This is an author I had not read before but will definitely read again. This book had me from the very first paragraph! The book was told going back and forth between characters, but the titles helped you know which character you were learning about at that time. There were so many twists and turns, just when I thought I knew who the kidnapper was, it wasn’t, and then I’d think it was another character, and it wasn’t. I stayed up well past my bedtime reading this book and finished it all in one day! I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys psychological thrillers!

This was quite the dark, doozy ride and I sure did love it. Seraphina Nova Glass built the narrative and suspense well, tied the characters together in such a creative and thoughtful way, and I sure did not see who was behind it at all. I think mostly because I was trying to guess who it was not when presented with potentials throughout the book but also it could be because I’m not good at figuring it out, who’s to say lol. Overall this was a gripping and chilling read that I could not put down and the ending did not disappoint. I highly recommend you add this to your list when it publishes on May 30th.

Thank you to Graydon House and Thriller Book Lovers for the advanced copy to review.

I devoured this book in a day. I loved the characters and the multiple point of views. I really enjoyed the way this mystery unfolded. This author is fantastic and I’ll read everything she writes!

Nova Glass' newest release is a mystery thriller about a secret that connects a mother desperately searching for her missing daughter, a woman hiding from the world (character described in the blurb) and a man returning home to look into his pillar of the community father's disappearance. When the three characters lives intersect nothing will be the same for any of them. Well-written, with interesting characters this story is told in multiple POVs and doesn't let up from the first page. Nova Glass tackles some tough topics, so take care and check out the CWs.


I received this eARC thanks to Harlequin Trade Publishing, Graydon House in exchange for an honest review. Publishing dates are subject to change.

Thoughts~
Any book where a mother is looking for her missing child will always pull at my heartstrings. I was frustrated right alongside Kira when she was trying to get answers about Brooke from her so-called friends. If you have nothing to hide, why run away? Brooke’s disappearance hits way too close to home for Grace, so that made her chapters that much more interesting.

Alternating chapters is always a favorite of mine while trying to solve the mystery. I have to say I didn’t not figure it out. I recommend trying to solve the mystery when the book is released on May 30!

Thanks to Netgalley for allowing me to read this ARC!
I fell in love with the suspense and writing style of Ms. Glass. However, it felt like the plot did not move so I put it down to 3 stars. I got irritated at how little movement there seemed to be. The book could be much shorter and portray the same suspense and information. Overall fun thriller, but I would not read it again.

The Vanishing Hour is a well written romantic thriller. Terrific plot and setting. I recommend this book. My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley. This is my unbiased review

Solid Use Of Multi-POV To Create Compelling Thriller. Ok, this is one the "intelligentsia" claim "you can see coming from a mile away with a blindfold on". Eh, maybe. I didn't, not until the actual reveal. But I don't read mysteries or thrillers *trying* to do that. If anything, I'm looking for deeper connections to the current zeitgeist or to some legend or lore. (None of which is really present here, to be clear, other than this being yet another missing person based book.) What I found here was a solid use of multiple POVs and perspectives to create a thriller where everyone has secrets, everyone is lying... and yet one person's lies are hiding an awful truth that will unravel the entire thing. And then there is the back quarter or so, where all the lies are revealed, and the tale instead turns into a race to save a life... or end another. This part was where Glass apparently lost some readers, who felt that the tale fell off the rails here. Again, I disagree. While a different approach through this section (yet still maintaining the multiple POVs), I felt it was at least as compelling as anything that had come before it, and indeed even the ending itself felt justified and at least understandable, if not completely realistic. Overall, this book admittedly isn't likely to win any awards, yet as compelling or at minimum serviceable escapism for a few hours (clocking in at just under 300 pages), this is absolutely a book that will transport you away from the "real" world and into one with a bit of everything for everyone, including even doses of humor and romance. Very much recommended.

After reading On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass, I was so excited to get my hands on the Vanishing Hour. I love her writing style, the way she used multiple points of view, and who can pass up a dark twisted thriller.

Grace Holloway is a survivor, years ago she was kidnapped and held against her will until she found an opportunity to escape. Knowing the man who took her is still out there, she lives in fear and keeps to herself managing a small inn. When once again young women are being taken and then found brutally murdered, Grace is swept back up into reliving her nightmare. But Grace has her own secrets, that could turn everything upside down.

Although there were times I thought I knew where this book was going, there were plenty of twists I didn't see coming. I look forward to reading more of her books.

Thanks Netgalley for this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to @ThrillerBookLoversPromotions @graydonhousebooks for the #gifted copy of the book.

Girls are vanishing and turning up dead. Kira is on a mission to find her missing daughter Brooke and all roads lead to the strip in Rock Harbor. She meets Aden who is also looking for his missing father. He turns up at the hotel and meets Grace who was taken and escaped her captor years ago. Their stories all intersect and Grace realizes she can help find the man who is killing and abducting these girls.

I love the author's writing style and Grace's character. She is a survivor. It is fight or flight for her. This one was a quick read and one I could not put down. Add this one to your TBR!

Grace, Kira, and Aden all come together in Rock Harbor, the town where Grace went to hide and Kira and Aden are searching for their relatives who went missing. Grace is a survivor but she's got a secret, and she's not willing to share her story- living quietly in the resort town and managing the inn. Aden's father went missing and so did Kira's daughter- and Grace might, just might (you know she does) hold the key to the answers. Each of these three has their own perspective and the storylines will eventually merge. It's not too twisty but it's got a few turns. Thanks to the publisher for the ARC. A good read for the beach.

