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The Night Before by Wendy Walker
4.0

Song/s the book brought to mind: Crazy by Gnarls Barkley

[b:The Night Before|51168831|The Night Before|Wendy Walker|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569898062l/51168831._SY75_.jpg|63662941] by [a:Wendy Walker|3111135|Wendy Walker|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1452735306p2/3111135.jpg] was a RIDE! If you're looking for a binge-worthy psychological suspense novel in your life, this is it guys.

Well color me surprised, I didn't see the ending coming, AT ALL, and I read this in two sittings although I wished it could have been one since I didn't want to put the book down. This is my second time reading a book by Walker and I think her books just get better and better as she writes more of them. The pacing was very quick, and I loved that it switched between the viewpoints of Rosie and Laura, plus transcriptions of Laura's meetings with her psychologist. Everything comes together with a bang at the end and I just loved what the author did with it.

I thought the different viewpoints made The Night Before very suspenseful and the author leaves you second guessing everything you think might be happening. And one thing I REALLY liked was the fact that this book isn't so over the top that you find it unbelievable. I could totally see this happening in real life which actually makes things a bit more disturbing. I had so much anxiety reading this (in a good way, not a bad way) and it definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. I highly recommend this addictive; suspenseful book and I can't wait to read more from Walker!

Thank you to the publisher for providing me with an advance review copy of this book, all opinions and thoughts are my own.