Kira’s daughter Brooke goes missing in Rock Harbor, Maine. She is the most recent in a series of girls that disappeared in a similar fashion. Years ago, Grace was one of those girls but she managed to escape. Now, she is haunted by survivors’ guilt. When Aden’s father also goes missing from the area, his family thinks his disappearance may be linked to that of the girls’.

This was a slow-burn thriller, where I wasn’t sure exactly how the storylines were going to merge together, but once they did, they came together pretty fluidly. Told from multiple points of view, we see each of the main characters’s perspective. But the point of view seemed to randomly switch at points, so I had a little bit of a hard time keeping track of who was who. The story definitely picked up speed towards the end, and I got though the last 25% pretty quickly. The cover of this one is what drew me into it - stunning!

Thank you to thrillerbookpromos, Grayson House and Serpahina Nova Glass for the ARC! This book releases May 30th.

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I really enjoyed The Vanishing Hour and I am excited to read more from this author. I couldn't put this one down until I knew how it was going to end. I will be recommending this to all of my fellow book lovers.

The Vanishing Hour had everything I look for in a book. Engaging characters, an atmospheric setting and a twist I did not see coming. Grace, Kira and Aden coming together to solve the mystery of the disappearances had me on the edge of my seat. The book flowed smoothly with an extremely satisfying ending.

I loved this book, from the amazing characters to the page turning plot. Every aspect was great. Well written and well thought out. This one kept me guessing till the very end and the explosive twist was jaw dropping.
Seriously creepy and terrifying. A great read from start to finish. Highly recommended!

Rock Harbor, Maine. A quiet town in the off-season and the perfect place to lose yourself.

Grace is doing just that. Running a small inn in this town where bad things seem to happen. To girls. Just girls. And Grace was one of those girls who disappeared. But she escaped and is doing her best to hold things together and keep out of the line of fire.

But when trouble comes to her door, she will risk any and everything to keep her secrets. Until she can’t. Because someone is taking girls again. Girls that look like Grace and the truth is shocking.

I thought the plot was solid but the execution dragged quite a bit.

NetGalley/ May 30, 2023, HQ/ Graydon

But Grace isn’t the only one with something to hide, and Rock Harbor isn’t just a sleepy vacation town. Someone is taking young women—girls who look an awful lot like Grace did when she was kidnapped so many years ago.

This book was amazing! So many twists and turns and a part of the story I never saw coming. Seraphina has easily become one of my favorite authors and I look forward to reading her next book. Girls are going missing but no one knows why. Then an elderly man and then another elderly man. But what's the connection? Read more to find out! Chills and goosebumps up my spine while reading this!

Once again i am disappointed in things that I request randomly. i will do better for myself and not do such things anymore.

I’ve read some of Ms. Glass’s other thrillers so I was excited to read this one. Overall, I found the plot interesting and suspenseful and appreciated the different character dynamics. Definitely had my suspicions about each character throughout the story yet the ending was still a big surprise. There were a few times where a lot of minor characters were introduced at once and only discussed briefly which made it hard to remember their significance, but aside from that I thought the story was well written.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review :)

I'll come right out with it: this wasn't my favorite. And really I think some of that comes down to my expectations going into the the book. I was expecting Grace to be the clear MC but we ended up with three POVs, two in third person and one in first person. And I didn't particularly like any of them.

I struggled to stay engaged in the story the entire time, especially with Kira's POV. Ultimately, even though I was excited for this one, it was a miss for me.

*I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

4,5 stars

I’ve found a new author to pay attention to. I loved this book!🙌

Thanks to @graydonhousebooks & @seraphinanovaglass for having me on this book tour and @netgalley for my e-ARC!

After discovering that this story is set in Maine (one of my favorite places) I couldn't wait to start it and after reading the blurb I was hooked.

In Rock Harbor, Maine, a desperate mother (Kira) searches for her missing 19-year-old daughter. Last seen near a strip club in town, Brooke has disappeared and with her a number of other girls over a period of several years. Could there be a serial killer on the loose?

Aden returns to his hometown of Rock Harbor after learning that his elderly father has disappeared without a trace. To Aden's horror, his father has also been spotted near the strip club, although he likes to preach the word of God. What could these two missing people have in common?

Then there is Grace, Aden's host at the Inn where he’s staying. She was abducted many years ago but managed to escape her abductor.

Will she be able to give Aden some answers or help Kira find her daughter? But what is she hiding?

I had no idea what was going on until much later in the book (no surprises there ). So I loved the way these three separate stories unfolded and then tied together at the end.

