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.

It felt like Adams was trying to outdo No Exit by creating an even more convoluted story with a weird ass car chase and a shoot out. The car chase part was a snooze fest, and the shoot out was just thoroughly unbelievable. There was just a lot of I don’t even know what going on. The bad guy was a twin too? Just unnecessary.
I feel like it would translate better as a movie, like in movie form I think this would be so much more entertaining, but in book form it was just trying too hard.
There were some great details and plot points but some were extraneous or just meh and didn’t add to the story.

This is one of those books that I wanted to love because I really liked “No Exit”, but unfortunately this one just didn’t have the same impact on me. I felt like the first half really started off great. A suspicious suicide. A possibly shady cop. And a sister willing to do whatever it takes to get to the bottom of it. I was hooked. But then the second half, despite all of the action, fell flat for me. It seemed to just drag on and on. I feel like if this were depicted as a movie it would be great, but the scene descriptions got confusing and it was hard to picture how things were playing out in my mind. I also found myself getting confused because of the way it was formatted. There were times it was hard to tell who was talking during the “Cambry’s Story” parts. Despite not loving this one, I still look forward to reading more by Adams in the future.

My Review:⭐️⭐⭐.5/ 5 stars

As a fan of Taylor Adam’s other book, No Exit, I was excited about this follow up novel with a kick ass Vietnamese woman as the lead character. Being Vietnamese myself, I love seeing more representation in books. Lena Nguyen’s twin sister, Cambry, commits suicide by leaping off of Hairpin Bridge in Montana. Lena has always thought that was quite out of character for her sister. She travels to Montana 3 months later to interview the officer who had pulled over Cambry an hour before her death and then conveniently found her body the next day. Another suspicious finding is that Cambry's last text message to Lena contained Officer Raycevic’s name. Lena is determined to find what really happened to her sister and find revenge/justice.

Adams never disappoints as this is such a gripping, fast paced thriller. I easily read this in 1 day. As much as I loved that Lena is Vietnamese - that’s all there is to it. Her name could have been Jenny Smith - and it would not have made a difference. Also, it may just be me but Cambry is such a unique name for a Vietnamese woman that I would have loved a bit of a background on that. I found the format confusing, not sure if the POV was really Cambry’s mind or Lena’s - and the ending was predictable, but still exciting to finally find out for sure. I look forward to Adams’ next thriller!

Thank you to Joffe Books and netgalley for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review! US Pub date - June 15, 2021

Thank you so much to Joffee Books & NetGalley for a free electronic ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This will be a short review (for now) as it’s late, but I’ve just, just, just finished this book and I have some thoughts. I’ll try to have a full and more coherent review up on my blog sometime tomorrow.

I’ll start off by saying that I was extremely hesitant to start Hairpin Bridge because I had seen A LOT of mixed reviews for it. However, I actually really enjoyed it (and this is why I like to go into books completely blind!!). Yes, as other readers have said, the first 40-45% of the book is a bit repetitive, but around the halfway mark the storyline shifts a bit and I found that I was super invested in seeing how it would all play out. I also found that it was a quick read for a book that is as repetitive as it is.

Hairpin Bridge is about twin sisters: Cambry, who has supposedly committed suicide by jumping off a bridge, and Lena, who doesn’t believe that Cambry would kill herself and is dead set on finding out the truth behind her sister’s death.

This book is action-packed and filled with so many twists and curveballs that I couldn’t even keep track of them all. I’d no sooner react to one and another twist would come out of nowhere. It definitely makes for a thrilling read and would make for an even better movie!

⚠️ If you want to avoid spoilers, skip this part:

I’ve also noticed that Taylor Adams likes to use the same trope (or maybe not a trope—but a “something”) in a book over and over again. In No Exit it was definitely that bathroom window… in Hairpin Bridge it is definitely people surviving by the skin of their teeth, over and over and over again. I don’t really know how I feel about that.

I’m sure I’ll have some more thoughts to add tomorrow, but overall, I did really enjoy it!

I read No Exit earlier this year and it instantly became a new favorite of mine so needless to say I was excited for Adams’s next novel. This one is a bit of a slower burn but it’s still easy to get hooked within the first few chapters. It has similar themes as No Exit as it is a fast past, intense roller coaster ride with lots of twists. I did think the last few chapters dragged out a bit, but it did pay off in the end. Overall I was happy with this follow up to such a stand out novel like No Exit and will definitely be picking up this authors next work.