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brittmgonz's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
beastreader's review against another edition
4.0
I have to admit that in the beginning, I was not that interested in this book. In fact, I put it down after getting about a third of the way in and not recalling much. I came back to this book and started again. It was like a different side of this book. This time I was invested in the story; especially Maureen's disappearance.
The past kept my interest far greater than the present. It was kind of easy to see where this story was going. I was not wrong to a point. There was this twist that I did not even see coming. The latter half of this book is where it really got intense. Everyone from Allison to Maureen to Tammy; Maureen's best friend were engaging.
If you are looking for a good mystery book to read with good characters and a few twists to a high note ending, you need to ick up a copy of this book today. One Night Gone will have you loosing your night away reading this book.
The past kept my interest far greater than the present. It was kind of easy to see where this story was going. I was not wrong to a point. There was this twist that I did not even see coming. The latter half of this book is where it really got intense. Everyone from Allison to Maureen to Tammy; Maureen's best friend were engaging.
If you are looking for a good mystery book to read with good characters and a few twists to a high note ending, you need to ick up a copy of this book today. One Night Gone will have you loosing your night away reading this book.
sleepysamreads's review against another edition
3.0
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Special thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
I picked this up because the cover made me think it would be spooky. It had somewhat spooky elements, but it mostly wasn’t scary at all.
The writing reminded me a lot of a Diane Chamberlain book. It took place in two different times and switched back and forth between the two.
I did love that the main character, Allison, was older. She wasn’t 25, which is unusual in this genre. Allison is still reeling after a bad divorce and she goes to Opal Beach for a quiet winter, not expecting to start a murder investigation.
I liked Maureen, though I wish we had gotten to know a little bit more about her childhood. We know her mom was a drug addict, but that’s pretty much it.
The supernatural aspect felt slightly misplaced in a book like this.
I don’t have a ton to say about this book, it was okay. Not great, not horrible. I don’t think it’s very memorable, but I didn’t hate it.
Special thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
I picked this up because the cover made me think it would be spooky. It had somewhat spooky elements, but it mostly wasn’t scary at all.
The writing reminded me a lot of a Diane Chamberlain book. It took place in two different times and switched back and forth between the two.
I did love that the main character, Allison, was older. She wasn’t 25, which is unusual in this genre. Allison is still reeling after a bad divorce and she goes to Opal Beach for a quiet winter, not expecting to start a murder investigation.
I liked Maureen, though I wish we had gotten to know a little bit more about her childhood. We know her mom was a drug addict, but that’s pretty much it.
The supernatural aspect felt slightly misplaced in a book like this.
I don’t have a ton to say about this book, it was okay. Not great, not horrible. I don’t think it’s very memorable, but I didn’t hate it.
notinjersey's review against another edition
4.0
This book is told through two timelines, one in the past and one in the present, which are tied together through Tammy, who appears in both timelines. Tammy desperately wants help finding out what happened to her missing friend, Maureen. There were a few twists in this story, but I found that I was able to predict them ahead of time. Still, I enjoyed reading this and loved the Opal Beach setting, as well as seeing the characters overlapping in both timelines.
blogginboutbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I had high hopes for this psychological thriller, but it ended up falling really flat for me. I liked the moody, broody beach setting as well as the traveling carnival angle, but the characters in this book almost all came off as cliché and unlikable. This made it difficult to empathize with any of them, even the main characters. The mystery is likewise cliché and predictable. In the end, the whole novel just felt kind of pointless. I did want to know what was going to happen, but the melodramatic finale left me rolling my eyes. All in all, I found this one average at best, disappointing at worst.
nicilynnd's review against another edition
4.0
This book did not disappoint. I loved the two storylines from two different time periods. It kept the list of suspects changing throughout the book. By the end the suspect wasn’t a big surprise but the twists that were taken to get there were fun for reading.
I received an electronic copy of this book from Netgalley and Harlequin - Graydon House Books in exchange for an honest review.
I received an electronic copy of this book from Netgalley and Harlequin - Graydon House Books in exchange for an honest review.
sbojo32's review against another edition
3.0
I started this one on audio and then finished the book, and I'm still not sure if that helped or not. I felt that there were too many characters, and on audio, I had a hard time keeping track of them all. Overall, I liked the story, told in dual timelines, of Maureen, in 1985, who worked at a traveling carnival and got in over her head... and then disappeared, and Allison, 30 years later, who comes and start investigating the unsolved mystery.
While I did like the storyline, there were so many loose ends that weren't tied up... there was a prologue in the beginning that doesn't really connect to anything (it's a loose connection, at best), there were people that were mentioned or little "hints" that were never really resolved, which bothered me.
