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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Wow, the hype you may be hearing about this book is worth it. This was a one seat read for me! In the beginning, I must admit that I was not drawn to Abi but luckily, this feeling did not last long. She showed that a mother's love is the strongest love. She was the whole reason that I loved this book so much. Her daughter, Olivia may have been the whole reason why Abi fought so hard but I did not share the same strong connection towards her as I did her mother.
This book is toward from alternating view points. The two main voices are Olivia and Abi. As the story progresses, the events leading to the tragic ending are slowly revealed. What I will say is that I did feel sadness for Olivia. She seemed lost trying to find her place among friends. I will leave you with one last word of advise...if you read any book in 2019; make sure it is The Night Olivia Fell! Not to be missed.
This book is toward from alternating view points. The two main voices are Olivia and Abi. As the story progresses, the events leading to the tragic ending are slowly revealed. What I will say is that I did feel sadness for Olivia. She seemed lost trying to find her place among friends. I will leave you with one last word of advise...if you read any book in 2019; make sure it is The Night Olivia Fell! Not to be missed.
For most of the book it was a solid 4/4.5 stars for me. But the ending won me over with emotion and I bumped it to 5. I love me a good multiple POV story and the thing about this one that I found great was how McDonald was able to not only switch characters easily, but her writing and the characters’ voices perfectly captured their ages - one an adult mother and the other her teenage daughter. Olivia’s chapters felt like an actual teenager in the words used and ways she reacted to everything. Abi’s chapters were clearly more adult in how she dealt with things and spoke. I thought this added to the authenticity that the story was told by the two characters. While not a hardcore mystery or thriller, it’s definitely more drama led, it still has enough to keep you guessing and interested until the end. The ending was emotional and beautiful. Overall this book just worked for me on so many levels.
I read about 10 pages and knew the writing style just wasn't for me. Too heavy-handed for my taste.
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3.5 stars. A good story, and the mystery held up, but this book needed a better editor. The story and writing was a bit over-wrought and repetitive. The repeated use of tropes became annoying. The author could have done more with the characters. Even the mother and Olivia bordered on one-dimensional.
This book was a mild thriller, nothing creeped me out too much, but there was so much emotion on the story. I really enjoyed it.
I’ve wanted to read this book for some time. I started back in March and put it down because it wasn’t moving fast enough for me. This book is told in two time periods; before the accident from Olivia’s POV and after the accident from Olivia’s mom POV. Both work view point work together to tell you what happened to Olivia and what lead her to that moment. The story is great. I never saw that “murderer” as the killer the entire time. I was guessing until the end. I won’t say this is a thriller, suspenseful or a mystery, just a book to get lost in for a couple of days.
The story is good and once you get past the first couple of chapters, it does pick up.
The story is good and once you get past the first couple of chapters, it does pick up.
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes