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Title: The Night She Died
Author: Deirdre Palmer
Format: eBook
Publisher: Storm Publishing
Publication Date: December 4, 2023
Themes: Grief, Family, Family Drama, Found Family, Betrayal
Trigger Warnings: Grief, death of loved ones, betrayal, alcohol use, child loss

This wasn’t the read I expected. I expected a psychological thriller and it’s more of a family drama. Layla is reeling from her best friend, Danni’s, unexpected death. Layla and Danni’s parents are a second family to Layla, but Layla knows something they don’t. Do they know something she doesn’t? Can they survive this?

It bears repeating. This isn’t the psychological thriller that it seems like. It’s more of a family/found family drama. It’s a story about loss, grief, shame, and betrayal. It’s also a romance. There are a number of side stories that are all pulled together. I liked the way the author pulled it all together at the end. I did occasionally find myself forgetting where and when I was. The characters were well-established and I liked the character arcs. I could have done without the romance stuff. I like romance occasionally but I just didn’t need it here.

All in all, I liked this book well enough. The author is an excellent writer. I would have liked it more if I hadn’t gotten it into my head that this was going to be a suspenseful thriller.

I did enjoy most of this book. I thought parts of it were a bit too predictable. I also felt like I'd read too many books with a similar storyline, which isn't the fault of the author.
I'd rate it as 3.5 but will round up to 4 stars.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this ARC

*received for free from netgalley or honest review* I was expecting more from this book, wasn't bad but the ending was kinda meh

I was expecting to read a thriller & this wasn't one!!! It was more a family drama which I still enjoyed!!!

Thank you NetGalley for this advance reader copy in exchange for my free and honest review. This was a nice, semi-romantic mystery novel. No spine tingling suspense or hair raising situations. A nice read from start to finish.

I was lead to believe this was a thriller but it’s not really, more focuses on grief and life.

It was a good read, followed a storyline, good to get to know the characters but not what I was expecting.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
Two timelines and a family drama make this a quick and good read. I enjoyed it.

You ever want to get invested into a mystery, only to find yourself invested in family and relationship drama? This book initially starts in media rez only to take us back and explain things in a way that only led to more questions for me until eventually the puzzle began to connect. With multiple points of view along with characters that are constantly lying to the reader, this book is actually a fun read. If you enjoy family dramas you will get a lot out of this incredible book.

I enjoyed this book and it was a great read for a weekend reset. I liked the turns and the different characters and the ending was great. This book was well written and thought out and I like that. It was very enjoyable and entertaining.
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This book was certainly a character driven story. Its told in a past and present timeline. The ending was bit lackluster but overall a great book.

I went into this expecting a twisty thriller based on the blurb and was disappointed as it reads more like a family drama. This one didn't capture my attention as much as her previous book but it was an okay read.

I thought this was going to be more of a thriller than it was - although the book was good
i was hoping for a little more thriller given the book blurb.
Well written and plotted

This was an enjoyable enough read but I have to admit that I thought the synopsis was a little misleading..What I expected to be a psychological thriller full of intrigue and plot twists turned out to be more of a romance. Danni's death was almost an afterthought. I thought the romance was really sweet and I love the way everyone in the story was connected to someone else even if in several cases they were unaware. It was almost like those 6 degrees of separation puzzles and I thought it was really clever.. It's not the type of book I would normally choose but if you enjoy stories of family life with some romance and a bit of a mystery then it should suit you well.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book

I love psychological thrillers! this one was a total page turner full of twists and turns, just when you think you have it all worked out, you haven't!! I would thoroughly recommend this book, thank you Netgalley x

The night she died is a suspenseful thriller involving family drama. I loved the characters and would highly recommend! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this

A dark and gripping thriller that I couldn't put down. Well paced and full of suspense and tension, it kept me guessing all the way through

4 stars.

I honestly thought for some reason this was going to be a thriller, but it wasn’t. I also got a little lost here & there throughout the book. Some side stories I wasn’t sure were really needed either, but ignore that part. This unfortunately wasn’t my favorite read as of recently, but it was still a good book & I enjoyed the ending.

Thanks to NetGalley for the read. This review is 100% my personal opinion of the book.

I’d give this a 3.5 / I thought this was going to be more of a thrill/suspense, so I was disappointed when it wasn’t. I was lost in many parts of the book. It seems like mini stories that all came together in the end. The ending wasn’t as “big reveal” as I was expecting but I felt it brought most of the book together. We could have done without some of the side stories.

Thank you NetGalley and Storm Publishing for the ARC!

A very interesting story, though marketed as a thriller it's more character driven drama but that doesn't take away from the story. Good characters that you can get invested in, the pace is slow but I found U Couldn't put it down. Thanks to Storm publishing and Netgalley for a review copy

This was classified as a thriller but I would say it was a family drama more so. It was still good and kept my interest though it was a bit of a slow burner.