Title: 24 Hours of the Phoenix
Author: Caroline Bertaud
Release date: 11/3/18 **Debut novel**
Length: 327 pages
Rating: 3.5/5 stars!
First off, thank you to NetGalley and Caroline Bertaud for this eARC in exchange for an honest review! This is Bertaud's debut novel and I enjoyed it for the most part!
This book asks the question "What would you do if you had 24 hours left to live?" Thrown into this position, 21 year old Phoenix navigates her emotions and life review in this novel. The premise and format is fairly unique as each chapter constitutes an hour in the countdown that is supposedly left of her life. This format served to break the novel up into readable and well organized portions. I appreciate the perfect length of the chapters and it kept me hooked, I kept thinking "Yes I have time for one more!"
The premise itself didn't quite work for me (and unfortunately the plot twist didn't either) because I am an RN and just couldn't wrap my head around Phoenix's behavior while she was in the hospital. I firmly don't believe in spoilers but the plot twist was not a realistic occurrence and it threw my nurse-mind for a loop... but the book made me think quite a lot about {certain medical conditions} - is any of it possible? A lot of Phoenix's life review and finding of meaning in things seemed a little cliche as well - I laughed when she stated it herself! Once I put that aside, I still found the book to be a very readable and enjoyable story.
I give this a solid 3/5 stars, and would not hesitate to recommend it for anyone who enjoys a work of fiction with a twist of romance! Really, it is a great debut novel! I warn you that this book will make you think about your life and might inspire you to call your parents!
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