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thereadingchemist 's review for:
The Night Before
by Wendy Walker
Considering I read this book from cover to cover in under four hours, I think it is safe to safe that Wendy Walker’s The Night Before is an utterly addictive and spine tingling thriller. I devoured the pages of this roller coaster ride because I had to know what the hell was going on.
The story opens with Laura Lochner starting a therapy session with Dr. Brody where she is hesitant to revisit the events from a night in her past where she is holding a weapon that killed someone. She says that night cemented who she always was, so Dr. Brody instructs Laura to begin telling him who exactly that girl is.
We jump ahead to four months later where Laura has left her life in the city following a terrible break up to live with her sister Rosie and her husband Joe. Laura is ready to move on and has decided to start by going on a date with Jonathan Fields, a man that she met through an online dating site (findlove). It is quite clear that Rosie is apprehensive with Laura’s decision to start dating again, but Laura assures Rosie that this time she plans on getting it right.
Everything changes when Rosie awakes in the middle of the night and Laura hasn’t returned home. Rosie and Joe fear the worst and begin to investigate the details of Laura’s life before it’s too late…and the past repeats itself.
I really enjoyed that this story is told from dual perspectives. The plot alternates between Laura’s and Rosie’s perspectives as we move from the past to the present to figure out what happened after Laura left the house for her date. Additionally, I fell in love with Laura’s character because of all of her flaws. All she wants is to be loved.
And if you want to know more, READ THIS BOOK!
Overall, if you’re looking for a fast paced thriller/mystery that leaves you guessing until the very last pages, you need to read this book. This was my first Wendy Walker novel, and it most certainly will not be my last.
Huge thank you to @SuzyApproved for the giveaway win of a signed finished copy of The Night Before! This did not influence my review. All opinions are my own.
The story opens with Laura Lochner starting a therapy session with Dr. Brody where she is hesitant to revisit the events from a night in her past where she is holding a weapon that killed someone. She says that night cemented who she always was, so Dr. Brody instructs Laura to begin telling him who exactly that girl is.
We jump ahead to four months later where Laura has left her life in the city following a terrible break up to live with her sister Rosie and her husband Joe. Laura is ready to move on and has decided to start by going on a date with Jonathan Fields, a man that she met through an online dating site (findlove). It is quite clear that Rosie is apprehensive with Laura’s decision to start dating again, but Laura assures Rosie that this time she plans on getting it right.
Everything changes when Rosie awakes in the middle of the night and Laura hasn’t returned home. Rosie and Joe fear the worst and begin to investigate the details of Laura’s life before it’s too late…and the past repeats itself.
I really enjoyed that this story is told from dual perspectives. The plot alternates between Laura’s and Rosie’s perspectives as we move from the past to the present to figure out what happened after Laura left the house for her date. Additionally, I fell in love with Laura’s character because of all of her flaws. All she wants is to be loved.
And if you want to know more, READ THIS BOOK!
Overall, if you’re looking for a fast paced thriller/mystery that leaves you guessing until the very last pages, you need to read this book. This was my first Wendy Walker novel, and it most certainly will not be my last.
Huge thank you to @SuzyApproved for the giveaway win of a signed finished copy of The Night Before! This did not influence my review. All opinions are my own.