Name: Found
ISBN: 9781416954170

Margaret Peterson Haddix

The Missing #1

Found

I haven’t read this series since I was ~10 and barely remember it. It’s clear now that I was blending multiple books in the series in my mind because most of what I recall did not actually happen in this initial story. I am excited to get to those points, but because I was essentially waiting for plot points that never happened, the pacing felt slow to me after the halfway marker. A lot of the story was building up to the last 20%, and some of that buildup felt slow and repetitive. I do however still think this conversation surrounding adoption and identity is very well done. Even as an adult, I felt very represented in this story. Overall, the mystery/ scifi aspect of this was extremely engaging and moved the book along. It could’ve just gotten there slightly faster. 

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Jeni Enjaian

When I started reading this book, I had vague memories of reading it before. However, those memories correlated with the first part of the book but did not line up with the rest so I likely read a book with a similar initial premise.
Haddix sets out an intriguing if nearly cliché premise. The narrative flowed quickly and served its purpose of driving the plot in this highly plot centered book. The opening chapter was my favorite and while the rest of the book did not go downhill, it certainly did not live up to the opening chapter and did a mild disservice to Angela who comes into the book later. 
In summary, I read this book quickly, did not find major plot holes and did not find anything to complain about. I also did not find anything that I especially loved. I will not read the rest of the books in the series.

Michelle Boyea

This story has a crazy and intriguing premise behind it. I love the set up and the loyalty/camaraderie between the main characters so far.

Found The Missing #1

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