Friday, May 29, 2020

REVIEW: Throwaway Girls

Throwaway Girls by, Andrea Contos

*ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review*

I INHALED Throwaway Girls and am giving it my first 5-star review of 2020. Caroline is my favorite kind of protagonist. Her tenacity and dedication drive this novel and give it the perfect sense of urgency and mystery.
I also loved the inclusion of the second POV. I seriously went back and forth multiple times on who I thought the second POV belonged to and my goodness my heart was just constantly aching for that girl. Contos does an excellent job exposing the idea of the "throwaway" girls whose cases often go un-investigated because these girls are deemed "high risk" because of their home environments, or for being POC or "white trash". This idea is juxtaposed against Madison's high profile missing person case in a way that feels authentic, while still sensitive.

I recommend this book to anyone looking for a binge-able mystery that will absolutely tug on your heart. While the atrocities committed and investigated in Throwaway Girls are absolutely heinous, I do appreciate how Contos doesn't go into explicit details for shock factor. The reader is able to get that gut sinking emotion at the acts without having to actually read them in gory detail.

The mystery here kept me guessing and hoping until the very last page. The ending felt well earned and authentic, even if tragic and sad. Full of twists and turns, it was impossible to predict every reveal, yet each felt earned.

I cannot wait to have a physical copy of this book to read and re-read. Adding Andrea Contos to my list of authors on auto-buy.
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