Thank you to NetGalley, and the publisher for an E-ARC for this beautiful book. I have no words for this one. At first, it seems like a straight-forward story revolving around a single event. However, there is so much more to it. It’s a story of mother-daughter relationships, new beginnings, and life. I cannot think of another book to compare this to; I can’t say, “if you love __________’s writing style, you’ll love this”, because this book is in a class of its own.

In the small hours of the morning, Abi Knight is startled awake by the phone call no mother ever wants to get: her teenage daughter Olivia has fallen off a bridge. Not only is Olivia brain dead, she’s pregnant and must remain on life support to keep her baby alive. And then Abi sees the angry bruises circling Olivia’s wrists.

When the police unexpectedly rule Olivia’s fall an accident, Abi decides to find out what really happened that night. Heartbroken and grieving, she unravels the threads of her daughter’s life. Was Olivia’s fall an accident? Or something far more sinister?

If you're looking for a book about family drama and secrets, then you need to pick up The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald because it's chalk full of drama! It's such an emotional ride full of suspense that you won't be able to stop reading until the very end.

Thank you #Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC of #TheNightOliviaFell
Pub Date: 05 Feb 2019

Are you guys ready for another must read recommendation from me?! Don’t worry about your gigantic TBR, this isn’t out until February so you still have some time and it was so damn good that I think you’ll thank me for urging you to read it.

This is told in two timelines and from both Abi’s POV as well as Olivia’s. Abi’s chapters are after Olivia fell and Olivia’s are six months before the accident. Right from the start this one tugged on my heart strings, immediately seeing Abi get the nightmarish news that her daughter is as good as dead and then going back to when she was a happy, carefree teenager damn near broke my heart in two. Seeing the events that led up to Olivia’s tragedy juxtaposed with knowing the inevitable outcome was really clever and awful all at once.

This was definitely an emotional read and McDonald did an incredible job of making me feel the characters emotions, especially Abi, as a mom I couldn’t even fathom her pain and heartache. Besides such an evocative journey, this had some really tricky moments and was not easy for for me to put down or figure out what would happen next. Super impressive debut by an author to watch, the comparison to Reconstructing Amelia was spot on so if you’re a fan of that one do not miss this!

The Night Olivia Fell in three words: Emotionally-charged, Gripping and Authentic.

Beautifully written. A must read. And because the review needs to be 100 words, which I find silly, I will say it again. Beautifully written.

Fantastic, I still have tears coming down my face... I loved everything about this, the writing, the characters, the twists and the conclusion. I’ve read other reviews saying they had this figured out very early, but maybe I’m naive, I did not. At all!

This story had so many layers, from Olivia’s missing dad, Abi’s relationship with her daughter and sister and her mothers mental illness and demise. The writing felt so genuine, the relationships and dialogue so very good! It’s an extremely sad story that ends in a more positive place. This was excellent, kudos!

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books for a copy in exchange for a review.

No matter how protective a mother is of her child, things can go very, very wrong. Abi is a single mother with one child, Olivia, a teenager. In the middle of the night Abi get a phone call, the nightmare call for any parent. Olivia has fallen off a bridge, is brain dead, but also pregnant. Abi does not believe it was an accident and since the police seem reluctant to take it seriously, she decides to investigate herself. A story of relationships, of change, growth and acceptance.

The Night Olivia Fell grabbed me at the start and kept me reading all the way through. I finished it in one day and thoroughly enjoyed it. Lots of twists and turns. Sad plot but engaging.

The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald is a book that truly starts with a bang. I appreciate how well the author was able to weave the story back and forth between Olivia and her mom, Abi in alternating chapters. The story is very descriptive and packed with feeling; I cried so many times due to how the author was able to portray the raw emotions of the characters. I enjoyed the roller coaster ride and being on the journey with Olivia and Abi and watching them transform themselves and become stronger individuals.

The storyline could be ripped from today's headlines, and even though the premise was a bit common, the writing and way the story unfolded was unique and kept me guessing on what happened to Olivia. I don't want to spoil the story, but the ending was gut-wrenching and beautiful at the same time. This book was hard to put down.

I really liked this author's writing style and hope to read more of her books.

A mother's heart-wrenching search for the truth. Breathtaking and unputdownable!

The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald is one of the best books I've ever read! Beautifully written, the hope and anticipation of what the outcome would be was nearly unbearable and as heart-wrenching as it was, I could not put it down! I started this book when I had little time so I only got 20% read until the final day when I could just sit and soak up the remaining pages all in one go. Wild horses couldn't have pulled me away!
The characters are perfectly scripted, capturing the age group they represented, both adults and teenagers. The storyline is completely unique to anything I've read, deeply emotional, heart-wrenching, and believable. Olivia's mother is as relentless as any mother would be which was both beautiful and courageous in her search for the truth of what happened to her daughter on that fateful night, despite everyone trying to convince her that the fall was a tragic accident and nothing more.

I loved everthing about this story, from the lovely and telling cover, the radiant and graceful description of the seasons, the characters, and to the exquisite beauty of the range of emotions this novel provoked in me. I'll say now that it's a rare occurance for me to be driven to so many tears that it took quite some time for me to get through the final pages.

