Every Moment Since follows the story of little Davy before he disappeared in the small town of Wynette, North Carolina. After tagging along with his brother Thaddeus to meet up with friends one evening, Davy disappears and years later has yet to be found. Thaddeus and his family remain haunted by the unknown and lack of answers, until finally one day Davy’s sweatshirt is found, and they all return to a time and place of the past, finally finding the answers they’ve craved most.

This mysterious thriller does a great job using multiple perspectives to cover the story, slowly piecing together the details that solve the case of Davy’s disappearance and beyond. The narration is well done and uses multiple voices to help the reader follow along and give characters more development. The characters and their relationships are complicated due to the traumatic past that they share and how it has impacted them in different ways—broken relationships, false accusations, and buried emotions. The timelines are explored past and present to demonstrate the correlation between the events as they transpired with Davy and the current state of grieving and acceptance of those who remain affected by his cold case. Overall, the plot is well written and keeps you guessing for some parts until nearly the end, leaving the story on a satisfying note, even leaving off with elements of hope for the future rather than remaining stuck in the past.

3.75 stars! Every Moment Since is a strong character driven book centered around the unsolved disappearance of a young boy, Davy Malcor, back in the mid 80's. Everything is trudged back up in present day after a jacket Davy was wearing the night he went missing is discovered not far from the last place he was known to be. We follow several characters leading up to his disappearance, including family, friend, and suspect which lends to an interesting cast of perspectives from both past and present timelines.

Its quite a heartbreaking story to follow as you see the family deal with the initial shock of finding out that Davy is missing and then seeing how they navigate his case being thrust back into the spotlight decades later. Its especially sad to follow Davy's mother's POV, Tabitha, being annoyed with the case being poked at yet again, but still wondering if this will be the time that the case gets solved and they can finally have some closure on what happened to their son so many years ago.

The end of Every Moment Since is so sad, bit of a gut punch depending how you feel about it really. For me, it felt both relieving and unjust.

Only criticism I have is that I wish we would have learned more about the initial investigation when Davy went missing and why so little came of it back then. Also, the second to last chapter of the book, from Gordon's perspective, felt extremely out of place. I would have loved to have seen that more in the middle of the book because it would have driven more uncertainty about Gordon and his role in the night Davy went missing.

All in all, I would recommend this book if you're a fan of unsolved mysteries and books with strong character development.

Happy Reading!

Thank you to netgalley, the publisher and author for gifting me an early ALC copy to listen to and review.
This was a beautiful, yet sad, story of a family tragedy that happens all to often.

This was my first book by this author. It’s a sad story, I would characterize it as a drama more than a thriller. The heartache I felt for Tabitha was immense. A slow burn story of loss, grief and the yearning for closure, Every Moment Since was incredibly emotional. I listened to this on audio and thought the narrators did great. Thanks to Harper Collins for my advanced audiobook. Every Moment Since will be published 10/1.

This book was fine. I think Whalen was going for a mix of thriller and more introspective fiction, but both aspects fell flat for me.

There was never a sense of real danger except maybe very briefly in one of the flashback scenes from the night of the crime. Otherwise the tension of the story came from the relationships of the characters in the more current timeline.

For most of the novel I thought that maybe this was just mischaracterized as a mystery/thriller when it was supposed to be purely literary fiction because I thought that the mystery of the kid's disappearance wasn't going to be revealed. The explanation felt realistic to me but the means of the reveal did not. And I thought the ending was a little too perfect for a story that was otherwise leaning towards realism.

Some of the character POVs felt a lot stronger than others. The surviving brother felt like a caricature to me. The mother seemed more fleshed out.

Overall, the novel was fine. I never felt like I just had to know what was coming next, but I didn't dread picking it back up again either.

Regret should be a four letter word along with guilt and grief. They can tear a life apart. This book brought to light all the regrets, guilt and grief a family goes through when a child is missing or lost. I enjoyed the dual time lines and the characters. The sharing of several sides of this type of life event was enlightening and touched all the emotions. The twist had some foreshadowing but not enough to give it away completely.

This was a very well-written story about the effects of a missing child. I really enjoyed all the different perspectives. The mother's account was just heartbreaking. This really was a poignant and moving story. I felt like the ending was a little rushed, but overall, I really liked it.

Thanks for a chance to listen to this one before its official release. I enjoyed the performance of the full cast and the mystery itself was interesting enough. However, it moved pretty slow.

Thank you to Harper Muse Audiobooks and Netgalley for a chance to listen to and review this book prior to the official release.

This story felt so raw and so human to me, and also quite relatable in unexpected ways.

It was not a spooky who-dun-it or a detective procedural, but about how the mysterious tragedy shaped the lives involved some 20 years later.

The characters are very well fleshed out and feel realistic, all dealing with grief and hope and sadness in their own way.

The ending felt realistic, and was as well-written and heartbreaking as I knew would be coming throughout the story.

There was mystery throughout this story, but the true heart of it was about the love and loss and how to possibly grieve.

I loved it, despite my hurting heart.

This southern mystery had an intriguing premise, but the pacing felt sluggish. I was eager to discover the culprit, but the story's meandering narrative made it a challenge to finish. A more focused approach with fewer perspectives might have improved the overall experience.

This is an emotional read, about the effects of grief, loss, and the unknown. The full cast audiobook makes for an immersive experience.