I won’t deny that the author led me around in circles with some excellent red herrings until I suspected every character in the book!

This was such a great find!

Seraphina Nova Glass can surely write excellent thriller and this was her best I read so far.
There's a sense of dread and of trouble to come since the beginning, there's twists and there a bay guy tha t is not that hard to guess but he's quite terrifying.
Excellent storytelling, tightly knitted and fast paced plot.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

Another great read from Seraphina Nova Glass!

Interesting, relatable characters woven into a suspenseful page-turner, culminating in an ending I never saw coming!

The beginning of this book really threw me off and I couldn’t get into it, but I stuck with it and ended up really liking it! I like this author and will definitely read more of the books she writes!

Thanks to Netgalley and Graydon House Books for the digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I really enjoyed this tightly plotted thriller! You know I love a good serial killer thriller. It’s definitely a slow burn, but the way everything connects seamlessly in the end makes it all worth it! If you haven’t read this author yet, I highly recommend you check her out!

This was so intriguing at first. I was hooked and compulsively reading.

The formatting is a little messy, so the scenes with the captive person were hard to discern from the regular chapters. But I think that reveal was the most shocking aspect of the story.

The who/bad guy wasn’t a surprise. I appreciated the things tossed into to throw the reader off track a bit (Harry, Brady, etc). But it WAS a surprise to see HE was the captive. And that his former victim had reversed the roles.

But I do think it started to get tedious around the halfway point. There’s a lot of nothing happening, sadly. Just finger-pointing and attempts at making other characters seem guilty. It’s still a relatively quick read, but I think a lot of the “excitement” and intensity disappears.

Overall, a pretty good story.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this! I LOVED On a Quiet Street by this author so I was super excited for this book! Unfortunately, it just wasn't for me. I just thought it was a little slow. I am grateful that I was able to read it though, and am looking forward to seeing what other people think!

⭐⭐⭐/5

This is a book with a dark and twisted plot and characters with different storylines that merge together slowly and methodically. There is the man whose father has disappeared who returns home to Maine to look for him. There is the mother whose daughter has vanished from the red light district in the small town of Rock Harbor Maine. And finally, there is the woman hiding from the world with a secret past that holds all of the events in the book together. This book is a slow burn, but what a burn it is! I was entranced with the mechanics of finding out how everything fit together, just like a puzzle and the author does a masterful job of weaving the story around the character of Grace, the woman hiding away from her devastating past. I really enjoyed the characterization and the eerie tone of the book that was like reading a novel that I just knew something bad was going to happen soon. Cue the music for the old horror films and move on to the next chapter! This was an amazingly well-written book that drew me into its spider web of secrets and kept me trapped there (albeit willingly) until the satisfying and brilliant conclusion. Having read this author’s former books, I kind of knew what to expect, but THE VANISHING HOUR takes her style and genius to a next level in a way that was magical and completely engaging. My heart was in my throat at times as I waited for the next surprising twist…no disappointment here, just sheer amazement at how sharp and addictive the writing was!
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This story is told in multiple POV with concurrent storylines. Grace is the Inn keeper and recluse after escaping from the man that kidnapped her. Kira’s daughter is missing and she is desperately trying to find her. Aden’s dad recently went missing after a supposed fishing trip. All three characters are trying to discover the truth of what is going on in Rock Harbor. This does start off a little slow, but then it really picks up the second half of the book. You will be suspicious of several of the characters at different times throughout the book. With each chapter, more details are revealed. There are different pieces of information that seem unrelated, but it all comes together nicely at the end. I was able to figure out one of the twists, but was still able to enjoy the book. This book was suspenseful and I enjoyed it. This was my first book by the author, and I would definitely read more of her books.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for providing me an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

3.5 stars
This book hit the ground running from the very start. Kira’s daughter, Brooke has gone missing and the police seem to have given up searching for her. We have 3 POVs- Kira’s, Aden (a man returning to town after his father’s disappearance), and Grace (who is hiding from a secret she’s not ready to expose). The suspense and tension is well handled through most of the book as we start to put the pieces together. I’d have given this a full 4 stars had it ended as well as it began. For me, things fell apart a bit as they started to come together in a somewhat unbelievable fashion. Make sure to bring your 🍿 for that dramatic ending!!

*Thanks to Grayson House and NetGalley for the advance reader copy for review.

The Vanishing Hour by Stephanie Nova Glass is a fast-paced, multilayered story. The multiple character point of views were all intriguing but I found myself really drawn to Grace’s story. She’s a strong character that doesn’t realize how strong she is. The threads of the characters all came together in a smooth and believable way. The Vanishing Hour is a great read.