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A review by broccolimom
The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald
4.0
3.5 stars rounded up to 4.*
The Night Olivia fell is the first book by Christina McDonald that I've read, and I chose it solely from the description: "In the vein of Big Little Lies and Reconstructing Amelia comes an emotionally charged domestic suspense novel about a mother unraveling the truth behind how her daughter became brain dead. And pregnant."
It is the story of Abi Knight - dealing with the dual reality that her daughter will die when she is done incubating her grandchild (that she was completely unaware of) and trying to push for answers about how Olivia fell from the bridge resulting in her injury that has left her braindead in the first place.
The author did a great job weaving an interesting and relatable backstory for Abi - herself a teenaged single mom, who thought by being completely involved and restrictive with Olivia she could keep her from the same fate.
The auxiliary characters (boyfriend, best friend, best friend's brother, possible half-sister, possible father, aunt, detectives) are all strong and combine to build a good story with a great twist.
*with thanks to NetGalley for the digital ARC in exchange for this honest review.
The Night Olivia fell is the first book by Christina McDonald that I've read, and I chose it solely from the description: "In the vein of Big Little Lies and Reconstructing Amelia comes an emotionally charged domestic suspense novel about a mother unraveling the truth behind how her daughter became brain dead. And pregnant."
It is the story of Abi Knight - dealing with the dual reality that her daughter will die when she is done incubating her grandchild (that she was completely unaware of) and trying to push for answers about how Olivia fell from the bridge resulting in her injury that has left her braindead in the first place.
The author did a great job weaving an interesting and relatable backstory for Abi - herself a teenaged single mom, who thought by being completely involved and restrictive with Olivia she could keep her from the same fate.
The auxiliary characters (boyfriend, best friend, best friend's brother, possible half-sister, possible father, aunt, detectives) are all strong and combine to build a good story with a great twist.
*with thanks to NetGalley for the digital ARC in exchange for this honest review.