Rent Still Missing

This was an amazing book. So detailed and gripping. The only thing is, I wish there would have been a trigger warning for the detailed SA acts that occurred in this book. I almost stopped reading it because of it, I just skipped over the bad parts instead (glad I did). So this is a trigger warning for others! Either be aware of what you’ll be reading about or just skip over it like I did.

Truth is stranger than fiction but sometimes fiction can seem like truth if the writer has done his/her homework and has enough creative talent to pull it off. STILL MISSING by Chevy Stevens is such a novel. Stevens takes you into Annies situation and makes it feel real. I felt like I was in her skin as she went through all the phases of her abduction from first meeting and back home again. This is not a book for enjoyment. There are some pretty heavy scenes so if you are a bit squeamish or dont care for intense situations in your novels skip this book. STILL MISSING will make you think about the story and its outcome and make you wonder about yourself and what you would do in the same situation. Annie is not a very likable protagonist but considering her life experience she has a right to be cynical, nontrusting and has built so many walls around herself as she turns her back on her family and friends. Mayer this is why some people dont like the book because the heroine is not the usual sweet, good person you want to cheer for but is not a very pleasant sort of person. makes me wonder if she was really the same selfabsorbed person before the abduction or if that developed as a reaction to being home again. This book has some amazing twists that will make your jaw drop! I am not going to give anything away but I sure didnt see that one coming! : If I had one criticism it is that the novel seemed to end abruptly and I wonder if Stevens has a plan to do a sequel because there are a lot of threads left hanging. There is no happy ending to a story like this and that might make some readers uncomfortable. STILL MISSING is Stevens first novel so hopefully she isnt a flash in the pan but will create stories that are just as eyeopening and will have us thinking about the story long after we have finished and closed their covers!