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Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

After a high school party, a terrible car crash tragically killed local good girl Phoebe Dean. The ambulance came 27 minutes too late to safe her. But was Phoebe as much of an angel as everyone is saying? Why didn't her brother Grant call the authorities sooner? Had he drunk too much? And what about Crazy Becca who sat in the back seat of the car, what did she have to do with it? June cares more about the disappearance of her brother Wyatt. How much of a coincidence is it that he ran away the same night of the accident? Did he have something to do with it? All answers will come at the 10 year memorial of Phoebe Dean's death... 

I really liked this story! The plot was very good and even though I read a lot of thrillers, the twist at the end still surprised me. I do think it shows that this is a debut.
June seeing Wyatt for the first time in 10 years would have been more suspenseful and would have impacted the readers more if we hadn't already read a chapter from his point of view.
I also thought there were too many POV's, which made it a bit confusing sometimes. Still, the writing style in Twenty-Seven Minutes is beautiful, there were some great plot twists and cliffhangers, and you could figure out what had really happened if you were able to connect all the dots correctly. Definitely recommend! 3.75 stars

Thanks to NetGalley, Ashley Tate and Ashley's team for providing me with an ARC!

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