Fast paced, multiple POV, and suspenseful. I think the plot was an excellent idea, but lacked a little in execution. I would read this author again and recommend this book for a palate cleanser.

This was a decent read. I wasn’t a fan of the characters themselves but the storyline was solid and added some emotion to a somewhat suspenseful book. I’m not sure how I would categorize this one as it wasn’t really scary or mysterious.
It was a good read and held my interest. Overall pretty good

This was such an incredible story! This is a masterfully crafted story, full of human frailty and regret and comeuppance, that also manages to capture a sense of time and place in a way that really resonated with me. The characters were fully rounded and real and the drama and tragedy leapt off the pages.

I really loved the way things went back and forth and shifted perspective. I had both an audio and an e-book ARC, and while I thoroughly enjoyed the story as presented in both (because it's a marvelously nuanced tale told with a keen eye for pacing and suspense and characterization) I think I liked the audio version better (and that's something I don't usually say about a complex story). The shift in narrators really sold the characters' voices in my head in a way that even my own imagination could not, and it added an extra dimension to my experience of the book that I appreciated.

I will definitely be on the lookout for more from Jane Corry!

This book was good! 'I Died on a Tuesday' follows three characters: Janie, a teen dealing with a tragic accident; Robbie, a famous rock star with a jaw-dropping secret; and Vanessa, a support officer with her own baggage. Their lives collide in ways I didn’t see coming, and the twists kept me guessing. Some parts felt a bit too coincidental or over-the-top, but overall, it was an entertaining read with plenty of drama and suspense.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for this ARC.

Thank you to net galley for giving me this opportunity to read this book.
This is a dual timeline taking twenty years apart with the same characters.
Janie is eighteen and has the world ahead of her. She will be going to London to work in publishing. But one fateful morning as she is riding her bike from the bay where she was swimming she was hit by a white van.
The occupants of the van got out to see if they could be of any help, but, Jacob told the others not to do anything as she was most likely dead due to her injuries.
The occupants of the van were being driven to a gig that they were to perform at but as none of the boys have their drivers license the brother of one of the boys was driving.
Twenty years later.
Janie did survive her accident but was left with serious injuries.
Robbie Manning, one of the band members and occupant of the van on that fateful morning gets a knock at his door and is arrestted.
As the trial goes on there are three different versions of the accident and who was really at fault.
I really enjoyed this book as it is one of my favourite genres. There were so many twists that you just had to keep reading to find out what really did happen and was/were the right people convicted.

I Died on a Tuesday is a fast-paced, multi-POV, crime novel about an 18 year old girl whose life is destroyed after a horrible accident. The novel revolves around the victim, the defendant, judge, and the witness support worker.

Due to the short chapters and multiple point of views, the book is able to create a fast pace that carries the book through its first two parts. Unfortunately, the final part, in my opinion has too many climatic elements of reveals that unravel more questions. By doing so, it drags the ending out more than feels necessary. The characters are flawed to the point of annoyance. I did not like by the end of the novel there seemed to be time jumps woven into the sentences without any paragraph blocks or change in chapter. It only further convoluted the timeline.

The novel paints a great picture of the lies people will tell themselves to better their own self image, takes on grief, the secrets we keep and how they can affect those around us. A praise for Corry’s plot, what a fascinating idea that just happened to fall short by the end. Unfortunately, the build of the story gets lost by the third part and throws in the final pieces quicker than it should have. I was glued to this book and wanted more from it than I ended with.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for this ARC.

FINALLY a thriller/mystery book that I liked this year! The formatting was very weird on my kindle but the story was good enough that it didn't bother me. This went in a wild direction at the end. The characters were well-developed and believable - they didn't feel like caricatures of actual people. I really enjoyed the different perspectives and I think this would make a great audiobook. The men in this book however SUCK. Would recommend this book. I immediately bought another book by this author that I'm excited to dive into.

There were more characters than was strictly necessary for this story, but that wouldn't have bothered me had not every single one of them been deeply stunted emotionally. More concerning: At one point a character says, and this isn't a direct quote, but...My stepmother was so mean she put me off women and I became a homosexual.

Oh, is that how that works? I see.

Things aren’t always as they seem. Janie is hit while riding a bicycle, and in that split second everything changes. Meanwhile, rock star Robbie, although amazingly successful, hides a secret guilt that haunts him daily. And Vanessa learns shocking truths that change everything she believed about her life with her husband, Jack. Can these people fearlessly face the truth?

This is a fast-paced enjoyable story, until the last part of the book. That is where situations become confusing and convoluted. Up until that point, we had enough twists and turns to be interesting, but after that point, it became overdone. The characters are well-crafted and interesting, though, and bring the reader through the interesting developments in the plot.

This was a fascinating book. The jumps were a little jarring at first, but they're the whole point of the book. I loved how this played with the idea of the truth and makes the reader question who and what to believe.

Interesting premise. Some really tough and gut-wrenching plot points. The twists got to be a little too many, too far-fetched or too irrelevant to the main storyline. I was still intrigued enough to keep turning the pages, despite the effort of keeping track of all the “missing pieces” and the barrage of revelations towards the end that unfortunately didn’t go very well together for the overall storyline.
3/5 stars.
Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the ARC.

