I have been wanting to read No Exit for a while now so I was really excited when this title by Adams was available. I heard both can be rather intense thrillers, which I really need to be in the mood for, but I wanted to give it a try. Honestly, I'm not sure how I feel about this one. It had some major plot twists and a fantastic ending, but the way it was written was somewhat hard to follow. There was so much back and forth with characters, time periods, dreams, reality, etc and it was a bit much. I'm glad I was able to give this one a chance, but I'm not jumping to No Exit anytime soon.

This one was a doozy! Lena decides to investigate her sister's suspicious suicide. Though Lena and her sister were estranged, Lena can't believe that her sister would kill herself. And her sister's last text points a finger at the officer who was the last person to see her alive.

Lena doesn't take anything from anyone and is a total badass while unravelling the truth about her sister's demise. This was fast paced, action packed, and kept me on the edge of my seat.

Unfortunately, at 20% in I have to DNF this book. Nothing really exciting is happening and it feels repetitive. I had really high hopes considering No Exit is one of my favourite thrillers!! Just wasn't feeling the same suspense and vibe I got with No Exit.

This ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Well this was intense. I will say I liked No Exit a lot more but this was still a time. So Lena is trying to figure out what really happened to her twin sister who supposedly jumped to her death from a bridge in Montana. She meets up with the cop who found her body, Raymond Raycevic, who agrees to show her where her sister died. Along the way, madness ensues and Lena discovers that Ray and a sidekick actually covered up her sisters death. This was thrilling and fast paced and I read it in one sitting. Really well done and loved it, the twist were great and didn’t guess many. I’m pretty sure the me. In this story were all crazy but hey who am I to judge!

This was my first book by Taylor Adams and at first it was utterly thrilling but as the story went on, it got very unrealistic and a little repetitive. Not my favorite read, but I would read more by this author.

Binge worthy even if a tad slow. Another goosebump filled ride with a strong female lead. Atmospheric and edge of your seat thrill ride.

Suspenseful, fast-paced, and tons of twists! Enjoyable, but the book lost its momentum in the middle. Too many side stories and too much repetition slowed the pacing to a crawl. But then things picked up again for a wild ending! Overall, I was ready for a gripping, edge-of-my-seat thriller that would hook me from cover to cover. Decent read, but not the nail biter I was hoping for.

Highly disappointing.

This review is going to contain “spoilers”, so don’t read it if you want to avoid any information.

Hairpin Bridge is a book about a girl who goes after answers in her sisters death- which isn’t out of the ordinary I would say. However, Lena writes a story along the way of what happened to Cambry and it just felt kinda weird. Like you don’t know what happened so what are you writing for; where are you getting these ideas?

As far as a thriller this book seriously missed the mark. There was one detail towards the end that was a bit shocking, but that’s it. Everything else was fairly low key and spelled out for you from the start.

I enjoyed this fast paced action packed book! Yes, the plot is a little ridiculous, but it kept me entertained and kept me reading page after page to figure out the ending. Taylor Adams never disappoints!
Thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

Where do I start with this one..

I did not read "No Exit" by Taylor Adams, but had heard favorable reviews, so I was excited to read Hairpin Bridge. However..

Dare I say this is the worst thriller I have read all year, topping "The Maidens." The plot was utterly ridiculous, first of all. Incredibly unrealistic. While some novels can create a thrilling, fun setting in the space of one spot, this wasn't done here - it was BORING. The dialogue was absolutely atrocious, and looking at the number of books Adams has written, I'm truly shocked they wrote the monstrosity that was this back and forth between characters. Despite me being a former member of law enforcement, I'm all for a cop being bad for the sake of an interesting plot, but this was just about the most unbelievable police officer I've ever seen written.

The italicized chapters written for the dead sister just got on my nerves, but that's a technical issue. I would have overlooked that if the book was good, but it was just.. bad.

Review to follow on bookstagram. I think this author can produce more based on their past work, but this was simply dreadful.

Thank you to Netgalley and Joffe Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

📔📔📔📔📔 5/5

I’ve been waiting a while for a new book from Taylor Adams but this one was def worth the wait!

Three months ago, Lena’s estranged twin sister drove to a remote bridge in Montana, exited her car, and jumped two hundred feet to her death. She left behind a vague suicide note and no answers.

Lena suspects murder. Armed with an audio recorder, she travels to that very bridge to interview the highway patrolman who allegedly discovered her sister's body - and catch him in an incriminating lie. But as her twin's fateful last hours come into focus, Lena's search for the truth turns into a harrowing, tooth-and-nail fight for her own survival - and one that will test everything she thought she knew about her sister.

She wants the truth. Even if it costs her life.

Adams has always managed to perfectly entwine the thrills and suspense of an high impact action with the nuances and slow burn of a psychological horror and that’s what I love so much about his books.

He is the king of pacing and knows exactly how to hook and entertain his readers just when they need it and Hairpin Bridge was no exception.

A story of revenge, betrayal, family relationships and the devastation and unanswered questions left behind after a death, Adams expertly navigates the journey Lena goes on to find the truth about her sister’s passing.

At times haunting, and at times edge of the seat nail bitingingly tense this was a whirlwind adventure that I felt I experienced first hand, right with Lena and Cambry. A fantastic read with so many twists and turns, surprises and revelations, I couldn’t put it down!

The sad thing now is, how long do I have to wait for another one Mr Adams?

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This had potential but it was overwrought with tropes, highly repetitive and a chore to trudge through. Two stars for me.