Overall, it was interesting enough to keep reading, but too many flaws for a whole-hearted recommendation.
While I did like the storyline, there were so many loose ends that weren't tied up... there was a prologue in the beginning that doesn't really connect to anything (it's a loose connection, at best), there were people that were mentioned or little "hints" that were never really resolved, which bothered me.
Overall, it was interesting enough to keep reading, but too many flaws for a whole-hearted recommendation.
sausome's review against another edition
2.0
This is your typical before/after-time-line mystery with the rich vs. poor, etc. Nothing new, but an enjoyable mystery definitely doesn't need to be new, just have an engaging story. This was somewhat engaging, but I can't say I was eager to get back to the book - it was actually more of a chore than not, so I guess I found the whole plot a little dull. I was actually much more interested in the current timeline than the past one, finding myself not really connecting to Maureen in any meaningful way. The current timeline character, Allison, seemed much more fleshed out to me than the past characters, and no one else really filled their outlines, unfortunately.
All in all, it'll do what you need a flash-in-the-pan mystery to do to get you through some hours. But I can't say it will be memorable.
All in all, it'll do what you need a flash-in-the-pan mystery to do to get you through some hours. But I can't say it will be memorable.
readingwithmygoldens's review against another edition
2.0
When I saw this title come up on Netgalley, I wasn't sure about it, but I thought I would give it a try. I was happy to be approved rather quickly and initially the book started out good enough where I liked it and wanted to keep reading. At around the 75 page mark, I thought about stopping, but I wanted to give the book a chance (so many of my book friends liked it, I try to push through more when it's an arc), but I honestly should have given up.
Even though this was an almost DNF for me, I don't think this would be a low rated or DNF for most. The story is intriguing enough - we have Maureen, a carnival worker in a beach town in 1985. She is young, has a troubled past and gets mixed up with the rich kids in town, but she can certainly hold her own. Then we have Allison, the present day perspective from a former television meteorologist who is retreating to previously mentioned beach town after an embarrassing and ultimately job ending, on-air rant against her cheating husband. Allison meets Maureen's best friend, Tammy, who now runs the local coffee shop and they become friends. Once she learns about the disappearance of Maureen, she increasingly becomes more interested to the point of not being able to let it go.
I think it was a good book enough debut, but it just wasn't for me. I found Allison kind of annoying and didn't quite understand her motivation for becoming so invested in the mystery of Maureen. While reading Maureen's perspective, it felt kind of like I've read this all before. I didn't connect well with her plight either. When you find yourself not caring for both characters or their outcome, it's hard to provide a glowing review. Those feelings are purely personal and many others find themselves feeling the opposite of what I did. The book is good at keeping you guessing, my problem was that I just didn't care that much. If you find yourself stumbling on this review and wonder what to do - I would read it. I am clearly in the minority.
Thanks to Netgalley, Harlequin and Tara Laskowski for the opportunity to read and provide an honest review of this book.
Review Date: 10/11/19
Publication Date: 10/1/19
Even though this was an almost DNF for me, I don't think this would be a low rated or DNF for most. The story is intriguing enough - we have Maureen, a carnival worker in a beach town in 1985. She is young, has a troubled past and gets mixed up with the rich kids in town, but she can certainly hold her own. Then we have Allison, the present day perspective from a former television meteorologist who is retreating to previously mentioned beach town after an embarrassing and ultimately job ending, on-air rant against her cheating husband. Allison meets Maureen's best friend, Tammy, who now runs the local coffee shop and they become friends. Once she learns about the disappearance of Maureen, she increasingly becomes more interested to the point of not being able to let it go.
I think it was a good book enough debut, but it just wasn't for me. I found Allison kind of annoying and didn't quite understand her motivation for becoming so invested in the mystery of Maureen. While reading Maureen's perspective, it felt kind of like I've read this all before. I didn't connect well with her plight either. When you find yourself not caring for both characters or their outcome, it's hard to provide a glowing review. Those feelings are purely personal and many others find themselves feeling the opposite of what I did. The book is good at keeping you guessing, my problem was that I just didn't care that much. If you find yourself stumbling on this review and wonder what to do - I would read it. I am clearly in the minority.
Thanks to Netgalley, Harlequin and Tara Laskowski for the opportunity to read and provide an honest review of this book.
Review Date: 10/11/19
Publication Date: 10/1/19
jennrobyn's review against another edition
3.0
This was fine. It held my attention but was pretty predictable. I feel like it’s a plot line that has been done before and so I was able to guess how it was going to go.