I wanted to like this more than I did :( I think the first part is pretty enticing but it's so long for what it is that I just got a bit lost and bored within the story.

I Died on a Tuesday by Jane Corry
A Mystery/Thriller, 2024 by Penguin, 465 Pages

What I Didn’t Like:
-This is a hyper specific one that will not affect my rating, just worth mentioning for anyone who watches my account closely. I was told this one released in November and that this was an ARC. It appears it was actually released in June. I am NOT late with my review. I was only approved for the ARC copy 10 days before the date I was told it was releasing. The incorrect information as well as the late notice sort of rankled me, if I’m honest.
-Some sloppy dialogue that comes across as lazy. This was my biggest problem with this one because dialogue is how I connect to the characters and really get an understanding of relationships. If the dialogue in a story is stilted and awkward, it’s really hard for me to get into the story.
-The pacing is jagged, rushing at some parts and stalling at others. The result is a story that feels uneven.
-The ending doesn’t work. It delivers a message that doesn’t match the story and feels forced.

What I Did Like:
+The multiple POVs help add to the tension of the story. It’s not really a case of who is lying but, instead, of what they aren’t telling you or don’t know. That makes this feel more realistic.
+Vanessa started off feeling like a throw-away character who wasn’t connected enough to the story. But, when things started to change (no spoilers) her story almost became more heartbreaking than the one we started with. I wanted her to be so much more socially aware than she was and I felt terrible for her.
+Forgiveness is addressed, briefly, in a decent way.

Who Should Read This One:
-Readers who want a quick mystery with multiple grey characters.

My Rating: 2 Stars
The lack of character connections coupled with a limping pace made this one problematic for me.

Thanks to Netgalley for this ARC.

Janie was 18 when her whole world was changed. The accident leaving her incapable of truly living anymore. She was no longer able to speak or walk, until she has a therapist who finds she can sing. This comes into play 20 years after her accident, as they have finally found the person responsible for it.

If the book would have only focused on Janie and what happened, I would have given it a higher rating. Instead, we have multiple story lines running through the whole novel. It was hard to be totally invested in the characters because of this. With nearly 500 pages, you'd think everything would be answered, but there are some loose ends that were introduced at the ending, and then never mentioned again. It was a clunky ending at best.

I didn't hate the book, but I feel like it could have been cut down some to make it more cohesive. I'm feeling generous today, so I'd say it's a 3.5* rounded down to three.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Penguin Random House Canada/Doubleday Canada for gifting me a digital ARC of the new book by Jane Corry. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4 stars!

Twenty years ago, there is a tragic accident that leaves an 18-year-old Janie for dead on the street, hit by a van that then took off. In present time, Robbie Manning, international singing star, is arrested for Janie's attempted murder. Robbie has been waiting for the truth to come out for 20 years, but he's still terrified. Who knows the whole story of what happened that day?

There's a lot to unpack in this story, told from these two timelines from multiple POVs. We hear from Robbie and Janie, as well as Vanessa, a victim support person, and the judge. Everyone is holding secrets back for a multitude of reasons, and discovering all of them will take a bit of patience as they slowly merge. What I really enjoyed was exploring how one wrong decision can affect so many people down the line. I also enjoyed Vanessa's role as victim support as she helped witnesses navigate testifying. This is a twisty one, with well-developed characters, and an intriguing plot.

In I Died on a Tuesday, 18-year-old Janie is determined to find her mother, who she believes didn’t drown as everyone claims. While starting a new life in London, her plans are shattered when a van crashes into her. Meanwhile, Robbie, a famous singer with a dark secret, faces police questioning, and Vanessa, a witness support officer, struggles with the rule of not getting too close to those she helps. As the story unfolds, connections between the characters come to light, and twists keep the reader guessing. Engaging, with well-developed characters, I enjoy this book and would recommend!

The premise of this story truly got me and I couldn't help requesting it. Unfortunately the execution for me didn't work. It was just missing something for me to make it that much better. I could not connect with any of the characters.

Oh Jane Corry can certainly write a very compelling novel! I believe it's my first one by her and it won't be my last.

In 2004 Janie is riding her bicycle home after swimming seaside. She is hit and left for dead. Fast forward to 20 years later when a famous English singer is arrested for the accident.

This one was very engaging and I was immersed in the story. There are a few characters and scenarios introduced that are happening at the same time as the trial. I think the less you know about this one the better. Some things at the end just became a little too much and convenient but it didn't take away from my enjoyment at all. It's a good one!

📖 Book Review 📖 One choice. One huge mistake. Lives changed forever. Twenty years later and the past has finally caught up with Robbie and no amount of fame and fortune can help him escape the error he made when he was younger. I Died On a Tuesday delves deep into the domino effect of our actions and how it impacts the lives of other people. Told in multiple point of views, Jane Corry brilliantly balances the storylines in a gripping yet heartfelt manner.

Not worth writing a review about…

I decided to give I Died on a Tuesday a 2-star rating because I was feeling generous. The writing was okay, but the story itself wasn’t that great. The pacing felt uneven, and the ending was just bizarre—everything wraps up with a hit song? WFT? It completely pulled me out of the story.

While the premise had potential, the execution left a lot to be desired. Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll be picking up any other books from this author.