Alright. When it comes to the thriller genre, i’m used to very fast-paced, edge of your seat, with plot twists thrown in here and there but in the best way possible, this book is the complete opposite!

Twenty-Seven Minutes is a very character driven story. The main plot is based on a decade old mysterious accident, but it centers itself around five very interesting, but *very* different characters that are somehow all connected to the roots of this book. I’ll be honest, after the intense first chapter, not a lot happens until around 80% into the book, which might sound like a bad thing but trust me! Told in four points of view, you spend A LOT of time with these characters and a lot of time inside their heads, which don’t get me wrong, I did find to drag on a bit at times, but the end result is SO worth it. I actually ended up reading THAT moment several times just to make sure I could believe my eyes…🤯

Even through the slow, slow burn of it all, I ended up loving everything about this one! It’s chilling, intriguing, and very well-written. All the pieces end up tying their selves together with a pretty, but disturbing bow and I couldn’t recommend it more.

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

Thank you to NetGalley for the advance reader copy of this book. While I liked the fast pace of this novel, the characters, and their many points of view, made it a little confusing. The end of the book did pull it all together and I loved the twists and turns. 3 stars

I really enjoyed reading this book albeit it was quite slow...even for my tastes which I hardly ever describe a book that way. Nonetheless it had a great ending that shocked me so it was well worth it!

Thanks to #netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review this ARC book!

2.5 stars rounded up. This book would be great for people interested in rooting against unlikeable characters while they do unlikeable things all book. The switching POVs did add to it and the flashbacks were interesting, but it also was mostly internal dialogue and conversations and almost no action. I personally had a really hard time caring at all about anything that happened to any of them because of how awful they all were and how long it took for anything to happen while the author was trying to build up suspense. Also, both of the sibling dynamics in this felt emotionally incestuous and that made for a really uncomfortable read.

Many thanks to Ashley Tate, Poisoned Press, and Netgalley for the early ARC of Twenty-Seven Minutes!

I must say, this book had a lot of potential, but it seemed to squander it for most of the book. The plot was intriguing, but the pacing was off almost the entire time. Nothing happened until the end of the book, and while it was good, it would’ve benefited from a little bit more sprinkled throughout.

I do love flashbacks so that was a plus! This was a decent thriller and definitely something that had a lot of potential.

Phoebe died in a car crash 10 years ago with her brother Grant at the wheel and friend Becca in the back seat. 10 years later the families are just as dysfunctional as ever and a memorial ceremony is going to be held. Not everyone believes it was an accident and secrets and lies are revealed.
This was a very good story that I finished quickly. I hope to read more by this author. Thanks NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for this ARC that will be published January 30, 2024!

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Twenty-Seven Minutes is a gripping suspense novel that revolves around the death of a young girl, Phoebe. Her brother, Grant, and his friend, Becca, have been hiding secrets for ten years. Complicating the mystery is June, whose brother, Wyatt, disappeared on the same night as Phoebe. As the anniversary of the tragedy approaches, someone who knows the truth about what truly happened shows up threatening to expose everything.

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In this book, we follow multiple POVs and they are all unreliable narrators, as well as some of them are delusional and probably downright sociopaths. In the beginning, we witness Phoebe's death, then we alternate from the present to the past leading up to the accident that took Phoebe's life.

The first few chapters piqued my interest, and while I found the middle a bit slower, as were getting to really know our characters and what they could be hiding, finding out what happened to Phoebe that night on the bridge kept me going.

The twist at the end was absolutely surprising, and while I did think something weird was going on I definitely didn't think that was it.

I would read more by this author in the future.

Young woman dies in a car accident. It took her brother, who was driving the car, 27 minutes to call for help. The majority of the novel is filled with character dialogue. Boring. three stars because, at the end, there is a clever twist.

I was really close to DNFing, but I pushed on. I liked the last 20% the best- there was some tension there because I knew we were FINALLY going to know what was really going on here. The rest was pretty repetitive, and I just wanted them to get to it already. This book just didn't do it for me. The fact that this was 10 years later was also a problem for me because it just seemed way too long. Thanks for giving me a chance to read this!

Amazing book , you can’t put it down , the plot was developed very amazing you will never guest!!! I recommend this book 👏🏻

This book just wasn't for me, but I'm not sure that was the fault of the book. The writing is lovely, but a bit slow for my tastes in a thriller.

I really liked this book, it was different than anything else I've read which was a breath of fresh air. I will be recommending this to my friends, and auto buy this author!

I found it very difficult to stay invested in this book. Though the mystery of what happened in the car crash intrigued me enough to keep reading, I felt very little sympathy or connection with any of the characters. Additionally, it felt like there was a big disconnect between the 4 main characters’ chapters. The way, let’s say Becca, talked and interacted with the world in chapters from her perspective was completely different from how her dialog and behavior was described when the 3rd person limited narrator was focus on a different character. And while I can appreciate an unreliable narrator, having all 4 main characters be liars, or delusional, or not even real left me feeling like I’d wasted my time when I finally finished this book. If anyone is curious about what happened in those 27 minutes, I’d recommend skipping to the last chapter.

I enjoyed this book. The premise was good and the plot pretty solid: a big mystery that may get revealed is always a good time for me.

There are multiple perspectives used in this novel and each narrator is a little less reliable than the last one: WHAT are these people hiding, exactly? You can’t help but wonder.

In the end, it all gets wrapped up (for the most part) and you realize what has actually been swirling around the entire time. It’s a good story and an enjoyable read.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.

This psychological thriller has an intense opening. The story is told in two timelines, ten years ago and the present. There are multiples POVs. The primary characters are well developed but it was a struggle to find a likeable character. They are all suffering from guilt, grief, mental illness and/or family trauma. It’s a lot. This is a slow burn with a quick, surprise ending. This reads like a very dark YA novel. Twenty-Seven Minutes is the author’s debut novel. The author states in her note that she wanted to write about how dark and transforming grief can be and how your life can change in an instant. This story absolutely captures how one evening, or even one instant can be life changing for not only those involved but an entire community. (3.5/5)

Thank you to Ashley Tate, Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for the ARC of this novel in exchange for my opinion.

Ten years since an accident transformed a small town and the people in it. Multiple points of view from the asterisk victims and two timelines, this book had a lot going on.

The good…it was interesting. I wanted to know what happened and the multiple unreliable narrators kept me guessing.

The resolution made total sense and I feel silly not seeing it coming. So well done.

The bad…the pacing was not great. It was the slowest of slow burns. The buildup kept going on and on and not enough time on the climax. Seeing the consequences would have also made the book more satisfying.

This was not the book for me. It was slow-moving, repetitive, and didn’t pull me in like a thriller. There are multiple narrators, some of which are unreliable. The book was anticlimactic, and I felt let down even though my hopes weren’t high.


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I was not expecting the ending of this story!!! Talk about keeping you on your toes! You will not want to put this down until you’re finished!

Many thanks to Net Galley and Poisoned Pen Press for an ARC of this book in exchange for a review.
A well written psychological thriller, The story is told in multiple points of view and two timelines, the past and the present.
Phoebe Dean has been dead for 10 years, there is still though the one unanswered big question, why did it take her brother Dean 27 minutes to call for help as his sister lay dying? The story moves a long at a good pace but does take a good chunk of the book to get to the point where the question will finally be answered. Phoebe’s mum is holding a memorial which has raised a lot of interest for all affected by her death. Interesting characters who were all swamped in trauma and grief, if not for Phoebe then for someone else. My favourite character was June.
Great unpredictable twist at the end, a very enjoyable read.