105. Jane Anonymous by Laurie Faria Stolarz

listened on Libby
narrated by Emily Bauer

Unabridged audio (8:11)
2020
306 pgs.
YA thriller
Finished 7/8/2020
Goodreads rating: 3.89 - 2504 ratings
My rating: 4
Setting: Contemporary New England

First line/s: "Before ten months ago, I didn't know that the coil spring from a mattress could be used as a makeshift weapon, or that the rod inside a toilet tank worked just as well as the claw of a hammer."

My comments: Oh my goodness, what a story.  Lots of emotions swirl about as I ponder all the things that happened.  I could tell early on what Mason was about, so many extra tragic feelings, insights, yearnings, anxieties...mental health issues...questions and more questions.  Why do some minds repair themselves and others stay ripped and torn?  These are my immediate thoughts after just finishing the book.  I feel so badly for the six main characters; the parents, Jane, Mason, Jack and Shelly.  I'd love more of an epilogue, maybe two or three or even four years in the future.  Can Jane's mind actually be repaired after all that's happened?  SPOILER ALERT:  Having Mason/Martin commit suicide and having so many questions about his motives and intentions, desires and longings, and falling in love with him on top of everything - I just can't imagine how those seven months wouldn't affect Jane for the rest of her life.

Goodreads synopsis:   “Jane” was just your typical 17-year-old getting ready to start her senior year. She had a part-time job she enjoyed, an awesome best friend, overbearing but loving parents, and a crush on a boy who was taking her to see her favorite band. She never would’ve imagined that in her town where nothing ever happens, a series of small coincidences would lead to a devastating turn of events that would forever change her life.

          Now, it’s been three months since “Jane” escaped captivity and returned home. Three months of being that girl who was kidnapped, the girl who was held by a “monster.” But, what if everything you thought you knew―everything you thought you experienced―turned out to be a lie?