Lena’s twin sister Cambry dies by jumping off Hairpin Bridge, also known as suicide bridge. Her death is ruled as a suicide. Lena doesn’t believe her sister’s death was a suicide and that she was actually murdered. Lena drives to Montana and confronts the cop who found Crambry.
This book takes over the span of a few hours. Not much really happens. The action was mediocre. I loved No Exit, but found this to not be as great.

I was so excited to read this book after LOVING “No Exit” by Adams. I was not as thrilled with this one, but I think it was for personal reasons. The writing and story are as sharp and well crafted as his previous novel.

Lena’s twin committed suicide a few mi the earlier, but she’s not convinced that this is the truth. She vows to find out what really happened to Cambry, facing down a supposed villain in the form of a police officer. From page to page, you’re not sure who is who or what is true, which leads to a very interesting story.

Adam’s excels at writing the suspense novel that takes place in one singular location.

I love that I can count on Taylor Adams to give me a page-turning, heart-racing THRILLER. I’m tired of long, drawn-out mysteries that actually aren’t that mysterious, and this was the perfect change of pace to make me really fly through a book like I love to do. The story itself was nothing overly complex or even necessarily interesting, but the way it was written made me want to get to the end asap and figure out what the heck was going to happen. If you liked No Exit and want those same feelings but in a completely different setting and storyline, definitely pick this up!

3.5/5 Stars
Hairpin Bridge was one of my most anticipated releases of the year! Like many others, I fell in love with Taylor Adam’s heart-pounding and high-octane writing when reading No Exit. It was easily one of my favourite reads of the year.

Hairpin Bridge follows the story of Lena Nguyen, who is determined to find out what really happened to her sister Cambry. The police report says that Cambry drove to Hairpin Bridge, got out of the car, and jumped to her death. Her body is found by Corporal Raymond Raycevic, the very same officer who pulled her over for speeding just one hour before her death. Lena convinces Raycevic to meet her at the scene where the alleged suicide happened because the story just does not add up. There were sixteen attempted 911 calls from Cambry’s cell phone, though she could not get a signal. And even more suspicious is Cambry’s final text to her sister: “Please Forgive Me. I couldn’t live with it. Hopefully you can, Officer Raycevic.”

From the very first pages, I was already heavily invested in the story and itching to know the truth. I was expecting the novel to be fast-paced, but I found the first half was a slower burn. There is definitely a palpable tension, but it is not instantaneous action that I expected. Similar to No Exit, Adams also gives us strong, kick-ass female lead. Lena doesn’t always make the smartest decisions, but she can certainly hold her own, and I absolutely loved that.

The second half of the novel is filled with the twists and turns and high-stakes scenarios we have come to expect from Taylor Adams. Just when you think you have it all figured out, the story takes a new direction. While I love to be kept guessing, I did find parts of the story confusing at times. The storyline jumps back and forth between present day with Lena, recently written blog posts by Lena, and flashbacks to Cambry’s story. The present day storyline and flashbacks are told in third person, but with thoughts from different characters in first person interjected in a way that I found jarring. The storyline also jumps multiple times in some chapters, so I had to go back and confirm who I was reading on a few occasions. I would have rated this higher were it not for these points, as it distracted from a really engaging plot.

Although I didn’t love this one as much as No Exit, I still say this is a thriller worth a read. Adams really has an engaging writing style, making the reader feel like they are in the middle of the action. I look forward to seeing what he comes up with in the future, and he is still staying an auto-buy author for me.

Many thanks to Joffe Books and NetGalley for this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I read No Exit a few years ago and loved it. I jumped to read another book by Taylor Adams.

I was instantly drawn in to the storyline. I loved reading the back and forth of Cambry and Lena's different paths. I was fully invested, but as I reached 30% I thought, "How can we keep up this suspense the rest of the book"?

And that fear was realized. As the pages went on, I got tired. I felt like I was reading the same scene over and over again. The action scenes all seemed to blend together, so there was no real climactic ending.

I enjoyed the book, but I was underwhelmed by Hairpin Bridge, especially with my high expectations from No Exit.

Taylor Adams is the author of one of my favorite books, No Exit. So I definitely had very high expectations and he did not disappoint!!

What a wild ride this book was!!

Let’s just say the action never stopped in this book and I was there for it! I initially thought that this was going to be predictable since Lena was going to confront the man that allegedly discovered her sister’s body after committing suicide. But there are so many twists and turns that I was pleasantly surprised by the development of the story.

The only reason this isn’t 5-star review is because I was missing something. I can’t put my finger on it but I didn’t really like any of the characters. Even Lena, the main character, there was something about her that I wasn’t really sympathetic towards.
I did love however how the story was written. It went back and forth between the characters POV and Lena’s blog and Lena trying to tell her sister’s side of the story. I thought that was a very creative way to tell the story!

I just really like the action pack story and the twists and turns. I think that’s a combination for an amazing thriller! Highly recommend.

This is my first time reading a Taylor Adams novel but it definitely won't be my last! Talk about suspenseful, I finished this quickly in one afternoon as I couldn't put it down. Full of suspense and so many twists and turns. The only reason I gave it a 4 and not a 5 is I thought there was a few too many car chases and a lot more information about those than I wanted to read.

In Hairpin Bridge we follow Twins,  two sisters,  Cambry who died in a tragic accident,  and the other, Lena, set her mission to prove her sister was murdered.  Through in a sketchy cop, an isolated bridge and the investigation turns into a hostage situation.  Will Lena get the closure and answers she was looking for? Only time will tell in this edge of your seat heart pounding suspense with twists you won't see coming.