Thank you to #PoisonedPenPress and #NetGalley for providing this #ARC Advance Reading Copy. Expected publication date is January 30, 2024.

Twenty-Seven Minutes is a gripping suspense novel that revolves around the death of a young girl, Phoebe. Her brother, Grant, and his friend, Becca, have been hiding secrets for ten years. Complicating the mystery is June, whose brother, Wyatt, disappeared on the same night as Phoebe. As the anniversary of the tragedy approaches, someone who knows the truth about what truly happened shows up threatening to expose everything.

#Bookstagram #TwentySevenMinutes #AshleyTate

In this book, we follow multiple POVs and they are all unreliable narrators, as well as some of them are delusional and probably downright sociopaths. In the beginning, we witness Phoebe's death, then we alternate from the present to the past leading up to the accident that took Phoebe's life.

The first few chapters piqued my interest, and while I found the middle a bit slower, as were getting to really know our characters and what they could be hiding, finding out what happened to Phoebe that night on the bridge kept me going.

The twist at the end was absolutely surprising, and while I did think something weird was going on I definitely didn't think that was it.

I would read more by this author in the future.

Young woman dies in a car accident. It took her brother, who was driving the car, 27 minutes to call for help. The majority of the novel is filled with character dialogue. Boring. three stars because, at the end, there is a clever twist.

I was really close to DNFing, but I pushed on. I liked the last 20% the best- there was some tension there because I knew we were FINALLY going to know what was really going on here. The rest was pretty repetitive, and I just wanted them to get to it already. This book just didn't do it for me. The fact that this was 10 years later was also a problem for me because it just seemed way too long. Thanks for giving me a chance to read this!

Amazing book , you can’t put it down , the plot was developed very amazing you will never guest!!! I recommend this book 👏🏻

This book just wasn't for me, but I'm not sure that was the fault of the book. The writing is lovely, but a bit slow for my tastes in a thriller.

I found it very difficult to stay invested in this book. Though the mystery of what happened in the car crash intrigued me enough to keep reading, I felt very little sympathy or connection with any of the characters. Additionally, it felt like there was a big disconnect between the 4 main characters’ chapters. The way, let’s say Becca, talked and interacted with the world in chapters from her perspective was completely different from how her dialog and behavior was described when the 3rd person limited narrator was focus on a different character. And while I can appreciate an unreliable narrator, having all 4 main characters be liars, or delusional, or not even real left me feeling like I’d wasted my time when I finally finished this book. If anyone is curious about what happened in those 27 minutes, I’d recommend skipping to the last chapter.

I enjoyed this book. The premise was good and the plot pretty solid: a big mystery that may get revealed is always a good time for me.

There are multiple perspectives used in this novel and each narrator is a little less reliable than the last one: WHAT are these people hiding, exactly? You can’t help but wonder.

In the end, it all gets wrapped up (for the most part) and you realize what has actually been swirling around the entire time. It’s a good story and an enjoyable read.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.

This psychological thriller has an intense opening. The story is told in two timelines, ten years ago and the present. There are multiples POVs. The primary characters are well developed but it was a struggle to find a likeable character. They are all suffering from guilt, grief, mental illness and/or family trauma. It’s a lot. This is a slow burn with a quick, surprise ending. This reads like a very dark YA novel. Twenty-Seven Minutes is the author’s debut novel. The author states in her note that she wanted to write about how dark and transforming grief can be and how your life can change in an instant. This story absolutely captures how one evening, or even one instant can be life changing for not only those involved but an entire community. (3.5/5)

Thank you to Ashley Tate, Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for the ARC of this novel in exchange for my opinion.

Ten years since an accident transformed a small town and the people in it. Multiple points of view from the asterisk victims and two timelines, this book had a lot going on.

The good…it was interesting. I wanted to know what happened and the multiple unreliable narrators kept me guessing.

The resolution made total sense and I feel silly not seeing it coming. So well done.

The bad…the pacing was not great. It was the slowest of slow burns. The buildup kept going on and on and not enough time on the climax. Seeing the consequences would have also made the book more satisfying.

