The Night We Lost Him: A Novel

An okay buffer book. I didn’t like the incompleteness of some of the storyline.

Omg the ending!!! Amazing read will read again!!

This book was characteristically a light drama that is great for winter break reading. Dave is great with story. She gives you a full character in Nora. Sam the brother I feel was a character that remained distant through the book. She brings in several characters but some stay as distant as Sam. She leaves us with questions about the father. But I think that was the intention. Nora is a character that I would like to have as a friend. Her character is generous but guarded. She gives, but not quickly. She keeps you following her through the story.

I really enjoyed this book. I liked how it revolved around family and a father’s love for his children but also had a little mystery and a good twist! It was very well written and a quick, easy read.

This book has it all. A fall from a cliff right off the bat. A mystery to solve that bonds siblings who weren’t previously close. A crisis of career, romance and adventure that converges in a very short timeframe - but in fact, covers decades, told in the backstory revelations. The pacing was fast-paced and the story was well-told. Realistic human actions and reactions, crisp dialogue, and the plot twists kept me guessing.