- I find it hard to believe that a police officer would actually allow a victim’s family member to have access to investigative material and encourage a family member to be “actively involved” in the investigation.
1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible book!
This was a horrible book. The characters were pathetic! It was unbelievable how selfish & self centered the biological mother and father were. Really....
Girl in Trouble was a great read, I finished the book in a little over 24 hours. The story kept you engaged without dragging on and definitely had a twist in the end that I did not see coming. I rate this book only 3 stars because I do not feel that it is a stand alone series. Before reading it, I did not know that Stacy Claflin had the Gone Series about Alex's older sister's (Macy) disappearance. While reading the book, Macy's dissapearance was mentioned several times but with no real detail, it was difficult to connect to that part of the story and almost felt like it didn't belong in the story. When I was finished, I looked up more of Stacy's books and realized that the Macy had her own series (there are more Alex Mercer stories also). I will go back and read the Gone series to see if it can fill in all the gaps that I feel are missing now. I would definitely recommend this book as long as you have read the background first.
This is the first book I’ve read by Stacy Claflin. I enjoyed the book. I wish I had known about the Gone Trilogy before reading this book only to know about the past history that is mentioned throughout the book. There was a lot of the book I throughly enjoyed. It showed what a family goes through when a child is kidnapped. A parents worse nightmare.  I don’t think that is real life. The book held my interest. I will say I felt the ending was rushed once thay got the kidnapper. She came home with no problems, went to a party to celebrate her homecoming with family and friends, and the next page is the trial. But I am going to purchase the Gone Trilogy to read Macy’s story. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a thriller.
1.0 out of 5 stars A yawn through and through.
This was written as if by a 7th grader. It's not the worst thing I have read, but it's up there. It's dry. Very dry. No twists or turns, because it is all straight forward. No surprises. She gives away everything. She shows all her cards within 20 pages or so, she could have written it in such a way that you didn't know what was going on, but instead it's all later out, leaving no room for thrill or wonder. I only finished the book hoping there was something more, but no, if you hadn't figured out the big twist ending (heavy sarcasm) by 30-50 pages in, you probably shouldn't be reading chapter books. Do yourself a favor and skip this one.