The premise sounded very interesting. Sadly, it just didn't grab my attention. The characters were flat, and that made it hard to stay engaged or care about what happened to them. I figured things out early on, so the twists weren't a surprise. Plot points were disjointed, and the ending felt rushed.

This one was a slow burn for the first half, but it definitely picked up after that! It took me awhile to figure out how the three storylines meshed together, but once they did, I kicked myself for not figuring it out. I blame myself because I went into it blind. We have Kira, whose daughter went missing from a sleazy part of town. Turns out she didn’t know her like she thought. We have Grace, the Inn keeper who has become a hermit after being kidnapped years ago. And we have Aden, his dad recently went missing. All three storylines eventually line up and I really enjoyed the direction the story took!

The Vanishing Hour is a dangerous time in sleepy Rock Harbor, Maine. It’s the time of night when young women have a history of going missing from a seedy part of town that locals call the Strip. Years ago, Grace was one of those girls, but she was lucky enough to eventually escape with her life. Now, Kira’s daughter Brooke has recently gone missing from the area. And Aden’s elderly father is missing, last seen outside an illicit club on the Strip. Is his disappearance linked too?

I love a multiple POV story where you can’t tell right away how the viewpoints are going to come together, and this novel delivers on that in spades. Plenty of twists and turns, some red herrings, but also just darn good writing and character development. Kira, Grace, and Aden are all equally compelling and I enjoyed all three perspectives and the way they intertwined. The mood is tense and atmospheric, and Glass’s writing style kept me engrossed. Although a slow burn at some points, the ending is fast-paced and went in a direction I didn’t see coming. I finished this book in only two sittings, I was that eager to see how it was all going to pan out!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for providing me an advance copy of this book.

Kira lives with her husband in Boston. Her daughter is living three hours away in Rock Harbor, Maine. Kira's dad lives in a cabin there, but Brooke is living with her boyfriend. Brooke goes missing and Kira can't sit still and do nothing. She somewhat stalks everyone that she might be able to get answers from. It appears that Brooke went missing in a bad part of town with strip clubs, prostitutes, and drugs. It doesn't make sense to Kira. She thought she knew everything about her daughter.

Aden is a single dad. His daughter is in boarding school. Aden's parents and brother still live in Rock Harbor. Aden's mom calls him frantic that his dad is missing. His dad sometimes forgets to tell his wife that he's going fishing, so he isn't too worried. But Aden drives to Rock Harbor to help. Another elderly man was also missing.

Grace hides out at an inn that is closed part of the year. She was a survivor of an abduction and captivity. She has a limp from an injury she got when she escaped. She didn't see her captor's face and she wasn't sure where the house was that she was kept. Now Grace tries to hide from the news and people in general. When Aden shows up looking for a room, she reluctantly rents him one. He tells Grace that his dad is missing. After he looks Grace up online, Aden finds out who she is.

There were multiple girls that went missing in Rock Harbor. A couple were later found dead. Kira is positive that Brooke's alive and she ends up getting help from Aden and Grace.

I gave this book 4 stars. I figured it out early on, but there was another twist I didn't see coming. The pacing could drag at times, but overall, it was hard to put down.

Thank you to the publisher for sending me a Netgalley link.

Thank you NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I flew through this book. I felt like the intensity and suspense definitely built as the chapters went on and I kept wanting to pick the book back up to find out what happened. The ending wasn't quite as satisfying as I had hoped (hence the lack of 5 stars), but I still enjoyed it. While this is no "On A Quiet Street" (one of my favorite books this year), I recommend this book and I can't wait to read future books from this author.

I enjoyed this for what it was; a popcorn thriller. Don't expect a lot of twist and turns, or deep meaningful storylines. It did keep me reading, but you can figure out the ending from a mile away.

Thank you to Harlequin Trade Publishing and Netgalley for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I knew I had to read this one when I found out it was set in Rock Harbor, Maine. I love a good Maine setting, especially when it will be a thrilling mystery to tear through. The Vanishing Hour will have you going around twist, turns, and looping right back around. It is told through multiple points of view, which allows for your mind to really go on a wild chase of who is kidnapping girls from this small seaside town.

Grace has an incredibly quiet life, keeps to herself, and must convince herself that she is in fact safe. Even though she was one of the first girls to be taken, she was lucky to get away with her life. But the man who held her captive is still preying on young girls. Aden is called back home when his father disappears. To help keep the family calm and to try to find out what happened. Kira is the mother of Brooke who has vanished. She is tracking down each person she can find who knew her daughter. Digging up anything and everything she can in order to save her daughter. There were times when Kira drove me nuts. Will the three of them be able to uncover who is behind these vicious kidnappings and murders? Before more people disappear.

I enjoyed the crazy ride that Seraphina Nova Glass brings you on. Everyone is a suspect, and no one is safe from the prying eyes. I loved how the story unfurled. There is so much going on with each of the missing, and each brings a piece of the puzzle together. Thank you to Seraphina Nova Glass and Graydon House for this slow burn read.

This was OK. There isn't much more than that. I didn't enjoy all the MPV, that added a layer of confusion to this already kind of all over the place book. It breaks up the frantic feeling that the author is trying to display when it comes to Brooke.. the ending was nit a twist so much as a gentle bend.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of The Vanishing Hour by Seraphina Nova Glass that I read and reviewed.
This book was pretty good by it was told by too many characters point of view in my personal opinion. I prefer books that I are not written in this style and this is just a personal preference for me.
Overall, this is a fast moving book with an interesting story. I was enjoyed the mystery and trying to figure out who the perpetrator was.
I am giving The Vanishing Hour four out of five stars.