Gone Tonight
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Average rating4.1
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Ratings9
Average rating4.1
"This riveting, original, and powerful mother-daughter story kept me glued to the pages." Colleen Hoover "Filled with buried secrets and jaw-dropping deception, Sarah Pekkanen's GONE TONIGHT is a page-turning thriller about a mother-daughter you won't soon forget." Harlan Coben Catherine Sterling thinks she knows her mother. Ruth Sterling is quiet, hardworking, and lives for her daughter. All her life, it's been just the two of them against the world. But now, Catherine is ready to spread her wings, move from home, and begin a new career. And Ruth Sterling will do anything to prevent that from happening. Ruth Sterling thinks she knows her daughter. Catherine would never rebel, would never question anything about her mother's past or background. But when Ruth's desperate quest to keep her daughter by her side begins to reveal cracks in Ruth's carefully-constructed world, both mother and daughter begin a dance of deception. No one can know Ruth's history. There is a reason why Ruth kept them moving every few years, and why she was ready--in a moment's notice--to be gone in the night. But danger is closing in. Is it coming from the outside, from Ruth's past? Is Ruth reaching a breaking point? Or is the danger coming from the darkness that may live in Catherine, herself? More praise for GONE TONIGHT "Captivating from beginning to end." - Samantha Downing
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This book does a solid job of starting as one thing and slowly evolving into something altogether different. I particularly enjoy stories with past timelines where the narrator travels back to high school. These were the days of InSYNC and cheer squad tryouts- before cell phones became ubiquitous and the world was not under constant surveillance. Those were easier times- for teens getting into trouble and criminals getting away with dirty deeds. Fast forward to modern day and this mother daughter duo finds themselves at a crossroads. I listened to this one on a long solo car ride- not my favorite way to absorb a book but a really great way to pass the miles. This one is a good mystery- full of secrets- and a great ending.
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Gone Tonight is a tension-filled thriller with an intriguing premise, but unfortunately I wasn't invested in the characters' stories. However, a saving grace is the superb narration by the audiobook's talented narrator.
The plot revolves around a mother, Ruth, and daughter, Catherine, who live together as Catherine finishes nursing school. Everything seems to be going great until Catherine notices some inconsistencies in her mother's stories. What follows is, at times, a gripping and engaging thriller. However, the pacing is inconsistent and lost me multiple times throughout the book.
I tried picking this one up a few times and put it down because I didn't like the synopsis and where I thought it was going. When the story started to shift I really enjoyed it. I wasn't shocked by anything at the end, but it was a nicely paced read. Glad I stuck with it.
This is the first solo Sarah Pekkanen book I've read and I really enjoyed it! I've written a couple of the books she co-authored and it was cool to see the influence she contributed to those books. My biggest complaint about this is that I had a bit of a hard time figuring out who we were following in some of the POVs, but that could absolutely be a me problem. I really enjoyed that we learned things as the characters were experiencing them/learning them themselves, it never felt like info-dumps. This book is not specifically horror but the actual horror scenes were really well done! I definitely would check out other mystery/thrillers this author writes if they're as dark as this!
Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for providing me with an eBook copy to review
