Three individuals somehow connected to one singular tragic event.

Janie. Robbie. Vanessa.

Janie is a young 18-year-old woman from a small town on the cusp of launching a new life, with dream job in the city of London waiting for her. But she is tragically ploughed down by a van in a hit-and-run and left for dead.

Robbie is huge popstar with a lovely home, wife and two kids, living the dream life. He is a celebrity, but well respected, known for being an upstanding citizen and family man. Twenty years after the incident, Robbie is arrested and charged for hitting Janie. He goes willingly with police and accepts the charges with no denials. He has been running from this for two decades and it has caught up with him. But is he guilty?

Janie is not dead, and survived even after being in a coma. Although severely injured and maimed, and not able to speak, she wants to be involved in the justice process. Is she a reliable witness so many years later? How accurate is her memory in her current state?

Vanessa, a lady who lives in the small town, works as support for witnesses attending court proceedings. Vanessa has a complicated back story of her own and is tied to this incident in more ways than one.

This story had so many twists and turns, but it was not hard to follow. Several points of view were used, and there were many characters involved beyond the main three. I was pleasantly surprised by a couple of revelations, as I can usually tell what is coming up based on the author’s writing and clues. The author was able to cleverly weave the connections together. You had to stretch your imagination a little in some cases as there were a lot of coincidences. But that might just be expected in a small town.

I give this a solid 3. I have not read any other Jane Corry books, so this has piqued my curiosity about them. I do like a good mystery. Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for an advanced copy for an honest review.

This book had me feeling a variety of emotions. I was sad at times and mad at others.

Janie died on a Tuesday (such an attention grabbing title) and is revived the same day. Her life is completely changed after she’s left in a coma with multiple injuries. The person responsible fled the scene. Years later a famous singer is implicated and the case is brought to court. We get to know Vanessa, a witness support worker, and what’s going on in her life as she supports Janie through the court process.

There are so many layers and connections in the narrative. It all comes together in the end so it’s definitely worth sticking it out. I wasn’t completely satisfied with how it was all tied up but is justice ever really completely satisfying?

4.5 rounded up
Great use of multiple POV, easy to follow. Story came together nicely. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book

I Died on a Tuesday by Jane Corry was a captivating slow burn crime mystery that kept me glued to the pages.
A well written story and interesting characters.
It was fast-paced, and well plotted, with some shocking twists. It was hard to put down and easy to devour.
The characters are well drawn, and the story is well structured.
The plot has such amazing details that come through at just the right moment.

This was a bit of a slowburn at first, but man the intrigue was there. I adored my first Jane Corry book but this won’t be the last!

“On the day that I died, the sea was exceptionally flat. There was nothing to indicate that anything was amiss or that, in forty minutes, I would be out of this world.”


I Died on a Tuesday
by Jane Corry


QUICK SUMMARY 🖊️
Twenty years after an accident that changed her life forever. The person responsible is caught. But is there more to the story?

FINAL THOUGHTS 💭
This book is a hard number to put my finger on. It was a quick read and enjoyable. But I didn’t love it, and I can’t completely figure out the reason for that. It’s a crime drama with a lot of strings so be prepared to pay attention. But if crime dramas are you thing, I highly recommend it.

I just could not get into this one. It dragged and I felt no connection to these characters nor did I care about their outcome. I’m sorry.

This was unnecessarily long and the writing style was definitely not for me.

Thank you NetGalley, author, and Penguin Random House Canada for an early copy in exchange for a review.

Unfortunately I just couldn’t get into this one. The different points of views, from characters that I just didn’t seem to have feelings for one way or another made this just a long read. The premise was definitely there. Wish I could have connected because I was definitely interested when I read the synopsis.

The story is told from multiple points of view, including that of the supposed perpetrator of the crime. The story starts with the victim and is somewhat surreal as her memories seem to occur in real time as she is dying on the side of the road.

I enjoyed the point of view of Janie and Robbie, but found I didn't relate well to Vanessa. She seemed like a weak character, easily taken advantage of. As she was the primary character, I wanted to see a better growth arc for her as the story progressed. There is change, but it felt more plot driven than character driven. Much of this book is more plot driven, and I do prefer a more character driven story. Once where the plot organically comes out of what feels like real action for a real person.

