Thursday, June 28, 2012

Speed Date with Maggie: One Moment by Kristina McBride

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Title: One Moment
Author: Kristina McBride
Publisher: Egmont USA
Publication Date: June 26, 2012
Source: Thanks Netgalley and Egmont
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Summary: This was supposed to be the best summer of Maggie’s life. Now it’s the one she’d do anything to forget.


Maggie Reynolds remembers hanging out at the gorge with her closest friends after a blowout party the night before. She remembers climbing the trail hand in hand with her perfect boyfriend, Joey. She remembers that last kiss, soft, lingering, and meant to reassure her. So why can’t she remember what happened in the moment before they were supposed to dive? Why was she left cowering at the top of the cliff, while Joey floated in the water below—dead?


As Maggie’s memories return in snatches, nothing seems to make sense. Why was Joey acting so strangely at the party? Where did he go after taking her home? And if Joey was keeping these secrets, what else was he hiding?


The latest novel from the author of The Tension of OppositesOne Moment is a mysterious, searing look at how an instant can change everything you believe about the world around you.


Review: One Moment is a sad, heart-breaking tale of a girl forced to deal with her friends and her boyfriend's actions after he dies.


The friend dynamic in this was absolutely spectacular. Each of the six friends were both unique and memorable. But the main character, Maggie, had to be the best of all of them. Maggie has to deal with pain and memory loss after her boyfriend, Joey, dies and that is exactly what makes this book so good. It's so easy to immerse yourself in this book, so much that you can feel all of Maggie's heartbreak and pain. But Maggie is also insanely determined to figure out her boyfriend's secret. It's a bit predictable but if you look at it from Maggie's stand point it becomes more realistic.

One Moment has a gorgeous writing style. It's one of the main reasons you can relate with Maggie.

One Moment is a special book that's able to worm its way into your heart and really mean something to you, the reader. 


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4 comments:

Lisa said...

I feel like this type of novel (Where something big happens but the main character forgets) is getting really popular right now. I love that that you mentioned the friend dynamic. It sounds like their personalities play well off of one another.

Caliowin said...

Really intrigued by this book. I'll definitely have to pick this up soon. I like that you thought there was a good friend dynamic, as that is something that I like in my books. :)

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Jenny said...

Woo hoo! I loved this one too Katie! I agree it was definitely predictable, but that didn't detract from the heartbreak for me. I just hurt for Maggie the whole way through and ended up loving this one:) Lovely review!

Mary @ BookSwarm said...

Okay, reading this one next. I love when there's a strong friendship dynamic. Maggie sounds like a great character, too! Cheers!

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