This was not the book for me. It was slow-moving, repetitive, and didn’t pull me in like a thriller. There are multiple narrators, some of which are unreliable. The book was anticlimactic, and I felt let down even though my hopes weren’t high.


**Review will be posted to Instagram (@read.rest.recharge) at a later date.

I was not expecting the ending of this story!!! Talk about keeping you on your toes! You will not want to put this down until you’re finished!

Many thanks to Net Galley and Poisoned Pen Press for an ARC of this book in exchange for a review.
A well written psychological thriller, The story is told in multiple points of view and two timelines, the past and the present.
Phoebe Dean has been dead for 10 years, there is still though the one unanswered big question, why did it take her brother Dean 27 minutes to call for help as his sister lay dying? The story moves a long at a good pace but does take a good chunk of the book to get to the point where the question will finally be answered. Phoebe’s mum is holding a memorial which has raised a lot of interest for all affected by her death. Interesting characters who were all swamped in trauma and grief, if not for Phoebe then for someone else. My favourite character was June.
Great unpredictable twist at the end, a very enjoyable read.

Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate is a book about secrets. As the 10th anniversary of a tragic accident and death of a young girl approaches, tensions are high.

The book centers on the death of Phoebe and questions surrounding the accident that caused her death, and why it took her brother, Grant, twenty-seven minutes to call for help.

I had high hopes for this. It started well. However, I quickly found all the characters, even the dead girl, unlikeable. And that's unfortunate. Also, I was not too fond of the portrayal of mental illness and the fantastical nature of some of the latter parts of the novel.

Overall, I thought some of the twists were interesting, but not enough to make me fall in love with the book, the plot, or the characters.

The synopsis sounded so good but this book fell a little flat for me. The characters were all very unlikeable and I felt like 90% of the book dragged a little. I never wanted to quit reading at any point, but I really didn’t feel as invested in what happened as I normally would. The characters really frustrated me throughout. I will say that the ending was shocking and I did not see it coming. I read the last 20 pages with more interest and investment. Overall, not the best or worst book I’ve ever read. I don’t regret reading it, but won’t be recommending it to everyone I know. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a free digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy.

This is my first book by Ashley Tate and I enjoyed it. I do think the book drug on for too long. I love the multiple view points of the main characters being tied back to an accident that happened 10 years ago. I didn’t guess the plot twist at the end at all.

I think I'm in the minority here- there book was not for me. Initially I was gripped with the premise of what happened during the 27 minutes that elapsed between the car accident and when Grant called the police. However, I found the pace of the book slow and found most of the characters unlikable. I nearly DNF multiple times.

Twenty-Seven Minutes is a small town mystery that is tearing a few residents apart from fuzzy memories and guilt.
A memorial ten years past its time is set for the teenage girl that was killed in a car accident unleashing a tide of memories and feelings for those that were there or know what really happened.
Mental illness seems to be a major theme running throughout and at times is difficult to follow who is in the grip of its claws. There are many characters that seem to have a loose tether on reality which was a bit overdone.
Overall, I would have loved to have more focus on a couple of characters and less mania that builds to the reveal. One character that stood out to me was June. Her loss and deep loneliness were genuine emotions that kept me engaged in the story.

Thank you to Poisoned Pen Press for an early e-galley via Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

Twenty-Seven Minutes is one of those books that needs an afternoon because once you get into it, there's no way you're getting anything else done. The pacing is on point, the character development is strong, and the style hooked me. I had a few false starts but once I got 2 chapters in I was reading this everywhere. In the elevator at work, while making supper, while walking down the street, and in the driveway after returning home. I couldn't even wait the minute to get back into it in the comfort of my living room.

I really enjoyed the writing style in this book. While there were a good amount of characters it never felt muddy nor as if you didn’t know what was happening. The plot spans some time and you get to know the characters quite well I feel like over the span of the story. The twists were great and the ending I never saw coming. I can understand how this book wouldn’t be for everyone but definitely give it a chance if it intrigues you. Thank you the author and the to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC!