EVERY MOMENT SINCE by MARYBETH MAYHEW WHALEN is the tragic account of the disappearance of Davy Malchor and the effect it has on his family members and the community. It is a really well written book and the way the characters’ emotions are described draws one into the story. It is a very worthwhile read.
Tabby and Daniel Malchor live in Wynotte, North Carolina with their three children, Thaddeus or TJ as he is called, who is fifteen, Davy who is eleven and Kristin who is four. The parents go out to a party. TJ has plans with his friends and has to take his little brother with him, and Kristin is left with a baby sitter. TJ’s friend Philip brings beer and things go from bad to worse when TJ tells Davy to leave him alone……
The tragedy results in guilt, regret, accusations, anger and broken relationships. Thaddeus tries to assuage his guilt by writing a bestseller describing the horror of that night over twenty years ago, but leaving out his deepest feelings. His mother never gives up hope of finding her son and works hard on various committees dealing with similar cases. She comes to regret not being a better mother to her two remaining children and a better wife to Danny……
When the coat Davy was wearing when he disappeared is found the cold case is reopened……..
I am not going to tell you any more for fear of spoiling things for you.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Harper Muse. The opinions in this review are completely my own.

As flawed the book was, I couldn't help but like it. It was underwhelming in terms of plot complexity and character development, but the writing and sequence kind of made up for it; maybe it was the short length of the chapters or how horrific the topic was, I just found myself flying through the pages.
I have to say though, starting the book with 5 different POVs was really confusing, 4 chapters in and there was five characters already.
I think the POV of the sheriff was completely unnecessary, it didn't add to the book or had any significance. The same was for Anissa, we could've had a chapter or two from her point of view towards the end.
My favorite character was Tabitha, she was a layered character with flaws and merits. I liked how the author wrote her character arch and how she dealt with the loss of her child.
Overall, I think it was an enjoyable read, definitely not an elite mystery, but a good book to get you out of a reading slump.
*I received an ARC of this book through netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review*

When I first started I got really into this book but unfortunately as I carried on reading it just felt stale and slow.

This book somehow felt really slow to read but was also a fast read at the same time. It was an interesting story but I feel like there was so much slow build up for not a very crazy ending.

This one was good, it was a fast easy read. The writing was also smooth and enjoyable. I feel like everything did come to a rush in the end felt like it was not a realistic ending pretty much. But other then that the book was smooth and easy read.

This book was good, but I felt as though it was a bit anticlimactic. Everything wrapped up a little too nicely in the end for my liking.