What a thrilling debut!! I will definitely keep Ashely Tate on my radar! Twenty-Seven Minutes is a slow burn but well worth it. Phoebe Dean was the town's "Laura Palmer" everyone loved her and had such promise, until she was killed in a tragic accident. Now, a decade later a memorial being planned brings out all... the..... secrets. Soooo many secrets. Awesome twists, had a hard time empathizing with any of the characters. June, her brother Wyatt, loony Becca, Grant... what a story!

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.
Interesting book but not one of my favorites. I found it to be a lighter suspense and more of a general fiction novel.
Not one of my favorites.

This was an amazing book
.the characters were wonderful and the storyline was amazing. The first book by this author.

Slow burn tale of regret, loss and how you can never really escape the past. Small town story with a shocking ending.

Loved this book! I read it super fast, in one afternoon. I enjoyed all the plot twists and the character development. I will definitely be reading more books by this author.

A group of high school seniors, some friends, some not so much.. A brother and sister who had been planning to leave this small town behind.
A party and the horrific accident that occurred after changes all of their lives forever.
Ten years after the accident the town is holding a vote to tear down the bridge where the accident occurred, and a mother is planning a memorial service.
What really happened comes out in a way I did not expect with an ending I did not see coming.
Enjoyed this book tremendously and highly recommend.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me this ARC.

I had a really hard time getting through this one. It was really slow and I didn't really like any of the character. This book was not for me but hopefully others find it more their style.

Unfortunately this was not the book for me. It was a very slow burn and full of unlikeable characters I struggled to connect with. It felt a bit longer than it needed to be.

I think I went into this with too high expectations. While it started off strong and the first couple of chapters had me excited … it went downhill from there. Aside from a cast of unlikable characters - which doesn’t normally bother me - I felt that there was a level of depth missing that held them at an arms length away. I pushed through and while it arrived at a satisfactory ending … it was a little too late. I also felt like it was more YA than adult thriller.

With many kind thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for my e-arc 🙏

This was an ok read but I had trouble connecting with the characters and at times, the pace dragged. There was a lot of focus on a hedge. There was a nice twist at the end, which I enjoyed.

This is an entertaining, well-written, psychological thriller which is told in two time-lines by multiple narrators. It is a fast paced and suspenseful novel, which is focused on the secrets and mystery surrounding a small town tragedy

A little bit of a slow start for my liking and it took a while to keep the characters straight at first, but I am glad that I kept with it. I enjoyed the character development and the plot twists. I will look for more books to come from this debut author.

This was a slow burn through and through. By 12% I was still learning about characters and wanting to know more. I would have enjoyed more of a faster pace.

It also seemed somewhat disjointed during the character build up but eventually it all started to make more sense.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a copy to honestly review.

Incredibly compelling and throughly engrossing, I found this thriller very twisty and difficult to put down. It's probably me, but a few of the voices felt very similar, but overall I very much enjoyed this.

🔮 Mood reader index: A slow burn psychological thriller with tons of small town drama

This book has more POVs than any I’ve read recently, but the synopsis boils down to this: 10 years ago, Grant Dean waited 27 minutes to call an ambulance after his younger sister, Phoebe, was fatally injured in a car accident. He was driving. There’s long been speculation Phoebe would have lived if the ambulance had arrived sooner. With the 10-year anniversary of the accident approaching — and a recent additional fatal accident on the same bridge — Grant’s delay is back in the gossip mill.

There is one character in particular who kept me binge reading this one: Becca, a delusional woman who is in a toxic relationship with Grant, who was with the Dean siblings the night of the accident. The twisted, obsessive lens through which Becca views the world was addictive. I was shocked by the ending — not at all what I was expecting — but it was the small-town drama and Becca’s warped world view that made this book for me.

Wow! Wow! Wow! This book starts off with a punch! I found it to be very interesting. It seems so personal from each of the characters points of view. I highly recommend this.

I thought this was a good mystery, with unique twists and although it took me a little bit to get into it, it was a great read! One to add to your list.

In Twenty-Seven minutes you follow several characters; June who lost her brother Wyatt ten years ago when he ran away that night, Grant who’s sister Phoebe died that night, and Becca who was tragically and oh so randomly involved in the tragedy and is trying to keep it together. I was very intrigued with the entire plot, but honestly because there were so many point of views I struggled to connect to any one character. I had trouble remembering whose POV I was reading at first as well. Becca seemed off kilter and crazy the entire novel, making me not believe anything. Grant was just a lousy person with no redeeming qualities or even thought out plan, and June did gain some confidence but it just wasn’t enough for me. Overall, I thought it was a good read, the characters were interesting if not likeable as was the premise, but it just failed to keep me invested. Overall, three star read for a good quick thriller but not something I would read again.

This book had a great plot and twist but I felt like it dragged at times and a lot could have been cut out in the middle.

A bit longer than it needs to be but a good thriller debut and I am looking forward to reading more from Ashley Tate.
A decade old accident haunts a small town and trauma bonds run deep in the community as individuals with various levels of involvement shoulder their grief and secrets in various ways. I felt that the end was not what I expected, but wasn’t a disappointment. Tate has a lot of promise and talent and while this book was overall underwhelming, there’s a certain appeal to her style of writing that I think is worth coming back for.
Thank you for the ARC from Net Galley and Penguin!