We gave this a B-.

I read another book by Megan Miranda and liked it, so I expected to also like ALL THE MISSING GIRLS. I probably would have if she hadn't changed her style in this book.

Miranda has been praised over and over for this unique style: she wrote it backwards. I should say, she mostly wrote it backwards.

The book actually begins with Nicollete, a young woman from a small southern town who now lives in New York. She needs to return to that town to deal with her father's affairs. He has dementia, and she and her brother need to sell his home and obtain guardianship. On "Day 1" she goes there.

But after that, we skip two weeks to "Day 14" and then go backward, as Nicolette investigates the disappearance of two missing girls. Although one of the girls, Nicolette's former best friend, went missing 10 years ago, could that be related to the disappearance of the other missing girl just days ago?

I might have liked this story better if not for the reverse chronology. As it is, though, I was confused, not thrilled.