ONE DAY. ONE TRAGEDY. THREE STORIES. WHO DO YOU BELIEVE?
Eighteen-year-old Janie White has the world and a bright future ahead of her. She’s about to leave behind her small seaside town, the only home she’s ever known, to embark on a book publishing career in London and couldn’t be more excited. Even though she’ll miss her dad and friends, she can’t wait to start her life.
She’s cycling home after her last early-dawn swim in the bay when the peaceful stillness of that Tuesday morning is suddenly shattered. A white van careens around the corner and barrels straight for Janie on her bike. In one swift moment, her life is forever changed, and her dreams of a new beginning destroyed. She’s brutally run down by the van and left for dead on the street.
Twenty years later. . .
Pop superstar Robbie Manning answers the front door of his palatial home to a pair of police officers who inform him that he’s being arrested for the attempted murder of Janie White. As word of Robbie’s arrest spreads, no one—including his family—can believe it; Robbie is upstanding, a model citizen and family man. But he doesn’t deny the accusations. He’s been waiting for the truth to come out for the last two decades, and he’s ready for his punishment. He deserves it after what he did to Janie.
After everything Janie has gone through, everyone wants to believe this story.
But is it the truth?
One thing about me is that I ALWAYS read more than one book at a time. It used to be that I would read 3 different genres, but now it’s usually 3 different formats. One audiobook, one physical book, and one ebook. The ebook is usually what I read before bed because I love the backlight so much for night reading. When I tell you this book took over, I mean I read no other genres or formats. I just ate this book up.
Finishing this book didn’t exactly put me in a reading slump or give me a reading hangover…but I did need a couple of days to process what I had just read!
Told in 3 different main perspectives, this story was easy to follow. The characters all had very clear voices and I loved imagining each and every one, especially Vanessa. Sure, she made some questionable decisions that made me want to scream, but I just NEEDED to know what happened next.
I also thought Janies flashbacks to her thoughts and feelings directly after the crash were very well done. We would get little snippets of conversation from the person/people who hit her and I kept trying to put the puzzle pieces together!
The only reason this isn’t a 5 star read for me is because there were chunks of seemingly important information that just didn’t need to be included, in my opinion. I kept trying to make the information make sense to the mystery, and it just wouldn’t fit! Maybe it was just me? Either way, I’ll be looking out for more from Jane Corry!
Thank you to Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley for the chance to read this one early! It comes out tomorrow!
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