I love Taylor Adams books, so I knew this would be a must read! Hairpin Bridge did not disappoint! It kept me guessing and waiting to see what happened next.

I highly recommend for anyone who likes horror novels and physiological thrillers.

As an avid reader of thrillers I really wanted to enjoy this book, but ultimately it was a bit lackluster to me. I feel that gendered differences between the author and the main heroine were really hard for me to get past. I found myself thinking this "no woman would act this way". It kind of felt like the author was trying to write an empowered woman for the male gaze, which are often very contradictory.

I’m so disappointed with this one! No Exit is my favorite thriller of all time.

While it was written to be fast paced, it felt like it dragged on forever with the plot being the same night and on the bridge the whole time. I would’ve much rather this story have played off the ghosts of the bridge and time travel than the actual plot, it was rather boring. Nothing came as a surprise and parts that were written to be scary (the snake?) almost made me laugh.

I love when a story focuses on twins or sisters, but I really didn’t care for the sister dynamic in this one. I didn’t feel any type of emotional pull.

Overall, I think Taylor Adams would do very well writing action movie scripts since he writes so vividly! But I’m not sure the plot played out in a way that was entertaining enough in book form.

Trigger warnings: suicide, gore, child abuse, excessive language.

Things I liked:
•Adam’s has a craft for writing suspense
•this reads really fast, kept me hooked
•the timeline is only over a course of a few hours
•the overall concept was really interesting/gripping.

Things I didn’t like:
•predictable
•despite the timeline being a short period of time, it jumps around… a lot.
•I think this would perform better as a movie which is annoying because we all know the books should be doing it better!

I think this is a perfect quick thriller when you’re looking to race through an action packed book without judging or thinking too hard! It’s definitely worth the read if you can hold back any high expectations (whether you’ve read No Exit or not).

Thanks to #NetGalley, #JoffeBooks, and #Taylor Adams for the ARC of #HairpinBridge.

I read #NoExit by #TaylorAdams in 2020 and fell in love with his storytelling ability and the way he knows how to capture you and get you to go all in. He has quickly climbed my list of favorite authors.

With that being said, #HairpinBridge was not a disappointment in the least. Cambry and Lena are twins that have had their issues in the past. While they were not close, Cambry still loved her twin and when she finds out that she has met with an untimely death Cambry is quick to go to where Lena was last seen alive.

Cambry is told that Lena jumped to her death from a bridge, but why are there still so many questions? Cambry quickly gets in over her head and has no one to trust.

Who did it and why? Or did Lena really feel that her life was that hopeless? The twists, turns, and hairpin turns will lead you on the craziest ride you've had in awhile.

Pick up a copy of Hairpin Bridge today and get ready for that road trip you've been waiting for. You can get a copy from any of your favorite book retailers now!

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I enjoyed this one even though at times I was confused. It kept me guessing as to what was going to happen. Taylor Adams is a go to if I want a quick read.

Fast pasted, edge of your seat ride. This was an awesome thriller with twists and turns that definitely caught me off guard and kept me guessing and questioning. I loved the unique setting and the situations the main character was in that you would surely think she wouldn't get out of. I loved how unrelenting and tenacious the main character was and thoroughly enjoyed how the villains kept you guessing in regards to their innocence and intentions, good or bad. Great novel.

Compulsive, fast paced I couldn’t put this down.
Lena thought she knew her sister. She was shocked when her sister got in the car drove to a remote bride and jumped to her death.
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Lena is convinced it’s murdered she drives to the bridge with a recorder and a mission. She interviews the patrolman who found her sister and catches him in a lie. She doesn’t expect to put her own life in jeopardy. Uncovering her sisters truth may lead to her death.
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Thank you #joeffe for an advanced copy

Thank you for the advanced copy of this book! I will be posting my review on social media, to include Instagram, Amazon, Goodreads, and Instagram!

Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams

⚠️ Boy does this author like to write crazy stories involving women and cars!

⚠️ I will start by noting that this book has some issues in my opinion. There are some confusing storylines (too many unreliable narrators), some extremely convenient situations, and more than a few ridiculous occurrences. Do I care? No! Because this was an explosive read with a bad*ss heroine who took care of business!

⚠️ Once the action started it didn’t stop! I read this in one sitting!

⚠️ If this book doesn’t end up on the big screen, I’ll be shocked.

⚠️ Not all enjoyable reads have to be great literature or have an epic plot. Sometimes it is simply fun to race through an exciting/claustrophobic/tense situation, well beyond anything I’d ever experience in real life (hopefully), and get through it to a satisfying conclusion. This author does that well… at least for me. I will continue reading his books!

