Good Half Gone by Tarryn Fisher
Good Half Gone
Thriller
Graydon House
March 19, 2024
Ebook, Hardback, Paperback, Audio
304
"The ending shattered me in a way only Tarryn Fisher can!” —Colleen Hoover From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Never Never Iris Walsh saw her twin sister, Piper, get kidnapped—so why does no one believe her? Iris narrowly escaped her pretty, popular twin sister’s fate as a teen: kidnapped, trafficked and long gone before the cops agreed to investigate. With no evidence to go on but a few scattered memories, the case quickly goes cold. Now an adult, Iris wants one thing—proof. And if the police still won’t help, she’ll just have to find it her own way; by interning at the isolated Shoal Island Hospital for the criminally insane, where secrets lurk in the shadows and are kept under lock and key. But Iris soon realizes that something even more sinister is simmering beneath the surface of the Shoal, and that the patients aren’t the only ones being observed…
Good Half Gone by Tarryn Fisher
Good Half Gone by Tarryn Fisher is a mystery thriller about your worst nightmare, if you are a twin that is.
About the plot
Iris and Piper Welsh are twins that could not be any more different. In high school Piper was the “It girl” and Iris was her shadow.
One day Piper convinces Iris to go to the movies with some boys, but little did Iris know, that would be the last day she would be with her twin.
From that day Iris and her grandmother seem to be the only ones to care that Piper was taken. After multiple visits to Police and investigators, plus the putting up of missing persons posters, the case turns cold.
Iris though, never gave up. Her need to find her sisters and get answers fuels her for years and years. So much so, that she is now interning at a mental institution prison. All her own searching lead her to this moment, she wants answers and will do anything to find out what happened to her sister Piper that dreaded day.
My thoughts
Good Half Gone has a lot of elements I enjoy in mystery thrillers. The main mystery of “one of the twins” gone missing is the thread that carries the plot. It may be that I am used to thrillers that juggle multiple plots and elements. I think there are accompanying elements adding to the mystery, yes. But I also think this is one of Fisher’s weaker thrillers. I am so used to her gritty, dark, and edgy writing, so it may be my bias. I am used to feeling way more in her novels as well. Good Half Gone feels a little lackluster against her previous works. I needed more emotionally from the story. The story felt stagnant and like daily updates to Iris’s daily routines. Iris has lots of hardships that make her admirable as to how she perseveres, but she also feels flat as a character.
I do recommend for cozy thriller fans, as the lower stakes in here were not anxiety inducing. The mystery of Good Half Gone is also easy to invest in, my curiosity to find out the final “truth” was the main force in my reading experience.
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Carla is a born-again bookworm originally from Puerto Rico. Becoming a mom is what drove her back into the love of reading. Starting with the love of Romance books but now she enjoys any epic tales that are well written. She’s a mom of three, a wife, and resides in Central Florida. Hurricane news doesn’t scare her but finding out a second book in a series doesn’t come out for another year will send her into a real panic. Sending her chocolate and another great book works best to support her through such times.
