Thanks to Netgalley and the author for advance copy for my honest review.

Taylor Adams does it again! No Exit is a favorite of mine but this one goes down a different road, to remote bridge, Hairpin Bridge. Lena is on the hunt to find out the truth about what happened to her twin sister 3 months ago. They called it a suicide, but even as different as the sisters are, something is not right. As Lena does some investigation to uncover the truth knowing her twin would not kill herself. she narrows in on the last moments of Camby's life, But now Lena is now fighting for her own survival. The end really pulls it all together with unexpected twist.

4 stars Fast paced! Action packed! Recommend

I loved No Exit-it was a creepy, page-turning thriller so I was so excited for the author's newest book. Unfortunately, this wasn't my favorite thriller. It was a quick read but I just didn't connect with the characters too well and the multiple points of view ended up being a little confusing to me. I wasn't sure if it was a reliable narrator or not. However, it was hard to put down because I wanted to find out what happened. It was pretty action packed at times and I think a good psychological thriller that had me guessing throughout but it just wasn't my favorite book. I do look forward to future books by this author!

*Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy. Opinions are my own.

I’m sorry. I really wanted to like this one.

Lena sets out to get the real story of her twin sister Cambry’s death. It was ruled as a suicide but Lena has suspicions that it was murder, and she suspects it was the Highway Patrol Officer that was the last person to see her alive.

Car chases and gun fights on a continuous loop in redundant detail got boring very quickly. And Cambry’s story being told by Lena based on her assumptions? I don’t know, I spent a lot of time confused and waiting for the twist at the end to make it make sense, to no avail. This one was just okay for me.

I absolutely loved No Exit so I was super excited to be able to read Hairpin Bridge. This is the third book I’ve read from Taylor Adams. Hairpin Bridge takes place in Montana and is about a young woman who learns that her twin sister tragically dies on Hairpin Bridge and drives out to the bridge to figure out how she died. Overall, I had mixed feelings about this book. I didn’t like it as much as No Exit. The plot of the book is very intriguing, however, the execution of the book was meh. The car chase at the beginning grabbed my attention, but then it got too drawn out. The writing style ended up being repetitive and I started to lose interest in the characters on the middle. Once I got to the last quarter of the book, things picked up and got interesting. The book ended up being a low 3 stars for me.

Hairpin Bridge
by Taylor Adams
Pub Day: June 15th 2021

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

I was heavily influenced here on bookstagram to read Adam’s book, No Exit and it immediately became one of my favourite thrillers ever!! Non-stop suspense and twists I did not see coming!

When I heard of Adam’s new book, Hairpin Bridge, I could not wait to get my hands on it!

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Three months ago, Lena Nguyen’s estranged twin sister, Cambry, drove to a remote bridge sixty miles outside of Missoula, Montana, and jumped two hundred feet to her death. At least, that is the official police version. But Lena isn’t buying it. Now she’s come to that very bridge, driving her dead twin’s car and armed with a cassette recorder, determined to find out what really happened by interviewing the highway patrolman who allegedly discovered her sister’s body.

This one started off great and very suspenseful, however it lost me at times. This story switched back and forth between two different timelines, Cambry’s story and Lena’s. The majority of this book takes place over the span of a few hours, which is a very small time frame. Unfortunately, I lost interest at times with how dragged out the story seemed to get around the halfway point. Of course, this one picked up again close to the end, but it wasn’t enough for me.

I didn’t love this book, but I didn’t hate it either. I’m somewhere in between. As any review, take mine with a grain of salt.

Thank you so much to @netgalley and @joffebooks for an eArc copy of Hairpin Bridge in exchange for my honest review. #NetGalley #HairpinBridge #TaylorAdams

Lena Nguyen sets out for Montana on a quest to find out what happened to her sister, Cambry. The official report is that she jumped off a bridge, but Lena knows that’s not the truth. Armed with an old fashioned tape recorder, she’s convinced she can get the officer who found Cambry’s body to confess he murdered her. Lena just knows Officer Raycevic killed Cambry, but she needs to prove it and get closure. But what she comes to find out is way more than she could even imagine. I really liked Lena- she was fiercely determined and clever.

There was a lot of layers to this that I didn’t see coming. If you’ve read No Exit by Adams, expect the same gruesome and gory details- I mean really graphic- so be warned. This one started out rather slow for me but overall it was a really gripping horror novel! It is full of tense moments that kept me hooked.

Happy Pub Day!! I would like to thank NetGalley the author and publisher for the opportunity to read this crazy thriller!

Lena Nguyen is investigating the suspicious death of her twin sister Cambry. According to police, Cambry’s death was ruled a suicide where she drove out to Hairpin bridge and leapt to her death. Lena arranges a meeting with the responding officer Corporal Raymond Raycevic, the patrol officer who discovered Cambry’s body and the last person to see Cambry alive. Armed with her tape recorder, Lena is determined to discover the truth of what happened to her sister, things aren’t adding up. As she digs herself deeper and deeper into the truth, Lena finds herself in a life and death situation fighting not only for her sister’s truth but also her own life.

