Good read! The author was creative and created a relatable character for the reader to sympathize with.

What a breathtaking, heart beating out of your chest this book is. A life-changing event happens and this book unfolds with the characters, their choices and the results of those choices. It was heartbreaking, tragic, suspenseful and yet uplifting and heartwarming at the same time.

I haven't read a book like this before nor have I read this author before, but given the chance I will definitely be reading more books like this and more books from this author.

Finn has lost her life, yet she still remains to be there for the family that she lost in an accident on the way to a family trip. Each of the characters are transformed for the food and for the bad when they are stuck at the scene of the accident and it is unsure if they will survive. This book brought so many different emotions to the forefront for each character as they learned to live in the after. I was a little perturbed when I finished the accident scene in the book and began into the after. I was not sure whether there would be enough compelling story to get through the rest of the book. I wish the ends would have been tied up, but overall felt that this book was well written and covered these intense situations with relatability. I want to read more from this author in the future. Thanks for the ARC, NetGalley.

Heading out to dinner on the first night of their ski weekend getaway, Finn's dad swerves to avoid a deer and sends the motor home they are riding in careening over a guardrail, flipping several times and finally landing far below in the snow. With them are Finn's best friend, mom, sister, sister's boyfriend, brother, aunt, uncle and cousin. The first struggle is making it through the night in the cold without food, water or heat, to start hiking back to the road in the light of morning. Next, they must heal from the wounds created when not everyone survives or is honest about their actions. How can they possible continue on with life as if nothing has happened?

I don't cry when I read books normally, but this one brought all the tears, in a good way. Emotional and thought provoking, and written so beautifully, I loved every page. I highly recommend this one, but have tissues ready.

This book is the most underrated book I have ever come across and I cannot praise it enough.
Following a family after suffering a life-changing tragedy. It was BEAUTIFULLY written. I completely fell in love with all of the characters. They felt so realistic and real and I cannot praise the writing enough.
Told from a heartbreaking and interesting perspective in such a respectful and non-gimicy way - I cannot recommend this book enough.
This was a 5 star read for me and probably the best book I have read in years.

Unfortunately, I have not been able to read and review this book.

After losing and replacing my broken Kindle and getting a new phone I was unable to download the title again for review as it was no longer available on Netgalley.

I’m really sorry about this and hope that it won’t affect you allowing me to read and review your titles in the future.

Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity.
Natalie.

What a book. This book is a real tearjerker. Its such a thought provoking book. Consequences and what can happen as a result . Having lived and worked in the snow it sort of touched me of how easily this could have happened. I could not put this book down. I just kept wanting to know what was happening all the time. I highly recommend it.

I really enjoyed this one a lot, it grabbed me so early on and firmly held my attention all the way through.

I am such a fan of emotional reads, I love being so wrapped up and engaged with an emotive storyline and this one really delivered that for me.

The writing I found to be really gripping and the storylines just flowed so well, I enjoyed every moment of it and thought it was really well put together and crafted.

“In An Instant” had so many great reviews that I was really looking forward to reading it. Honestly as far as main character posthumous narrative books go, this was not my favorite. I didn’t care for any of the characters except for the narrator. The first 1/3 of the book was good but the rest is pretty depressing. I wanted to give up on it because it was such a downer but I chugged on and finished it. Sadly, this book was not for me.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

Sixteen year old Finn and her family (and BFF Mo) are on their way to a camping trip when their vehicle tragically tumbles off of a cliff. Everyone survives except Finn. Although she dies instantly, the entire story is told from her perspective. She ends up suspended in her own sort of limbo, watching over everyone affected by the tragedy and how they cope and try to move on with their lives. What follows is a roller coaster of emotions - grief, pain, regret and ultimately a new happiness.
I loved this book!! I felt like I was Finn throughout the story and experienced what she experienced. I generally avoid overly-emotional stories as I'm easily affected, but the story was worth the heartbreak throughout. In the end it was rewarding!
Thanks to Suzanne Redfearn, Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC!

