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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
3.5⭐
Featuring ~ dual 1st person POV, dual timeline, debut, teen pregnancy, child brain dead on life support
A hard read for this mother of a teenage daughter. Definitely heart wrenching at times, but it also had some predictability. Pretty good for a debut.
*just a few highlights for an older read*
Featuring ~ dual 1st person POV, dual timeline, debut, teen pregnancy, child brain dead on life support
A hard read for this mother of a teenage daughter. Definitely heart wrenching at times, but it also had some predictability. Pretty good for a debut.
*just a few highlights for an older read*
I just finished The Night Olivia Fell and after wiping my tears, can honestly give this book a well-deserved 5 star recommendation. This story tells the tale of the unbreakable bond of a mother and daughter, friendship, and young love. As the mom of a teenage girl, this book completely tugged at my heart. The story begins with a the worst call a parent can receive, something has happened to Olivia. Refusing to accept Olivia’s fall as an accident, Abi uses both her love and strength to get to the bottom of how Olivia fell, uncovering secrets from both her past and Olivia’s future. The story carefully untangles the events from that night and also digs into a past Abi tried so desperately to keep hidden. Is Olivia’s real father the reason for Abi’s nightmare and who was sending Olivia threatening messages? In the end, Abi comes to terms with her past and makes peace with her future. If you haven’t read The Night Olivia Fell, I highly recommend picking it up along with a box of tissues.
I loved this book because it shows just how far a mother is willing to go for their child, whether living or passed. This story proves just how much lies can change ours and our loved ones lives, even years after we have told them.
An emotional book about motherhood, the choices we make to try and keep our children safe, and how despite our best efforts, everything still might fail miserably.
The twists and turns kept me locked in and the storyline had me tearing up a few times.
An emotional book about motherhood, the choices we make to try and keep our children safe, and how despite our best efforts, everything still might fail miserably.
The twists and turns kept me locked in and the storyline had me tearing up a few times.
Alternating between the perspectives of Olivia, leading up to the night of her fall and Abi (her mother), in the aftermath of the fall, The Night Olivia Fell is a mystery at its core. The book does have suspense, and I wanted to know what happened. However, it was also predictable. I figured out most of it and it was just a matter of reading to see how it all came together.
Olivia's chapters read a little bit like young adult fiction, but they were from the perspective of a 16-year-old girl. Abi came across as desperate (which is to be expected) but also naive. It was frustrating to read her, running blindly trying to figure out what happened, trusting the wrong people.
The story starts with knowing that something happened to Olivia. She was in an "accident" which her mom believes was not an accident, but a deliberate action. Olivia was so severely injured she is brain-dead and would never wake up. However, then it is discovered that she's pregnant. It's pretty easy to figure out who the baby's father is (even though plenty of people Abi talks to lie to her). I enjoyed the book, I enjoyed the story; I just wish there was a little more suspense.
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Olivia's chapters read a little bit like young adult fiction, but they were from the perspective of a 16-year-old girl. Abi came across as desperate (which is to be expected) but also naive. It was frustrating to read her, running blindly trying to figure out what happened, trusting the wrong people.
The story starts with knowing that something happened to Olivia. She was in an "accident" which her mom believes was not an accident, but a deliberate action. Olivia was so severely injured she is brain-dead and would never wake up. However, then it is discovered that she's pregnant. It's pretty easy to figure out who the baby's father is (even though plenty of people Abi talks to lie to her). I enjoyed the book, I enjoyed the story; I just wish there was a little more suspense.
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Kelly Burke (Narrator)
Major Feels
Excellent story major twists and intrigue
Major Feels
Excellent story major twists and intrigue
How many breaths can this girl possibly not realize she's been holding???
The Night Olivia Fell is an emotional story about Abi Knight, a single mother who gets the phone call no mother ever wants to get in the wee hours of the morning. Her daughter, Olivia, has fallen off a bridge. Not only is Olivia brain dead, but according to the law, the hospital has to keep her on life support. Because she’s pregnant.
When Abi notices the bruises on Olivia’s wrists that the doctors and police don’t seem to care about, Abi is determined to find out what really happened to her daughter, and who the father of her unborn grandchild is.
During flashbacks told from Olivia’s perspectives, we find out what she was going through during the months leading up to her fall. Olivia is a teenager trying to figure out who her father is and who she is, trying to prove to her mom that she can get into college, get a good job, and meet the man of her dreams, without her mom monitoring her every move.
I loved the alternating perspectives between mother and daughter and the differing timelines. I thought it was very effective for this type of story. You had a pretty good iea how Olivia’s storyline was going to end, you just needed a few details worked out.
Definitely an emotional read towards the end as the storylines wrap up. I loved the emotional element to this mystery. I think the best description of this book would be described as a mystery written by Taylor Jenkins Reid. You read the book waiting and guessing the big reveal you know is coming, while leaving you an emotional wreck in the process.
When Abi notices the bruises on Olivia’s wrists that the doctors and police don’t seem to care about, Abi is determined to find out what really happened to her daughter, and who the father of her unborn grandchild is.
During flashbacks told from Olivia’s perspectives, we find out what she was going through during the months leading up to her fall. Olivia is a teenager trying to figure out who her father is and who she is, trying to prove to her mom that she can get into college, get a good job, and meet the man of her dreams, without her mom monitoring her every move.
I loved the alternating perspectives between mother and daughter and the differing timelines. I thought it was very effective for this type of story. You had a pretty good iea how Olivia’s storyline was going to end, you just needed a few details worked out.
Definitely an emotional read towards the end as the storylines wrap up. I loved the emotional element to this mystery. I think the best description of this book would be described as a mystery written by Taylor Jenkins Reid. You read the book waiting and guessing the big reveal you know is coming, while leaving you an emotional wreck in the process.
Good mystery but I don’t think I picked this one up at the right time. Even though we know what will inevitably happen to Olivia, a terribly sad ending nonetheless.