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A review by sbojo32
Moment in Time by Suzanne Redfearn
3.0
I couldn't put this book down, but I still rounded down from 3.5 stars to 3.
I think part of the reason why was because I had not read In An Instant first. Throughout this book, Chloe is constantly referring to the accident that changed her life 8 years ago. There are SO MANY references to this without a lot of detail about what happened. It wasn't until I finished the book that I realized there was a whole book devoted to this accident and this is why it isn't described. However, it really took away from the reading experience of this book. While this is technically a stand-alone, I think it would be much more enjoyable if you have read In An Instant (and there are characters from her other two books as well).
I also didn't understand the drama between Mo and Kyle. Mo is constantly worried about not telling him this big secret, and to be honest, at no point did I understand what she was hiding. She told him what happened and her truth... what more was there? I don't know if I just missed this, but again, it was something that was harped on in the book that I didn't get.
The story itself is compelling. I feel like the author did a great job of writing about a really tough topic and I did want to know what was going to happen. There was a bit of poor decision making (more than a bit, to be fair) and an insta-love story (not my favorite). But I liked the author's writing and I am going back to read In an Instant.
I think part of the reason why was because I had not read In An Instant first. Throughout this book, Chloe is constantly referring to the accident that changed her life 8 years ago. There are SO MANY references to this without a lot of detail about what happened. It wasn't until I finished the book that I realized there was a whole book devoted to this accident and this is why it isn't described. However, it really took away from the reading experience of this book. While this is technically a stand-alone, I think it would be much more enjoyable if you have read In An Instant (and there are characters from her other two books as well).
I also didn't understand the drama between Mo and Kyle. Mo is constantly worried about not telling him this big secret, and to be honest, at no point did I understand what she was hiding. She told him what happened and her truth... what more was there? I don't know if I just missed this, but again, it was something that was harped on in the book that I didn't get.
The story itself is compelling. I feel like the author did a great job of writing about a really tough topic and I did want to know what was going to happen. There was a bit of poor decision making (more than a bit, to be fair) and an insta-love story (not my favorite). But I liked the author's writing and I am going back to read In an Instant.