Rating: 3/5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Twenty-Seven Minutes is told in a dual timeline, the night of the accident and the present and through multiple POVs. This story is told through the eyes of June, Becca, Wyatt and Grant. Majority of the characters are highly unlikeable and there are a lot of of mental health issues that are not addressed. I would consider this to be more-so a story of grief instead of a thriller.
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This story is a slow burn until the end when it picks up as everything starts to unravel, including the characters. I feel like this story was fairly repetitive with the conversations and the recurrent talk of the bridge and the night of the accident. I feel like this one could have easily dropped a hundred pages and I probably would have given this one a 4 star rating.
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I liked the ending, I didn’t see the one part coming, but love where Tate went with it. I think I am just more butthurt over the fact I didn’t feel like much happened for the first 90% of the book.
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Overall, this had a really interesting premise, I love the multiple POVs, that really enhanced the grieving process and how it is different from one person to the other. The ending was great and will leave you shocked. I just wish more happened during majority of the story. I think that this one will be one that we will be seeing mixed reviews on! Definitely give this a go!
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Twenty-Seven Minutes releases on 1/30. Huge thank you to NetGalley, Ashley Tate and Poisoned Pen Press for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

The first few pages of this book really had me hooked and I was so looking forward to it being a great thriller. However the characters for me just missed the mark, I understand the point of this story was for all the characters to be troubled but they all annoyed me so much it made it hard to read. I really pushed through this one because I do not like to DNF books. It wasn't bad but I found it very frustrating to read...

A very middle of the road mystery/drama for me. Lots of POVs and No one was likeable. It felt very repetitive at points.

This book has a great premise, with unreliable narrators, characters dealing with grief, and a sister trying to figure out why her brother left town. There are also some unaddressed mental health issues. The story is told from the perspectives of Becca, Grant, June, and Wyatt. Becca and Grant are dealing with the 10th anniversary of the death of Grant's sister, for which they were both present. June and Wyatt are siblings dealing with Wyatt skipping town on the same day Phoebe died, and then showing back up the day Becca buried her mother, 10 years later.

The story is non-linear, with the current time and "10 years ago" timelines, and in each of the stories, there may be a whole different timeline denoted by italics. It is a slow-burn mystery, but unfortunately, very slow and repetitive. Several chapters went over the same scenarios, and the author tried to tackle too many themes, including grief, obsession, and mystery. However, there wasn't enough character development to care about the themes.

The lead-up to the day of Phoebe's memorial is uninteresting, but the book picks up with great pacing, twists, and turns once we finally get there. Although the premise was great, the book didn't feel well executed, and I found myself wanting to get to the point. Overall, I wanted to like this book, but unfortunately, I didn't.

This thriller was just meh for me. While the different POV was interesting the story & characters never seemed to develop or become cohesive, almost like the story never moved past the first page. It was a great idea & had some twists that could be great but was overall a blah.

Obsessed from start to finish. Kept me on the edge of my seat and turning the page. I was fully immersed with the story.

The story centers around Phoebe and her death. Her 10 year memorial has come around, her brother killed her in a car accident, and how some really wonder if it was an accident as it took him twenty seven minutes to call for help. Many speculate as to what really happened that night.

There’s a lot to this story. Many levels with the characters and how tragedy can affect the ones around us. While the plot was intriguing and definitely captured my attention to figure out what happened, I wasn’t a fan of some of the characters or how they acted. Small town tragedies affect a lot around them.

I felt the emotions of the story. The grief and guilt and remorse. Sadly I think how some people were written just didn’t do it for me.

There was a lot going on here and at first I was confused with all of the different characters and a bit unsure of how and where they fit in. But, just keep track of them as once you get through and understand the connections this was a wild ride!

I kept thinking that I knew what happened here how Phoebe died that night and who did it but as the chapters went on and new bits of information were coming out again and again I was wrong.

So, if you want to read a thrilling ride of trying to figure out who did it — you are reading the right book! I never saw the end coming!

A lot can change in 27 minutes. Why did Grant take so long to call for help after getting into an accident that ended with his sister, Phoebe, dying? Now it’s 10 years later, and the town is having a memorial in remembrance of Phoebe. The town is once again full of gossip as to the event and the people who may or may not been involved in each other’s lives. There’s four people at the heart of this tragedy. What secrets will be revealed?

I know I rated this book 3 stars, and I rated down, because I would give it 3.5 if I could. The secrets that were revealed were shockingly good. I didn’t expect the ending AT ALL. The book wrapped up perfectly.

However, that’s kind of where the goodness ends for me. There were so many characters introduced in the beginning that I was lost. While I did appreciate chapters told from various characters points of view, it took me a bit to remember them all and understand how they all fit in.

This book is a true definition of a slow burn. If you like slow burns, you’ll enjoy this book. It was a little too slow for me personally, but that’s just personal preference and nothing to do with the author’s talent.

I think this was a good debut book. I’m excited to see this author progress throughout her career.

