I wish I could go back in time and read this again for the first time. I absolutely loved it. It sucked me in from the first sentence. Trust me when I say that The Vanishing Hour will be the thriller of the summer.

Three different lives with three different story’s but somehow they all connect back to the vanishing hour in this small town that is full of secrets. Family betrayal, red herrings and so many thrills, I immediately want to read every other book she has written.

This book started off kind of slow, but it picked up pace very fast and I read it in one day. I absolutely did not see the ending coming. I will definitely recommend this to my audience, as I love this author and all of her works!

Three storylines merge to form a solid mystery. A woman trying to hide from her past, a son trying to find his missing father, and a woman looking for her daughter who has disappeared like other young girls have. I loved the little nooks and crannies this book had hidden throughout it. the creepy feelings, and the characters that all had to come to uncomfortable realizations about those around them. While ultimately being plot driven, the book managed to include a lot of character development, not only from the three points of view in the narration but also for the missing father and daughter. All combined, the story was engaging and it kept me wondering until the very end. And, for once, I didn't even mind the clean up chapter at the end. It felt appropriate.

The Vanishing Hour is a slow burn thriller, but a quick read. The multiple narratives keep the story going, and make the eventual connection, a little more surprising. When you initially meet each character, you really wonder why they’re all in the story together. Nothing connects them except the town of Rock Harbor. But of course, things are really not what they seem. The narratives also have have you questioning, who the people closest to us, really are.
Though I did find the story a little repetitive, and full of inner dialogue, I did appreciate the gradual release of clues and distractions. It’s hard not to make multiple points of view repetitive, if you want to connect them. And, each point of view did offer their own addition of clues, so I do think they were important. I just like more flow. I also liked having a victims perspective. I did find Grace a bit meek, and totally unbelievable with her twist. But she definitely added some excitement to the story. The real story is Kira, the mother of the current missing girl. She brings the heart and emotion to the book, and really propels the investigation forward.

This crime novel turns the typical missing bodies are piling up plot line on its head. Soon after it begins, you find out there are a lot of missing folks -- three girls, two older guys -- in a small town in Maine. You need a scorecard to keep track of the involved families, and they initially are working independently of each other before coming together to share common tips and intelligence on how to figure out what is going on. There are many wounded souls in this novel, which is what makes it interesting. There is the recovering addict. The critical mom. The brother who is trying to make amends. The detached dad. In less capable hands, this motley crew could just be caricature, but here their experience rings true. Everyone has something wrong with them as a result of the missing people -- there are some known murders, and some unsolved cases -- and no, I won't give any spoilers here but it is a delightful read and you get a feel for small town Mainer life. Highly recommended.

Grace Holloway had nearly died, so she keeps to herself and runs an inn in Rock Harbor, Maine. She's not the only one with something to hide in town, however, and young girls who looked like Grace did when she had been kidnapped are starting to disappear. Grace is drawn into the investigation against her will, but what she knows will change everything.

We get multiple POV's here, because young women are disappearing from the bad part of town, and older men apparently did as well. The determined mother, dedicated son, and Grace are all in town, and there's a growing sense of unease. People disappear in the late evening from the same general street, where the strip club, convenience stores and dive places are. Drug deals and hooking takes place there, increasing the fear that Aden and Kira have regarding what happened to their family. Grace is a shadow of a woman because of her trauma, too close to the missing girls who resemble what she used to look like. The investigation is mostly Kira, but Aden has his fair share of going into the different areas of town to talk to people that might have seen his father. The three of them finally meet and coordinate information, and the perpetrator isn't who you think it is.

The tension in the novel increases, especially in the second half of the novel. It's gripping, and I kept reading to get to the end. I had to stay up late and couldn't do anything else until it was done. This is an intense suspense novel, with a fitting ending that gives hope for the future.

I devoured this in one sitting!
This had a lot of things I like in a thriller: a Final Girl, a small town with a history of missing persons, and a potential serial killer. There were 3 POV's: Grace (the Final Girl who runs an inn), Kira (her daughter is missing) and Aden (his elderly father is missing). I was glad to have Grace and Aden's POV along with Kira's, as I feel like the frantic mother with a missing kid has been a little over-done in thrillers.
I thought the author did a great job of weaving all three of these characters together. There were plenty of suspects and red herring's that left me guessing - at no point was anything obvious until the very end and even then there were still a few more twists that I did not see coming. The ending and the twists brought this storyline to the next level in my opinion! The epilogue was somewhat satisfying, there were a couple things I would've like to see differently, but that didn't end up taking anything away from this one.
Thank you HTP Books and Graydon House for my advanced copy!

This is an author I had not read before but will definitely read again. This book had me from the very first paragraph! The book was told going back and forth between characters, but the titles helped you know which character you were learning about at that time. There were so many twists and turns, just when I thought I knew who the kidnapper was, it wasn’t, and then I’d think it was another character, and it wasn’t. I stayed up well past my bedtime reading this book and finished it all in one day! I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys psychological thrillers!

