Anyway to get me hooked is to start out with a secret that I need to find out.

I haven’t read too many thrillers, the genre is something I’ve been picking up more and I loved this booked.

You get multiple POVs of the people who were involved, or affected by the accident that happens in the epilogue.

Each character had their own personality and I found it was easy to tell them apart, especially crazy Becca, I’ve never said “that’s not okay?!??” About someone doing so many things before.

I wasn’t able to predict the ending which I loved and I was very surprised by the way it ended but it all made so much more sense after everything was brought to light.

Thank you NetGalley and Ashley Tate for the ARC! 💚
(i accidently applied to both copies that were on netgalley)

I was expecting a thriller and this went beyond my expectations! Thank you to Net Galley for allowing me to have an ARC copy of this. This was a slow burn, and the story was told in a dual timeline. The story went back and forth between a small-town tragedy and the mystery behind a teenager’s death. It was at times hard to follow, but in the end was wrapped up nicely. The story line was intriguing and I loved the slow burn of the book. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a mystery that goes across the span of time. I would give this book a 4 star rating!

This is an overall entertaining, well-written, psychological thriller which is told in two time-lines by multiple narrators. It is a suspenseful novel, which is focused on the secrets and mystery surrounding a small town tragedy.

My only gripe is that I couldn't appreciate the book until the end. There were many times where the plot or writing lost me and became very soap-opera-y. I wanted to DNF, but then something would change or happen and re-capture my interest. So while overall it was great, the process was slow and tumultuous. If you have patience, this book is for you.

This was a suspenseful, well-written read but it was a truly heartbreaking story, too. SOOOO much about is was sad! It was pretty emotional and there was mystery, too, but it was a really saddening read. The story was good and again, well-written, so I gave it 4 stars but really too dark for me. My opinion, of course

I received this from Netgalley.com.

I don't read a ton of mysteries so the 'he done it, she done it, who done it?? ... felt excessively overplayed and boring.

Overall, just a so-so read.
2.25☆

I appreciate the fact that I was given the opportunity to read this by the publisher, but the whole story was broken up between so many people and their separate traumatic experiences that it moved very slowly. It also takes a long time to even get to the fact that it took Grant 27 minutes to call for help after the accident, which is a huge plot point that I felt should have been revealed sooner. I also got confused between perspectives at times, and the descriptions felt overly drawn out at times. This book just wasn't for me, and once I managed to make it to the end and find out the truth of the whole story I felt a little silly for initially thinking the big twist was going to be about Grant and Wyatt being in a secret relationship (I have no idea why I came to that conclusion, but given that everything felt so secretive at times it felt like the right direction). Overall, not for me, but I'm sure there are people out there who might love it.

This was a really good read! It took me a minute to remember all of the characters but it was a pretty easy story to follow. Some twists and turns I was not expecting. TW for mental illness. Overall a good book!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an early copy of this book! Here is my honest review:

I have very mixed feelings about this book. I feel like there were elements that gave it the potential to be a great thriller - mystery but it fell short. My hopes were high since I was pulled into the world through the prologue and was pretty intrigued by what I had first understood of the plotline, however, nothing kept me wanting to continuously read throughout it until the reveal of what happened the night of the accident at the end (which I didn't expect but felt it rushed to the ending soon after). I found myself digesting only a few chapters at a time, similar to how I consume TV episodes. Speaking of TV shows, I couldn't help but see this book as a CW or ABC family show (like Pretty Little Liars, Riverdale, etc.) which isn't necessarily a bad thing. What was bad for me was how lost I would feel about particular reveals and details of the story due to the constantly changing POVs and reality versus delusions/hallucinations. On the other hand, I think Tate wrote the characters dealing with loss, grief, and forms of mental stress in a way that seemed genuine, and saw that this book was inspired by losing someone herself. This novel has things going for it and I really wanted to like it but ultimately, it just wasn't for me.

This book was not for me. I did not enjoy the back and forth multiple POV. I found it to be confusing to read, and had a hard time focusing.

Predictable. Repetitive. Over-written. When you reach the 25% mark and you haven't found one thing to like or to keep you interested, it's time to give up - there are too many good books to be read to spend time with one that is irritatingly boring and poorly written. The dialogue was cringe-worthy at best.

This book is a wild, wild ride. I literally had no idea what was going on for the bulk of it, but not in a bad way. I figured out some plot points early on, but others kept me flummoxed until the end.

