Rating: 
Summary: Disappointed!!!
Review: Joy Fielding was one of my favorite authors. Until I read this last book. I was not thrilled with Whispers and Lies, but looked forward to Lost. It appears that her talent has run out. Two books in a row that failed to capture my attention; I skimmed the last 100 pages of Lost. Character development is poor; these people are not even likeable. It will be a long time, if ever, before I'm picking up a Joy Fielding book again. It was good while it lasted.
Rating:
Summary: Disappointed!!!
Review: Joy Fielding was one of my favorite authors. Until I read this last book. I was not thrilled with Whispers and Lies, but looked forward to Lost. It appears that her talent has run out. Two books in a row that failed to capture my attention; I skimmed the last 100 pages of Lost. Character development is poor; these people are not even likeable. It will be a long time, if ever, before I'm picking up a Joy Fielding book again. It was good while it lasted.
Rating: 
Summary: Maybe only 2.5 STARS
Review: Many of us have been reading Joy Fielding for years and years. I have some favorites and some that left me feeling flat. This one isn't something I'd read again even if I had the time (which I don't). It's ordinary. Cindy Carver was a bumblehead. She couldn't leave well enough alone after her daughter, Julia, is missing. Okay, maybe if my child were missing I'd go a little ballistic too. Okay, I would. But I think I would have more faith in the police to do the right thing and I would definitely not be running around town checking things out. I wish we'd gotten to know a bit more about Heather, Cindy's daughter who isn't missing. Also, the ending is just a little too abrupt for me. I can't go into it because it will ruin the ending (which, by the way, has already been ruined by another review with the word "suspenseful" in its title but if you read the review the book will no longer have any suspense to it whatsoever!). I don't know if Joy Fielding has changed or if I have, but her last few books have left something to be desired as far as I'm concerned. I read it. I closed it and I began to wonder what I'd do with it next. Mail it to my sister? Donate it to the library? Or put it on my shelves just to fill up space (as if I need more books to take up space!). Read it if you must, but if you don't, you won't miss that much.
Rating: 
Summary: Worth the read
Review: Perhaps not as engaging as her other novels, but still time well-spent
Rating:
Summary: Frantic
Review: The book's name should have been frantic - I was frantic the whole time so I guess I'd have to admit it was a good ride. It is about a "lost" child - a 21 year old disappears - story lots of interesting twists but the book kept me on edge and the end - which I had an inkling of - - was very unsatisfying. All in all, it was just pretty disturbing - she caught how a person might feel though - frantic! Yuck.
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Summary: Could've Been Stronger
Review: This book is slow going till about page fifty-five or so and then it takes off like Thunderbolt the Wonder Colt, not slowing down for even a paragraph until the last chapter, when it comes to a screeching halt and a rather puzzling let down. I must say, I've read other books by Ms. Fielding and have always closed the book after the last page with a satisfied feeling, not this time.Cinder Carver is having a bad morning, her aspiring actress daughter Julia is banging on the bathroom door, trying to get her sister to hurry up. Julia has an audition with a famous director and all she's thinking about is herself. The dog needs to be walked. It wasn't sister Heather in the bathroom at all, but her boyfriend, now Julia and Heather are arguing. That night Julia doesn't come home. Cindy is sure something has happened. She involves the cops. She calls the hospitals. Her ex thinks she's overreacting. Cindy goes to Julia's boyfriend's, gets his roommate to let her in, goes through his stuff, finds semi-nude photos of her daughter, then finds the beginning of a novel about a guy who is going to kill his girlfriend. She calls the cops. They can't hold him. Then a dead body turns up that matches Julia's description. It's another girl. And so on and so on. As a thriller, this book is, as I said above, a let down, however it does delve into the relationships of a dysfunctional family and I'm sure a lot of readers will see a lot of themselves on Fielding's pages. Fielding is a gifted writer who obviously understands people and she's written some terrific books, but sadly this isn't one of them. Review submitted by Captain Katie Osborne
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Summary: Terrible!
Review: This book was horrible for all the reasons stated by other reviewers and then some. The main character is totally unlikeable and just when you think she is going to be called out for being selfish and totally obsessed with her equally selfish older daughter another character will apolegize to her and tell her how much they love her. This is the first and last book by this author that I will read. Do not waste anything (money or time) on this crap.
Rating:
Summary: Big disappointment
Review: This is one of the most unrealistic books I have read in a long time. The characters are not believable and have so little substance that you really don't care what happens to them. The heroine is whiny and is the only one really focused on the problem at hand. After spending hardcover prices on this book I didn't even bother to finish it. I hurried to the used book store before people realized it was a dog and I couldn't give it away.
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Summary: Lost
Review: This was a great disappointment. I have read many of Joy Fielding's other novels and found them to be great, but don't waste your money buying this one. I read it in one night. The story starts off okay and half way through your not sure where it's going, but the ending blind sighted me, and I was so angry with the daughter, the father and the stupid mother. Maybe that's what makes a good book when you really get involved with the characters - not being a writer I don't know. How can people be so insensitive and selfish. The father who is supposed to be an adult and to show my example that he would encourage this behaviour, is beyond belief. Read it for yourself and write your comments.
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Summary: very realistic mystery novel
Review: This was a very good book. I finished it in one day. Joy Fielding has a way of writing mysteries that keep you reading and reading. This particular story is about Cindy, a fortyish divorcee who is struggling with a relationship with her oldest daughter. One day Julia {the daughter} goes missing and what transpires is so gut wrenching you can almost feel for the characters It also explores what we really know about each other and in a time of crisis what really counts and who really cares. For any parent struggling with a relationship with an adult child this book really hits the spot in a lot of areas. My hats off to Joy Fielding for another fine novel.
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