When the Lights Go Out: A Thrilling Suspense Novel from the author of Local Woman Missing

3 Stars Review by Morgen Late Night Reviewer Up All Night w/ Books Blog When the Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica encompasses how grief can shatter your reality. Jessica grew up with a single mom and loves her wholeheartedly. When her mother is diagnosed with cancer her world slowly crumbles around her. She doesn’t sleep and it starts messing with her mind. She is determined, curious, and strong. Eden is a new wife who wants nothing more than to be a mother. Her and her husband try everything they can to get pregnant with no success. Her need for a child starts to become an obsession and their relationship suffers for it. She is caring, compassiionate, and determined. Jessica’s mother’s cancer has metastasized. Her mother’s doctor says she doesn’t have much time left and Jessica has been up for days living off coffee, not wanting to miss her mother’s final moments. Secrets come to light and her world starts to fall away beneath her feet. Eden is struggling with her feelings of inadequacy and hopelessnes because of her infertility. It is hard for her to cope with seeing everyone around her being a parent when she can’t, and add on top of that they don’t seem to appreciate the joys of parenthood as she would. When both of their realities are altered how do they endure the unknown? Find out how these two are connected in this story full of intrigue and suspense. The storyline is refreshingly new. We see the story from Jessica and Eden’s POV giving us a fuller perspective. It keeps us guessing the whole way through. The story unravels slowly and the amount of detail slowed the pacing a bit. The characters weren’t given enough depth for me to truly root for them. The twists I never saw coming. Some parts were so unexpected they completely blew me away. Definitely worth the read for the mind bending anticipation at each turn. I would recommend for anyone who enjoys a good mystery.

This book pulls you in but the ending isn't anywhere near what I thought it would be. I gave it 4 stars because (in my opinion) the author did an excellent job in placing you in the shoes of Jessie.

I was racing through this book as I got further and further through it so that I could be done with it. The flashing back and forth in time became monotonous with not much development of plot. The last half of the book turns out to be a ridiculous dream Jessie was having. Left me flat.