New Release+Review: One Night Gone by Tara Laskowski

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It was the perfect place to disappear...

One sultry summer, Maureen Haddaway arrives in the wealthy town of Opal Beach to start her life anew—to achieve her destiny. There, she finds herself lured by the promise of friendship, love, starry skies, and wild parties. But Maureen’s new life just might be too good to be true, and before the summer is up, she vanishes.

Decades later, when Allison Simpson is offered the opportunity to house-sit in Opal Beach during the off-season, it seems like the perfect chance to begin fresh after a messy divorce. But when she becomes drawn into the mysterious disappearance of a girl thirty years before, Allison realizes the gorgeous homes of Opal Beach hide dark secrets. And the truth of that long-ago summer is not even the most shocking part of all...

Review

The cover caught my attention and the blurb made me want to read this book. The book started off okay but I had a hard time connecting to Maureen and Allison. I felt both Maureen and Allison had the same personality at times. The story did become a bit predictable and for the most part I was correct. The twist/reveal really didn’t much for me and it ended up being just an okay read.