Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen

15 reviews

garweilee's review

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Faking Alzheimer’s disease did it for me. No thank you.
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aralynn26's review

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This book was okay but I found it rather disappointing. The main twist was obvious and was revealed halfway through. The second half of the book was slow and not very suspenseful. 
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ms3333's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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thebookpear's review

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dark sad

4.5

This story was incredibly twisty and emotional. Gone Tonight is told through dual POVs of Ruth and her daughter, Catherine. Growing up, it was always just the two of them. They moved around a lot, didn’t have any connections to family. As Ruth begins to show signs of memory loss, Catherine scrambles to get her mom to write down her life story so that they have it. As Catherine starts looking into her mom’s past, she begins to realize she doesn’t know her as well as she thought she did. It was a slow buildup in the beginning but picks up around 30% and doesn’t slow down until the end. I found myself unable to turn off the audiobook. Pekkanen did an amazing job with these characters. Both POVs were interesting and I couldn’t wait to get to the next one. 

🎧 Kate Mara has such a great voice. I thought that her voice fit the story well. It would have been fun to have a second voice for Ruth or for Catherine, but I didn’t feel like it took away from the story. 

Thank you, St. Martin’s Press, Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC!
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caitgiam's review

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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readers_sea's review

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mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

full vlog & thoughts here: https://youtu.be/aU1dMqwHOO4?si=pp2KfInddFJ0_4we

I fully expected to LOVE this book especially since I love the author duo.

This book had a great premise and setup. I was really loving it when it started and was so excited to see where it was going to go. In the end, I felt the book revealed too much too soon and that made the ending drag. Nothing groundbreaking and a bit predictable for me, but not the worst in my opinion.
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ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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theinstabookworm's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This story wasn't at all what I thought it would be, in a good way. I've read so many thrillers and mysteries where one person is manipulative for their own gain and I definitely got those vibes from reading the synopsis, but I was pleasantly surprised that this wasn't that at all. While there was deception, there was a valid explanation for it which the reader learns throughout the book. I also loved that the characters were younger. I feel like a lot of MCs in mysteries and thrillers are at least in their mid-30s and it was refreshing to have perspectives from one MC in her mid-20s and another in her early 40s (we get alternating POVs in every chapter).

I liked that this book mentioned early on-set Alzheimer's because I feel like it's not talked about a lot. The fact that both mom and daughter are young lends a fresh perspective on the condition. 

This is definitely a slow-burn domestic mystery and not a thriller, which is something to know going in. Also, can we stop using italics for long blocks of text? It hurts my eyes. 😵‍💫🤪
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jj_tj's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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bekah1210's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-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? No

3.75

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