Book Review #146: The Daughter by T. M. Logan

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When Lauren goes to pick up her daughter Evie from university, she discovers that not only is Evie not there, she hasn't been there for weeks. As Lauren unravels the mystery of where Evie has gone, she soon finds herself and her family in grave danger.

I'm always excited for the next T.M. Logan book. He's my favourite author, and I always pre-order his upcoming books. This one in particular had a really interesting premise so I was a bit more excited than usual.

This wasn't my favourite of Logan's novels, but I enjoyed it!

It was really engaging from the very beginning. A few chapters in I already really cared about the characters and felt completely invested in the mystery.

You get to know the characters really quickly, and that makes everything much more interesting.

However, it takes a really long time for anything substantial to happen, and even then there are a lot of red herrings that lead nowhere, which ultimately makes the book feel longer than it is.

Though in saying that, the story is more enjoyable the more of the mystery you uncover. 

The only problem I had with the mystery itself was that everything felt a bit too convenient and easy. The characters stumble upon the right things, happen to find the right clues, accidentally get led along the right path and figure everything out. It was an interesting read, but you have to suspend your disbelief about a lot of things.

A lot of the twists were guessable but fun, and a couple of them did really surprise me. The final reveal, though, was a bit predictable.

Overall, the story wasn't as original as I wanted it to be, especially when we know everything that happened. But it was a really fun, engaging read and I'd definitely recommend it.

3.5/5



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