Gone Tonight by Sarah PekkanenMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
3.5⭐
Genre ~ domestic mystery
Publication date ~ August 1, 2023
Page Count ~ 337
Audio length ~ 10 hours 9 minutes
Narrator ~ Kate Mara
POV ~ dual 1st
Featuring ~ 3 act story, dual timeline, se*ual assault, secrets and lies, of course
Catherine is trying to leave the nest at 24, but her mother, Ruth, is doing everything she can to prevent that from happening. As a mother of a daughter I can say too that I never want my baby to leave me, but at some point I know I’ll have to be okay with it. Does Ruth take it a little too far, though? Yep.
I see it’s not in the blurb, so I’ll be vague~ish ~ I did not like Ruth’s lie that she told Catherine in order for her to not move away. This is something that scares me and I hope to never have to experience it in my life. I wish a different lie was told because I do see the reasoning of why she had to protect her.
Why Ruth tells all the lies is not a real mystery to us readers, but it’s a mystery to Catherine as she tries to piece together Ruth’s life. Ruth writes journal entries that give a glimpse into her past and why she had to hightail it. Is how she got away plausible? Nah, not really. A bit slow going at points with a couple of suspenseful moments. An overall decent thriller.
Narration notes:
I suppose Kate did a fine job, but I really could have went for a 2nd narrator. Kate has that younger sounding voice, which was fine for Catherine, but for Ruth she didn’t even try to alter her voice to sound different at all. Luckily each chapter stated who was talking, so I wasn’t super confused. She hardly gave much emotion at all either. Since it’s dual 1st person, with different aged women, I would absolutely expect dual narrators. Honestly, this took me out of the story a little bit, so I’d recommend reading if this is something that might bother you.
*Thanks to the author, Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the audio copy. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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Book blurb:
Catherine Sterling thinks she knows her mother. Ruth Sterling is quiet, hardworking, and lives for her daughter. All her life, it’s been just the two of them against the world. But now, Catherine is ready to spread her wings, move from home, and begin a new career. And Ruth Sterling will do anything to prevent that from happening.
Ruth Sterling thinks she knows her daughter. Catherine would never rebel, would never question anything about her mother’s past or background. But when Ruth’s desperate quest to keep her daughter by her side begins to reveal cracks in Ruth’s carefully-constructed world, both mother and daughter begin a dance of deception.
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