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The Reappearance of Rachel Price

Written by: Holly Jackson
Narrated by: Sophie Amoss
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 #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series and Five Survive comes a gripping mystery thriller following one girl's search for the truth about her mother’s shocking disappearance—and even more shocking reappearance—during the filming of a true crime documentary.

A COSMOPOLITAN BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR

Lights. Camera. Lies.

Eighteen-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness, but she has no memory of it. Rachel is gone, long presumed dead, and Bel wishes everyone would just move on.

But the case is dredged up from the past when the Price family agrees to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. And then the impossible happens. Rachel Price reappears, and life will never be normal again.

Rachel has an unbelievable story about what happened to her. Unbelievable, because Bel isn’t sure it’s real. If Rachel is lying, then where has she been all this time? And—could she be dangerous? With the cameras still rolling, Bel must uncover the truth about her mother, and find out why Rachel Price really came back from the dead . . .

From world-renowned author Holly Jackson comes a mind-blowing masterpiece about one girl’s search for the truth, and the terror in finding out who your family really is. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thrillers & Suspense Crime Fiction Disappearance

What the critics say

Praise for worldwide sensation Holly Jackson:

“This truly unique premise snowballs into a roller coaster ride of page-turning suspense and knock-out twists!” —Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid on Not Quite Dead Yet

“A masterclass in thriller writing and an example of storytelling at its finest.” —Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient on Not Quite Dead Yet

“A thrilling, twisting, heartbreaker.” —Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colors of the Dark on Not Quite Dead Yet

“The popular YA mystery-thriller series.” —Teen Vogue on A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

“[A] BookTok sensation.” —Seventeen on A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

“Weaves true crime with a twisty murder mystery.”—People on The Reappearance of Rachel Price

“A story that will leave you guessing until the very end.” —Book of the Month on The Reappearance of Rachel Price

“Another unputdownable thriller.” —E! News on Five Survive

“Gripping, puzzling, and exciting.” —Forbes on Five Survive
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Read author’s “Good Girl's Guide to Murder” first. It's got that "it" factor, a meant to be novel that should be made into a movie, or the set into a series. It is a JOY to read, while this one is darker, emotionally gruelling and slow going. I once had a psychology professor say that all insanity is created by a parent who pretends to love a child, but actually does not and this creates a f****ed upness in the child that is the root of all insanity. With this novel, you have to see the story and plot as a metaphor, the events as symbolic, of family dynamics between father, child, mother - a true Gothic story that reveals common patterns many of us live with daily. But it is not a fun ride, it's a painful one, while "Good Girl's Guide to Murder" is a fun, fun roller coaster ride and you may have gotten this book, like I did, to have that expeirence again.

SPOILERS BELOW:
The gothic 'secret' is in a family dynamic that creates a the toxic, off putting personality you see in this novel's' protagonist. I see the method behind it the long, gruelling experience of having to stick with this protagonist's hateful, toxic personality - repetitive and negative, it mirrors the experience - long, murky, gruelling - of the theme: gaslighting in this case. That said, the story stuck with me as I went through a terrible divorce as a child and endured years of having my father lie, gaslight and turn me against my mother until my brain dissasociated, turned toxic against her (thankfully, I woke up) and so the story meant something to me.

Voice work: The narrator voice was way too mature and rugged for the age of this character. The way she said lower vowels, like "guuut" really made her sound like a truck driver. It was just totally incongruous for a teenage girl and offputting- poor choice of reader that made the character even more unlikable.

Insanity comes from parents who pretend to love

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This was an interesting ride! I predicted one of the plot points but it didn’t quite intertwine into the plot the way I thought it would! Stars deducted because the attempt at a British accent from this narrator was terrible and there were parts of the plot I just found too unrealistic (but it was still a fun read overall)!

Lots of twists and turns!

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The suspense in the book was good, plenty of twists as needed to keep attention. The characters were god awful. The front half of the book was hard to get through. There were loose ends all over the place. I think the ending was a bit unrealistic. Was not the thriller I expected from this author.

Long, but twisty

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An amazing storyline that kept you guessing. The characters became Alive to me as I am visually impaired.And audible books are the only way I do read.This one was excellent...
Through the descriptions and the interactions, it was just so well done.

moved this book

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This book had so much promise - the premise and cover were so engaging. Unfortunately the synopsis and cover were its most redeeming elements. The main character - Bel - is insufferable. Jackson clearly wanted to paint her as a girl with deep attachment issues resulting from the early loss of her mother but failed to develop her character and so throughout the book, Bel is just a girl full of bitchy one-liners. None of the characters are developed enough in this book to have the climax - or the last 25% of the book - be engaging. Throughout, there are weird co-dependencies, romance and familial relationships that aren't fleshed out enough to be fully established or make sense (Bel and dad, Bel and Ash, Rachel and Charlie, Bel and Charlie, Bel and Carter, Charlie and Pat, Charlie and Jeff, and the list goes on) and then all of a sudden, in the last quarter of the book, everyone's happy to let people go and flip allegiances without a backward glance and not an ounce of PTSD. I liked the story of what happened to Rachel and why and how it all played out even though it wasn't even a little bit believable (it tried to be an eye for an eye but let's not pretend anyone would do that to Rachel for sixteen years to keep one truth hidden). Everything that came after the big reveal was the WORST. So long and ridiculous and gag-inducing. How many time can you try to poetically and dramatically use the words "she made her choice," "he chose wrong." Chose, choice, choice, choice, choose, choosing, "family first," over and over again with so much drama, gag, gag, gag. It's just so absurd. Also how many times can a character "sniff"? Too many to count. The writing is awful and is very try-hard, especially at the end. Jackson tries to wrap so much up in dramatic monologues that are ridiculous. Sophie Amoss is always good but this text made me not enjoy her. Don't waste your credit.

Awful. Just awful.

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