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Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate

julienicole1106's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

jessaurora22's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

moneisreading's review against another edition

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4.0

Small town reliving old and painful memories, secrets, in a dramatic and well paced thriller.
The author Ashley Tate did a really
good job while telling the story about a traumatized community that experienced tragedy, in the search for the truth.

Thank you NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Coming 01/30/2024

kdulong's review against another edition

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3.0

This was a little lackluster for me. It starts out strong with Phoebe's death, and I wanted to know what happened to her. But then, we jump ahead ten years and the pace slowed down. I would not consider this to be a thriller. It is a relationship drama. It's about secrets and grief and how to move on from that. One character is suffering from mental illness and another is grieving deeply. How they were handling the anniversary of Phoebe's death was more of a focus than the actual mystery.

Readers who love dark, character-driven stories will love this, However, this should not be described as a thriller. It is not a thriller, and readers who are expecting a thriller will be disappointed. There is a twist at the end, but I believe readers who frequently read thrillers will see it coming.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for this advance review copy. All opinions are my own.

hmclaughlan's review against another edition

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2.0

Twenty-Seven Minutes takes place 10 years after a deadly accident, where a promising teen was killed, but her brother who was driving waited 27 minutes to call for help.
The premise for this book was promising, but it didn’t really follow through. None of the characters were likable, the dialogue was clunky, and the biggest mystery of the book was why an entire town is still so obsessed with an accident that happened ten years ago. Unfortunately this one fell flat for me.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of Twenty-Seven Minutes in exchange for my honest review.

mermaidmaity's review against another edition

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I received as an arc, it never grabbed my attention or sucked me into the world. I wasn’t really interested in the mystery enough to want to continue. 

alannahsean's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

smorrison4's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

I had a hard time connecting to the characters in this book. I wasn't invested in what happened until halfway through the story. I did like that the chapters are short and that they alternate POV between the main characters affected by the accident and that we alternate between the present and the past. I was not able to guess the ending of this story, so that was a great surprise. 

ppeachlo's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.25

mooreamyd's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is the first book I remember reading in which none of the characters are likable.