This was quite the dark, doozy ride and I sure did love it. Seraphina Nova Glass built the narrative and suspense well, tied the characters together in such a creative and thoughtful way, and I sure did not see who was behind it at all. I think mostly because I was trying to guess who it was not when presented with potentials throughout the book but also it could be because I’m not good at figuring it out, who’s to say lol. Overall this was a gripping and chilling read that I could not put down and the ending did not disappoint. I highly recommend you add this to your list when it publishes on May 30th.

Thank you to Graydon House and Thriller Book Lovers for the advanced copy to review.

I devoured this book in a day. I loved the characters and the multiple point of views. I really enjoyed the way this mystery unfolded. This author is fantastic and I’ll read everything she writes!

Nova Glass' newest release is a mystery thriller about a secret that connects a mother desperately searching for her missing daughter, a woman hiding from the world (character described in the blurb) and a man returning home to look into his pillar of the community father's disappearance. When the three characters lives intersect nothing will be the same for any of them. Well-written, with interesting characters this story is told in multiple POVs and doesn't let up from the first page. Nova Glass tackles some tough topics, so take care and check out the CWs.


I received this eARC thanks to Harlequin Trade Publishing, Graydon House in exchange for an honest review. Publishing dates are subject to change.

Thoughts~
Any book where a mother is looking for her missing child will always pull at my heartstrings. I was frustrated right alongside Kira when she was trying to get answers about Brooke from her so-called friends. If you have nothing to hide, why run away? Brooke’s disappearance hits way too close to home for Grace, so that made her chapters that much more interesting.

Alternating chapters is always a favorite of mine while trying to solve the mystery. I have to say I didn’t not figure it out. I recommend trying to solve the mystery when the book is released on May 30!

Thanks to Netgalley for allowing me to read this ARC!
I fell in love with the suspense and writing style of Ms. Glass. However, it felt like the plot did not move so I put it down to 3 stars. I got irritated at how little movement there seemed to be. The book could be much shorter and portray the same suspense and information. Overall fun thriller, but I would not read it again.

The Vanishing Hour is a well written romantic thriller. Terrific plot and setting. I recommend this book. My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley. This is my unbiased review

Solid Use Of Multi-POV To Create Compelling Thriller. Ok, this is one the "intelligentsia" claim "you can see coming from a mile away with a blindfold on". Eh, maybe. I didn't, not until the actual reveal. But I don't read mysteries or thrillers *trying* to do that. If anything, I'm looking for deeper connections to the current zeitgeist or to some legend or lore. (None of which is really present here, to be clear, other than this being yet another missing person based book.) What I found here was a solid use of multiple POVs and perspectives to create a thriller where everyone has secrets, everyone is lying... and yet one person's lies are hiding an awful truth that will unravel the entire thing. And then there is the back quarter or so, where all the lies are revealed, and the tale instead turns into a race to save a life... or end another. This part was where Glass apparently lost some readers, who felt that the tale fell off the rails here. Again, I disagree. While a different approach through this section (yet still maintaining the multiple POVs), I felt it was at least as compelling as anything that had come before it, and indeed even the ending itself felt justified and at least understandable, if not completely realistic. Overall, this book admittedly isn't likely to win any awards, yet as compelling or at minimum serviceable escapism for a few hours (clocking in at just under 300 pages), this is absolutely a book that will transport you away from the "real" world and into one with a bit of everything for everyone, including even doses of humor and romance. Very much recommended.

After reading On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass, I was so excited to get my hands on the Vanishing Hour. I love her writing style, the way she used multiple points of view, and who can pass up a dark twisted thriller.

Grace Holloway is a survivor, years ago she was kidnapped and held against her will until she found an opportunity to escape. Knowing the man who took her is still out there, she lives in fear and keeps to herself managing a small inn. When once again young women are being taken and then found brutally murdered, Grace is swept back up into reliving her nightmare. But Grace has her own secrets, that could turn everything upside down.

Although there were times I thought I knew where this book was going, there were plenty of twists I didn't see coming. I look forward to reading more of her books.

Thanks Netgalley for this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to @ThrillerBookLoversPromotions @graydonhousebooks for the #gifted copy of the book.

Girls are vanishing and turning up dead. Kira is on a mission to find her missing daughter Brooke and all roads lead to the strip in Rock Harbor. She meets Aden who is also looking for his missing father. He turns up at the hotel and meets Grace who was taken and escaped her captor years ago. Their stories all intersect and Grace realizes she can help find the man who is killing and abducting these girls.

I love the author's writing style and Grace's character. She is a survivor. It is fight or flight for her. This one was a quick read and one I could not put down. Add this one to your TBR!

Grace, Kira, and Aden all come together in Rock Harbor, the town where Grace went to hide and Kira and Aden are searching for their relatives who went missing. Grace is a survivor but she's got a secret, and she's not willing to share her story- living quietly in the resort town and managing the inn. Aden's father went missing and so did Kira's daughter- and Grace might, just might (you know she does) hold the key to the answers. Each of these three has their own perspective and the storylines will eventually merge. It's not too twisty but it's got a few turns. Thanks to the publisher for the ARC. A good read for the beach.

The premise sounded very interesting. Sadly, it just didn't grab my attention. The characters were flat, and that made it hard to stay engaged or care about what happened to them. I figured things out early on, so the twists weren't a surprise. Plot points were disjointed, and the ending felt rushed.