Okay, do not get me wrong, I DID enjoy Hairpin Bridge but No Exit was better. Also, there was quite a few events that occurred that did not seem realistic. Ever watch a movie where you think the main character should have died or been injured 700 times? Yeah, that pretty much happens in this book.

Do not let that deter you from reading this though. Admittedly, I read it in less than 2 days so it is entertaining.

Three months ago Cambry Nguyen jumped off a remote bridge in Montana known as Hairpin Bridge. Cambry’s twin sister, Lena, does believe her sister would have committed suicide. Determined to find the truth she travels to the bridge to meet with a patrolman who was a part of her sister’s case.

Immediately Lena feels like something is not lining up. For starters, Corporal Raymond Raycevic happened to pull her sister over for speeding only an hour before allegedly finding her body. Oh and let’s not forget the SIXTEEN attempted 911 calls from Cambry’s cell phone.

Has Lena walked into a bad situation? Will she be able to find the truth about her sister’s death? You will have to read it to find out!

Thank you @NetGalley, Taylor Adams, and Joffe Books for the free copy!

REVIEW:
I want to be as honest as possible with this one because I don’t want to paint a different picture and mislead other readers. I’ve heard of this author and heard good feedback from the book, No Exit (which I haven’t read). This is the first book I read by this author and suffice to say, it was not for me. I’m sorry to say that I was not at all thrilled nor happy with this book because there were too many fillers in the story. It got too dragged out and heavy to read. The prolonged build-up to the ending, in my opinion, was not at all necessary. It would have been good if it was shortened a bit to get to the climax at the right moment. However, I do appreciate that the author wrote an Asian main character because this is rarely done especially for this genre. You are welcome to read this book, of course, because it might have a different effect on you.

Another 5 star for Taylor Adams. Such a fast paced mystery/thriller with serial killers, a sprinkle of supernatural, and a bad ass heroine. What more do you need to know?!

You know how we all change the channel when an SPCA commercial comes on? They’re too sad and it’s the only emotion they aim to pull from you. This book feels similar, just in a sense of never-ending intensity.

From page 1, you’re dropped in to a story that truly doesn’t slow down until the final page. I love a good adrenaline-pumping thriller, but this was too much. Like real life trauma, eventually your body maxes out on adrenaline and you become numb. For this book, the numbness became boredom which was crazy considering the content of the book.

I think it was too much action, not enough story. I clearly was not the right reader, and that’s okay! If you want all the action without flowery fillers of people’s back stories or relationships, this may be the book for you! I just like being pulled in enough to care before the intensity pops off.

Synopsis: Lena and Cambry Nguyen are twin sisters. Three months ago, Lena and her family were notified that Cambry committed suicide at Hairpin Bridge in Montana but Lena doesn’t believe that Cambry killed herself. Lena arranges to meet up with Corporal Raymond Raycevic who was the highway patrolman who found Cambry’s body in the hopes to discover more information about her death. When Lena first meets Raymond, he seems sympathetic and caring, but as she continues to probe further into what happened to Cambry, his demeanor soon changes and Lena soon finds herself in serious trouble.

My thoughts: In the past few years I have seen so many books marketed as “thrillers” but when I’ve read them, they feel more like a tame ride on the Ferris Wheel at the exhibition. Not so for this book. There were times when I was reading this late at night in bed and I actually had to put it down and pick up a different book because my heart was racing and I was so uncomfortable because it was freaking me out! If you like thrillers that are really like wild rides at the exhibition, then pick this one up. This was the first book by this author that I have read but I’ll definitely be checking out Taylor Adams’ first book, No Exit.

Hairpin Bridge is available now for sale.

Thank you to Netgalley and Joffe Books for providing me with an advanced reader’s copy of Hairpin Bridge in exchange for an honest review.

Hairpin Bridge from Taylor Adams was sort of a disappointment to me.. After reading No Exit I was expecting a little more from the author. This book was still enjoyable but didn't live up to the last novel, Thank you Netgalley and (publisher) for my arc

Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams was one of my most anticipated reads of 2021. Sadly I was very disappointed in this one.

