Hawthorn wasn't trying to insert herself into a missing person's investigation. Or maybe she was. But that's only because Lizzie Lovett's disappearance is the one fascinating mystery their sleepy town has ever had. Bad things don't happen to popular girls like Lizzie Lovett, and Hawthorn is convinced she'll turn up at any moment-which means the time for speculation is now.
So Hawthorn comes up with her own theory for Lizzie's disappearance. A theory way too absurd to take seriously...at first. The more Hawthorn talks, the more she believes. And what better way to collect evidence than to immerse herself in Lizzie's life? Like getting a job at the diner where Lizzie worked and hanging out with Lizzie's boyfriend. After all, it's not as if he killed her-or did he?
Told with a unique voice that is both hilarious and heart-wrenching, Hawthorn's quest for proof may uncover the greatest truth is within herself.
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[The first thing that happened was Lizzie Lovett disappeared, and everyone was all 'How can someone like Lizzie be missing?' and I was like 'who cares?']***
(Sourcebooks Fire, 3 January 2017, borrowed from my library as part of Big Library Read)
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This is my first time reading the author.
I really, really loved this book.
I loved Hawthorne. She's a great character, tough, feisty yet vulnerable and soft underneath her hard layers. Her obsession with Lizzie Lovett when she goes missing is sort of creepy but sweet and endearing.
I liked the relationship between Hawthorne and Enzo, how it develops from her fascination/obsession and becomes something sweet and deep. I felt so sad for her towards the end.
The book takes quite a dark turn towards the end. I never saw this coming. In hindsight, it wasn't a complete shock but the rest of the book didn't even hint what was going to happen. I cried a little.
