Name: One Minute Later
ISBN: 9780008286767

Susan Lewis

'Book of the month: An emotional and suspenseful page turner' Bella 'Susan Lewis has a gift for telling warm family stories that also take you by surprise. One Minute Later will make you savour every second' Jane Corry

One Minute Later

‘Book of the month: An emotional and suspenseful page turner’ Bella ‘Susan Lewis has a gift for telling warm family stories that also take you by surprise. One Minute Later will make you savour every second’ Jane Corry

Kirsty Dyer

When I say this book destroyed me, I mean it destroyed me! It took me about a week to get over this one. I don't think I have ever cried to the point of full on sobbing while reading until this book! It's an amazing story with an amazing message. If you don't think you're going to like it because it reads a little like a "trashy" summer read at first, please keep going! Also trigger warnings for health and organ donation. 

Your life can change in a heartbeat ... The new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author, Susan Lewis.

Amy Juniper

4.5 stars.

It was the very first thriller-esque book I've read - and it was fantastic! I also don't read sad books often but I'm so glad I did with this one :) I recommend it.

Jessica 

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Review previously posted here to Booked J. 
  
 As always, a copy of this book was provided by the publisher or author in exchange for participating in the blog tour/my honest review. This does not effect my opinion in any way. 


This was by far one of my favourite novels so far this year. I'm ecstatic in knowing that this was my first novel by Susan Lewis and confident that it won't be my last. I've said it before, I'll say it again: 2019 is KILLING IT with fantastic releases. Lately, my anxiety has been messing with me--but I've been looking for something that makes me feel strongly in the fictional way.

You know, that type of feeling that carries on into your real life without fully consuming you. It gives you that boost of emotion just enough--that spark. There's something unforgettable in it and Susan Lewis captured that perfectly with One Minute Later. When I was younger, I'd constantly read and reread novels by Lurlene McDaniel, and ever since then I've had a soft spot for novels that make me feel similarly; One Minute Later felt like that experience tailored for adults instead of preteens and teens.

Naturally, I felt very fond of it. Not just because of the way it made me nostalgic for that good cry, but because Lewis crafted something deeply moving and powerful in One Minute Later. We all know the fragility of life and time, and how quickly things can happen, but it's still something that catches us off guard.

If you love that kind of novel--the one that holds your emotions hostage--then this book is certainly for you. 

Seeing the way that Lewis portrays the way a heart attack changes a person, and the way she dives head first into the topic of organ transplants, and the general resilience of us all as humans who are faced with the unexpectedness of life, is a real treat. She captures the emotion behind these events and really understands how to approach the unthinkable.

One Minute Later is truly beautiful--and exactly the story I hoped it to be.