Before We Were Strangers

Before We Were Strangers

Review #1

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23 years ago, when Sloane was 5, she overheard her parents arguing & then, her mother disappeared. No one has ever asked her what she saw & heard that night. She has never been close with her father or her brother. When she was 18, she moved from Texas to New York & became a famous cover model representing some of the biggest luxury brands like Prada, Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana. 10 years later, she returns to her hometown determined to find out what happened to her mother.

Her father has always been overbearing & controlling. And, he’s the mayor of their small town. He had been elected when Sloane was a junior in high school. He enjoys having a position of power & authority. Sloane always believed her father had something to do with her mother’s disappearance. But, she didn’t want to ruin his reputation, if she was wrong. Her father’s explanation of what happened that night is suspicious. It’s highly unlikely for a devoted wife & mother to leave her family (on foot, no less) in the middle of the night, never to be seen again. No one has ever made a concerted effort to figure out exactly what happened. It’s about time someone did.

Review #2

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FINAL DECISION: A good romantic suspense. I enjoyed the combination of the relationship with the suspense/mystery. I really loved Micah (who is a sweetie) and eventually understood Sloan although I didn’t like her actions which seemed reckless and not well thought out at times.

THE STORY: Sloan McBride fled her hometown a decade ago to free herself from her oppressive father. Now she has returned to find out what happened to her mother who disappeared when she was five. Sloan, however, not only has to face the questions from her parents’ past, but also what she left behind when she left. She had abandoned her best friend and her boyfriend, Micah Evans who turned to one another, married, had a child and divorced. Sloan’s return brings complications in these relationships as well.

OPINION: This was an enjoyable romantic suspense. The scariness factor isn’t too high and there is plenty of romance. Indeed, while the mystery is central to the plot of the book, I enjoyed the second chance at romance the best.

Sloan is completely determined and that makes her reckless at times. She annoyed me at her willingness to do stupid things and keep telling people what is going on when there were people who could betray her. That being said, her character was interesting because of her flaws. I liked that her recklessness and impulsiveness is something that is consistent about her character.

Now Micah I adored. He is incredibly kind and responsible and if I have a complaint it is that he forgives Sloan very quickly for her abandoning him a decade ago. I just didn’t buy her reasons for not contacting him at all and it seemed pretty cruel.

I thought that the book described well the difficulties of the relationship between Sloan, Micah and Paige (Sloan’s best friend and Micah’s ex wife). I liked that the characters had complexity and good and bad traits.

I didn’t enjoy this book as much as the Evelyn Talbot books which I found to be a much more suspenseful story, but this one was a good read.

Review #3

Audiobook Before We Were Strangers by Brenda Novak

23 years ago, when Sloane was 5, she overheard her parents arguing & then, her mother disappeared. No one has ever asked her what she saw & heard that night. She has never been close with her father or her brother. When she was 18, she moved from Texas to New York & became a famous cover model representing some of the biggest luxury brands like Prada, Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana. 10 years later, she returns to her hometown determined to find out what happened to her mother.

Her father has always been overbearing & controlling. And, he’s the mayor of their small town. He had been elected when Sloane was a junior in high school. He enjoys having a position of power & authority. Sloane always believed her father had something to do with her mother’s disappearance. But, she didn’t want to ruin his reputation, if she was wrong. Her father’s explanation of what happened that night is suspicious. It’s highly unlikely for a devoted wife & mother to leave her family (on foot, no less) in the middle of the night, never to be seen again. No one has ever made a concerted effort to figure out exactly what happened. It’s about time someone did.

Review #4

Audio Before We Were Strangers narrated by Ann Marie Gideon

before she reveals why she is returning home after all these years and what’s she’s hoping to find there. The story takes many unexpected turns, and even when you think you know what happened, you will be shocked once again. Really great book filled with richly built characters, in depth development of past events and a captivating delve into the current life spinning on it’s axle around her. Loved it!

Model Sloane McBride might have left home to head to the bright lights of New York a decade ago, but some parts of Millcreek would never leave her mind. Like the memories and dreams that continue to haunt her. She’s not so sure she wants to know the answers, but the churning fear in her gut won’t be silenced any longer. She has to find out what happened to her mother that night. She might have only been five years old, but she remembers things. Voices, fighting, things that were said, a loud thump, then silence … and the next morning Mom was gone … forever.

The return to town is just as volatile as she expects. Her high school best friend is trying to act like no time has passed, her ex-boyfriend still holds an obvious grudge for her leaving, her father tries to run her out of town before she even gets there, and her brother is making it clear he has no wish to dredge up the past alongside her. It seems like everyone is against her … but she’s determined to bring her mother peace once and for all, regardless of the danger that starts to swirl!

Review #5

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I usually love Brenda Novak’s writing, however this book was clunky and felt rushed and no real character development. Very disappointed.

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