Review
The Disappearance of Emily Browns follows a curious young girl, Josephine, in search of her friend who suddenly—yes, you guessed it right—disappeared. A slew of mysterious events are happening in their town and Josephine, fueled by her belief that there is a lie behind what the adults are telling with the disappearances, is determined to know the truth behind these.
The story was engaging and it gets your mind working through the entire possibilities of cause. Perhaps there was a murder involving the political personnel of the town, maybe the monsters are a hoax and this or that, or the probability of its reality to which the question, “What are the monsters?” or “Where are the monsters from?”, comes into mind.
And although a large part of the book was exciting, I didn’t like the utilization of climatic event. The rising of the story was too far off the book to project an effective result and it was too abrupt that it was extremely underwhelming. The built up tension within the story waned as the climax came to front and it became similar to the moment of instant gratification wherein you, almost instantaneously, lose interest over the event after it happened due to its weak execution.
Short and exciting, The Disappearance of Emily Downs is worth your time if you are looking to read a book that is light yet tinged with a pulling mystery. However, if you’re looking for something more novel and contains a exceptional placement of story and events, this book can be less impactful.
