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Laura Lochner is always choosing the wrong men & they always leave her. After the breakup of her latest relationship, she goes to her sister, Rosie's, home in the Connecticut suburbs where they both grew up. Rosie is married to their childhood friend, Joe, & they have a young son, & Laura takes up residence in their attic room.

She decides to take a chance on a date with an older man, Jonathan Fields, & borrows Rosie's car. (Continued)

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CHALLENGE: NIGHT

A murder that followed Laura from her youth, a breakup via a text message, and a blind date.

Difficult-to-put down, well-carried out psychological suspense that will have you guessing but not guessing correctly.

If you enjoy characters that you won't be able to figure out, secrets kept, and a shocking ending, THE NIGHT BEFORE needs to be in your to-be-read stack.

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Suspenseful but a lot of build up for what felt like a rushed ending. Not a terrible story but not a great one either.

Surprised by a couple of twists at the end but this one was difficult for me to keep interest. The suspense wasn‘t really there for me. I felt for Rosie more than I did Laura. Maybe if I had read it physically my response would be different. I would try another Wendy Walker book in the future. I really just wish it had been more thrilling.

I enjoyed this- some really crafty thinking on this plot. Lots of information coming from all directions but it begins to fall in place finally. Enjoyed this although some dark topics. I read this in one day!!!

I was captivated by this novella. Good thriller.

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Same, girl. SAME.

THANK YOU, @katiebassel of @stmartinspress for the finished copy. :)

And...yes...I let it sit in the garage for a day before touching or taking a photo.

REVIEW HERE: https://tinyurl.com/y3e4v6ey

I enjoyed this one. It was suspenseful and I finished it quickly. Some parts weren‘t super believable, but I ultimately enjoyed it. Definitely worth reading! Thanks to @StMartinsPress for gifting me this copy. #jpbookreview #minireview #bookreview #review

Laura returns to her hometown to heal after a breakup. Then she starts to date again and disappears. The timeline moves back and forth between the events of her date and her sister‘s frantic search for her. A solid psychological thriller that I gobbled in a day.

Listening to this instead.

Book to read!

FEATURING⇢

Internet Dating
A Many-Layered Mystery
Psychological Thriller
Suspenseful
Twisted & Twisty
With Audio Performed by Saskia Maarleveld & Gabra Zackman

MY RATING⇢ ☆4.7☆STARS - GRADE=A

I was totally wrapped up in this story. On the outside, it's a story about internet dating...but on the inside, it's so......much......more. See My Review here https://leahsbookishobsession2.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-night-before-by-wendy-wa...

FEATURING⇢

Internet Dating
A Many-Layered Mystery
Psychological Thriller
Suspenseful
Twisted & Twisty
With Audio Performed by Saskia Maarleveld & Gabra Zackman

LOVED this book. It was gripping from the start. It‘s told in dual timelines between two sisters, Laura and Rosie. Laura disappears after going on a date with a man she met online. Rosie is hesitant to call the police due to Laura‘s past and a traumatic childhood event. Can‘t recommend this enough. Thank you #Netgalley, #wendywalker and #orionbooks for an ebook ARC of this book in return for an honest review.

Enjoying some early morning rays, my book, and some coffee. Perfect start to a Saturday!

Heading off to this fabulous event with Wendy Walker, Rebecca Drake, Cate Holahan, Rea Frey and Sara Shepard!! Pics to come!! 🙌🏻😍🤘🏻

I think I preferred her first novel more, but this one was still good.

Slowly getting into this one...

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You guys!! I am beyond excited to see this event happening at my local B&N!! I ❤️ Wendy Walker!! And everyone else of course too! But ahhhh!!! 😆😆😆😆

Told in the alternating voices of two sisters, Laura who has moved back home after a bad breakup and is getting ready for a first date and Rosie, married with child who frantically searches for Laura when she doesn‘t come back from her date. A bit of a slow moving plot but the unexpected twists were more than enough to keep me reading until the end. Enjoyable. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #Booked2019 #Booked2019spring #nightorientedtitle

This was an entertaining book told from the perspectives of two sisters. One is married with a family and the other is living with them after a breakup. She goes on a date and doesn‘t come home. This sets off a chain of events, alsoH giving us flashbacks, as her family searches for her. A fun twist or two, a good ending and this makes for a good beach read.

weekend read. fast paced thriller! #steerclearofinternetdating

There is nothing new to this one, but it was a solid page turner. Probably between so-so and a pick for me, but if you want a mindless quick read try it out.

I read this in about a day and a half, it was that good! I always enjoy a book that makes me believe I know what's happening for the whole book, then says "Nope" and flips it.

So I decided to check out my reviews of the other WW books I‘ve read, and... I don‘t seem to have liked them. Let‘s hope that this is the one that changes my mind! I can‘t remember where the recommendation for this one was from.

5 crazy stars - what a heart-racing page turner. With so many unexpected thrills and chills I didn‘t want to put it down. The more I read the more unsure I became about Laura and the others motives. I kept asking myself is she guilty (I had already assumed she was a few blocks short of a load).. is her date a serial killer? I was in complete suspense. I loved it‘s very realistic wild twisty ride, fun fun fun!! An ace thriller not to be missed!!