That aside, there were plenty of twists, and it was an enjoyable read.

3.5 out of four.

Traditional format (ebook). Release date December 17,2024

This is a slow burn crime mystery about a girl who was hit while cycling and died for a time being being revived but ended was severely injured/disabled. The book centers around the story of finding those responsible for the hit and run.

There were several sub plots, told from numerous points of view that were related and interwoven with the main story.

Overall I enjoyed this book. The pace was steady and the plot kept moving on and developing. The book kept adding little tidbits to the plot as it moved along and kept my interest. I typically prefer a bigger plot twist but as I still overall enjoyed this book I will give it a 4/5.

Thank you to Penguin Random House Canada | Doubleday Canada for the digital ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Took me a bit to get into this but once I did I enjoyed the storyline. Author did a great job of connecting everyone’s stories. Very satisfying ending, tied up everything quite well!

I've read about 25% of this book, and I'm finding it a bit challenging to connect with the story. I'm planning to put it down for now, but I’m definitely open to giving it another try in the future. Just a heads up, I won’t be leaving a rating or review on any platform except NetGalley.

This story caught me in its grasp early on. The way the author wove these character was intriguing, and left me anxiously wondering where it would lead. I thoroughly enjoyed this story, and want more just like it.

I enjoyed getting to know the kind-hearted widow, and watching her work through the knotty questions arising from all sides of her life in the aftermath of her husband's death. The author's reliance on coincidence and conversational oversharing strained credibility sometimes, but I was willing to go along in order to see our protagonist through to the many revelations (good and bad) that lay in store for her.

1.5 ⭐

Unfortunately, this one was a bust for me.

All of the characters were awful. I didn't like any of them, especially Vanessa. She was a bit too naïve. I found myself shaking my head and rolling my eyes the entire time.

There were way too many things going on and I still found myself bored of it.

It was a huge miss for me. 😕

I became an instant fan of this author after reading "My Husband's Wife" years ago, so I was beyond excited to start this one. There are many different P.O.V.'s that I personally prefer and love. For me, it makes the story more engaging and adds to the intrigue. This was a sad one. A young woman's life is destroyed in an instant when a van hits her while riding her bike home from a swim. We see this often on the news, and while it takes many lives a year, it also leaves many who survive severely incapacitated. This shows the lives it affects, from the victim to the perpetrator and everyone in their lives. While some may call this a slow burn, I prefer to call it a solid, complete story, with detailed writing that immerses the reader more than usual. Although I would have like a little more from the ending, I really enjoyed this one and give it four stars.

Thank you, Netgalley and Penguin Random House Canada, for this ARC.

This is one tangled web!
I couldn’t put the book down. I absolutely needed to know what happened. It starts with three points of view. Each person shares their perspective and it seems simple enough, until it isn’t.

“Guilt is more complicated than that, Robbie. It’s never black and white.”

There are so many secrets and they all have a part to play in figuring out who is really responsible for harming Janie White.

Most of the characters felt so real. I enjoyed getting all the points of view and seeing things from all angles. Usually, I find it a bit difficult to follow if there are too many points of view, but it really helped the story here. It certainly created more suspense.

It was sad too. There was so much tragedy in the story with so little joy. So many little connections that are revealed slowly and carefully so they are surprising.

At the end of the novel, I’m not so sure it’s really one person. That’s the real lesson of the book, I think, life is complicated. Everyone has secrets and no one is all good or all bad. We need to see the grey zone in the middle.

I truly enjoyed reading this complicated story. It’s a mystery, but also a crime story; a really interesting fiction. I highly recommend.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC.

I devoured this book in just a couple of days - there was definitely a lot going on but the intertwined stories were relatively easy to follow, despite the 4 distinct POVs. Trying to piece together the various puzzles made this a page-turner right until the very end when I felt it wrapped up too fast - there felt like a lot of slightly unfinished plots :( Apart from a too-fast ending, this was a solid read that I enjoyed.

Trigger warning - the accident is relived over and over and though I have not been in an accident like this, I found it a LOT of detail that might upset some readers.

This story told in alternating perspectives ( 4 to be exact) starts off with a hit and run. The premise of the story had me opening the book, but it felt dragged out and I had to slog through. Over all , it was just ok.

3/5

Thank you to netGalley for the arc. All opinions are my own.