That Night by Gillian McAllister
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I love reading McAllister’s books. Once I pick them up, I always know I will not be able to put them down. This was no exception. I was reading another story during vacation where I noticed that my attention kept wandering so I switched to this story and within seconds I was hooked and didn’t want to stop reading until I was done.
This is the story of what it means to be a family. A dysfunctional family that has become enmeshed through an early loss and now doesn’t know how to untangle themselves. Then the unthinkable happens and they show up for each other. Of course, they show up for each other.
But then. Then, they can’t let it go. They start unraveling one by one, bit by bit. Their worst enemy is coming from within. The guilt eats at them. It colors everything and everyone they look at. And then they start questioning each other.
And then it unravels even further. Until there’s no way to make it right ever again.
Great story about the narrow narrow line between being loyal and being dysfunctional.
with gratitude to netgalley and William Morrow for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
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