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A review by ameserole
One Night, New York by Lara Thompson
3.0
I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
One Night, New York seemed like it was going to be a great mystery thriller book. Unfortunately, that was not the case for me. The title, synopsis, and even genre seemed to confuse me. At one point, I'm thinking the entire book is all going to happen in one night. Nope. Dead wrong.
It all leads up to one night. I'm pretty sure the entire book happens within a month. In the beginning, we know things are about to go down and a murder is being plotted. We just don't know much about it or why it's happening. Along the way, we know that two people are planning this due to being hurt by the same person. It also doesn't help that this guy has hurt a lot more people either.
So, yes, we know this mysterious guy is bad and probably deserves being thrown off a building. I was all for the revenge and plotting. Yet, I got know mystery or thriller vibes throughout the entire thing. The twists and turns were okay but a smidge predictable (to me). I'll admit that the book was very easy to listen to and follow along with, but I just wanted those thriller vibes.
In the end, it was an okay book. I'm honestly a bit disappointed, but happy that I got the chance to jump into Lara's book. It had potential to be a great mystery thriller in my eyes but ended up being a historical fiction. Which I still enjoy so that's a plus.
One Night, New York seemed like it was going to be a great mystery thriller book. Unfortunately, that was not the case for me. The title, synopsis, and even genre seemed to confuse me. At one point, I'm thinking the entire book is all going to happen in one night. Nope. Dead wrong.
It all leads up to one night. I'm pretty sure the entire book happens within a month. In the beginning, we know things are about to go down and a murder is being plotted. We just don't know much about it or why it's happening. Along the way, we know that two people are planning this due to being hurt by the same person. It also doesn't help that this guy has hurt a lot more people either.
So, yes, we know this mysterious guy is bad and probably deserves being thrown off a building. I was all for the revenge and plotting. Yet, I got know mystery or thriller vibes throughout the entire thing. The twists and turns were okay but a smidge predictable (to me). I'll admit that the book was very easy to listen to and follow along with, but I just wanted those thriller vibes.
In the end, it was an okay book. I'm honestly a bit disappointed, but happy that I got the chance to jump into Lara's book. It had potential to be a great mystery thriller in my eyes but ended up being a historical fiction. Which I still enjoy so that's a plus.