3.5/5 starsThis was at a 3 stars until the very end, but the ending was prETTY FANTASTIC.I enjoyed the plot for the most part, but it took me a while to warm to the romance. It felt pretty forced to start and everything happened so fast that it didn't feel natural. Reece also partially falls into the bad boy with a heart of gold trope which is one of my least favorite tropes OF ALL TIME so that might be why it took me a while to get into this book.I enjoyed Nearly as a protagonist for the most p...

VIDEO REVIEW: Coming Soon!The best and most accurately way to describe this novel is Veronica Mars meets Scream meet Pretty Little Liars. If any of those trip your trigger then you need to continue on and read this review because I think I found your next great mystery read. I've heard really great things about Nearly Gone, so I was very excited to add it to my Halloween TBR this month. This was the first Halloween book I picked up for the month and I am so glad I did. I should also mention this...

I find the comparison of Nearly Gone to the television shows Bones and Fringe an unfair one. It sets the reader up for disappointment and lets the book down as well, because while there might be elements that you could make that comparison to, it would be a loose one. I kind of felt like this was a grittier homage to Nancy Drew, with more blood and fewer sweater sets and penny loafers. I could NOT put Nearly Gone down, I devoured it in a matter of hours. Nearly was nerdy, intelligent and relatab...

I loved this one! It was mystery with a bit of paranormal and contemporary intertwined!I really liked Nearly as a character. Even though she’s had a rough life, she’s still fighting to make it! Reece was also great and well developed with an interesting backstory.People start dying around Nearly, and they all connect to her. So what is a girl to do? Find out why of course. The mystery here is quite intriguing and there is a lot of the unexpected which I really liked! I’m glad there is more becau...

I was really looking forward to reading this one, but it ended up being a huge disappointment. Nearly was an okay character, but she had her annoying moments.The rest of the characters weren't very good ones unfortunately.The pacing was too slow, and very very dull. I was bored by chapter four, and it only got worse as the story progressed. The ending was the best bit, but even that was quite boring. Overall, slow, dull, disappointing.

Nearly Boswell not only has a unique first name but also a unique ability, when she touches somebody she feels that person's emotions.She also has a strange fixation with personal adds that a serial killer uses to attract her attention. I googled baby names for a while ( soooo unlike me) to see if that name was even possible, I guess nowadays you can call a baby almost anything . The most original website that I found was http://nameberry.com/. After reading the book a bit more I learnt that she...

WOW! Such an amazing book. I read it in a day. Between work and two kids, that's hard for me to do but I had to know how the book ended. I'd say this is a Young Adult Thriller. I believe it has a little paranormal to it as the main character can feel emotions when she touches other people. I've been looking forward to reading this book for a long time and when I found in on bookoutlet.com (an AMAZING site to order bargain books) I had to get it. Just ordered book number two, can't wait to get my...

If I’d spent more time studying instead of chasing after a boy, we wouldn’t be here. Well, then!This book makes me angry. I'm getting pretty damn sick of these books that tells girls that it's ok to love and trust a potential killer/sociopath if he secretly (very, very secretly) has a heart of gold. It tells the reader that it's fine to forgive every fucking thing stalker/lover boy does if, you know, he's just doing it for your own fucking good. What the fucking kind of victim-blaming apologe

Every time I was starting to think I would love this book, something came along and robbed me of much of my enthusiasm. This is an interesting read, very engaging and well-crafted in the way it keeps you guessing all the way to the end. But there was a lot of potential wasted. The entire paranormal aspect had no relevance to the story and its development, and it probably would've been better if it hadn't been there at all. Nearly wasn't exactly a likable protagonist and the overall character dev...

Rating: 4.5Nearly has a rough life. Her mother is a stripper, they barely have enough money to eat, and her father is gone. She spends her days studying hard to have a chance at a scholarship which will allow her to improve her future. Once a week she buys a paper to read the personals section, hoping for a message from her dad. Her life is about to get rougher. Someone starts knocking off the kids that Nearly tutors and leaving cryptic messages for her in the personals. Nearly becomes the main

I received this book from Penguin Publishers in exchange for an honest review. I award this book 3.5 stars.Nearly Gone by Elle Cosimano stars Nearly, who lives in a trailer park. Her mom is a stripper, and her dad left them with almost nothing. She's one of the top students in her class and is up for a prestigious scholarship, which is her ticket out of this town. At the same time, she's always pouring through the personal ads for clues because once she was convinced her dad left her a message t...

I feel like this is the year of the suspense book for me… over the last few months I’ve read a handful, and would put Nearly Gone right at the top with the best of them.Nearly Boswell hasn’t had the easiest of lives. Her mom’s profession, her life in the trailer park and her obsession with personal ads make her an easy target. She has to focus to keep her eyes on the goal - that being a scholarship that will get her out of this place. But a strange ad in the personals catches her attention and s...

UPDATE: 5/5/15I was excited about this book before 2014. So of course I read it after a full year of it's release.Idiot. *hits self*As for my rating- it's not that good a book.I had issues with characterization, and some of the actions of the MC, and a bit of the writing.But fuck that shit. I cannot think objectively when someone wrote the book my 5th grade self would've writtenContext: My 5th grade self was AWESOME and **really** into murder mysteries.Seriously though, the murder chase in this

I asked for amazing YA thriller recs 2 weeks ago and someone told me to read this. I don't remember who rec'd it on Goodreads because I can't find the old post, but it was amazing -thank you!!! Started slow and I wasn't sure I'd enjoy, but around 25% it picked up and I binge read in one night. Good romance, strong mystery, creepy, and totally kept me guessing!

Originally, I was going to give it 2.5 stars, but I'm feeling generous and the ending was good.So 3 stars.Now, I know what some of you are thinking. If you've been keeping up with my updates with this book, you would know how much I didn't like Nearly and her stupid decisions. And I didn't, believe me. I've never met a more stupid character in my life. But I'll get to that in a bit. For now, let me talk about Nearly Gone.Mind you, this book will not be for everyone so if you decide to check it o...

This book was SO SO SO GOOD! I definitely LOVED it! Now THIS is what I call a Mystery/Thriller book! Nearly Gone was just a roller coaster ride for me. It really creeped me out, and it was so addicting as well! Through out the whole book, I just never expected who the killer was! At the end, I was just so shocked! The main character, Nearly Boswell is a genius. When she receives some messages that "hint" about the murders that have been happening, she thinks it's her responsibility to solve the

Review also posted at Young Adult Hollywood.I never planned on picking this book up, but I bought a bulk of Young Adult books and it was right there. I was bored then things happened. Like me, falling in love with almost every aspect of this book.From someone who binged watched nine seasons of Criminal Minds on one month, I know the premise of Nearly Gone sound so banal for YA, but it is not entirely.  Cosimano perfectly stringed the suspense element of the book with a believable world buildi...

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I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! A mystery thriller done RIGHT!

DC has trailer parks? Maybe it's on the outskirts. Lol. I think I would've noticed them.