Thank you @NetGalley and Joffe Books for an eARC of this book, which I reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

Unfortunately, this book was just not for me. I had a hard time focusing while reading this book and found it didn't hold my attention. While I love unreliable characters, I was confused (and then very frustrated) by Officer Raycevic. I did like the plot twist at the end, but it wasn't enough to make up for the rest of the book.

I really enjoyed this book! It was fast paced, action packed and enjoyable. I would definitely recommend it. It held my attention and I finished it one sitting.

Loved this book!! Such a thrill ride from start to finish. Loved the main character. Definitely one to pick up if you like a fast paced thriller.

Hairpin Bridge is a twisted thriller revolving around Lena Nguyen as she seeks out what happened to her twin sister, Cambry. The story is told from both sisters' POVs. When Lena arrives in Missoula, MT she meets with the officer who pulled over her sister the night of her disappearance and who later found her body at Hairpin Bridge. Things about Cambry's "suicide" just don't make sense and Lena is willing to do what it takes to uncover the truth. While the book was somewhat hard to follow at times, it is a full throttle, intense read full of action.

I LOVED No Exit by this author so I had extremely high expectations and it was overall a pretty good read.

I didn’t love the main character and I wasn’t totally sold on the memories or blog posts from the victim. BUT I did love the mystery, the small town setting, so much imagery!

I gave it 4 stars!

this started off so strong and i was really invested! i really enjoyed this authors previous book No Exit, so i had high hopes. but the way this story was told just did not work for me at all, there is so much action in this book, which should’ve been fun, but after a while it got so repetitive and boring.

I became a fan of Taylor Adams after reading 2019’s NO EXIT. The intense story to the relentless pacing and multiple twists and turns made it one of the best thrillers I have ever read. So I was expecting a lot from Adams and his new novel, HAIRPIN BRIDGE

HAIRPIN BRIDGE is a story of twin sisters Cambry & Lena. Cambry Nguyen was wrapping up a year-long journey across America when highway patrolman Raymond Raycevic found her dead beneath the Hairpin Bridge, a derelict structure off a now-closed road 60 miles from Missoula, Montana. Unconvinced by the verdict of suicide, Cambry’s identical twin, Lena, drives from her home in Seattle to Montana. Raycevic reluctantly leads Lena to the bridge and begins to answer her increasingly pointed questions. Was it a coincidence that Raycevic pulled Cambry over for speeding only an hour before her death? Lena will do anything to uncover the truth. But as her twin’s final hours come into focus, Lena’s search turns into a harrowing, tooth-and-nail fight for her own survival—one that will test everything she thought she knew about her sister and herself.

Taking place over the course of just a few hours, this narrative is quite focused in its scope. This book feels like a chess game. When you think one side is finally in control, one move and the entire game changes. It’s a story of revenge, a twisted game of cat and mouse, of getting closure. The storyline is an intense, mind-blowing, engaging wild ride full of stand-offs, chase scenes, shootouts, and some; it had a lot going for it.

HAIRPIN BRIDGE is a story that played out over a few hours with just 4 characters. To create a full-fledged story with a minimalistic setting and cast of characters was never going to be easy but Adams manages it really well. The short time frame makes it for a gripping experience where the reader really feels like being right there in the middle of the action. The twin timelines of Cambry and Lena unfolding just a little part of mystery with each chapter really keeps you hooked till the end.

The narrative switches sometimes get confusing especially when it also switches back and forth in time with Lena's blog entries appearing throughout the book, which made the story really disjointed. Some of the twists and events towards the end of the book didn't add much to the story but made the story more confusing. One major twist, in particular, contradicted everything we had read in the story so far and was really confusing. Around the last third of the book, the narrative just lost steam and the action really died down. I found the storylines hard to connect which took away from my enjoyment of the book. The emotional bonding between Cambry and Lena failed to connect as a reader.

Having said that this book ticks most of the boxes as an exciting thriller. From excellent writing, a unique story, and some great character, Adams has added all the ingredients to make it a page-turner. Overall, HAIRPIN BRIDGE is fast-paced and full of twists and turns. If you love thrillers, car chases, and lots of action, then you will probably love this book. Three and a Half Stars.

Many thanks to the publishers Joffe Books and Netgalley for the ARC.

I was not a fan of this book. DNF’ed at 40%. Makes me real sad because I loved No Exit. Will try it again one day.

This book was not good at all!! I’m very disappointed it reached no where close to No Exit. I did not enjoy this - skip it!

This was my first novel by Taylor Adams and wow! It was not what I was expecting. This thriller was tense! I was on the edge of my seat like what?! on several occasions. This was a great story!