The Night Olivia Fell is a complicated tale of suspense, lies, love and sadness. The book starts with Olivia’s fall from a bridge nearby her home. Her mother, Abi, receives the call that is every parent’s worst nightmare, and she can’t seem to get any answers on how or why this happened to her daughter. To top it off, Abi also finds out that Olivia is pregnant, and though braindead, must remain on life support to save the life of the baby. From there, the book alternates between Abi’s quest to find the truth and the events that led up to the fall, starting months earlier. Over the course of the story, we meet many characters that are connected to Olivia and each other. Though I was able to predict some of the surprises along the way, the book kept me guessing as to what really happened on the bridge that night. Many times I thought I had it all figured out, only to consider more theories as the story continued. I am not much of a crier, but I think it says a lot about this book that the tears were falling by the end of it. I will admit that I wasn’t much of a fan of Abi at the beginning of the book - she was controlling and seemed weak. But over time I grew to like her more, both from a better understanding of her intentions and the growth of the character over the course of the story.

I received a free ARC copy of this book from Netgalley, but my review is voluntary and reflects my true feelings about the book. ( )

This book tells the story of the night Olivia fell and the events that led up to her fall. The book starts out with Abi, Olivia's mother, getting a phone call in the middle of the night with a man telling her that there's been an accident involving Olivia, her 17-year-old daughter.

The story unfolds with each chapter alternating between Abi and Olivia. Abi's story goes through her unraveling the mystery of what happened to Olivia and the events that led up to her fall. Olivia's story goes through her discovery of who her father is (a secret her mother kept from her) and leads up to her fall.

There is some tying up of loose ends at the end of the book but it did leave me wanting more loose ends tied up. ( )

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What happen to Olivia?

Sometimes I think belonging to all the book subscription sites is a bad thing because who has time to read all these books right???? In my case if it had not been for one of those said subscriptions, I would not have found this gem or this author. Christina McDonald had me hooked from the very first few pages to the very last. The Night Olivia Fells opens with a scene of which no one wants to relate. Abi Knight receives a phone call that her teen daughter has been in a tragic accident and is in the hospital. Upon arriving, she learns that her daughter is not only brain dead, but also pregnant. Can you all see why I was hooked. Maybe it is because I am close to my mom but honestly how could you not know your child is pregnant? Hold your comments I know what year it is and my opinion still stands. The book is divided in two perspectives one being Abi who doesn’t believe her daughters accident is not really an accident. Then you have Olivia who gives us the descriptive picture of what occurred months before the fall, at some point the story merges beautifully to give you an awesome ending. Abi is out to prove that there was no way that this fall is as simple as the police is making it out to be. I don’t want to dive too much more into the story for fear of giving away the plot.
However, I will tell you what I did love is the character development. There was such authenticity to the characters that it made it such a better read. Each character brings something new to the story. I love that it is all grounded in reality. I love how each time a finger is pointed at a suspect you can picture the crime vividly in your minds eye. By the end of the book you will want to hug both Abi and Olivia for the tragedy that they both experience in their respective roles. Abi as a mother having to endure the loss of a child, and Olivia who is destined to never meet her child. I know that there are numerous people who found this book lacking I just do not happen to be one of them. I think that this is one of those books that I can recommend to anyone who likes thrillers or suspense without a problem. If you are looking to expand your book pile this is definitely a book worth your time. Personally, if it is in your TBR pile I suggest moving it up if at all possible.
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Kelly Burke (Narrator)
Major Feels
Excellent story major twists and intrigue


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Loved this book! I could not put it down! ( )