In an Instant

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Average rating4.2

A deeply moving story of carrying on even when it seems impossible.

Life is over in an instant for sixteen-year-old Finn Miller when a devastating car accident tumbles her and ten others over the side of a mountain. Suspended between worlds, she watches helplessly as those she loves struggle to survive.

Impossible choices are made, decisions that leave the survivors tormented with grief and regret. Unable to let go, Finn keeps vigil as they struggle to reclaim their shattered lives. Jack, her father, who seeks vengeance against the one person he can blame other than himself; her best friend, Mo, who bravely searches for the truth as the story of their survival is rewritten; her sister Chloe, who knows Finn lingers and yearns to join her; and her mother, Ann, who saved them all but is haunted by her decisions. Finn needs to move on, but how can she with her family still in pieces?

Heartrending yet ultimately redemptive, In an Instant is a story about the power of love, the meaning of family, and carrying on…even when it seems impossible.

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Alana

Oh my - perfection is all I can use to describe this book. Raw, emotional, and so sad. It follows 16 y/o Finn who looses her life in an accident and watches of those she loves. She attends the vigil and sees the aftermath of what happened.

Me throughout most of this book:

Redfearn is remarkable at allowing us to feel one with Finn as she watches her family. It gave me “If I Stay Vibes,” but better. Loss, grief, and healing - from the human world and beyond - are explored with such grade in this book.

If I was bad in the beginning, I was no better at the end. Thank god I had tissues on hand!

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Natasha

When I started this book I was sure it was going to be a 5 star read. A tale of survival at what cost? Difficult decisions, complex characters, and a ghost! Yaassss! But after the tension eased the story became a run of the mill family saga (completely unrealistic - who gets over the loss of a child in 5 weeks?!?) and it became a 4 star. Then ALL the convenient romances wrapped up in a bow - urgghhh. 3 stars.

March 27, 2020

Sarrah

I borrowed this book as a way to force myself to read something different. I am so glad I did. The journey of not seeing clearly to the redemption each character is searching for, makes this book a page turner. The writing is almost as if you were there, the feelings of joy, sadness, anger, guilt all can be felt. It takes you on a journey you can't forget.

February 19, 2021