Wow. This book was a really good read. Reading from Katie’s POV really puts you in the middle of the story and makes you feel what she’s feeling. I liked reading how bit by bit her willful ignorance melts away and how she’s forced to confront the truth. It couldn’t have been easy thinking that either her father was a rapist or that her best friend lied about it. When she started to really see the truth you were hyperventilating with her. Not wanting to see the truth that her father was a drunk who had multiple affairs and slept with his underage daughter’s best friend. Even I wasn’t sure what I believed to be the truth.

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC of The Forgotten Hours by Katrin Schumann.

Katie and Lulu were once best friends, who did everything together, including vacation. Lulu often blended right into Katie's family, and she became very comfortable with all of them, maybe too comfortable. Friendships come to a screeching halt when Katie's dad is convicted of sexually assaulting Lulu.

In the subsequent years, loyalties are established, and Katie holds fast to her dad's innocence. But soon he will be out of jail, and Katie isn't sure what to believe anymore. Once she starts digging, she finds a whole different version of events.

This was pretty weak-sauce. I didn't really like anyone in the book, first off. It didn't have much to do with the fact that they weren't likable, they were all just so obtuse. Katie especially with her completely unquestionable alliance to her dad despite all the evidence stacked against him. All of the characters just seemed a bit too one dimensional, and the story itself was a flop. Way too anticlimactic after all of the buildup.

So Katie and Lulu become friends and during one summer when they are 15, Katie's father is accused and convicted of raping Lulu. Almost 10 years later, he's getting out of jail and Katie decides to figure out what happened once and for all.

First of all, the internet is a thing. Look it up, Katie. Seriously.

Secondly, Katie is a little annoying. She's very juvenile. Granted, she's only 24 (but with a man who is 30+ years older than her...the same number of years as those between Lulu and Katie's dad....convenient) but still, she's ridiculous at times. For example, her grandfather is telling her about her father's past, which includes a multitude of sins, including drunk driving and Katie thinks to herself that laying out these "minor" things is really "petty" of him. Tf?

Third, JUST GET TO THE ENDING. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. The book drags on for a million years and then the "truth" comes out in the last few pages. Everything is wrapped up ridiculously neatly. And while this book is supposed to be about consent, I didn't feel good about any of the resolutions.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing for this partnership.

I was immediately drawn to the cover of this book: it shows two young girls on the edge of a beach.

It features the pretty Katie, 24 years old, who is a real life savvy. She has a dream job in New York and is in love with a captivating artist. Her traumatized past is slowly starting to fade away.

We learn that ten years earlier Katie's life was turned upside down on the shores of Eagle Lake when her best friend accused her father of sexual assault. Katie was desperate to prove her father's innocence.

Now that all is well, she returns to the scene of the tragedy. She's going to ask questions about her family, her friends and herself. She's going to have to make choices that could affect her life.

A book read in one go, so much so that I hooked into the story, which is so moving, captivating, addictive, full of suspense and twists and turns with endearing characters. Can't wait to discover other books by this author who has an addictive pen.

3.5-4 Stars

So this book was just ok for me. It wasn’t my favorite, but I still liked it.

I did enjoy how the author went back and forth between the past and present to unveil what happened for the build up to the story. I like having a background or foundation in order to see why the characters act the way they do. There were several thing in LuLu’s past that made her act the way she did when she was a teenager. And poor Katie, I just felt sorry for her when she discovered the truth about her family.

Overall the writing was good, and like I said, I didn’t dislike the book, I just felt i May have read something similar in the past. .

I thought this was a good story. I really liked the flashback scenes. Katie was a interesting character put in a very hard place and dealing with issues that society does not like to talk about.

What an amazing book! Really good description of characters and a good storyline. Highly recommended. Kept me guessing.

This book started off a little slow and I nearly gave up but at 25% it got a little better. I’m giving this 3 stars. Just ok for me. Didn’t love it but didn’t dislike it either.

