Review: Sophie Last Seen

Sophie Last Seen by Marlene Adelstein
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Although a mysteries lies at the heart of this psychological thriller (the disappearance of a young girl six years while shopping with her mother at a mall), the power and impact of the story comes in the character evolution. The main characters for me were Jesse, the bereaved and always grieving mother, and Star, once small Sophie's best friend, now an adolescent going through the usual adolescent turmoil plus trying to find her own way in the world and out of the parents' nest. There is also character evolution revealed in secondary characters, such as Sophie's father, who is mostly but not completely backstage. Author Marlene Adelstein digs deeply into her characters, even when they are less likable than we would hope.

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