A review by sleepysamreads
One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski

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.