This is one book I will be purchasing when the final copy is released in February 2019 and it will be remembered as a favorite book for both 2018 and 2019. I will, without a doubt, read it again!
I recommend that you grab your favorite drink, snack, and a box of Kleenex, lock yourself away so you can enjoy the story from beginning to end!


With thanks to NetGalley, author, Christina McDonald, and Gallery Books for this advanced uncorrected digital proof for me to read and review.

This book will definitely end up on your list of favorite suspenseful thrillers. The story starts right off dragging you into a who done it mystery that leaves you unable to put it down. And the heart wrenching moment that the author ends this with will have your emotions on overload.

Good read with some twists. Not completely suspenseful but there is enough thrown in to make you question your own predictions. Shows the love of a parent - the struggle, the fear of the future and what one would do for a child.

The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald is absolutely one of my favorite reads this year. It is a five star book, for sure. I really would recommend going into this one blind, as it’s such a good book and the blurb doesn’t do it justice.

I was completely captivated within the first few pages and instead of quickly reading as I normally do, I limited myself to only a few chapters at a time because I knew I’d be sad when it ended.

I loved the alternative view points of the way the story is told. The characters are so well constructed that you either love them or hate them, but either way, I felt like I knew them as people. What I really enjoyed about this book was that I made a prediction about the ending while reading the first few chapters of the book. I had my thoughts and I was steadfast with my theory until about 3/4 of the way through, where I was thrown for a loop. I loved that I was wrong and really enjoyed being kept on my toes.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Gallery Books. I truly am honored to have been able to read an ARC of this one and will definitely need a hard copy for my shelf! Congrats to Christina McDonald on an incredible debut book. I will definitely be following this author to see what else she comes up with!

The Night Olivia Fell is a profoundly poignant, heart wrenching, twisty novel that will leaving you feeling so many emotions, and in the best possible way.

Abi Night receives that call all no mother ever wants to get; her teenage daughter Olivia has fallen off a bridge, and she is brain dead and PREGNANT. Per state law, Olivia must be kept alive on life support to keep her baby alive.

The police rule Olivia's fall an accident, but Abi is not convinced and she is desperate to find out what happened the night olivia fell.

This incredibly well crafted novel, is told in alternate perspecitves of Abi and Olivia with Abi's perspective in the present and Olivia's in the past. The characters are so complex with a fantastic interwoven plot that will grab you from page one. I must admit I thought I knew how this would end, but I was surprised at every twist.

Christina McDonald created an emotional story about a mothers love, relationships, lies and how far we will go to discover the truth.

Don't miss this gem of a novel. You will not be disappointed.

Every parent dreads getting that late night phone call. When Abi gets a call late at night, telling her that her daughter Olivia was in an accident, her life comes to an abrupt standstill. Abi learns her teenage daughter is not only brain dead but pregnant.
Abi begins to suspect that Olivia's accident is no accident. She starts her own investigation which leads her to come to terms with her own past.
I loved this book. It was very engrossing and I had trouble putting it down. It has many twists and turns, leading you to an unexpected ending. I highly recommend this book.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy of the book.

Beautiful yet tragic book. I didn't expect that climax, but very cathartic ending. I definitely cried at one point, so I highly recommend a box of Kleenex.

Abigail (the mom in the story) receives that dreaded middle of the night phone call that her daughter has fallen off a bridge and been transported to the emergency room at the town's hospital. Medical examiners rule that Olivia is in a comatose state, but she has encountered enough brain damage to never be able to make a recovery. Abi is a single parent, looking forward to sending her daughter to college in the near future. Abi next learns that her daughter is pregnant. The police rule Olivia's death as an accident and are hesitant to continue searching for any culprits in her death. Abi cannot accept the fact that this was a suicide or an accident. The Night Olivia Fell is reminiscent of Ruth Ware's In a Dark, Dark Wood. I enjoyed the jorney and would recommend also to fans of Reconstructing Amelia.

You get drawn in, twisted, thrown in the air, land with a hard boom; then the Sun does rise again. This is going on my top 25 list of 2018! I am still shattered, do I cry, there are so many to weep for, or should my anger vent itself first? Whatever you do, read this book this year, I refuse to give one particle of it away! Fantastic, gut-wrenching, how do I get up tomorrow story! Author, I must find this Author! Thank you Netgalley! Thank you to the Publisher, and the Author! A genuinely well-written book!
I Highly Recommend! Thank you!
carolintallahassee

The Night Olivia Fell by author Christina McDonald is a gripping heart felt book about relationships between the only family you have. Learning to rebuild those relationships even after you think it's too late seriously one of my new favorite books! Reads very similar to Reconstructing Amelia and has the twists and turns while trying to uncover the truth. This book isn't to be missed!!
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC copy of The Night Olivia Fell in exchange for an honest review.

Predictable with a lot of different plot points. Suicide, single motherhood, politics, teenage pregnancy, police corruption. There is maybe too much packed in when focusing more on the state law might have been an interesting twist. As it is, there isn't a mystery here with building suspense but a build up of the narrators' characters and straight storytelling.

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I loved this book. A true testiment to the lengths a mother will go for her children and the quest for truth. Did Olivia fall to her death? Was it really an accident? Who was there? Who has information they are not sharing? Where are the coverups and who is behind them? All the characters were woven together masterfully, which was a great feat considering all the likely suspects that emerge as the plot twists and turns. I couldn’t put this down! I received an ereader copy of this book for an honest review. Thank you!