I loved All Is Not Forgotten by this author last year so I had high hopes for The Night Before which were mostly met! I didn‘t like it quite as much as I wanted to but it‘s a solid psychological thriller. Full review on my blog now!
https://lifewithallthebooks.com/2019/05/27/the-night-before-by-wendy-walker-revi...
I received this e-arc through Netgalley. My review is my own honest opinion.

I will say I started this read the first couple of chapter and put it down for a couple days. Very interesting plot twists and turned into a fast read once I picked it back up!

Plot twists galore, misdirection, unreliable narrators . . . Wendy Walker deftly employs them all without making the result gimmicky. You'll be turning the pages quickly as you try to figure out the truth. So settle in . . . you'll be reading for awhile. I was! ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Started this three hours ago. Already finished. I did sort of have a feeling about where it was going, but the path it took to get there was SO twisty and great. Definitely a winner. #thenightbefore #wendywalker

Although this is not one of the best psychological suspense novels I've ever read, I still enjoyed it. I found both sisters' perspectives interesting and as for twists, I must say that I did not see them coming. One thing I have to say about this story: weirdest online first date ever lol.

A simple first date takes you down a wild page turning journey through the POV of two sister‘s filled with twist & turns from past to present leaving one sister missing & the other figuring out where her sister is & how much danger she is in. Walker defiantly comes outta nowhere with some plot twist that caught me by surprise. Check out my full review:
https://griplitgrl.wordpress.com/2019/05/18/the-night-before-by-wendy-walker/?pr...

So happy right now! 😃

I struggle with the psych thriller/unreliable narrator genre, but this was actually good! What I liked the most about this was that I kept wanting to turn those pages and it didn't do anything unnecessary to try and get a bigger WTF reaction (you know how some in the genre do that). The Night Before was believeable and that is HUGE to me.

Thanks St. Martin's Press!!! #arc #netgalley #thenightbefore #stmartinspress

A murder that followed Laura from her youth, a breakup via a text message, and a blind date she never returned home from.

THE NIGHT BEFORE was a difficult-to-put down, well-carried out psychological suspense that will have you guessing but not guessing correctly.

Read this book if you enjoy characters that you won't be able to figure out, secrets kept, and a shocking ending. 4/5

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There were many interesting reveals and several shocking moments that took place. I liked that Rosie‘s character was uncertain about her sister and it had her on a pendulum between concern and dread. She had truly no idea which way to lean and kept oscillating between feelings which kept me uncertain as to how I felt about the situation as well. That coupled with the insights from Laura‘s perspective gave this story a complex feel.

Laura‘s putting herself back out there after a bad break up. In one night, Laura will learn that her past doesn‘t have to be her future. https://www.instagram.com/p/BxbDlsDnk3P/?igshid=jhhikvcgw3pc

Thank you #NetGalley and the wonderful people @StMartinsPress for gifting me an ARC of Wendy Walker‘s newest thriller. Once again she delivers a page turning story that will have you gasping out loud. Even when you think you know all the pieces, a new twist throws you off course. This book is available tomorrow and will definitely be one that has people talking. #BeachRead #PoolSide #Thriller

#NetGalley #ARC Trying to finish up this psychological thriller before publication day, tomorrow. Laura meets a man online who seems almost too good to be true. When she doesn‘t return home after her date, her sister Rosie will lead a #Manhunt to find out what‘s happened to Laura. #StarTrekSummerMay

Thanks to #NetGalley for helping me discover this #NewToMeAuthor- I loved this dual timeline thriller. The tension builds steadily, with a plot that takes some genuinely unexpected turns! I loved it! And I sure hope that this isn‘t an accurate picture of #ModernLove... #MayMadness #MayMovieMagic

Walker‘s newest book will keep you guessing until the end. Like her previous books, Walker takes us into the dark side of human nature.

You quickly grasp that something here is just not right, but what is it? And who is it? You will be racing through the pages to find out what happens next. Who is the killer? It will keep you guessing as Walker masterfully leads us along, sometimes deliberately misdirecting us.

It's told from the perspectives of Laura and her sister Rosie thru two overlapping timelines. Throughout the story you get the idea that Laura is your typical angry woman who got into some trouble as a young girl and is trying to make a change in her life after a really bad breakup.Nothing is what it seems in this story and some of the characters aren't as crazy as you think and some are at a level of crazy that you don't quite see coming.

FULL REVIEW MAY 14

A murder that followed Laura from her youth, a breakup via a text message, and a blind date she never returned home from.

Psychological suspense that will have you guessing but not guessing correctly.

If you enjoy characters that you won't be able to figure out, secrets kept, and a shocking ending, THE NIGHT BEFORE needs to be in your to-be-read stack. 4/5

Let me just say that this book is banana pants! Overall a great psychological thriller.

Rosie has always been the good sister, worrying about troubled Laura. But when Laura goes on a date with a guy she met on the internet and doesn‘t come home the next day, Rosie starts to worry. The strange thing is, Rosie is worried about what Laura might have done to the guy.

The Night Before will be released on 5/14/2019.

#NetGalley #arc

Starting my 3rd #Netgalley book this weekend. I‘m so far behind that I‘m attempting to make a small dent.

This is Princess in her bed with her tooth sticking out. She‘s a goof ball. #catsoflitsy