Christina McDonald

In the vein of Big Little Lies and Reconstructing Amelia comes an emotionally charged domestic suspense novel about a mother unraveling the truth behind how her daughter became brain dead. And pregnant. A search for the truth. A lifetime of lies. In the small hours of the morning, Abi Knight is startled awake by the phone call no mother ever wants to get: her teenage daughter Olivia has fallen off a bridge. Not only is Olivia brain dead, she’s pregnant and must remain on life support to keep her baby alive. And then Abi sees the angry bruises circling Olivia’s wrists. When the police unexpectedly rule Olivia’s fall an accident, Abi decides to find out what really happened that night. Heartbroken and grieving, she unravels the threads of her daughter’s life. Was Olivia’s fall an accident? Or something far more sinister? Christina McDonald weaves a suspenseful and heartwrenching tale of hidden relationships, devastating lies, and the power of a mother’s love. With flashbacks of Olivia’s own resolve to uncover family secrets, this taut and emotional novel asks: how well do you know your children? And how well do they know you?

The Night Olivia Fell

Faith Wright

“You don't have to be right one hundred percent of the time to show you love someone. And she doesn't have to be perfect to be well loved." 

Tiffany Robinson

This book was a little dull. I thought it was a very cliche and by the book story. I never got invested in any of the characters and didn't really care what happened to them.

Jennifer Rittall

I devoured this book in two evenings after work. The main characters felt like family and my heart was breaking all the way through. I love domestic suspense that sucks you in and keeps you there from the very beginning and this story delivered big time. Twists and turns throughout.

Emily C Peterson

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Taylor McNeely

Oh look, another book I read a long time and never got around to reviewing! All I can really say about The Night Olivia Fell is that it was a really good mystery book and I guessed the killer pretty early in, but that didn’t ruin the reading experience for me.

Joleen

This arc was provided to me for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars

Abi Knight gets the phone call that no parent ever wants to get, her daughter Olivia has been in an accident and is brain dead and pregnant. When Abi discovers bruises on her daughter she realizes this was no accident. When the cops won’t investigate, Abi takes matters into her own hands. 

This story was incredibly emotional, the power of a mothers love is so strong. And the author really captures it. One of the best aspects of this book was the alternating POV’s. We get both past and present (Olivia and Abi) into what happened and what lead to that moment on the bridge. It really pulled the entire storyline together and made it much more captivating.

There is something about thrillers that makes me sit down and devour them. They always capture my interest right away. The Night Oliva Fell was no different, I was hooked from the very first page. But some of the storylines, I didn’t like as much. Often enough some plots gave me soap opera vibes which can be a bit annoying. It made some of the story more predictable. But overall it wasn’t a bad book.

Christina McDonald knows how to keep you pull you into a story. Those first chapters were amazing and honestly, I look forward to reading more from her. This book may have not been my cup of tea but I did enjoy most of it. If you love a good emotional thriller than I definitely recommend you gives this one a go.

Lisa ✩ @lifeinlit

After reading Behind Every Lie last month I knew I had to read this one too. There’s just something about Christina McDonald’s writing style that really speaks to me. This book in particular packed quite a punch. I had a strong emotional response to this book that I wasn’t expecting. I have a feeling I’ll be thinking about this story for quite a while.

USA TODAY BESTSELLER In the vein of Big Little Lies and Reconstructing Amelia comes an “atmospheric, absorbing page-turner” (Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author) about a mother unraveling the truth behind how her daughter became brain dead. And pregnant. A search for the truth. A lifetime of lies. In the small hours of the morning, Abi Knight is startled awake by the phone call no mother ever wants to get: her teenage daughter Olivia has fallen off a bridge. Not only is Olivia brain dead, she’s pregnant and must remain on life support to keep her baby alive. And then Abi sees the angry bruises circling Olivia’s wrists. When the police unexpectedly rule Olivia’s fall an accident, Abi decides to find out what really happened that night. Heartbroken and grieving, she unravels the threads of her daughter’s life. Was Olivia’s fall an accident? Or something far more sinister? In this “complex, emotionally intense first novel” (Publishers Weekly), USA TODAY bestselling author Christina McDonald weaves a suspenseful and heartwrenching tale of hidden relationships, devastating lies, and the power of a mother’s love. With flashbacks of Olivia’s own resolve to uncover family secrets, this taut and poignant novel asks: how well do you know your children? And how well do they know you?

The Night Olivia Fell

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