Phoebe Dean died nearly ten years ago. She was pretty and popular. She was in a car accident with her brother and two others. The small town of West Wilmer has always wondered why it took Grant Dean, Phoebe's brother 27 minutes to call for help.


The upcoming memorial for Phoebe has the town talking and asking questions. The truth of what happened that night lays amongst the survivors. They each have their own secret about that night.
The story is told from the point of view of four different characters. We learn how the tragedy affected each of them and the burden they carry. The reader gets to learn about who the characters were before and after the accident allowing you to see the personality shift and the impact of keeping dark secrets.

Twenty-Seven Minutes is a fast paced read that is character driven. There is quite a bit of suspense and the reveal is quite shocking. The characters feel real and only one of my theories was correct. Making this a debut novel that just from past to present an excellent read. I look forward to what Ashely Tate will put out in the future.

Ten years have passed since the death of Grant's sister, Phoebe. A terrible accident on a rainy night. Lives damaged,, people changed. What really happened? Lots of suspense written well. Recommended thriller for fans of YA.

Thanks to #NetGalley and #PoisonedPenPress for the book #TwentySevenMinutes by #AshleyTate. This book was non-stop stress with what really happened that night. All the secrecy and rumors that lead up to the surprising truth that will shock everyone.

This was an interesting but tough read. Everyone in this book was just a bag of dicks and were all lying. Except June and she definitely got screwed over by pretty much everyone in the book. At least the lies got put right in the end and June was released from the torment of her mother not knowing what happened to her brother. This was my 1st book by Ashley Tate but it will not be my last!

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Although this had great promise, the unreliable characters and dual timelines just doled out the plot way too slowly for my liking! It kept me engaged only because I was annoyed and wanted it to actually go somewhere.

While there are some clunky moments that don't work quite as well as I think they were meant to, this is a promising debut. There are a lot of characters and short perspectives that, within short chapters, weave together a complicated web of lies and partial truths about what happened ten years earlier on the night Phoebe died. I suspected one of the big twists of the story, but I thought the plot was cleverly done.

There's something to be said about the tragedies of small-town living, and Ashley Tate's Twenty-Seven Minutes does a nice job marrying these tragedies with a twinge of mystery and liberation.

Ten years ago, in the stagnant town of West Wilmer, it took twenty-seven minutes for Grant Dean to call for help following a horrific car accident that left his sister, Phoebe, dead. As the decade anniversary of the accident creeps closer, the town closes in on Grant and why it took that shocking amount of time to call for help. Was there more to the story? Will a long-held secret be set free? Or will those desperate enough to weave a web of lies find themselves safe?

I really enjoy stories told in multiple POVs and alternating timelines, so it's a no-brainer that I appreciate that with Tate's debut. I think that the characters, while unlikable, were a master class in the exploration of the power of trauma and keeping secrets. I would not say that this story was at all a thriller, but instead dramatic fiction with an edge of mystery. This one reminded me a lot of "After We Vanished", which I also enjoyed, as it included some of the same themes of grief, trauma and loss.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Ten years ago Grant crashed his truck killing his younger sister, Phoebe. She would have lived, but it took him 27 minutes to call for help. Why? With a memorial coming up, those involved in the crash are forced to face what happened and how it has affected their lives. Someone is ready to tell the truth.

What I loved:
- Multiple POV
- Unreliable everyone
- Unlikeable characters
- Short chapters

What didn’t work for me:
- Very repetitive
- Too long, drags a bit
- I guessed every single twist

Twenty Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate is her debut novel and one of those stories that I wanted to love. I bounced back and forth, between a three and a four. I always up the rating when that happens.

My biggest complaint was the repetition. At two thirds of the way through, it became tedious, but, I understand why it was done that way. Shifting from different points of view and past to present and back again, it was inevitable. It never stopped me from having a need to know the ending and did create tension, making me read faster to find out the truth and why it was such a big secret.

Wyatt became the most intriguing character to me. I loved the twist and my heart broke for June. Through no fault of her own, I feel she suffered the most. I cannot tell you all the whys. You will have to find out for yourself.

As the truth comes to light and the secrets are revealed, I felt many emotions. Anger at the liars and the ones that chose to cover up. Empathy for June, the one I feel who struggled the most and paid the biggest price. Satisfaction that those who deserve it were haunted by their part in the cover up and the price they paid for keeping their secret for ten long years.

Karma…

We have a Conversation with the Author at the end of the book and a Reading Group Guide.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Twenty Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate.

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𝚁𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐: 4⭐️
𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: Mystery📚

𝙼𝚢 𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜:
This one wasn’t my favorite but the ending makes it worth the read

𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎:
Multiple POV
Unlikable characters
Small towns
Dual timelines
Themes of grief
Dramatic mysteries
Dark secrets
Captivating plot

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙸 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚍:
The ending!

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛:
Wasn’t really much of a thriller
Overall I feel like not much happened
Slow burn

Why would it take someone twenty-seven minutes to call for help after a car accident? That is the central question behind Ashley Tate's new novel Twenty-Seven Minutes. Ten years ago Grant, his sister Phoebe and Becca were involved in an car accident that left Phoebe dead and the town mourning the loss of such a promising young life. Now, as the town prepares to hold a memorial for the anniversary, questions start to simmer. What really happened that night? Why had it taken Grant so long to call for help? Tate slowly unwinds these threads to reveal what really did happen in those twenty-seven minutes.

Unfortunately, this story did not work for me. The main issue is too many POVs that cause a lot of confusion. There are 4 main perspectives and interspersed are POVs from random characters in the flashback chapters. Very little character development happens in these characters minds and the refrain of references to THAT NIGHT repeat for 95% of the book until the "big reveal" in the last chapters. The premise is strong but the execution was poor.

Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for an ARC o Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate for an honest review.

This book started off strong and pulled me in. It is told by multiple POV and a current and 10 years ago timeline. I liked the different timelines so you could see what happened the night of the accident and what was going on prior to that. The story is about siblings in high school that are hoping to get out of their town. There is a tragic accident that changes the future for many people in the town.

There was some suspense, however I felt the book was very drawn out. I found myself scanning pages because there was so much of the same story leading up to the ten year anniversary of the accident.

Why did it take Grant Dean twenty seven minutes to call for help on the night of the accident that killed his little sister Phoebe?
Told from a few people’s perspectives this edgy small town drama kept me hooked from the very beginning and I really enjoyed it! It gives me Riley Sager vibes and I would highly recommend. A brilliant debut!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for gifting me a digital ARC of the debut thriller by Ashley Tate - 4 stars!

Ten years ago, three teenagers were involved in a crash and one died. The other two, along with the town residents, are still trying to recover from the tragedy. There's a memorial planned and a vote underway to tear down the bridge where the accident happened. But too many questions are still floating around - mainly, what happened in the 27 minutes before the driver called the police?

Told in both past and present timelines from multiple POV, we gradually learn all the secrets that people have been keeping. The brother dealing with guilt over the fact that he was driving and his sister died; the secret girlfriend; the other girl in the car, along with all the town gossip swirling. I thought this was a tense thriller that kept me guessing and I didn't see that end coming. It was an interesting character study into grief, secrets, trauma. I'm excited to read more from this author in the future!

Ten years ago, Phoebe Dean lay dying on a bridge in the small town of West Wilmer. For years her death was quietly talked about, with most people asking why it too Phoebe's brother Grant twenty-seven minutes to call for help. Yet Grant wasn't alone on the bridge that night. Becca knows what happened but she remains silent, keeping Grant's secret...or is it her own. Grant and Becca are used to keeping secrets and what happened that night is just one more shared between them. But there are other mysteries happening in West Wilmer. As Phoebe lay dying, June's brother Wyatt disappears without a trace. Did he have something to do with Phoebe's death or did he, after yet another fight with his father, make good on his threat to get out of the cloying, claustrophobic dead end town?
As the ten year anniversary of Phoebe's death nears, the town readies to hold a memorial, June holds a funeral for her mother, to which no one attends. Once again, Phoebe's death overshadow the loss of someone June loves. As June prepares to grieve alone, Wyatt returns to explain why he left. In doing so, he will unearth the secret of what happened that fateful night on the bridge.

Ashley Tate's debut novel, Twenty-Seven Minutes, is tells a powerful story of life in a small town where many have secrets just waiting to be discovered. The story is well written and well plotted, although the end feels a bit rushed considering that the reveal is relatively short in comparison the the lead up to it. I really wanted short chapter or even an epilogue to find out what happened after the reveal. Despite this, I enjoyed the read. I feel that anyone who enjoys small town mysteries with some psychological twistiness. will happily while away a few hours on this read.

First, I want to thank NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion of the book!

This dual timeline story takes place in a small town that has been grieving the death of a brilliant young lady for ten years. I would say the main characters in this story are a bit unreliable and their mental health questionable. I would call this a psychological thriller because the way the story builds in slow burn that will keep the reader guessing and trying to figure out what really happened the rainy night of the accident that took Phoebe's life.

Grant, Phoebe's brother who was driving that night, and Becca, who was also in the truck the night of the accident have been traumatized and have suffered from keeping secrets for ten years. They have also listened to the whole town mourn Phoebe, but at the same time they feel like the town has forgotten about their injuries and traumatic experience.

During the whole story the town in gearing up for a memorial on the tenth anniversary of Phoebe's death and a vote that will determine the fate of the bridge where the accident happened.

June is my favorite character in the book. Her brother Wyatt disappeared the same night that the accident happened and no one in the town has cared or asked about him all these years. No one seems to care about the Delroy family at all.

Twenty-seven minutes by Ashley Tate was a page turner! I could not put this book down, I finished it in 2 days!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this early and give an honest review.

3.5 stars

I would really like it if in the future when authors are writing a book with a twist ending...they refrain from using a stereotypical supernatural twist.

Besides that, while the plot was interesting, I couldn't stand the characters. They were all so unlikable and I wasn't rooting for any of them or even rooting for the mystery to be resolved. I also felt like there were some plot holes (but that may be because I skimmed most of the book lol).

Pub date: Today

This eARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

A bunch of super unlikable characters, all of them so gloomy and depressing. But I guess that’s understandable considering their circumstances! I did have trouble keeping all the names and relationships straight, especially at the start but even throughout, as each chapter is from one of four perspectives. .

Bottom line is this book was a little too slow paced for me, but I enjoyed the writing style in general and will give this author another chance.

A town's golden girl dies and another boy runs away.
The town is full of gossip and sugar coating. Do they actually know what these kids were really up to? Or do they just continue to assume? ...

This story is a dual timeline. Present day and flashbacks to when they were in high school. So because of that some of it did read YA. Even the maturity levels of the present day as well. I did feel like part of it was kinda slow, but I still enjoyed the story and was very curious where it was headed.

The twist towards the end got me! That's what definitely pushed me to a 4. I thought of many scenarios but not that one. Lol

A fantastic debut novel for sure. If this is where Ashley Tate is starting I can't wait to see what else she releases in the future.

Thank you @netgalley @ashleytateauthor @poisonedpenpress for allowing me to read and review this ARC.