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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
"But there are no redos in life. You can’t go back and make things better. All you can do is live with it and move forward.”
This is a great story that I received on my Kindle as an ARC a while ago from Netgalley. It's told from the perspectives of Olivia and her mom Abi, alternating between the past as Olivia and the present as Abi, telling the story about the night Olivia fell from a bridge and went into a coma. Abi discovered after the call that Olivia was pregnant, and she strongly believes that her fall was not an accident. She has a mother's intuition that Olivia was murdered and works with and against the detectives to get answers. And she only has until the baby is born, because that means Olivia will come off of life support.
The story has lots of good characters, lots of twists, and doesn't give in to the obvious. Olivia is a typical teenager who keeps her own secrets, and Abi is a typical overbearing mom with secrets of her own. Reading both of their stories and knowing that it ends in tragedy, you wish you could step in and help them solve it before it's too late, but it's still heartbreaking to watch it unfold. I really like the mother/daughter storyline here and think that separates it from many other mystery thrillers out there.
This is a great story that I received on my Kindle as an ARC a while ago from Netgalley. It's told from the perspectives of Olivia and her mom Abi, alternating between the past as Olivia and the present as Abi, telling the story about the night Olivia fell from a bridge and went into a coma. Abi discovered after the call that Olivia was pregnant, and she strongly believes that her fall was not an accident. She has a mother's intuition that Olivia was murdered and works with and against the detectives to get answers. And she only has until the baby is born, because that means Olivia will come off of life support.
The story has lots of good characters, lots of twists, and doesn't give in to the obvious. Olivia is a typical teenager who keeps her own secrets, and Abi is a typical overbearing mom with secrets of her own. Reading both of their stories and knowing that it ends in tragedy, you wish you could step in and help them solve it before it's too late, but it's still heartbreaking to watch it unfold. I really like the mother/daughter storyline here and think that separates it from many other mystery thrillers out there.
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
This one completely drew me in! From page one, we know that Olivia has fallen from a bridge and suffered a terrible accident. The brain damage is so severe, the doctors offer little hope she will ever wake up. But then the doctors reveal a shocking secret to her mother Abby, who is reeling from this, and left alone and unable to move forward without answers, she has to find out what happened.
Told in dual timelines from Abby’s perspective after the accident, and Olivia’s in the month’s before, this is an intense and eerie read. You know Olivia’s fate is sealed from page one, and are sucked in alongside her mother trying to unravel the clues and figure out if something insidious happened to her, or if it was truly an accident. Lots of twists in this one and as we meet more characters and get closer to the truth, it just gets better and better.
Told in dual timelines from Abby’s perspective after the accident, and Olivia’s in the month’s before, this is an intense and eerie read. You know Olivia’s fate is sealed from page one, and are sucked in alongside her mother trying to unravel the clues and figure out if something insidious happened to her, or if it was truly an accident. Lots of twists in this one and as we meet more characters and get closer to the truth, it just gets better and better.
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 stars
As a mom myself, I can't even imagined how devastating it is seeing your child hurt, fighting for thier lives and thinking you'd failed in protecting them.
This was a heartwrenching story of a mother's relentless quest to find justice for her daughter and to reveal what really happened that day.
I would like to recommend this to mothers and teens as well, since it was a beautiful tale of the strong bond between mother & daughter, It reminded me of a mothers' purest love, their sacrifices, the need to protect and sheltered the one thing that matters most to them and also how heartbreaking it is when it's time to let go and accept things would never be the same again.
Try not to cry dearies
As a mom myself, I can't even imagined how devastating it is seeing your child hurt, fighting for thier lives and thinking you'd failed in protecting them.
This was a heartwrenching story of a mother's relentless quest to find justice for her daughter and to reveal what really happened that day.
I would like to recommend this to mothers and teens as well, since it was a beautiful tale of the strong bond between mother & daughter, It reminded me of a mothers' purest love, their sacrifices, the need to protect and sheltered the one thing that matters most to them and also how heartbreaking it is when it's time to let go and accept things would never be the same again.
Try not to cry dearies
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
I was promised unforeseen twists and turns. There in fact were none. I guessed it in the first 25% of the book. Decent story line but not much of a “mystery”.
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
I loved this book! It was fast paced and kept me interested. I kept trying to figure out the “who done it”. The characters’ stories came together nicely. This book was interesting to me! Definitely one of my favorite books I’ve read this year and I will highly recommend it!