I liked this one, but not as much as everyone else seemed to. Yes, it was emotionally driven and technically proficient, but it didn't really "wow" me. I guess that's the nature of things!

When tragedy strikes a family and their friends have to deal with the decisions they made during and after the tragedy. Told from the eyes of the main character Finn, In an Instant, takes the reader through the aftermath of a tragic accident while seeing how the decisions each character made will either bring them closer together or push them apart. Written in a way that you can feel the pain of the characters and bringing to life ideas that many people never think about or want to face when a tragedy strikes, Redfearn takes the reader on a journey they won't be able to put down.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for an advanced copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review.

We've all encountered those books that stick with us. The books where the characters are so relatable and personal, we feel we know them. This is one of those books that write close to the heart and you're going to enjoy it. I can't recommend this book enough.

This was a good read; well-written although slightly predictable at times. It dragged a little at points. Would recommend.

I received an advanced digital copy of this book from the author, Lake Union Publishing and Netgalley.com. Thanks to all for the opportunity to read and review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Ms. Redfearn's new book is, in short, heartbreaking. An intimate look at family dynamics, interpersonal relationships and all the little betrayals and huge disappointments of such. Beautifully written, characters are deeply flawed and very human. A deeply emotional read that shouldn't be missed.

5 out of 5 stars. Highly recommended.

Okay this book gives you all the feels, all at the same time, trust me you're going to go into feels overload. Make sure you have a box of Kleenex by you. It is amazingly poignant and it'll move you in so many different directions you won't know which way you're looking it is amazing that it shows you complete and utter Redemption. This book is an absolutely never forget about tale about mortality, grief, and what it truly means to be human. I don't want to go into the storyline too much because I really don't want to ruin the experience for anyone that has not read this book. But I will tell you this, I use those kleenexes oh, I used to entire box. I cried oh, and it wasn't pretty crying oh, it was flat-out ugly cry. I stopped and then I began sobbing more. I just couldn't put this book down. Seriously I begin reading this book early in the day with it my cup of coffee and didn't finish reading this book until 2:05 a.m. . This is truly a book that I won't soon forget and I know you hear people saying that but it's true.

I think one of the things you're going to enjoy the most is the author's writing style. Her writing style to seems to flow easily and endlessly and this was just an unbelievably fantastic read. She is on my list of authors to keep my eye out for.

Do yourself a favor, for real, if you haven't read this book, do it.

I would like to thank Suzanne Redfearn, Lake Union Publishing and Netgalley for the opportunity to let me read this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Sensitive story about what happens during and after an accident and how everyone deals with it.
I read this in 24 hrs and it’s is oh so sad but such a good story. I highly recommend it.

Everyone handles grief differently and this book highlights that.
A tragic accident and the consequences of choices

My list of books I have finished in a day is really short. I've become a faster reader, but I still rarely finish a story in 24 hours. This book was wonderful and it will be a reread for sure.

At first, I was a little annoyed that a 300 some odd page book had 94 chapters. But for this book, it worked. It was perfect for wanting to know more and keeping the story going. Agreeing with another review I saw, as very cool as Finn's omnipresent perspective was, I felt she spoke beyond her years. With insight more advanced than a 16-year-olds would be. There were moments here and there that the teenager shone though, but for the most part, she seemed wiser than she should be.

I found the other characters relatable and very realistic, although I was hoping for a different kind of ending. I liked how she left, unraveling one by one as each of the most important people in her life let her and Oz go and move on. But I can't put my finger on the kind of ending I would have wanted or was expecting.

Either way for sure pick this book up! It's an amazing story that really makes you think about what you would have done in a situation as dire was theirs and questions the grey area in which people's actions define them as a person.

In an Instant by Suzanne Redfearn is a moving, poignant & just heart breaking read.
I read this book in one sitting & will definitely be picking up everything this author writes!