In an Instant

An Amazon Charts bestseller.

A deeply moving story of carrying on even when it seems impossible.

Life is over in an instant for sixteen-year-old Finn Miller when a devastating car accident tumbles her and ten others over the side of a mountain. Suspended between worlds, she watches helplessly as those she loves struggle to survive.

Impossible choices are made, decisions that leave the survivors tormented with grief and regret. Unable to let go, Finn keeps vigil as they struggle to reclaim their shattered lives. Jack, her father, who seeks vengeance against the one person he can blame other than himself; her best friend, Mo, who bravely searches for the truth as the story of their survival is rewritten; her sister Chloe, who knows Finn lingers and yearns to join her; and her mother, Ann, who saved them all but is haunted by her decisions. Finn needs to move on, but how can she with her family still in pieces?

Heartrending yet ultimately redemptive, In an Instant is a story about the power of love, the meaning of family, and carrying on...even when it seems impossible.

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Published Mar 1, 2020

331 pages

Average rating: 8.15

171 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

GraceBayGirl
Aug 07, 2025
9/10 stars
Loved this

I had no idea what to expect. I didn’t read the “about” just saw it was highly rated and recommended based on my last reads. I really enjoyed the story and writing style. I didn’t see the accident coming, and loved how the story was told from a spirit point of view. The questions it raises about the difference between who we think we are and who we ARE when rubber meets the road is one I’ll ponder for a while. I cried at parts, having suffered trauma and disappointments young myself. Certain parts drive home that you shouldn’t wait or pause in life but you should take risks and pay attention to details. It can all be gone in a moment and I hope with all my heart not to feel the way Finn does missing things and being angry about her circumstances.
Harrietaspy
May 04, 2025
8/10 stars
This book sucked me in from the start. I don't usually like books with a ghost or narrator too outside of a story but in this case it added so much to have Finn know all of the characters but not be in the story but to very much be in the story. Well done!
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Apr 25, 2025
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Fattygirl218
Mar 29, 2024
10/10 stars
I couldn’t put this one down. This book explores the grief and aftermath of a catastrophic event that reshapes relationships
bdgump
Jan 02, 2024
9/10 stars
Makes you cry and think a lot!

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