The Forgotten Hours is an intriguing read that kept me guessing and wondering what the true story was.

I am in charge of our Senior School library and am looking for a diverse array of new books to furnish their shelves with and inspire our young people to read a wider and more diverse range of books as they move through the senior school. It is hard sometimes to find books that will grab the attention of young people as their time is short and we are competing against technology and online entertainments.
This was a thought-provoking and well-written read that will appeal to young readers across the board. It had a really strong voice and a compelling narrative that I think would capture their attention and draw them in. It kept me engrossed and I think that it's so important that the books that we purchase for both our young people and our staff are appealing to as broad a range of readers as possible - as well as providing them with something a little 'different' that they might not have come across in school libraries before.
This was a really enjoyable read and I will definitely be purchasing a copy for school so that our young people can enjoy it for themselves. A satisfying and well-crafted read that I keep thinking about long after closing its final page - and that definitely makes it a must-buy for me!

Ugh. I wanted to love this book so much. In the era of #MeToo, this novel is timely. But UGH. I did not like the characters and there was absolutely no pay off in the end. What was I waiting for? Something more than Katie's boring inner thoughts. It was also really difficult for me to follow this story due to the different time periods jumping around. This normally doesn't bother me in books but I was lost.

I just have a lot of mixed feelings about this one.I really loved the premise of the "Forgotten Hours" ."The Forgotten Hours" goes back and forth following the events that broke up Katie Gregory's family more than 6 years ago. Katie's best friend from childhood accuses her father of rape, after two years of investigation, he is found guilty. Now that he is getting out of jail, Katie is focused on getting her family back to the way it was. There are complications however with her father wanting her to return to their family's cabin, and make it ready for him. Katie is really the center of this story. It would have been better for the story to be set further in the past, it just didn't seem believable that Katie was so sheltered and naive about everything that happened.

This was a pretty good story. It had some slow parts but wrapped up with a good ending . I would rate the book a 3.4!

Lacking somewhat in any captivating scenery, dialogue, or characters, The Forgotten Hours was a tad arduous in its reading pace. This might be preferable for readers who have a bit more patience than myself, however, it was not that an interesting piece of literature and unfortunately the novel was not something I particularly enjoyed reading.

This was a captivating story about a daughter trying to navigate a broken path after her father is accused of sexual assault. Although that’s a heavy subject, this was an enjoyable story about Katie and how her life has been so heavily impacted by this terrible situation. I enjoyed how past and present were woven together effortlessly.

I really enjoyed this book!
I liked the characters and I just had to know what really happened that summer. I would definitely recommend The Forgotten Hours.

I enjoyed the writing style very much, and the story was intriguing but I felt that the end fell a bit flat for me. I was waiting for some big bombshell the whole time, but it sort of fizzled out. I enjoyed the writing enough that I will seek out other books by this author in the future.

First thank you NetGalley for providing me a copy of The Forgotten Hours. The story of this book was a really good concept. To get to the end and find out the truth of what actually happened, when throughout the book you are rooting for certain characters, was a little twist. Although I feel that it was not necessary for it to take so long. I don’t think this story needed to be told in 40 chapters. The author introduced us to the ins and outs of each character and how they have grown throughout the years very early in the book, that it was not necessary to drag out the plot of the story. I did like how in the beginning you root for certain characters, but then you start to change who you are rooting for as the story progresses. This book is still a good read and I recommend it.

I absolutely loved this book, the author's style of writing and I just couldn't put this one down. It was amazing how the author kept you guessing right up to the end as I was thinking that the book would end a totally different way then it did and while it surprised me, I honestly understood the concept of the book at the end.

I would read anything written by this author and can't wait for her next book.
If there were 10 stars I definitely would rate this one a 10!

This is a well written book that is full of emotions and family drama. It was a good read. Thank you Lake Union Publishing via NetGalley for the free copy. This is my honest opinion.