I found the writing style to be extremely hard to follow along with. It took almost half the book for me to understand it. This took away from my enjoyment of the book tremendously. While I liked the concept of this book, I found a lot of the subject matter to be a little to far fetched and unrealistic.

I did enjoy a few of the twist thrown in throughout the book. I also really liked how the characters were described. Especially the trucker, I found him extremely fascinating.

Overall this book just wasn’t for me. I would still recommend it to you. Just go in knowing it has major trigger warnings for suicide.
2/5 Stars

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for giving me an arc of Hairpin Bridge in exchange for my honest review.

After reading No Exit, I was very eager to read Hairpin Bridge.

After picking up this ebook, it was very hard to put down. It takes a little while to get in, but once you get a few chapters in you become engrossed with Lena’s mission. Did her sister really commit suicide or was it murder?

I was very surprised at the ending of this novel, a dark twist I wasn’t expecting.

I’m giving it 3.5 stars rounded up to 4 stars because some parts of the book were hard to understand who’s point of view it was and it switched very fast.

Thank you, Joffee Books, NetGalley, and Taylor Adams for this ebook in exchange for my honest opinion.

What can I say about this book? I am giving it two stars because it was so slow at the beginning. I would pick it up, put it down, read a couple of books, pick it up again. By the time I reached 50% it was a toss up if I was going to continue or quit. As I continued, I am glad to say it picked up during the second half.

Lena is, or was, a twin to Cambry. Cambry chose to leave her family and go on an adventure across the United States. A lot of the time, she wasn't very honest about how she accomplished this. And at some point she jumped (or did she?) off the Hairpin Bridge in Montana. Lena is convinced that her sister did not commit suicide, and makes a trip there to talk to the officer that found her body. She documents much of this in recordings and on her blog. Between flashbacks, Lena's ideas of what went on and the officer's story, we get very mixed answers. I would have to call her a very unreliable narrator.

Thanks NetGalley, Joffe books and Taylor Adams for a copy to review.
After reading No Exit before for the same author, you can rely on Taylor Adams to write a fast page turner, placing you on the edge of your seat feeling the desperate hopeless isolation of her characters, where she keeps swinging your opinion through plot twists till the very end.
I absolutely loved it.

This is, I think, my first novel by this author and I’d heard a lot of chatter about it so I was very much looking forward to this one but unfortunately it fell a bit short for me.

When Lena’s twin sister’s death is ruled to be a death by suicide she doesn’t believe this to be the case and so goes to interview the police officer who found her sister’s body.

I was expecting a quick, super fast paced read and although it definitely was a quick read (I read it in a day) it didn’t feel particularly fast paced and I found myself reading on just to find out how it ended. A large part of this book takes part in the one location or in cars which I think might have been part of the problem for me as it made it feel a bit repetitive.

At one point I felt entirely confused as to what was the actual story and what was merely the sisters confabulation.

Despite my misgivings with this book I did enjoy the author’s general writing style so I would be inclined to pick up another book by this author in the future but unfortunately this one just wasn’t for me.

The main character's twin supposedly committed suicide, jumping off a bridge. The surviving twin does not buy this, and sets off to investigate. She interviews the police officer mentioned by name in the deceased's last text to her sister. This book was intense, suspenseful and full of action. I felt that some of the action scenes were a bit gratuitous, but I was certainly willing to suspend belief. I enjoyed the main character, but the reflections and "messages" to her dead sister went on a little long. Nevertheless, the chess match between the characters was entertaining.

I am a very big fan of Taylor Adams, and especially loved No Exit. So I was excited and fully prepared to love this one just as much. Sadly, it was not to be.

I liked the idea and the setup very much. Lena Nguyen is looking for answers to her twin Cambry’s alleged suicide on a bridge, so she goes back to the scene to investigate. She vows to her blogging audience (*though tbh, I’m getting a little tired of these mysteries that focus on blogs — it’s a rare blogger book that can be as compelling as A Simple Favor) that she will find her sister’s killer.

