his year seems to be the year of the thrillers - there have been so many fantastic new thriller books making waves so far in 2019 and this one is no exception! I read and enjoyed All Is Not Forgotten by Walker in the past so I knew I wanted to give this one a try but this was so much more than I could've expected.

This book centres around the night in which Laura is going on a blind date with a man she met on a dating website. She promised her sister, Rosie, she'd be back later that night but when she doesn't return Rosie, knowing her sisters past with men, immediately begins to panic. I won't say any more on the plot of this as I think it's best going in blind but be prepared for a wild ride.

This had me so on the edge of my seat, every second I was reading I just couldn't put it down I had to know where this was all headed. I read this in two sittings, although it easily would have been one if I hadn't forced myself to put it down and sleep.

Like i've said this year has been full of great new thriller releases but this one is definitely one that's worth your time and won't let you down!!

Gripping, thrilling, dark, and suspenseful! This book will have you biting your nails and sitting on the very edge of your seat as you are gripping the book in your hands, wondering what will happen next. Laura goes on a date with a man she met over the internet. Her sister Rosie knows little about this man, and where they are going on this date, so when Laura is still not home the next morning Rosie begins to worry. Did something possibly go wrong during the date? Could Laura’s date have hurt Laura? Could Laura have hurt him? Given Laura’s past, Rosie is worried and begins the frantic search to find her sister to return her to safety. She just prays she isn’t too late.

Laura has a dark past. She is well known in her town she grew up in and most know of her dark past, so Laura changes her last name to help her remain anonymous. What happened in Laura’s past that was so awful she would try to hide who she was?

The story is told from different timelines. The novel starts off with Laura talking to counsellor Dr. Brody and as part of their discussion he asks her to recall memories. Then we have alternating perspectives of both Rosie and Laura – Rosie while searching for her sister Laura, and Laura the night before while on her date. I enjoyed the various POV’s as we get pieces at a time of the night before and slowly learned what truly happened. It leaves you wanting more, and I found myself on the edge of my seat as one piece of the puzzle was delivered at a time. I was curious to find out what truly happened and wondered if something sinister had happened on the date of if Rosie was overreacting. Is someone out to get Laura? It leaves you wondering – who can you trust? Can you trust a random man you met on the internet? Can you trust the ones you know and love?

I don’t want to give away too much of the book, but what a fabulous read from beginning to end. Thanks for reading my review and I hope you enjoy the book!

Rosie’s sister Laura went for a date with a man that she met online, and she’s never come back home. Rosie, with her husband Joe and best friend Gabe, is desperately trying to track her steps. What happened? Who killed who? Be ready for a crazy ride in this fast spinning roller-coaster. Tension building, page turner psychological thriller that I couldn’t put down until all the secrets reviled. I honestly recommend this book to anybody who likes to sit on the edge of the chair.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

What an addictive story! The pacing was so well done in this book and it had just enough suspense to keep you wanting more.

The Night Before was told in both Laura’s and her sister Rosie’s POV and I loved that we got both of their stories. Family-type thriller’s are my favorite and this defiantly had enough juicy details in it to keep you on your toes.

My mind was spinning with reading this one, Wendy Walker did such a good job at letting you think you knew what was going on, but then totally throwing you in the other direction. There were a lot of surprising twists and turns that I did not see coming and I loved it.

I haven’t read anything by Walker before, but I’ve heard a lot of good things and I have to say I’m not disappointed at all. I’m excited to get my hands on some more books! Especially if they are as well written and cleaver as The Night Before!

I’m trying to keep this review as short as I can because I can’t stress enough at how much better it will be going in blind! I did just that, not even knowing much about it and that’s what made it so much better! Trust me, you won’t regret it.

If you are looking for a cleaver, fast and addictive read then you need to get your hands on The Night Before! I can’t wait to read more from Wendy Walker!

The Night before is a captivating, edge-of-your-seat, psychological thriller with plenty of twists and turns that make it difficult to put down. I like how the author goes back and forth between things that happened a few months previously and current circumstances that slowly reveal a tragic event from the past and how that is affecting the characters in the present.

The author does a great job of characterization slowly revealing the many layers that make up the people in the story and showing unexpected sides to some of them who appear to have it all together. I enjoyed the plot.

The book contains sex scenes, the f word and use of Jesus as a curse word. I always feel this is unnecessary in books.

The Night Before by Wendy Walker
Thanks @netgalley @stmartinspress and @wendywalkerauthor for my ARC. Publication date 14th May
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Like I said, I really don’t want to spoil this book for anyone. I will say I could not stop reading it. Told from different timelines and POV’s it is an incredibly clever and suspenseful book. I could never have guessed any of the many twists and turns the book took. The story was believable though, nothing to out of left field and was just an absolutely all consuming, mind bending and thrilling ride! Loved it. I’ve just bought Wendy Walker’s other two books 😊highly recommended xx

The Night Before stars Laura, who is temporarily living with her sister Rosie and her husband. One night Laura decides to dip her toe in the dating pool by way of an Internet dating site. However, come morning, Rosie discovers that Laura never returned from her date. She, her husband, and their best friend start sleuthing and find the car Laura had driven abandoned. What has happened to Laura? And does it have anything to do with a death that occurred when the girls were in high school?

The story is told from alternating viewpoints of Laura as she is out on her date and Rosie as she tries desperately to find her sister, with interludes of Laura's discussions with her psychiatrist. It's a fast read and a compelling mystery. As a reader I was as in the dark about Laura's whereabouts as her sister Rosie. As with her other novels, Wendy Walker takes a pretty basic premise and weaves a terrific story.

My thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with a digital ARC in return for an honest review.

2.5 stars rounded down.

The premise and first 30% or so of The Night Before was very promising and had me eagerly turning the pages. However, the pace turned sluggish and I had to force myself to continue reading, as it quickly became apparent that this book is a prime example of "show, don't tell". The plot relied heavily on the events of the past, but instead of the reader being taken back with the characters in a flashback, the events were recounted through discussions between the characters. Having the actions described through dialogue made it feel unrealistic and flat. At one point Laura is describing a memory involving an ex boyfriend to another character and says: "he smiled and folded his arms and soaked up the love that was radiating from my body". Nobody talks like that in a conversation!!

Along with the issue of too much telling and not enough showing were characters whose voices fell flat, and a disappointing final reveal. Unfortunately my expectations were not met with this one...

This book had an interesting, but relatively slow start. The author makes you think that the main character is to blame for past events. The book slowly evolves, going forward and backward in time to reveal more of the burden that Laura, the main character, is carrying. This book is a psychological thriller and kept me interested, but was not a “must read now” book. The twists and turns did lead to a relatively surprise ending. Throughout, I did see and wonder about the hints the author revealed. This book was a good read that I would recommend to others. Not my favorite, but definitely worth the read!

Interesting story. I was drawn in right away. The characters were interesting and well developed. Looking forward to more books from Wendy Walker.

I truly enjoyed Wendy Walker's previous book "Emma in the Night," so I was very excited to read this latest book of hers. "The Night Before" explores both the past and present of a group of family and friends, What happened on that tragic night in the forest? One sister went out on a date, but didn't return home. Where is she? What other secrets are there to be revealed? This is more of a domestic thriller, but it's well-written and kept me guessing. I think Walker's previous book was better, but this is still a strong story. Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read it early.

The main character Laura moves back from New York after a bad breakup. She is ready to start a new life and excited to date again. She tries online dating, which can be totally innocent, right? NOT! She gets entangled in a traumatic knot of disturbing childhood memories, distressing pain from her breakup, deranged psychopaths in her midst, and “friends” with issues that wanted to hurt her all along. Who are they and how long have they held these dangerous thoughts in their minds against her? Will she figure them out before it’s too late?

I enjoyed The Night Before more than I did Walker's Emma in the Night. Alternating timelines and viewpoints made for a fast-paced novel I devoured in a few sittings. Although, as someone who is very well-versed in the psych thriller genre, the plot did not feel entirely unique.

Thanks to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for this ARC.

I’m really loving books lately from different POV’s and I loved going back and forth between two completely different sisters Laura and Rosie. When Laura goes missing it’s up to Rosie to try to piece together what happened and where she is. I loved all the many twists and turns this book will take you on and many leaving your jaw hitting the floor. This is a must read!

I received an advanced readers copy, all opinions are my own.

This book was fast-paced, twisty, and entertaining. The writing is really well done and it left me wanting more. It was a little predictable, felt like I may have already read this story before. But I enjoyed reading it and I look forward to move novels from this author.

This is a thriller about a missing woman told from multiple persectives, Laura, the main character, on the night she disappears and Rosie, her sister, in the days that follow while they search for Laura. There were a couple of twists that I didn’t see coming, which I appreciate in a thriller. Oftentimes the plots become predictable. This is a quick and enjoyable read, perfect for mystery and thriller fans

Firstly, I would like to thank NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my unbiased opinion.

It took me a while to read this book, as I couldn't get into it, and now that I've finished it, I wonder what I was thinking! Lauren has had a difficult life. Her father left their home to be with his girlfriend when Lauren was young, and as a teenager, Lauren's boyfriend was murdered. These instances have led Lauren on a quest to find out if she is capable of being loved, and finding that perfect man to give it to her. After a messy breakup, Lauren moves back to her hometown and moves in with her sister Rosie. She goes out on a date with Jonathan Fielding, a man she met on a dating site. When Lauren doesn't return home after her date, Rosie becomes worried, knowing her sister's anger issues, and the circumstances under which her first boyfriend was killed.

I felt the characters were all equally unlikable,but this was a good story which kept me guessing until the very end.

This book was perfect for what it was! A classic thriller with a good twist, and a quick read. I finished the whole thing in about one day. It was light and fast paced. Plus, I always enjoy a book that flips between a current character and a past character to get to what happened.

Wow! 4.5 wonderful, chilling, suspenseful stars! I feel like I went into this book unsure of what to expect but I was caught up in the plot from the beginning. This thriller was super unique and I had such a hard time following what was going on - in the best way! I feel like I usually have theories of what will happen next or what the big “twist” will be but this one kept turning me different ways, I had no idea. I’m not sure I trusted a single character in this book! Speaking of characters, Laura was so interesting and hard to figure out, I loved her. I flew through this book in less than a day and I look forward to reading more by this author. I’d definitely recommend picking this one up when it comes out 5/14/19 if you love a good suspenseful thriller! Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, Net Galley, and Wendy Walker for this digital advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review!

A freaky, twisted, bizarre read. Laura is very strange and neurotic. She has fled to her sister's home from a broken relationship. Then she disappears. Her sister tries to track her down and discovers a secret that her husband and sister have. One close friend is helping, but what is the truth? Psychologically twisted and many broken threads come together at the end.