Mira Kent seems to have it all, a loving mother, a grandmother who makes killer waffles, two best friends, Sarah and Dylan, and a budding romance with Dylan. What more could she want? Finding her daddy. She has not seen him since she was three, and her mother and grandmother evade her questions about him. She discovers a photo album containing pictures of her with her father. She also finds her parents’ marriage certificate and is shocked to learn her father’s real name and that her mother and grandmother have been lying to her all these years. It doesn’t dawn on her that they may have been avoiding the questions for very good reasons. After she, Sarah, and Dylan track down information about her dad, her friends urge her to be cautious after she emails him and they plan to meet. Mira does not make the connection when frightening and bizarre events occur: her dog is cruelly murdered and their neighbor sees a strange man with a ski mask skulking around the house at night. Even after her mother and grandmother are viciously attacked, Mira refuses to see the coincidence and insists on keeping the appointment with her father at the airport. This flaw strains credulity in the book. The character development is good and the climax keeps the pages turning. Give this book to readers who love scary thrillers and they will probably overlook Mira’s naïveté about finding her daddy. ( )

Reviewed by Cho for TeensReadToo.com

Mira is a 16-year-old living a wonderful life. She lives in a beautiful house with her mom and her grandma, "Bella." She has an awesome best friend, and a friend-turned-boyfriend.

Well, her life might sound complete but it isn't -- not for her. Mira's mom won't even talk about her dad. So she decides that since her mom won't tell her, she will find him on her own.

The easy part for Mira is that she does find him and decides to contact him. She thinks her father is amazing and questions why her mom left him. So she arranges to meet him, but before that happens, horrific events occur in Mira's life.

Murder. Betrayal. Sadness. Is Mira finally meeting her dad a good thing? Find out in FINDING DADDY by Louise Plummer. ( )

Wow! Quintessential warning against internet predators with a twist! I found myself thinking obsessively about what this family could have done differently to avoid the tragedy of the ending. Obviously there is the warning against trusting anyone on the internet. And then there is the honesty aspect. At some point parents have to stop protecting and start trusting. Part of protecting someone is giving them the tools to protect themselves. Mira definitely needed more information to keep herself safe. This was a quick read and was powerfully real. ( )