One summer night in 1985, 11-year-old Davy goes missing when accompanying his older brother TJ and friends for some night games in a nearby field. Davy is never seen again after that night, until twenty years later, the distinctive jacket he was wearing that night is found in an abandoned shed. Told from the perspective of multiple people: Davy's older brother, now known as Thaddeus, who has written a bestselling memoir about the incident; Tabitha, Davy's mother; Anissa, the police department public information officer in charge of helping the family, but also has ties to the night Davy went missing; Philip, one of TJ' friends; and Gordon, the man accused of the crime but never convicted.

This is a melancholy story. The grief and loss is well communicated. The way the haunting of not knowing affected each of the characters. I appreciated that we do find out what happened to Davy, but even my mystery-loving heart admits that this particular mystery isn't what drives this story. It's the nuance of the characters and how each of them copes with what happened that night and for the years afterward.

The one part I really didn't care for, and this is a me thing, is that I really, really dislike when a person is wrongly accused and has to protest their innocence. It might have made me put the book down had it been structured a different way, so I am thankful that we start the book twenty years after the incident so we know how things stand at that point vs. living it in real time along with the characters.

Overall, this is a contemplative read and truly shines as an audiobook.

This story really had a gritty, raw sense of an emotional rollercoaster and accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do! The author details the story in a non linear timeline and it really takes you back to in time in places where you're with Davy, feel all the anxiety and concerns of an eleven year old. The story absolutely shines when we see how lives are shattered and altered forever with one incident. The emotions are all there - anger, despair, sadness, indifference and a heavy dose of guilt.
This is not a whodunnit cold case mystery but a very deep, thoughtful and haunting potrayal of collective human experience based on one incident that changes the town and the people in it. Every character from the Sheriff, the PIO, the suspect and the family themselves are handled in a very real sense, beautifully, giving you a first hand look at their thought process. The juxstaposition of feeling a myriad of emotions when they discover it is their child that is found, the survivors guilt is intense and I thought the book articulates and navigates thought all this very very well.
It made me cry, feel profound angst and gasp in despair for and with the Malcor family - what more can you ask for in a story that relays a tragic incident! A definite recommendation and read it in the audio format, if possible. The cast narrators are amazing and make the experience so much more tangible and raw.

This audiobook gave me all the feels and it was for sure a binge-listen. The narrators did an excellent job with the distinct points of view. There are lots of missing-person stories but I thought this one had a unique spin with unexpected turns and beautiful writing. It was the kind of story that made me want to give my kids a hug and try to be more present before it's too late.

I really enjoyed this book. The characters, the plot, even the somewhat slow pacing. It kept my intrigue the whole time. I can't really explain why but I was a tiny bit let down by the ending though. Instead of feeling a thrill that a mystery was being solved, I was left feeling sad and kind of empty with it. I wish there had been a little more wow factor to the ending.

This had such a sad feel to it. Little Davy has been gone for over 20 years, and now that they believe he’s been found, those around him are searching for answers.
The narration of the audio book was excellent.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Muse Audiobooks for this arc in return for my honey opinion.

Pub date: 01 October 2024

In the quiet town of Wynotte, North Carolina, Davy Malcor's sudden disappearance over two decades ago left a lasting impact on the community. The discovery of his long-lost jacket revives the cold case, drawing renewed media attention and reopening old wounds. The story follows Davy's family—his brother Thaddeus, who gained fame from a memoir that doesn’t tell the whole truth; his mother, Tabitha, who lives with constant regret; Anissa Weaver, who harbors a secret connection to Davy and Gordon Swift, long suspected in the case. As the investigation progresses, each character must confront the painful past and seek redemption or closure.
The book stirred deep emotions in me, especially as I empathized with the characters' grief over losing a family member. However, the story didn't fully resonate. The frequent shifts between past and present timelines were confusing at times, and the large cast of characters made it hard to keep track. While the narrative delved deeply into the long-lasting impact of the disappearance, the resolution of the case felt rushed and abrupt, with the final revelation coming unexpectedly.
Although it touches on themes of loss and growth, the thriller and coming-of-age aspects were overshadowed by the story’s complexity.

This book follows the story of a little boy named Davy who went missing in 1985 and finally over 20 years later they figure out what happened. The story bounces between multiple POVs and also another book within the book written by Davy's brother, Thaddeus.

You should definitely listen to Every Moment Since and get a real feeling of what happens when a little boy goes missing in a small southern town and the turmoil that everyone has to go through including the family and the alleged killer. I teared up at the end of Chapter 33.



Thank you to netgalley and harpermuseaudio for allowing me the opportunity to review this audiobook in advance.

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to review this title. I received the audiobook and feel the readers really helped to convey the turmoil and pain and uncertainty of the characters.

What a beautifully written story about moving forward in life after the unimaginable happens. I was completely enthralled by this novel. Losing a child is every parent's worst nightmare, and this novel that looks at that kind of loss decades later brings forward mystery, grief, complex relationships, and the impact it all has on the family and community left behind. I was kind of stunned by how much I enjoyed this book, and I look forward to reading more by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen!

Long held small town secrets lurk in Marybeth Whalen's southern fiction thriller surrounding a child's mysterious disappearance and the broken threads of a family grappling with the past... A true family saga story with subtle hints of mystery woven throughout. Whalen’s prose shines in this incredibly moving yet suspenseful novel. Sure to capture book club attention, EVERY MOMENT SINCE is a novel that will keep people talking! The audiobook is the definitive way to read this novel; narrated by a full cast, it is immersive and a breathtaking experience. I loved listening to the story!