This was one wild ride, I seriously felt like I was holding my breath the whole time I was reading this one. My adrenaline was pumping and I could NOT stop turning the pages to find out what happened. There was so much build up which in my opinion, I believe delivered. I will say, there is A LOT going on in this book. I can def see some people getting lost a little bit with the various different viewpoints. There are 3 character viewpoints, then the viewpoint from Cambry’s book and the viewpoint from Lena’s blog. I did get a little confused on what was real and what wasn’t because so many things are thrown out there that it was hard to tell truth from lie. Some parts did seem a little unrealistic but hey, it is a fiction novel and was super entertaining. I felt like I could see the scenes being played out in my head, there was so much detail and yes some of it very graphic, it added to the intensity of the story. I enjoyed the ending as well, I really liked how each chapter would end on one note and then instantly pick up but from a different character’s point of view. I have yet to read No Exit but it is on my TBR and after reading this one I can’t wait to dive in!

I loved No Exit and was so excited to get to read this. It was engaging, thrilling and I was in the edge of my seat the whole time. I had no idea what was going to happen with Lena and Ray, every twist was shocking. I love this style of writing.

Full disclosure: No Exit is one of my favorite thrillers of all time. So that said, it’s a hard act to follow. My expectations for Hairpin Bridge were *very* high.
And for the most part, I liked it a lot. It kept me on the edge of my seat, compulsively turning the pages to see what would happen next. There is an excellent badass heroine & some great twists I didn’t see coming (& some I did). It was gruesome & violent. And it had a satisfying ending.
We follow Lena as she travels to the scene of her twin sisters’s death, intent to prove she didn’t commit suicide. That she was, in fact, murdered by a crooked cop. Because she saw something she shouldn’t have.
Mostly my only issue was the structure. The back & forth between present, past, & blog posts...It was sometimes confusing to figure out what had actually happened & what was wishful thinking/imagination on Lena’s part. It seemed unnecessarily convoluted. Though necessary to pull off some of those twists!

Lena's twin sister is reported to have jumped to her death off of Hairpin bridge. But Lena doesn't believe that! Now she is about to meet the officer who found Chambry and hear what he has to say about what happened.
Can she believe what the officer has to say?
The entirety of the book is set at or near Hairpin Bridge. Lena tells Chambry's story by what Lena thinks happened to her sister. I would prefer to have a change of scene now and then and for Chambry to tell her own story.
The things that happen are a little farfetched, but still a good book nonetheless.

Thanks to netgalley and Joffe Books for the arc.

A hairpin turn into a twisty, turny wowser of an ending

The last book I read by author Taylor Adams was another winner - NO EXIT - and I can remember thinking that I was going to keep my eyes open for other books by this exciting thriller writer.

So when I was offered the chance to read HAIRPIN BRIDGE I jumped at the chance.

I enjoyed this psychological thriller from the very beginning. It is told from the viewpoint of twin sisters - one living and one dead.

Lena Nguyen heads to rural Montana to find out what really happened to her wild child twin sister, Cambry, who supposedly jumped to her death from the Hairpin Bridge. Lena and her sister haven't been close but she doesn't believe Cambry would have killed herself. So she searches out the last person to have seen her sister, Montana State Trooper Raymond Raycevic, and a deadly cat and mouse game begins between the two of them.

This is definitely a book that kept me guessing until the very final page. At times it seemed, well maybe a bit much, but what the heck, I still loved it. It was a roller coaster plunging, bungee jumping, cliff diving thrill a minute and I highly recommend it.

Don't go into it thinking you have it figured out. I can pretty much bet you don't.

I received this book from William Morrow Books and Joffe Books through Net Galley in the hopes that I would read it and leave an unbiased review.

HAPPY PUB DAY TAYLOR ADAMS 🎈

well this one was quite a ride 😅 first- thank you to @netgalley & @joffebooks for this eARC! Hairpin Bridge releases TODAY!

this was my first Taylor Adams read and I must say that I really enjoy the writing style. it definitely kept me on the edge of my seat for most of the book.

as much as this book was intense, I felt like it dragged on a bit. the setting doesn’t change (like, at all) so *spoiler alert* expect to remain on Hairpin Bridge for the entirety of the book. (not a fan)

one thing I loved was the resilience of Lena. it’s been a while since I’ve read something with a character I thoroughly enjoyed or could relate to, so this was refreshing! plus, I love a headstrong main character, especially when she’s a woman!

Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams is a thriller about twin sisters. Cambry supposedly committed suicide by jumping off a remote bridge, but Lena doesn't believe it. She meets with the highway patrolman who found Cambry's body to hear the story from him. Corporal Raymond Raycevic is hiding something, and Lena is determined to get the whole story. This book was so over-the-top unbelievable that I had a hard time finishing it. I did enjoy the author's first book, No Exit. Thanks to NetGalley for the free digital review copy. All opinions are my own.

