Hello dear Readers,
My book review of Gone Tonight: A Novel by Sarah Pekkanen.
Title: Gone Tonight: A Novel
Rating: 4/5 Stars
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Author: Sarah Pekkanen
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication Date: August 01, 2023Language: English
Hardcover: 352 pages
Meet the Author: Sarah Pekkanen
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Meet the Author: Sarah Pekkanen
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Book Description
New from the #1 bestselling co-author of The Golden Couple and The Wife Between Us!
Catherine Sterling thinks she knows her mother. Ruth Sterling is quiet, hardworking, and lives for her daughter. It's been just the two of them against the world all her life. 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, and would never question anything about her mother's past or background. But when Ruth's desperate quest to keep her daughter by her side reveals cracks in Ruth's carefully constructed world, both mother and daughter begin a dance of deception.
My Thoughts
I was very excited to read this book. Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendrix are some of my favorite authors, and seeing Sarah publishing a solo work, I had to read it.
I have to start by saying that this book deals with situations that may be hard for some people to read about. Trigger Warning on teenage pregnancy, homeless hardships, poverty, domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, pain pills, alcohol use, and mishandling of medication.
The book started a little slow for me but after Coach's murder scene, it took off, and the action and adrenaline rush never stopped. Loved the structure of the book, each of the main characters, Ruth and Catherine, get to tell us their story, one chapter after another.
I had to hold my breath for most of the time. I really thought James was going to get out victorious but it was good to see that somehow Ruth got justice for all that occurred in the past with him. Also, I knew Ruth's motives to protect Catherine may have not been the best but I loved to see how protective she was of her as her mother, she would have done anything to make sure she was okay.
I loved this book and enjoyed it a lot, however, my favorite scene is the final one with Ruth, her brother, and her father. It got to my heart, more than I expected and it honestly surprised me.
What a thriller. It kept me on the edge of my seat, and I couldn't stop reading.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for the Advanced Free Copy in exchange for an honest review.
Wendy