Review: One Moment by Kristina McBride

This was supposed to be the best summer of Maggie’s life. Now it’s the one she’d do anything to forget.

Maggie Reynolds remembers hanging out at the gorge with her closest friends after a blowout party the night before. She remembers climbing the trail hand in hand with her perfect boyfriend, Joey. She remembers that last kiss, soft, lingering, and meant to reassure her. So why can’t she remember what happened in the moment before they were supposed to dive? Why was she left cowering at the top of the cliff, while Joey floated in the water below—dead?

As Maggie’s memories return in snatches, nothing seems to make sense. Why was Joey acting so strangely at the party? Where did he go after taking her home? And if Joey was keeping these secrets, what else was he hiding?

The latest novel from the author of The Tension of Opposites, One Moment is a mysterious, searing look at how an instant can change everything you believe about the world around you.

My Review:


I have wanted to read McBride's The Tension of Opposites, but I have not yet.  When I saw One Moment being offered on Netgalley, I took the opportunity to read and review this book.  

POSSIBLE SPOILERS


I enjoyed reading about the group of friends in this novel.  They were a tight-knit group of boys and girls who had known each other for years.  Maggie was a good protagonist.  She felt grief at the death of Joey, but she also began to discover that he had been keeping secrets from her.  As she uncovered these secrets, her view of him became tainted.  Joey seemed to be both a good guy and a bad guy.  In Maggie's flashbacks, he seemed like a nice guy, but he also cheated on her with Shannon.  At first, I liked Shannon, but as the story progressed, I no longer liked her.  She accused Maggie of cheating on Joey, when, in reality, Joey had been cheating on her.  Tanna and Pete both seemed nice, but they weren't as developed as the other characters.  Finally, Adam was an amazing character.  I could tell from the beginning that he liked Maggie as more than a friend.  I was happy to finally see their relationship develop.


The plot of this book kept me reading.  I wanted to find out what had happened the night Joey died.  As the story progressed and Joey's secrets began to be divulged, I kept reading to discover the rest of the story.  McBride did a good job revealing the secrets to Maggie and the reader.  Little clues of Joey not being where he had said he was would appear.  Later in the story, she found out where he had really been (with Shannon).  


This novel was a good contemporary YA with a little romance.  If you like these kinds of book, pick up One Moment when it is released on June 26th.  Now I have to go read The Tension of Opposites.

Katie