I love crime procedural TV shows, so figured why not try a book with a similar premise? This is the second book in a series (I did not read book 1) but can be read as a standalone per the description. It follows Kendall, an FBI agent, and Adam, a police officer, as they try to solve two cases in Denver involving missing and abducted girls, one of which is Adam’s 12-year-old niece.

I wanted Criminal Minds, but what I got was like if I drank two bottles of wine and then tried to explain Criminal Minds to someone who’s never seen it. I had a hard time staying immersed in this story. Some elements of the mystery seemed promising, but there were so many loose ends that never got resolved, or things that got so convoluted with the two cases that I couldn't keep track.

I think this book would have benefited from more description and a few less plot points. I couldn't tell you what any of the characters looked like, so I felt like I was reading about stick figures in a white room at times, and there were pages of just dialogue with no tags or details.

I also didn't particularly like either of the main characters, they had a few thoughts/comments that really threw me for a loop. Like Kendall randomly thinking to herself that she didn't believe disassociative identity disorder was a real thing. There wasn't any character that might or might not have had DID, it was out of nowhere and just felt...icky?

The ending was jarring, I was not sure how to react to how things wrapped up. I will say the book was pretty fast-paced and short, so it was a quick read, but I'll probably go back to crime TV shows for now.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers, & the author for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review of “Every Missing Girl”.