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llamallama527's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.25
I figured out "whodunnit" very early on in the book - maybe 10%. There were inconsistencies in details throughout the story. But, I didn't feel the need to DNF, I didn't feel disappointed, and there were still aspects of the ending 20% that surprised me.
mikayla_shamblin's review against another edition
4.0
What if you went 10 years thinking “this is how it happened” after a tragic event, but then realize it really didn’t happen that way at all. You become obsessed with finding out the truth, even borderline crazy; rekindling friendships you purposely left in the past after that horrible night just to find an inkling of hope that you’re not mad; doing everything you can to regain just one memory from that night, because if you can remember one, they’ll all come back, right?
And then you find out the truth just to discover that things are definitely not always what they seem or who they seem to be.
And then you find out the truth just to discover that things are definitely not always what they seem or who they seem to be.
thenovelmaura's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This book wasn't bad, I'm just emotionally over so many of tropes and key themes here. I've read so many thrillers where the "best friend" died a decade ago but it turns out she was actually a frenemy/generally bad person. And where the friend groups is completely white except for one Asian girl. Plus it's set in New York in the summer and somehow everyone is a free spirit who doesn't have to work. The big reveal wasn't very surprising to me, either. If you're newer to thrillers then you might find this one more enjoyable than I did!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism and Death
Moderate: Miscarriage, Gun violence, and Suicide
kag220's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
lindseyannd's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 rounded up.
Wasn’t the page turner i was hoping for, but was entertaining enough to finish. Lindsey’s immaturity reminds me of a lot of the women I’ve interacted with, but a bit exaggerated. Could be due to her Dx or sobriety. “Arrested development.”I guessed the twist/reveal, found it a bit extra, though fun. It’s a book, so you want it to be a bit beyond reality, no?
Wasn’t the page turner i was hoping for, but was entertaining enough to finish. Lindsey’s immaturity reminds me of a lot of the women I’ve interacted with, but a bit exaggerated. Could be due to her Dx or sobriety. “Arrested development.”I guessed the twist/reveal, found it a bit extra, though fun. It’s a book, so you want it to be a bit beyond reality, no?
olivia_reads2024's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
namitakhanna's review against another edition
4.0
10 years ago Lindsay’s best friend Eddie, committed suicide after a long drunken night which reshaped Lindsay and her friend’s lives .At the ten year anniversary though, after a chance meeting with one of her friends, Lindsay decides to dig into the final weeks that led to Eddie’s suicide but some memories are better left alone .
The Lost Night by Andrea Bartz is more of a mystery whodunit than a thriller A little slow in the beginning with some annoying characters it picks up pace later on with some interesting twists
I would like to thank Crown Publishing & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
The Lost Night by Andrea Bartz is more of a mystery whodunit than a thriller A little slow in the beginning with some annoying characters it picks up pace later on with some interesting twists
I would like to thank Crown Publishing & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
heeydevon's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lex0831's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mbkarapcik's review against another edition
3.0
Ten years after the supposed suicide of her best friend, It girl Edie, Lindsay starts reinvestigating the incident wondering if it really was a suicide. Lindsay's life is settled and comfortable, but the night still haunts her and memories of drunken nights and partying days with her small, now estranged group of friends prompts her to revisit that night. She questions former friends who have forged ahead in quieter and more stable lives, she pores through old files and fuzzy videos for answers, and becomes obsessed with what really happened.
At first, I felt interested and invested in the story. I, too, wondered if Edie really did commit suicide and how could any of the friends know if they were all so intoxicated and self-absorbed. It intrigued me to see what Lindsay would find out from her old FlipCam that barely worked anymore. But through several chapters, my interest flagged. Red herrings appear, and the past sometimes proved interesting but was rehashed too much.
Towards the climax of the story, I found it so unbelievable that I practically groaned. Although this book contains elements and hints of how thrilling and scary the author's latest book, We Were Never There, will be, it doesn't shine like that one. As implausible as the events in that book, this book's events by the end of the book seemed even more over the top. They just didn't ring true, so I just wanted the book to end and raced through the last 30 pages.
Some characters were well-layered while others seemed pretty flat. A few could have even been interchangeable. I liked the main character but didn't feel the empathy I should have felt for her. I didn't spot anything in the book that would have led me to the answers for Edie's death, but the twists seemed to drop out of thin air and didn't bring that shock you feel when a book takes a sharp left turn without using the brakes. It made you scratch your head instead.
As her first book, the author does give hints of how she will master the thriller genre, but this debut doesn't match up to her latest novel.
At first, I felt interested and invested in the story. I, too, wondered if Edie really did commit suicide and how could any of the friends know if they were all so intoxicated and self-absorbed. It intrigued me to see what Lindsay would find out from her old FlipCam that barely worked anymore. But through several chapters, my interest flagged. Red herrings appear, and the past sometimes proved interesting but was rehashed too much.
Towards the climax of the story, I found it so unbelievable that I practically groaned. Although this book contains elements and hints of how thrilling and scary the author's latest book, We Were Never There, will be, it doesn't shine like that one. As implausible as the events in that book, this book's events by the end of the book seemed even more over the top. They just didn't ring true, so I just wanted the book to end and raced through the last 30 pages.
Some characters were well-layered while others seemed pretty flat. A few could have even been interchangeable. I liked the main character but didn't feel the empathy I should have felt for her. I didn't spot anything in the book that would have led me to the answers for Edie's death, but the twists seemed to drop out of thin air and didn't bring that shock you feel when a book takes a sharp left turn without using the brakes. It made you scratch your head instead.
As her first book, the author does give hints of how she will master the thriller genre, but this debut doesn't match up to her latest novel.