Quick and enjoyable read with characters you could both love and hate, sympathize with and not understand at all. You have a sense throughout the book what might have happened, but the truth of it isn't revealed until the end. An interesting multi-perspective story that makes you think about the secrets kept in small towns.

Thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for my Advance Readers' Copy in exchange for my honest review.

Twenty-Seven Minutes is a mystery thriller with slowly built-up suspense that kept me turning the pages from the very first scene. Greif was portrayed really well and was really the catalyst that kept pushing the story along. I enjoyed the plot, the overall creepy setting that was established, and the nice twist ending. However, I never really got as invested as I wanted to with the characters and, unfortunately, this was the biggest drawback of this novel for me personally. But overall, I had a good time with this book and what it brought to the table.

I believe the re-readability of this book would be very high since the author left clues throughout the entirety of the story that would be fun to go back and see that the ending was there for us readers to figure out the whole time. I would certainly recommended this if you enjoy slow burn thrillers and don’t mind some gore. Thank you to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in which I am voluntarily leaving this honest review.

This is the author’s debut novel and I’d say she did a very good job with storyline and character development (none are likable). It is told in multiple points of view, taking place in both present day and 10 years prior, but it’s very easy to follow along because chapters are labeled and the past is in a different font. Although I don’t think it was her intention, I did find the ending to be predictable. Even though I was pretty sure how it was going to end, I still continued on the ride because I was enjoying it (and to make sure I was right). Overall, I would recommend it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the complimentary copy of this book. As always, the opinions expressed within this review are completely my own.

There was so much going on in this story and almost all of it bad. There was so much tragedy in this one small town. Everyone was touched by it in some way, which is typical for small towns.
Ten years ago a young girl liked by most everyone passed away in an accident which raised many questions. Few know the true story of what really happened.
I did guess part of the mystery. The story moved between all the characters but I didn’t have trouble keeping track. The story was well written and the characters well developed.
I received this book as a free ARC and am leaving this review voluntarily.

It's been a few days since I finished this one and I'm still not sure what to make of it. I really wanted to like it, and at times I did, but I think overall it was confusing and the parts I was able to make sense of were entirely too predictable. The story was messy, to say the least, and just... didn't make sense. All of the characters were awful and unrelatable and under-developed and I didn't like a single one of them

The only redemption I'll give this book is that is perfectly encapsulates what it feels like to live and grow up in run-down small town and never be able to leave.

I was praying for this one to be over. It is so boring and repetitive with the most anti-climactic "climax" of a book that is supposed to be suspenseful and thrilling. I was so excited to be done with this book since I could not find myself interested in or caring about any of the characters or the overall story arc. There were so many POVs and conflicting viewpoints that I just couldn't get invested in anyone.

The build-up is painfully slow, and I was so frustrated by being given NOTHING for 90% of the book that when it did eventually come to a head I was annoyed rather than relieved. This one had potential but was a miss for me.

Thank you as always to NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All views and thoughts are my own.

The story masterfully weaves together the characters' complex emotions and the interconnected mysteries surrounding that tragic night on the bridge. As the narrative unfolds, it becomes a gripping exploration of the human psyche when confronted with unbearable sorrow and the lengths one is willing to go to protect the ones they love.

I thought this was a very solid mystery/thriller (and I read a lot). I found myself trying and failing to guess where the story was going. I liked that it had concise chapters that make me want to continue reading until I finish.

I enjoyed every point of view we read from almost equally. I did find myself wanting to read Grants chapters more for some reason. Without full background I was getting annoyed with Becca in a good way, because eventually I understood where she was coming from.

I thought this was an edge of you seat thriller full of mystery. I definitely intend on reading more by this author.

"Twenty-Seven Minutes" by Ashley Tate unfolds in the small town of West Wilmer, haunted by the lingering question of why it took Grant Dean twenty-seven minutes to seek help after a car accident claimed his sister's life.

As the anniversary approaches, Grant grapples with the night's memories and a suffocating secret. The story delves into the perspective of Becca, who witnessed the tragedy, and June, left alone after her brother's mysterious disappearance.

While the book offers a good twist, it fully reveals it only at the end, with about 80% spent on suspense development. This may be more enjoyable for thriller beginners, but seasoned readers might find the lack of clues and prolonged suspense a bit irksome.

I liked twenty-seven minutes by Ashley Tate. The story is about a murder that happened ten years ago and the story jumps back and fourth between past and present. I thought there were quite a lot of details to go through and remember in the beginning but I enjoyed the book and would recommend this author.

Wow! I wasn't sure what to expect starting this story. I liked each perspective adding to the story. The jumps to the past worked too to reveal what really happened 10 years ago. The characters were all interesting and flawed. It was hard to tell what was true and what was the perception of each character. This was an interesting twist to the story. I thought the book moved a little slow in the middle, but the ending was unexpected. I wish there was a bit of an epilogue to let us know how some of the characters moved on. I received an advance copy from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review.