual POV of part and present explaining how we've gotten to where we are. Unfortunately I couldn't connect to either character. There was nothing pulling me in.
The last couple chapters had all the twists and drama but getting there was pretty slow going. There wasn't enough drama or hooks along the way. I suspect the text messages were supposed to be, but I didn't feel it. So it was a little too much too late. It was an easy read and I read it in one sitting but for me it just fell flat as a whole.

I wanted to love this book so badly, but I have to be honest, it just read like a YA novel to me, and I did not enjoy it.

After reading Avery Bishop’s first book, Girl Gone Mad, I honestly didn’t think she could write a second book that could measure up. It was that good. But I was wrong. One Year Gone is even better. Jessica Moore is a single mother and an alcoholic. She has a 17-year-old daughter named Wyn and although she and Wyn’s father, Joe, never married, they are business partners. Even though Joe later married another woman with whom he has two children, he and Jessica have an amicable relationship and actively co-parent Wyn who lives with Jessica. The book doesn’t follow a linear plotline and Wyn and Jessica alternate the role of narrator, which I liked. It’s difficult to give an in-depth summary of the plot without giving too much away, so I’ll just say that Wyn is a high school student who goes missing and is presumed to have run away. Then Jessica begins receiving short text messages from Wyn’s phone saying that she has been kidnapped and is being held captive by a man who is somehow involved in “law enforcement.” The local police give the case their full attention but are flummoxed as to who the kidnapper could be. The plot spans a year between the time Wyn disappears and when the crime is solved. If you enjoy plots full of red herrings and twists and turns - as I do - I think you will thoroughly enjoy this book. Like Girl Gone Mad, it includes mean girls, teenage angst and treachery, and and the jealousy that surrounds high school romantic relationships. The characters are well-developed and believable. One of the characters who plays an important part in the book is LGBT.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for approving me for this arc.

This book was different to ones I have read before and I am still undecided on my definite thought for jt

I’ve tried my best to like it enjoy this book but I couldn’t and had to stop after a few chapters.


Very grateful to the publisher for my review copy

No matter what I do, slow burns find me. I wish I had the patience to find out how this story ends. It did pique my curiosity, but by the halfway point I was ready to move on to something else. Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for an e-ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review.