Unfortunately, things never get going from there. I would not call this book fast-paced at all. Most of the action occurs in the same location and between the same two characters for the majority of the book, and it does not progress quickly in the beginning. I never really connected with either Lena or Cambry, and did not find them or their motivations as fully realized as many of Adams’ other female protagonists. Most importantly though, both the “whodunit” and the “whydunit” left me scratching my head. I was not persuaded by the resolution of the book or the motives of the characters, although I liked the twist at the end.

Though I was disappointed by this book, it was my first letdown by Taylor Adams, and I still eagerly anticipate his next book. He’s a very gifted writer — this one just did not work for me.

Many thanks to Joffe Books, the author, and NetGalley for the ARC of this highly anticipated book!

After devouring No Exit, I could not wait to read the next Taylor Adams book and it sure did not disappoint. Just like No Exit before it, Hairpin Bridge is a fast-paced page turner that keeps you guessing. You can't trust anyone or anything and be ready to be thrown for a loop. This is a book you'll for sure want to have a good amount of time blocked off for reading, because you won't be able to put it down!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for my honest review. I loved Taylor Adam’s novel No Exit, so I was thrilled to have the opportunity to read the latest Hairpin Bridge. I appreciated the strong female protagonist and the multiple points of view. The points of view were so varied that I almost wanted to reread the book after uncovering all the twists. The ending for this one was similar to No Exit in that it was intriguing and satisfying. 3.5 stars for Hairpin Bridge.

This incredible read is about a girl that has lost her sibling and is trying to figure out what actually happened. Throughout the book she keeps questioning the police. When she finds out what happened she’s shocked and this book really makes you understand what it is like to lose a loved one and the need to know the truth.

I really enjoyed this book from the beginning. It was a book that I just wanted to find out what actually happened. It will keep you rooted to the chair and blow you away with the tale the author weaves.

I would give this 4 stars.

Another exciting thriller from Taylor Adams! I received an e-arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. In this novel, Lena Nguyen goes in search of answers to her twin Cambry’s supposed suicide. Lena confronts the officer who was the last to interact with her sister on the bridge where the incident occurred. The story picks up here and has twists and turns and nonstop action as Lena uncovers the truth behind this cover up. A very exciting and exhilarating read! If you liked No Exit, you will also enjoy Hairpin Bridge!

Having read the superb action-packed thriller NO EXIT by this author, I was immensely excited for this one! But sadly, it did not meet my expectations. Ugh it could have been So.Much.Better!

This book retains the same heart-pounding, edge-of-your-seat action now combined with an emotional touch. The story alternates between several timelines and characters. The first half is really boring and contains *excessive* information about ammunitions and car chases. After reading those scenes, I actually got distracted from the story and was like, "Oh where was I?"

However, the story takes up an incredible pace after about 50%. Your mind will be buzzing with questions and you won't be able to put it down. My nerves were literally dancing with excitement while reading the action scenes 👀

If you're a sucker at remembering many characters and you prefer books with limited characters, pick this one up because it has got only 4 characters. Yes. Only 4. So you don't have to remember too many names 😝
Also, the entire book is centred around only one location, and you can guess where.

Some of the scenes were so unrealistic that I was tired of rolling my eyes. 👀 Ugh, such unrealistic things don't even happen in films.
You'll be so frustrated with all the errors that the protagonist makes! So dumb -_-

Omg! This book was amazing. I could not put it down once I started it. Lena and cambry were twins. Until one commits suicide on hairpin bridge. Or did she? This book has so many twists and turns you will be guessing till the very end!!!!

Thank you Netgalley for a free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I truly loved "No Exit" but this was sadly a miss for me. The beginning of the plot dragged on for far too long. When I was 60% of the way through, the plot thickened and began to speed up. Also, the main character was very unlikable. I wanted to love this novel, but it did not live up to my expectations.