dozens reviewed In an Instant by Suzanne Redfearn
Review of 'In an Instant' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Why I picked it up ##
Mel told me I should read it!
## What I liked about it ##
Super fast read. The chapters are short. The book is short. The whole thing seems engineered to read in a single weekend.
The story was suspenseful and interesting. I really liked how it showed that you can't really know a person, or how they'll react in a crisis, and how everybody has a tiny bit of bad in them, and everybody processes trauma in their own way.
Made me feel strong feelings of disgust toward the "bad guys."
Also, it somehow immediately established a cast of up to 12 main characters, with two or three auxiliary characters on the side, in such a way that I had no trouble at all remembering who was who.
## What I didn't like about it ##
Finn as a narrator worked 90% of …
Mel told me I should read it!
## What I liked about it ##
Super fast read. The chapters are short. The book is short. The whole thing seems engineered to read in a single weekend.
The story was suspenseful and interesting. I really liked how it showed that you can't really know a person, or how they'll react in a crisis, and how everybody has a tiny bit of bad in them, and everybody processes trauma in their own way.
Made me feel strong feelings of disgust toward the "bad guys."
Also, it somehow immediately established a cast of up to 12 main characters, with two or three auxiliary characters on the side, in such a way that I had no trouble at all remembering who was who.
## What I didn't like about it ##
Finn as a narrator worked 90% of the time. At times I wished she was a little more impartial, omniscient 3rd party narrator, and a little less dancing and cheering and screaming about being remembered.
## Who I'd recommend it to ##
There's so much to enjoy here relative to how short the book is, I'd say anybody should spend a weekend with it.