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A Back-and-Forth Mystery with an Interesting Buildup that Didn’t Stick the Landing

The Night Before by Wendy Walker

August 20, 2020 by Lisa Bee Leave a Comment

What we have here is a novel about how our relationships can shape us and the personal stories that we form about ourselves, often based on the perceptions and actions of others towards us. But more than anything else, it feels like a novel about a woman being gaslit in so many ways, to reinforce certain narratives about her character that she then can’t help but believe. The Night Before is told from two different perspectives. One is from the point of view of Laura, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: the night before, Wendy Walker

Lisa Bee's CBR12 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: the night before, Wendy Walker ·
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