"Twenty-Seven Minutes" delves into the harrowing aftermath of the accidental death of Phoebe Dean, a beloved girl from a small town. As the community reels from the tragedy, questions surface about the circumstances surrounding the incident. Amidst the grief, the townspeople begin to unravel the mystery of why it took twenty-seven minutes for anyone to call for help, opening a Pandora's box of hidden truths and shocking revelations.

The story unfolds through multiple viewpoints, providing a multifaceted look at the events leading up to Phoebe's untimely demise. Every perspective unveils layers of complexity, leading to a series of unexpected twists and turns that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.

Featuring a cast of unreliable narrators, "Twenty-Seven Minutes" delivers a thrilling and fast-paced narrative that captivates from start to finish. Prepare to be engrossed in a tale of secrets, deceit, and the startling climax that will leave a lasting impact.

I absolutely loved this book. It was really well written and it was also surprising. Thank you for the arc. I really appreciate it.

Ashley Tate's debut novel is a study in the slow unfolding of the truth behind an awful tragedy that has disrupted the lives of everyone in the town of West Wilmer for ten years. Told from multiple third-person viewpoints, the novel unveils the twisted motives of everyone involved in the accident that took the life of Phoebe Dean, the town's shining star who was destined to do great things...until she died. The question in everyone's mind -- why did the driver, Phoebe's brother Grant, take twenty-seven minutes to call for help? There is a surreal quality to the narrative as it delves deeper into the mystery, and the atmospheric setting descriptions add to the nightmare feel of the story.

Tate demonstrates a masterful command of her characters, shifting from one to the other with just enough new information to keep the reader anxious and eager for the unraveling. I highly recommend this read!

Thank you to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for the ARC. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This was a quick read because it was pages and pages of nothing happening. Told through multiple POV and flashbacks to that fateful night ten years ago, I loathed every single person in the book. So props to the author for writing well enough to cause such strong emotions in a reader!

Every single person either dreams situations up, has flashbacks, or hallucinates. I get trying to confuse the reader, but ultimately I felt like there were too many damaged people, I've never lived in a small town but felt like ALL the character should just leave and get a fresh start. And therapy. Lots and lots of therapy.
 
Anyone that's read a Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys book will figure out the "shocking twist" at the end long before they get there. In fact, one of the characters is even accused of being a Nancy Drew. Points for mentioning my favorite teen sleuth.

Overall, good in the fact that it kept me out of a reading slump and it passed the time, but the execution fell flat in the end.

Had me hooked at the start, fell a little flat at the end. Maybe I just wanted a bit more of a dramatic big reveal.
Considering the characters were all pretty unlikeable I still enjoyed this book and was invested in finding out the truth about THAT night.

This thriller was just not for me. It felt so slow, so predictable and just unmemorable. I’m kinda excited to forget that I read this book.

Twenty- Seven minutes is a psychological thriller about the accidental death of a small town girl, Phoebe Dean, on a bridge one night. Despite multiple people being involved in the accident, everyone only cares about losing Phoebe, and trying to figure out why it took the others twenty-seven minutes to call for help. Told through alternating viewpoints, and with plenty of twists and turns, the answer is shocking.

This book was such a fun, quick read. I loved all of the unreliable narrators and enjoyed the big surprise ending.

Thank you NetGalley, and Ashley Tate for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This book was an incredibly slow burn for me. It was not at all what I expected and I didn't care for any of the characters. I pretty much figured out what happened half way through, minus one crazy revelation at the end.

DNF I'm sorrryyyyyy! I really am going to try to read this book again, but after reading maybe 20-30% I was just lost and not enjoying the reading experience.

I had a hard time keeping up with the many characters and multiple POVs. I felt every character was trying very hard, but I wasn't attached to any of them.

Same with the plot, it was just a lot of nothing for me. HOWEVER, this could very well be because I read this so slowly, I could've lost part of the plot. I just didn't have any desire to keep going. Who knows though, this book may have the best second half ever and I just couldn't get there.

Like I said, I'm def def def going to try again at some point when I am ready to deep dive a complicated thriller lol. Hopefully I can edit this in a few weeks with a much better review!

Thank you to NetGalley, Poisoned Pen Press, and Ashley Tate for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

🚑 But the ambulance was called too late - TWENTY SEVEN MINUTES too late 🚑 … holy gripping thriller alert! “Twenty Seven Minutes” by Ashley Tate is sinister, manipulating, suffocating, raw, gut wrenching and bone chilling!!!!

