In Emma Rowley's emotionally gripping, unpredictable novel of psychological suspense, a mother who works at a charity helpline for missing teens receives a desperate call--from her own daughter . . . The missing don't always want to be found. Kate Harlow recognizes this painful truth, even as she keeps searching for her daughter, Sophie, who disappeared two years ago. The police have stopped investigating--after all, Sophie has sent postcards home, insisting that she's fine. To fill the space in her increasingly empty days, Kate volunteers at Message in a Bottle, where runaways can leave messages for loved ones, no questions asked. Then one evening, a call comes in from a voice Kate instinctively recognizes, even through bursts of static and beyond the sudden dial tone that breaks their connection. Those closest to Kate worry she's cracking under her grief, imagining that it was Sophie. But Kate knows that it was her daughter on the phone--and that a stranger has been inside her house. Watching her. Sophie is out there. And Kate has to find her, even if someone will try anything to stop her . . .
The book started off a little slow and seemed to drag on. It took me a while to find the “spark” or excitement in it. When the excitement finally picked up toward the end and with some good twists I was able to enjoy the book.
I really enjoyed this book. I felt like it was an interesting story beginning to end and I found myself feeling for the main character a lot. It was suspenseful, intriguing and eventful the whole way through. The deeper meaning of always trusting your gut, and mother’s intuition were prevalent without being overbearing.
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There were parts of this book that kept me feeling very tense and wanting to know what was going to happen. But then the end dragged a bit which lowered my opinion of the overall book.
This book for me had a slow start. It took a long time before there was enough action to keep me excited, but when it did pick up I really enjoyed the second half of the book.