The Night Before

I may have read too many thrillers lately. Or in general in my life...

I'm just really over a woman's psychological trauma being part of the thrills. Also this was just..slow and the payoff wasn't worth it.

Laura has recently returned from New York City to her small hometown in Connecticut to stay with her sister after a bad breakup. Her sister encourages Laura to get back out there, so she agrees to go out with a man she has met through a dating website. As the date progresses, she notices things that lead her to believe this man is not who he seems, and trauma from her childhood resurfaces to complicate matters. The next morning, her sister discovers that Laura never came home from her date.

The Night Before is a fairly typical psychological thriller. It alternates between Laura's perspective from the night of her date and her sister's perspective the next day. The format and storyline pull you through the action, and there is a pretty good twist at the end. It's a fun, quick read for fans of this genre.

Wow.

This book was phenomenal.

Laura Lochner has moved back home to live with her sister after getting her heart broken. She thinks she is ready to date again, so Laura creates an online dating profile. She is excited and nervous, but she believes she will get it right this time. And that is what she tells her sister, Rosie.

Rosie wakes the next morning feeling worried. Laura is not home and she promised she would be.

Where is Laura?

I love how this story was written. Going back and forth between the past and present. It took me on a roller coaster ride. So many thoughts were going through my mind and I didn't have any clue what was going on. All of my suspicions were completely wrong. I would probably be a terrible detective. The alternating point of views was a great way to keep me engaged. When one chapter ended, I HAD to keep on reading it. There were so many things happening, so many wild goose chases.

I felt as though I could connect to Laura in a way. Always looking for love in the wrong places. Making mountains out of molehills. She was an easy character to get behind. And Rosie was a great sister. I fell in love with these characters. Wendy Walker is great. This was the first book I have read by her, and it certainly will not be the last!