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. ( )