Rating: 2.5 stars. I've read quite a few of Kelley Armstrong 's YA books, like the Darkest Powers series, Darkness Rising series and her most recent YA standalone, The Masked Truth . All of those books I've liked, if not loved. Missing was a different story for me in terms of enjoyment. Missing follows teenage girl Winter Crane. She lives in a small town with her abusive father and works at a medical clinic, hoping to get into medical school in the future. Her mother died when Winter was young and Winter's sister Candace left for a bigger city after a tragedy that she blames Winter for. Winter's life gets shaken up when she finds an injured boy in a tree, trying to escape dangerous wild dogs. She saves him only to get caught up in a psychopath's scheme. I think my favourite part of this book was the atmosphere that Armstrong creates. Missing is set in a small town in Kentucky and throughout the book, it becomes clear how independent one must ...