The Missing

De: Kiersten Modglin

Narrado por: Nicol Zanzarella

They disappeared.... That was just the beginning.

When five strangers are abandoned on an island without any idea where they are or whom to trust, their nightmarish new reality begins to unfold.

Someone is lying. Someone is hiding a terrible secret. They'd all do anything to get home.... Wouldn't they?

As the group struggles to uncover the truth about their mysterious whereabouts, only one thing is certain: Every choice they make on the island will affect the others.

And when they uncover a strange note with a chilling revelation, the group begins to question everything they thought they knew. If they want to make it off the island alive, they'll have to discover who brought them there and why...before it's too late.

Contains mature themes.

©2021 Kiersten Modglin (P)2021 Tantor

I sense a bestseller…

Deservedly so… 5 strangers end up on a uncharted island by way of one bad decision. Now they have to survive.. together, or every person for themselves?
I found the subject although it’s been done in many ways, this was different. Interesting, realistic, sad, some romance. I was immersed throughout the book.
The narration was so good I got totally lost and forgot it was all Nicol. I have a sort of girl crush on her so she can do no wrong but she truly is talented. Grats to be author for finally giving us a good book!!!!

A little boring for my taste

It jumps into two stories and then o got confused . The story seem fine up to the point when she was at her house.

All Around Excellent Audiobook

As any audiobook, the narrator can make or break it. This narrator does a superb job of bring the story to life with a skilled performance. The story itself brings new twists to the group of people stranded scenario. As the story moved forward I found myself changing my opinion of characters, rooting for some more than others and becoming emotional invested in their outcome. I know a lot of authors like to abruptly end novels leaving the reader unsatisfied and disheartened, but I like the ending. It was a good ending that didn’t leave me guessing but wanting, wanting to know more about their future.

Great book

Great book. I loved it. Incredible story. But I cannot imagine that the loved ones would’ve just let it go and not done more to figure out what really happened.

Great book!

Kiersten Modglin is an amazing author. This story was masterfully written. The characters were well written, good narration.

Great story!

This is a fun and quick read! My first book from this author and I'll definitely be checking out her catalog!

Beautifully Done

I read the arc for this book before the original publication, and I don’t think I have ever been so excited for a book. I won the opportunity to be a character in this book!

I bought this book on Audible while it was the book of the day and got it for an absolute steal. I figured, why not? It’s my book!

I love the characters. They are so well developed and vastly different from each other, but I love that their differences help unite them.

Ava is young and spunky, she isn’t afraid to speak her mind, but she also has an extreme naïveté to her that makes her vulnerable.

James is more brawn than brain in most situations, but he does have a heart of gold when he decides to show it. Quick to anger and skepticism, James isn’t afraid of making a tough decision.

Harry is such a soft, pure, beautiful soul. He is incredibly book smart; he knows so much about things most people wouldn’t have a clue about. Generous and kind, Harry truly wants the best for everyone.

Noah is like a pit bull- he may look and sound vicious, but he is such a genuine soul. Kind, caring, and protective, he isn’t afraid to do what he feels is right, no matter what.

Our main narrator is fierce. She’s intelligent but also the keeper of the peace. She tends to see the good in everyone and tries to be optimistic no matter her situation.

The premise for this story is terrifying. To think that a simple boat ride could end with being stranded on an island with strangers is the stuff of nightmares.

The narrator, Nicol Zanzarella, did an excellent job bringing this novel to life. She created every emotion so vividly, and she captured this book in a completely new way.

I enjoyed this novel so much. I loved the characters, the plot, the twist, and the ending. I was pleased with the narration as well.

Now I need part two: No Longer Missing, Cara meets her dad, justice is served, and each family gets told their loved one was murdered, and of course, a well deserved happily ever after. Come on, KMod… we all know you’re a wizard with surprise part 2’s!!

Enjoyed the Story

I really enjoyed the book and the story line but I’m not fond of the narrator at all.

Good story

I think I would have appreciated a bit less dramatic narrator. And the woman of the story being stronger, not so emotional about everything. But it was a good story.

A Very Engaging story

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈
𝙱𝚢: @kierstenmodglinauthor
𝙽𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛: @nicolsharingstories
𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
𝙿𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚛: @tantoraudio
𝙿𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝙾𝚗: October 26th 2021
@𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚜 𝚂𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚎: 4.14
𝙼𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚎: 🏝️ 🏝️ 🏝️ 🏝️ / 5 Islands

"Watching that boat sail away, knowing we were stranded on the island, was just the beginning. We had no idea what was coming." ─ Kiersten Modglin, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈

🄿🅁🄴🄼🄸🅂🄴

Would you like a free boat ride? There's free food, free drinks and lots of people having fun...it couldn't hurt. And there should be no reason to be worried. Right?

Five people, unknown to each other are all asked the same question. "Would like a free boat ride?" These same five people will soon be dropped off on a "deserted" island and left there. With no answers on why, no food, no fresh water and no cell service. They are forced to fend for themselves and soon find out that only one of them is expected to survive, because the only way off this island is for everyone to die except for one.

Someone is lying. Someone is hiding a terrible secret. They’d all do anything to get home… Wouldn’t they?

🄼🅈 🅃🄷🄾🅄🄶🄷🅃🅂

The plot to this story was fantastic and original. Think "𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔" but for bored rich people. Or that 2020 movie "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒕". The characters were likeable enough and each had their own thing. There were some pretty surprising twists. My only down part about this book was the thing with Noah at the end. To me it was pretty far-fetched, sure it makes for a happy ending but still unplausible in my opinion. I still really enjoyed this mysterious psychological thriller and do look forward to reading more by this author.