I had such high hopes for Taylor Adams's next book after being on the edge of my seat the entire time I read his last book, No Exit. However, his latest book, Hairpin Bridge, missed the mark for me. Similar to No Exit, this book takes place mostly in one place with no easy way to escape. In this case, the characters are trapped together near the bridge the story is centered around. I felt like the action scenes were drawn out and wished things would just happen already at multiple points in the book. I did appreciate the mystery and how it was tied up at the end but even that felt rushed and just kind of weird compared to the drawn out scenes that occurred for the first 3/4 of the book to get to any type of reveal. It's a fast read but just didn't quite live up to what I expected from Adams’.

Thanks to #NetGalley and #WilliamMorrow for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Happy pub day to one of my most anticipated reads of 2021! @taylor.adams.author knocked it out of the park again with HAIRPIN BRIDGE! This one is out in the world today! Thank you so much to @netgalley and @joffebooks for my e-arc in exchange for an honest review!

I LOVED No Exit by Taylor Adams! I couldn’t put it down and I felt like I was racing to catch my breath the entire time. That same feeling sparked again should reading his latest book, HAIRPIN BRIDGE!

I love how Adam’s books only take place within ages hours, but so much happens! The attention to every last detail was so well done! Like in No Exit, I kind of figured it the “culprit” but was still totally wrong about how the actual story unfolded. You basically just have to go along for the ride.... but I really hope it doesn’t take you to Hairpin Bridge... bad things happen there!

I also really related to this book because the main character(s), Lena and Camry are twins. I have my own twin sister, so I could really understand and connect with Lena. Tho my relationship with my twin is much healthier than Camry’s and Lena’s, it all felt very real for me. I hope this kind of situation never happens in my life 😬😅

If you loved No Exit and the fast paced, edge of your seat, need to know what happens next feeling, I recommend this book! I loved it!

There are some trigger warnings worth pointing out: suicide, murder, graphic descriptions, gun violence, animal death, child harm

Let me first say that I LOVED No Exit by Taylor Adams and I wanted to love this one just as much. I just...didn’t. It felt disjointed. It went back and forth between 3 different perspectives/times. Firstly, Lena in the present, her former blog posts and a book she’s writing, guessing what happened with her sister, Cambry. It was confusing and didn’t ebb and flow well. The story had potential at first, but it became far fetched.

This was an exciting book! Twists and turns and unreliable characters kept me guessing until the very end. Thank you to NetGalley for the E-ARC!

Hairpin Bridge – 3 stars – PUBLISHED THIS WEEK (6/15)

When I realized this one was written by the author of ‘No Exit,’ I RAN to NetGalley (THANK YOU!) in the hopes I’d get to read this one early. I didn’t even need to read the synopsis to know I was going to pick this up… but for those of you who do want to know what you’re getting yourself into:

Hairpin Bridge is the site of Cambry Nguyen’s suicide – at least that’s the official story. Her estranged twin, Lena, doesn’t believe that version and comes to Hairpin Bridge to meet Corporal Raymond Raycevic, the man who not only discovered Cambry’s body, but also pulled her over a full hour before her death. Things aren’t adding up and the more that’s uncovered about Cambry, the more Lena’s life is also in danger.

To start, although an interesting plot, I thought it odd that the entire book is about a girl who is estranged from her sister yet goes through as much preparation, planning, and ultimately, risks her life to get revenge for her sister. Like you didn’t care about your sister when she was alive so like…?

I also thought it got fairly repetitive with pages and pages describing car chases and gun fights. At first, it was exciting and made my pulse elevate with the intensity, however, those scenes lasted a bit too long and I found myself skimming.

HOWEVER, this book was still such a page turner. Despite my need to skim at some stages, this was actioned packed, heart-racing, and oh so entertaining. I think Taylor Adams has a knack for writing this type of novel where we cover SO much in just one day and I absolutely will continue to pick up whatever he writes next.

PS- with the way this one is formatted, I can imagine it would get really confusing to listen to on audio (unless they have multiple narrators), so if you do decide to pick this one up, I’d recommend paper/e-book format!

And just like that, the author of “No Exit”, which I absolutely LOVED; wrote another book that I couldn’t put down!

The imagination behind this story is fascinating, the details so perfectly added and the intensity of the novel is just mind blowing. I could not put this book down, it captured me from start to finish and I’m here to tell you, go buy it!! It releases tomorrow and if you don’t read it, you’ll be missing out!

Lena sets out on a suicide mission to find out exactly what happened to her twin sister, Cambry. Did she really jump or was she murdered? How does Corporal Raymond Raycevic know more than he’s letting on? How did her sisters final moments really play out? Will she ever really know the truth as to why her sister was found under the Hairpin Bridge.

Special thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the review copy!

Taylor Adams is a master at popcorn thrillers.

What I enjoyed:
The premise of this novel was interesting - the twin sister connection, the rural/abandoned bridge setting, and the small cast of characters. There were only a handful of characters in this story and it was mostly set it one location but the author was able to weave quite the suspenseful story. I love reading books about twins and their innate connection and intuitions

What I didn't like:
I felt like the book was a bit repetitive in the middle. Due to the small number of characters, I felt that they were well established and we didn't need quite as much time on the bridge.

Overall good read, it was unexpected.