BOOK REVIEW: 🖤🖤🖤🖤/5

10 years ago, the small town of West Wilmer faced a local tragedy. A teenaged girl died in a shocking car crash and the story behind what happened that night just never seemed to add up properly 🤔…

Phoebe Dean had a PLAN for herself and her brother Grant to get the hell out of their mother’s house and their suffocating small town after graduation. Leading up to the party that changed everything THAT NIGHT, Phoebe was on edge and smothering her brother a lot more than usual. Both siblings held on tight to dark secrets … and the truth began to unravel at the party. Wasted and behind the wheel leaving the party, Grant survives the crash but sadly not Phoebe. It took Grant 27 minutes to FINALLY call for help. It was that 27 minutes that could have kept Phoebe alive. And Grant will have to live with that guilt for the rest of his life.

Now it is the 10 year anniversary of Phoebe’s death and Grant is DROWNING in the secrets that he has had to keep all these years. Someone else was there that night in his car … WILL the truth come out OR stay locked up forever?

Thank you kindly to Canadian debut author @ashleytateauthor (you go girl) @poisonedpenpress @netgalley for an advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review! This book releases on January 30, 2024 and is 💯 percent worth checking out!!

This wasn’t the worst book I’ve ever read, but it wasn’t great either. It seemed like there were just too many reveals, and the end of the story didn’t necessarily go with the amount of buildup that it gathered. It wasn’t enough to make me never want to read another one of Ms. Tate’s books, but this one just wasn’t it.

The twist is like that moment on a roller coaster when you suddenly plummet 100 feet to the ground. 😳 It makes so much sense, but it never crossed your mind and so, WHAT?!

Great debut novel from Ashley Tate! I can’t wait to read more from her.

I did really love the multiple perspectives and different story lines, but the story was so similar that it was hard to love any of them. What would Harley’s story have been like?

Thank you to Poisoned Pen Press and Ashley Tate for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Ten years ago, Phoebe died on the old bridge. There have always been questions about the incident that are only now getting answers.

This book had a lot of promise but fell short for me. There are a lot of characters that are all very unlikable. While this isn't always a bad thing, in this case I had no one I wanted to see succeed. The drive to find out what happened to Phoebe was strong and that is what kept me reading.

Overall, if you love thrillers with many characters that are all hiding something, this is the book for you!

Thank you to the author and publisher for the gifted copy. My reviews are always honest.

An incredibly slow burn. Was it worth it? I'm still deciding. None of the characters were relatable because there was very little character development. The twist was cool, but it felt like we were never ever going to get there.

Thank you NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Shocking plot twist that I wasn’t expecting. The plot dragged a little. I didn’t understand the connection between Wyatt’s constant nose bleed and loss of teeth. I kept waiting for a connection as to why that was happening. I was happy with the ending. Justice for Wyatt!

This a case of terrible characters that were terrible people but also terribly uninteresting. Was a slog to get through and the “twists”…. good lord I guessed in the first 20% and this time it wasn’t a guess everything and see what sticks kind of guess. lol.
basically ten years ago Phoebe Dean was killed in a car crash, her brother was driving and her friend was in the back seat. She might not have died if they hadn’t wait to call the police for 27 minutes.
The cover sucked me in. And the story was a bit of a disappointment…

Thanks to NetGalley and Posioned Pen Press for an eARC.

I really wanted to like this, but I have mixed feelings. It starts as a slow build character study that follows multiple people 10 years after an accident. I could handle it being on the slow side and being more of an exploration of grief, but then it tries to be a thriller too, and picks up the pace considerably at the end. And it didn’t all work for me.

The high school drama was exhausting, and seeing that no one really changed or grew up in the ten years following the accident was sad. I predicted the big twist pretty early on, but somehow it still doesn’t completely make sense to me. And what was with the weird co dependent relationship between siblings Grant and Phoebe? I’ve watched GOT too many times to ever be okay with the way they acted with each other.

I think if this tried to focus more on the characters and their grief, and less about the mystery, this would’ve worked for me. All of the characters had a lot of issues, and none of them seemed to be actively trying to fix them.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

An interesting story about a small town and it's secrets regarding the death of one of it's own.

10 years ago, young Phoebe died in a car accident while her brother Grant was driving. It was 27 minutes after the crash that Grant called for help, why the wait? A memorial is being planned for the 10 year anniversary and everyone involved is becoming more and more unsettled. What happened at the party before the crash, why di d Wyatt disappear, what does Becca know? told in present and past timelines, the story slowly unfolds to a satisfying conclusion.

Phoebe Dean died in a car accident 10 years ago, on the night of a high school party. Grant, Phoebe's brother, and his friend Becca, were also in the car and survived. Becca's memory is vague about that night due to her injuries, so she can't seem to remember why it took Grant 27 minutes to call for help.

Starting off slow, but with plenty twists and turns, this book still didn't do it for me. Unfortunately I found the characters unlikeable and couldn't get into the story like I normally would. Finding out the events of that night should keep you hooked, and you never know, this book may be your new favourite.

Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Please send out my thank you to the publisher, I could not stress enough how thankful I was with your approval.

I would like to start by saying that I really did not enjoy this book, as much I would want to keep on going, I DNF this book at 30%. I apologize.