The journey these poor people go on throughout this book. Oof. There is SO much trauma and SO much tragedy. To the point that I really hope a good, qualified therapist lives in a nearby town, lol.

Overall, I gave this books 3 stars because, while I enjoyed it and the pace, it doesn’t really wrap up. There is so much left ragged that I couldn’t really enjoy the end. It was like the book rushed and rushed and rushed to an endpoint it didn’t fully reach. The premise is interesting enough and the writing engaging enough that I fully encourage those who can live with a little more openness in their ending to give it a read, and I’ll definitely check out other books by this author.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to review this book.

I received this digital ARC free from NetGalley. This read has a good plot, easy read story, and a surprising ending. If you like thrillers, being held in suspense, and are ready for a good winter read, this one is for you. I was really surprised by the ending and think you will be as well.

This book should have been titled twenty seven hours. A wreck happens in the prologue where a character dies and the ambulance doesn’t get called for 27 min. Good start. Then the characters involved just seem to run into each other around town and never talk about anything (most of the book). The last 10% is the big reveal which wasn’t very shocking. Thanks to NG for the ARC, but I think some editing could help this one out.

Okay this ARC was SO GOOD! And this is Ashley’s DEBUT thriller! The ending had me 😯! I highly recommend this book!

The Setup
I was REALLY excited when I read this blurb and could not wait to get into the ARC when I received it.
Small town rumor mill? Check. Familial trauma? Check. Secrets? Check. Short time frame meaning twisty, turny and fast paced? Check? Right?

Not exactly.

The Pros
This book does an AMAZING job of looking at the messiness of small towns and just how deep and twisty those roots can go. Everyone always knows everyone. Or do they? I do love how author Ashley Tate managed to nail that down so well.

The Cons
Unfortunately, this is going to be much longer than the pros for this book.
1. The characters / the chapters being so small. This cast was DIVERSE, the chapters on them were SHORT and I didn't really have time between their limited "screen time" and their moody, dark, personalities to have a chance to connect with any of them. I just simply didn't care what happened to them, how, why or when.
2. The "twist". Talking about predictable and anticlimactic. I could predict it ALMOST from the moment (view spoiler). I saw it coming and I am rather upset for that one.
3. The. Slow. Burn. Suspense that took 350 PAGES to get through to the resolution.

Conclusion
I wanted to love this book so very much but it just wasn't for me, unfortunately. Between finding the twist super early (even for me), the characters moods / personalities, the book being so repetitive, the chapters being so short I couldn't connect properly with the characters and the fact that all of these children clearly had major PTSD with no real support really just grated on me and made it where I found myself skimming more of this book than I did actually reading and retaining.
I do not think this is a book I'll be suggesting nor an author I am overly excited about seeking out more of her work.

Thank you to NetGalley, Poisoned Pen Press and author Ashley Tate for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

This book was just ok for me. It seemed to drag a bit but,maybe that was just me. I appreciate the opportunity to review .

Welcome to a slow, steady burn. And what an opener!

Phoebe's death rocked her town. There have always been suspicious circumstances surrounding it, from the illegal party, to the amount of time it took someone to call an ambulance for her. We follow the point of view of four different people that were connected to the mystery to figure out what exactly happened.

Each character was dark and mysterious, and you didn't root for any of the characters because they all were self obsessed and selfish. Through that, you really dive into the deep dark psyche of some. My favorite part was that I didn't see the twist that was coming.

Overall the book moved a little slow and dragged sometimes, but everything wrapped up very nicely at the end. It is definitely worth a read if you're into thrillers!

Thank you for Netgally for this ARC.

I had really high hopes for Twenty-Seven Minutes, but I just could not get into it. It felt incredibly slow with nothing happening until the last 10% of the book. I also normally love POV switches, but in this case, it felt hard to get to know the characters. This would be a good book for someone who enjoys slow burns.

A lot can happen in twenty-seven minutes, a child can be born, a game can be won, or a person can watch the sunrise. Twenty-seven minutes can also be the amount of time it takes to watch a sunset, or for a car crash victim like Phoebe to die. This is a question no one understands what took Phoebe’s brother Grant twenty-seven minutes to call for help after the wreck.
This book has so much suspense and a plot twist you won’t see coming. It was so good how this once gang of kids that were friends came back together for a ten-year memorial for Phoebe and to debate the destruction of the bridge where she died. I can’t say to much more for fear of spoilers, so I will just say it was so good.

Great read it kept me on my toes and it was fast paced. I also enjoyed the main characters pov in the book I thought it kept me very intrigued in the story.