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One Minute Later by Susan Lewis

One Minute Later by Susan Lewis was published by Harper Collins on 06/11/19.  I obtained a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my review.

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I'm going to copy the exact synopsis from Goodreads, because I think the context of it is important regarding my review.

It’s takes one minute to change everything…
Vivienne Shager has it all. A highflying job. A beautiful apartment. Friends whose lives are as perfect as her own. But on the afternoon of her 27th birthday, Vivi has a heart attack.
Now Vivi’s life shrinks back to how it begun, as she moves back to the small seaside town she grew up in. With her time running out, there is one thing she wants to know the truth about.
Some secrets are best left in the past…
Thirty years earlier, Shelley’s family home, Deerwood farm, bursts full of love and happiness. But one family member has hidden a secret for all these years. Until Vivi comes home demanding answers, and it takes just a moment to unravel the lie at their heart of their lives…
I'll be honest here.  I requested this book because of the synopsis.  It's not quite a thriller, but it sounds like the book should have a lot of mystery surrounding the story, right?  Not the case.  The beginning of this book hooked me, and then quickly lost me as it transitioned from real time with Vivi to the past with people who remained cloudy for most of the book.  I kept waiting for the "action" to happen.  When it did, it was done and over with in about 4 pages.  I fell asleep several times reading this book.
The ending was okay, but predictable.  Overall this book felt like a pressure/lecture to become an organ donor, more than a story about Vivi and her trials.  I'm already a full organ donor.  I don't need the educational lecture when trying to read a story.  It felt completely out of place for me.
This felt more like a romance type book than anything with a mystery in it.  The synopsis is deceptive.  Had I known what the book was actually about, I would have not volunteered to read it.
I'm sure this book will do very well with people who love to cry, or want to read sappy romance, but that's just not me.  The book earned an extra star in the rating because I do know people who would read this and probably enjoy it.  I'm just not part of that group.
🌟🌟🌟/5 Stars

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